Naoki Kondo Profile

Naoki Kondo, MD, PhD,

Professor and Chair, Department of Social Epidemiology and Global Health, Graduate School of Medicine and School of Public Health, Kyoto University

Research Fields: Social epidemiology, public health, social determinants of health

EDUCATION

2005
Doctor of Philosophy(Medicine), Yamanashi Medical University
2000
Medical Doctor, Yamanashi Medical University

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2020-
Professor, Kyoto University
2012-
Associate Professor, The University of Tokyo School of Public Health
2011-
Adjunct lecturer, School of Medicine, Mie University
2010-
Junior Associate Professor, Department of Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi
2008-2009
Research Fellow, Abe Fellowship Program, Department of Society, Human Development, and Health / Center for Society and Health, Harvard School of Public Health
2006-2008
Research Fellow, Takemi Program in International Health, Department of Population and International Health, Harvard School of Public Health
2002-2009
Assistant Professor, Department of Health Sciences, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, University of Yamanashi
2000-2002
Clinical Medical Fellow, Kofu/Koma Kyoritsu Hospitals

HONORS

2018
Encouragement Prize for Medical Researchers, Japan Medical Association
2016
Best Teacher Award, The University of Tokyo Medical School
2013
Young Investigator’s Award, Yamanashi Science Academy (Satoshi Ohmura Foundation) Studies on macrosocial determinants of health
2012
Best Poster Award, The 22th Annual Meeting of Japan Epidemiologic Association. Saito M, Kondo K, Ojima T, Kondo N, Ichida Y, Misawa J, Hirai H. Are community social inclusion interventions effective for the prevention of older adults’ homebound status?: JAGES Project.
2011
Distinctive Researcher Award, The University of Yamanashi
2011
Young Investigator Award. Japan Epidemiologic Association, “Effects and mechanisms of socioeconomic disparities on health” January 22nd
2009
Best Paper Award, The 68th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Public Health, “Bonding and Bridging Social capitals, Mujin-ko, and the onset of nursing care need of the elderly: Y-HALE Study”
2008-2009
Fellowship Grant, Abe Fellowship Program, “Effects of Social Disparities on Health in Industrialized Countries: US-Japan Comparisons”
2006
Honorable Mention, Nobuo Maeda International Research Award, American Public Health Association, “Mental health as a risk for functional capacity deterioration and incident disability in older adults”
2006-2007
Research Fellowship, Harvard School of Public Health Takemi Program in International Health, The Japan Foundation for the Promotion of International Medical Research Cooperation, “Impacts of the trends in income inequality on individual health”

Papers

Visit the following links:

ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Naoki_Kondo2
Google Scholar: http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ESq4XuAAAAAJ&hl=en
WHO Kobe Centre “Knowledge Translation for Healthy Ageing: the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES)” website: https://extranet.who.int/kobe_centre/en/project-details/knowledge-translation-healthy-ageing-japan-gerontological-evaluation-study-jages