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    Shigeaki Kobayashi, MD, PhD

    Honorary Director, Stroke and Brain Center
    Aizawa Hospital

    Shigeaki Kobayashi, MD, PhD
    Professor Emeritus, Shinshu University
    Honorary Director, Stroke and Brain Center, Aizawa Hospital
    Honjo 2-5-1, Matsumoto 390-8510, Japan

    Nationality and Birth: Japanese, Born on March 5, 1938, Nagano Prefecture, Japan

    Family: Married to Hideko, 4 children

    Education
    Shinshu University School of Medicine 1957-1963
    Residency in Neurosurgery at Mayo Clinic (Mayo Graduate School of Med.)1965-1971
    Appointments:
    Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine 1989-2003 (Professor Emeritus, Shinshu University 2003- )
    Director, Komoro Kosei General Hospital 2003 – 2006
    Director, Stroke and Brain Center, Aizawa Hospital, 2006-2010
    Honorary Director, Stroke and Brain Center, Aizawa Hospital, 2010-

    Diploma:
    American and Japanese Board of Neurological Surgery, both 1971

    Membership:
    Japan Neurosurgical Society (President 2001, Honorary member 2003-)
    Japanese Congress of Neurological Surgeons (President 1987, Honorary member 2003-)
    American Association of Neurological Surgeons (Member 1971-, Lifetime member 2017-)
    The Congress of Neurological Surgeons (Member1971-, Executive Committee 1992)
    World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies (Treasurer1997, 2nd Vice President 2001, Honorary President 2005-)
    The Society of Neurological Surgeons (Honorary member 2001-)
    World Academy of Neurological Surgery (Member 2005- ）
    The International Rhoton Society (Board member, President 2018-2021)

    Award:
    Kenneth Jamiesen Medal, Australasian Neurosurgical Society 1994
    Japan Robotics Society Award 2003
    Professional Achievements Award, Mayo Clinic Alumni Association 2005
    International Lifetime Achievement Award, American Association of Neurological Surgeons 2011
    Saito Award for International Activity, Japan Neurosurgical Society 2013
    Shinmai (Newspaper) Award 2015
    International Meningioma Society Golden Medal Award 2017

    Fields of professional interests
    Cerebrovascular surgery (esp. aneurysms, AVMs), Brain tumor surgery (benign tumors, esp. meningioma, acoustic schwannoma), Skull base surgery, Developing neurosurgical instruments, Robotics in neurosurgery, General neurosurgery
    Research: Microneurosurgical anatomy, Cerebral circulation (cerebrovascular innervation and physiology)

    Publications
    Books: 5, Papers: ca.400 (in English), ca.400 (in Japanese)



    Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose

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