hirofumi takemura

Present academic position: Professor and Chair, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kanazawa University School of Medicine

Research and professional experiences:

1985: Graduated from Kanazawa University (M.D. 1985)

1985-1986: Kanazawa University Hospital

1986-1988: Yokohama Sakae Kyosai Hospital

1988-1989: Fukui Cardiovascular Center

1989-1991: Kanazawa University Hospital

1991-1992: National Kanazawa Hospital

1992-1998: Kanazawa University Hospital (Ph.D. 1993)

1998-2000: Green Lane Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand

2001-2013: Kanazawa University Hospital (Assistant Professor)

2003-2015: Gifu University (Professor & Chair)

2015-present: Kanazawa University (Professor and Chair)

2016-2022: Vice Director, Kanazawa University Hospital

2020-2022: Director, Kanazawa University Health Service Center

2022-2024: Anglia Ruskin University (UK), MBA

Interests:

OPCAB, aortic arch operation, mitral valve repair, graft evaluation, VSP operation, endoscopic cardiac operation

Organization:

AATS, STS, EACTS, ASCVTS, JATS, JACAS, JSCVS, JCS, JCA, JSS