Masaki Yoshida M.D., Ph.D.

Director: Department of Urology, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology

Obu city, Aichi, Japan

Dr. Masaki Yoshida was born and raised in Japan.

His educational and Professional training and employment are as follows

Education:

April 1975 to March 1981: Kumamoto University School of Medicine (Received M.D. degree in March 1981)

April 1983 to March 1987: The Ph.D. course of Kumamoto University (Received Ph.D. degree in March 1987)

Professional training and employment:

April 1981 to March 1983: Clinical training at Hospital of Kumamoto University School of Medicine (Resident of Department of Urology)

April 1987 to March 1989: Clinical and research fellow in the Department of Urology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine

April 1989 to March 1991: Research associate in the Department of Surgery, Section of Urology, Yale University School of Medicine

April 1991 to September 1995: Assistant Professor of Department of Urology, Kumamoto University School of Medicine

October 1995 to June 2009: Associate Professor of Department of Urology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University

July 2009 to March 2012: Chief Director of Department of Urology, Japan Labor Health and Welfare Organization, Kumamoto Rosai Hospital

April 2012 to present: Director: Department of Urology, National Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology

He is members of many international and domestic urological societies including the American Urological Association, the European Association of Urology, and the International Continence Society.

SYNOPSIS OF AREA OF INTEREST:Dr. Yoshida’s research and clinical interests include neurourology, urinary incontinence, BPH, laparoscopic cancer surgery, frailty, Geriatric medicine