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Koji Hasegawa

Professor Koji Hasegawa, MD, PhD, is Director of the Division of Translational Research at the National Hospital Organization Kyoto Medical Center, Japan. With a career spanning more than 40 years, he is a leading expert in preventive cardiology, heart failure, and pharmacotherapy.

Affiliations/Memberships

  • Director, Division of Translational Research, Kyoto Medical Center.

  • Visiting Professor, University of Shizuoka.

  • Clinical Professor, Kyoto University.

  • Past President, Japan Cardiovascular Society.

  • Past President, ISCP (2018).

  • Executive Board Director, ISCP.

  • Founder and Honorary Member, Asian Heart Society.

  • Editorial Board: European Heart Journal–Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy, International Journal of Cardiology.

Research Interests

  • Preventive cardiology and heart failure.

  • Smoking cessation and cardiovascular risk factors.

  • Pharmacotherapy targeting histone-acetyl transferase.