Shinichiro Uchiyama

Biography

Dr. Shinichiro Uchiyama Graduated from Hokkaido University School of Medicine in 1974, worked as a Research Fellow of Thrombosis Research Laboratory, Mayo Clinic, during 1981-1983, and became Professor of Department of Neurology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University (TWMU) in 2001, and then Professor and Chairman, Department of Neurology, TWMU in 2008. He is currently Professor of International University of Health and Welfare as well as Director, Center for Brain and Cerebral Vessels, Sanno Medical Center from 2014. He was a member of Executive Committee of World Stroke Organization until 2016. He is a Member of Executive Board of Asian Pacific Stroke Organization, Honorary Members of Japanese Society of Neurology, Japan Stroke Society (Chair in 2011), Japanese Society of Thrombosis and Hemostasis (Chair in 2012), Japan Academy of Neurosonology (Chair in 2008), Japanese Society of Asymptomatic Brain Disease (Chair in 2006), and Japanese Society of Embolus Detection and Treatment (Chair in 2001). He is a Fellow of Stroke Council of American Heart Association (FAHA) and of European Stroke Organization (FESO). He organized the Asia Pacific Stroke Conference in 2012 and the International TIA/ACVS Conference in 2013 as their Chair. He is also an Editorial Board Member of “Stroke”, “Cerebrovascular Diseases”, and "Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases". He was involved as a core collaborator in many large international clinical trials such as Antiplatelet Trialists’ Collaboration, Antithrombotic Trialists’ Collaboration, Cochrane Collaboration, International Stroke Trial, PROGRESS, PRoFESS, REACH Registry, TIAregistry.org, NAVIGATE ESUS, and RE-SPECT ESUS.