Doctor Kengo Kusano

Dr. Kusano is the Director of Division of Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan. He is also the affiliate professor of Okayama and Kumamoto University. His medical interest is cardiac clinical electrophysiology (devices, catheter ablation, inherited arrhythmias and cardiac sarcoidosis) as well as regenerative medicine using gene and cell therapy. He has published over 250 papers and 300 abstracts in peer-reviewed journals. After receiving his medical degree from Okayama University Medical School, he completed his cardiology training at the National Cardiovascular Center. At JHRS, he has served in multiple committee including chair of the Medical Safety Committee. He has also delegated Japanese Ablation (J-AB) registry, Japanese Lead Extraction (J-LEX) registry and Japanese Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (J-LAAO) registry.