Education and Degrees:

 1990-1996: Chiba University School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan

 1996: M.D., Chiba University School of Medicine, Chiba Japan

 2007:Ph.D., Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan

 (Incidence of bacterial coinfection with respiratory syncytial virus bronchopulmonary infection in pediatric inpatients.)

Professional Training and Employment:

1996 :     Passed the Examination of National Medical Board of Japan

1996-1997: Resident in Pediatrics, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan

1997-1998 : Resident in Pediatrics, Asahi General Hospital, Chiba, Japan

1998-1999 : Clinical fellow in Pediatrics, Teikyo University Chiba Medical Center, Chiba, Japan

1999-2000 : Clinical fellow in Neonatal intensive care unit, Kimitsu Chuo Hospital, Chiba, Japan

2000-2002 : Research assistant, Division of Infectious Diseases, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

2002-2003 : Pediatric fellow, Chiba East Hospital, Chiba, Japan

2003-2007 : Pediatric fellow, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan

2007-2014: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan

2014-: Senior Lecturer of Pediatrics, Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan

Societies:

Japanese Pediatric Society

Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases

Japanese Society for Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Japanese Society of Chemotherapy

Japanese Society for Vaccinology

Japanese Society of Pediatric Pulmonology

Educational Interests:

1. Medical education for medical students and residents

2. Support for international students

3. Vaccine education for students and parents

Clinical Interests:

1. Infection control activities

2. Diagnosis and treatment of severe infectious diseases in children

Research Interests:

1. Immune Modulation in Young Children by Pro/pre-biotics