Director of the Division of Translational Research, Kyoto Medical Center; Leader, Cardiovascular Research Network, National Hospital Organization; Clinical Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University; Visiting Professor, University of Shizuoka; Past President, International Society of Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy (ISCP); Founder and Honorary Member, Japan Cardiovascular Society (JCVA); World Heart Federation (WHF), Former Member of Tobacco Expert Group (TEG); Associate Editor, European Heart Journal (EHJ)-Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy (CVP); Vice President, Asian Heart Society (AHS) 1985 Faculty of Medicine, Kyoto University, obtained MD; 1993 Graduate School of Medicine Kyoto University, obtained PhD Board Certified by Japanese Society of Internal Medicine and by Japanese Circulation Society; Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC); Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA); Fellow of the Asian Pacific Society of Cardiology (FAPSC)