Hemodynamics, Vasc. Biology & Hypertension Sec. to Kidney Dis.

BIOGRAPHY

ACADEMIC POSITION:
Dr Kario is currently Professor and Staff Physician at the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University School of Medicine, Tochigi, Japan, and Visiting Professor at Columbia University Medical Center, NY, USA.

EDUCATION:
Kazuomi Kario received his MD in 1987 and his PhD in 1994, both from the Jichi Medical University School of Medicine.

MEMBERSHIPS/AWARDS:
He is a fellow of the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine, the Japan Geriatrics Society, the American College of Cardiology, the American College of Physicians, and the American Heart Association, and is a member of the Council for High Blood Pressure Research. He has received Young Investigator's Awards from the Eastern Hypertension Society, which is the Eastern Chapter of the American Society of Hypertension, and the Japanese Society of Hypertension. In addition, he has received a Clinical Research Award from the Japanese College of Cardiology, and a Symposium Award from the American Society of Hypertension.

EDITORIAL:
He is Executive Editor of Hypertension Research, and is an editorial board member of the following international journals: Hypertension; Circulation Journal; Journal of Clinical Hypertension; Journal of the American Society of Hypertension; American Journal of Hypertension; Blood Pressure Monitoring; Current Cardiology Reviews, Evidence-based Cardiovascular Medicine; Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy; Renin Angiotensin System in Cardiovascular Medicine; and Current Hypertension Reviews, Recent Patent Reviews on Cardiovascular Drug Discovery.

RESEARCH INTERESTS:
His research interests include ambulatory monitoring of blood pressure and pathophysiological information linked to triggering cardiovascular events. In particular, his current research focuses on interactions between the brain and heart in the new field of psychoneurocardiology, and on the development of new technologies in blood pressure monitoring. To date, he has already published more than 250 academic papers.