Name　

Hironobu Sasano

Title

Professor , Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine
Director,Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Hospital

Education and
Professional History　

1982　
graduated from Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai , Japan　
and obtained M.D.

1982
entered Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan

1983　 -　 1985　
trained as a Fulbright exchange research and clinical fellow at Division of Pediatric
Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics,TheNew York Hospital -
Cornell Medical Center, N.Y., N.Y.

1986　
graduated from Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine and obtained Igaku-Hakushi,
equivalent to Ph.D.

1986-1989 　
resident of anatomic pathology at The George Washington　 University Hospital, D.C.
and assistant at Department of Pathology, The George Washington University Medical Center, D.C.

1989-1998
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine
and attending pathologist, Tohoku University Hospital, Sendai, Japan

1998 -

Professor , Department of Pathology, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan
Director,Department of Pathology, Tohoku University Hospital　Sendai, Japan　　　　　

.

Research Interest　 

Steroid　 biosynthesis , metabolism and actions

Academic Societies　

The Endocrine Society　 ( Annual Meeting Steering Committee )

European Neuroendocrine Tumor Society ( Regular Member)

U.S. Canadian Academy　 of Pathology　 (Regular Member)

International Society of Gynecological Pathologists 　(Regular member )

Endocrine Pathology Society( Regular Member )

The International Society of Breast Pathology ( Regular Member)

Japan Endocrine Pathology Society (Council, Executive Committee)

The Japan Endocrine Society (Council, Executive Committee)

Japan Society of Gynecologic Oncology (executive member)

The Japan Steroid Hormon society (Council, Executive Committee)

The Japanese Society of Pathology (Council, Executive Committee)

Japan Society of Reproductive Endocrinology (Council, Executive Committee)

The Society of Cardiovascular Endocrinology and Metabolism (executive member)

The Japanese Cancer Association (executive member)


Professional Licenser　

Licenser for practicing medicine　 ( Japan, 1982　 -　 )

Licenser for practicing medicine　 (　 U.S.A. State of Pennsylvania, 1989 - )

American Board of Pathology, anatomic pathology　 ( 1989 -　 )

Japanese Board of Pathology　　 ( 1990 - )

Japanese Board of Cytology　　 ( 1991 - )