Welcome to Nagakute Minami Clinic

Family and House Call Doctor

(Nagakute, Nissin, Tohgo, Owariasahi, Seto, Nagoya)

Name: Akira Iwata

Age: 45

Date of Birth: May14, 1963

Degrees:

M.D., Nagoya City University, Medical School in 1989

Ph.D., Nagoya City University, Medical School in 1997

Speciality: Japanese Board of Neurosurgery (No. 4034) since 1995

Professional Experience:

1989            Resident in Anesthesiology, Nagoya City University Hospital

1989-1991   Medical faculty in Neurosurgery, Gamagori City Hospital

1992-1995   Medical faculty in Neurosurgery, Kakegawa City Hospital

1995-1996   Assistant Professor in Neurosurgery, Nagoya City University School of Medicine

1996-1997   Medical faculty in Neurosurgery, Chita Kousei Hospital

1997-1998   Medical faculty in Neurosurgery, Gamagori City Hospital

1998-1999   Assistant Professor in Neurosurgery, Nagoya City University School of Medicine

1999-2001   Postdoctorial research fellow in Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

2001-2005  Senior research investigator in Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

2005-      Medical faculty in Neurosurgery, Ohkuma Hospital (Kita-ku, Nagoya)

Special Scientific Interests: (1) Relationship between Alzheimer’s disease and Head Trauma, (2) Engineer Nerve Tissue “Jumper Cables” to Repair Spinal Cord Injury (see in the news),  (3) Mechanisms of Traumatic Axonal Injury

Hobby: Mountain Stream Trout Fishing

Favorite Spot: Mountain Stream

Favorite Movie: Patch Adams

Favorite book: Gesundheit by Patch Adams M.D.

Favorite Actor: Robin Williams

Favorite song: Imagine by John Lennon

Who I am