Degree Year Conferred Field of Study
M.D. 1998 Orthopedic Medicine
Ph.D. 2008 Orthopedic Medicine

Education and Professional Experience
1992 – 1998 Medical School, Osaka Medical College
1998 – 1999 Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka Medical College, Japan
2003 – 2007
Osaka Medical College Graduate School, Japan
2007 – 2008
Research Associate, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
2008 – 2010
Senior Research Associate, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA
2011 – present
Assistant Professor
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka Medical College

Honors and Members
1998 Member, The Japanese Orthopaedic Association
2005 Orthopaedic Specialist of The Japanese Orthopaedic Association
2005 The Certifying Physician of Rheumatoid Arthritis
2007 Member, Orthopaedic Research Society
2008
Member, Osteoarthritis Research Society International
Postdoctoral Fellow of Arthritis Foundation ( – 2010)
Title: Extracellular sulfatases support cartilage homeostasis by regulating BMP and FGF signaling pathways
2010
Japan Orthopedic and Traumatology Foundation Award
115th The Central Japan Orthopedic Trauma society Award
2011
17th The Japan Society of Cartilage Metabolism Award