He graduated from Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine in 2001 and got a Ph.D. at the Graduate School of Medical Science, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine 2010. He studied at the University of Pittsburgh as a postdoctoral fellow from 2010 to 2011. He worked in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, from 2012. Assistant professor (2015 – 2017), Lecturer (2017-2024). He worked as a professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Saga University Faculty of Medicine, since 2024. He is a specialist in Laryngology. He majors in clinical and basic Laryngology, particularly voice and swallowing disorders. His research interest is neuronal mechanisms underlying swallowing and vocalization based on electrophysiology.
