CURRICULUM VITAE Takashi Akiyoshi, MD, PhD PERSONAL INFORMATION Date of Birth: March 14, 1974 Place of Birth: Hyogo prefecture Citizenship: Japan Professional address: Gastroenterological Center, Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, 3-8-31 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-8550 Japan Tel: +81-3-3520-0111 Fax: +81-3-3520-0142 E-mail: takashi.akiyoshi@jfcr.or.jp EXAMINATIONS 1998 Passed USMLE Step 1 (Score 93) 1999 Passed USMLE Step 2 (Score 92) EDUCATION & DEGREES 1993-1999 MD, Kyushu University School of Medicine 2004-2007 PhD in Surgical Oncology, Department of Cancer Therapy and Research, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University MEDICAL LICENSURE 1999 Full Medical License (Japan) #400704 BOARD CERTIFICATION Dec 2003 Board Certified Surgeon of Japan Surgical Society #1912533 Jan 2007 Board Certified Surgeon of the Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery #3003459 Jan 2010 Board Certified Surgeon of the Japan Society for Endoscopic Surgery #10-GS-002 Oct 2013 Board Certified Surgeon of the Japan Society of Coloproctology PRESENT POSITION OR ACADEMIC RANK Director, Rectal Cancer Multidisciplinary Treatment Center, Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo RESEARCH & PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES 1999- 2000 Surgical resident at Fukuoka Red Cross Hospital, Fukuoka 2000-2000 Surgical resident at the First Department of Surgery, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 2000-2001 Surgical resident at Miyazaki Prefectural Hospital, Miyazaki 2001-2004 Regular surgical staff at Aso Iizuka Hospital, Fukuoka 2004-2007 Research fellow at the Department of Cancer Therapy and Research, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka 2007-2011 Surgical fellow at the Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo 2011- Consultant Surgeon at the Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo 2018.4- Head, Colorectal Surgery Division, Gastroenterology Center, Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo 2020.6- Vice director, Colorectal Surgery Division, Gastroenterology Center, Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo 2023.9- Director, Rectal Cancer Multidisciplinary Treatment Center, Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo 2024.7- Director, Colorectal Surgery Division, Gastroenterology Center, Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo HONORS AND AWARDS 2006 Trim Life Science Award 2013 Award from Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum 2013 Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery (JSGS) Young Investigator Award of the Year 2016 Japanese Society of Endoscopic Surgery Karl Storz Award 2021 Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery Best Reviewer Award 2021 2023 Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery Best Reviewer Award 2023