Executive Council

Chair of Communication Committee Prof. Kengo Yoshimitsu

Affiliation: Fukuoka University
Country: Japan

EDUCATION

・March 27, 1985　Graduated from Medical School, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University

CERTIFICATION

・May 8, 1985　79th License to Practice Medicine, Japan （#288322）
・1988　FMGEMS (USA), #420-766-8
・1990　Japanese Board of Radiology （#1335）
・1992　FLEX （Pennsylvania, USA）, #600903010

THESIS

・Aug 18, 1997　Doctor of Philosophy, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University (Otsu #2018）

PROFESSIONAL CARRIER

・June 1, 1985 Resident, Department of Radiology, Kyushu University Hospital
・June 1, 1987 Research Associate, Department of Radiology, Radiation Effects Research Foundation (RERF, Hiroshima)
・June 1, 1988 Resident, Department of Radiology, National Kokura Hospital
・July 1, 1989 Staff Physician, Department of Radiology, Saga Prefectural Hospital Kouseikan
・July 1, 1990 Staff Physician, Department of Radiology, National Kyushu Cancer Center
・July 1, 1991 Clinical Fellow （angio/IVR）, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
・Jan 1, 1993 Clinical Fellow （MRI/Diagnostic Radiology）, MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
・July 1, 1994 Staff Physician, Department of Radiology, Kyushu University Hospital
・July 16, 1995 Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Kyushu University Hospital
・April 1, 2003 Lecturer, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University
・Nov 1, 2006 Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
・April 1, 2008 Professor and Chairman, Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University
・Dec 1, 2015 Vice Director, Fukuoka University Hospital (additional post)

SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITY

・Japan Radiological Society （# 6016）, Delegate （2008～）
・Japanese Society of Medical Imaging, Director (2014～)
・Japanese Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine （# 4315）, board member (2010～)
・The Japanese Society of Interventional Radiology （#2104）
・The Japanese Congress of Radiology （#1335）
・International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
・Radiological Society of North America　(#29363)

JOURNAL ACTIVITY

・JMRI, Associate Editor (2017～)
・Eur Rad, Associate Editor (2018～)

AWARD

・14h Best Paper Award, Japan Radiological Society, 2002 (Tokyo)
・7th Misonoo Award, Radiation Effect Association, 2003 (Tokyo)
・1st Best Paper Award, Japanisch-Deutsche Medizinisch Beriche, 2005(Tokyo)
・Best Case Discusser Award, 3rd Asian Congress of Abdominal Radiology, 2011 (Beijin)
・Best Reviewer’s Award, 2011-2016, Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

PUBLICATIONS

・Original papers: more than 150 (mostly in English)
・Review articles: about 70 (mostly in Japanese)
・Case reports: more than 70 (mostly in English)
・Book chapters: about 20 (mostly in Japanese)