Masafumi Ihara MD, PhD, FACP

Dr Masafumi Ihara, MD, PhD, FACP is a Director of Neurology, at the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center (NCVC), Osaka, Japan (2013-present). He graduated from Kyoto University School of Medicine in 1995. He received clinical training at Kyoto University Hospital in 1995 and Nishi-Kobe Medical Center in 1995-1999. In 1999 he entered the Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine and completed a Ph.D. in Neuroscience in 2003.

Dr Masafumi received his neuropathological training under the supervision of Prof. Kalaria at Newcastle University, UK during 2006-2008. He led a neurovascular research group as an assistant professor of the Department of Neurology at Kyoto University (2008-2012) and as a deputy director of the Department of Regenerative Medicine Research at the Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation (IBRI), Kobe (2012-2013).

Dr. Masafumi's research interests have focused on the pathological changes in brain blood vessels and how the alterations impact brain health during old age. He is a Fellow of the Japanese Society of Neurology, the American Heart Association (FAHA), and the American College of Physicians (FACP). In NCVC, Dr. Ihara is involved in a translational research project related to regenerative therapy for stroke (AMFIS trial) and a clinical trial using vasoactive drugs for mild cognitive impairment (COMCID trial).