Expert’s Eyes

　Public health is a field of study and practice that focuses on health and diseases of communities and populations. In order to improve health, prevent and manage diseases, and eliminate health disparities, and to deal with problems such as natural disasters, infectious disease outbreaks, food poisoning/food accidents, and environmental pollution, the government, local governments, and communities need to implement countermeasures. We will contribute to building the evidence base for these measures.

Remarkable File

• Medical Doctor, Board Certified Member of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine, Approved Specialist of Japanese Society of Geriatric Medicine, Approved Cardiologist of Japanese Circulation Society, Approved Specialist of　Japan Board of Public Health and Social Medicine, and Occupational Health Physician • 2012 International Society of Hypertension New Investigators’ Symposium Most Innovative Study Award • 2013 International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics Master Class on Ageing, Poster Award

Brief Personal History

Mar. 2007:
Graduated from the Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University Apr. 2007:
Junior and Senior Resident of Yao Tokushukai General Hospital (until Mar. 2010) Apr. 2010:
Senior Resident of the Department of Lifestyle-related Diseases, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center Hospital (until Mar. 2011) May 2013:
Occupational Health Physician (Part time), Panasonic Health Insurance Organization (until Jul. 2016, Apr. 2020 - Present) Mar. 2015:
Received Ph.D. in Medicine, Department of Geriatric Medicine and Nephrology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine Apr. 2019:
Received M.P.H., Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health, U.S.A. Jul. 2019:
Assistant Professor of the Department of Environmental Medicine and Behavioral Science, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine (until Mar. 2021) Oct. 2019:
Visiting Researcher of Cancer Control Center, Osaka International Cancer Institute (until Mar. 2024) Apr. 2021:
Assistant Professor of the Department of Hygiene and Public Health, Kansai Medical University (until Mar. 2024) Apr. 2024:
Associate Professor of the Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences, Kansai University