Toru Suzuki MD, PhD

Dr. Toru Suzuki is currently Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at University of Leicester and Honorary Consultant, Cardiology at University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust. He has received MD, PhD degrees from University of Tokyo. His research interesta are are centred on understanding the mechanistic basis of cardiovascular diseases with a special interest in translational aspects. Notably:aortic diseases, cardiovascular biomarkers/proteomics. His current memberships include Japanese Circulation Society, Japanese Society of Internal Medicine, Japanese Society For Biomedical Mass Spectrometry (Council member), Human Proteome Organisation (HUPO) Cardiovascular Initiative.

His publications are as follows:
Son BK, Sawaki D, Tomida S, Fujita D, Aizawa K, Aoki H, Akishita M, Manabe I, Komuro I, Friedman SL, Nagai R, Suzuki T. Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor is required for aortic dissection/intramural haematoma. Nat Commun. 2015 Apr 29;6:6994.
Suzuki T, Eagle KA, Bossone E, Ballotta A, Froehlich JB, Isselbacher EM. Medical management in type B aortic dissection. Ann Cardiothorac Surg. 3:413-417, 2014.
Fujimoto H, Suzuki T, Aizawa K, Sawaki D, Ishida J, Ando J, Fujita H, Komuro I, Nagai R. Processed B-Type Natriuretic Peptide Is a Biomarker of Postinterventional Restenosis in Ischemic Heart Disease. Clin. Chem. 59:1330-1337, 2013.
Suzuki T, Bossone E, Sawaki D, Jánosi RA, Erbel R, Eagle K, Nagai R. Biomarkers of aortic diseases. Am. Heart J. 165:15-25, 2013.
Suzuki T, Isselbacher E, Nienaber C, Pyeritz R, Eagle K, Tsai T, Cooper J, Januzzi J, Braverman A, Montgomery D, Fattori R, Pape L, Harris K, Booher A, Oh J, Peterson M, Ramanath V, Froehlich J. Type-selective benefits of medications in treatment of acute aortic dissection; (from the International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection [IRAD]). Am. J. Cardiol. 109:122-127, 2012.
Suzuki T, Trimarchi S, Sawaki D, Grassi V, Costa E, Rampoldi V, Nagai R, Eagle KA. Circulating transforming growth factor-beta levels in acute aortic dissection. J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 58:775, 2011.
Suzuki T, Distante A, Eagle KA. Biomarker-assisted diagnosis of acute aortic dissection; how far we have come and what to expect. Curr. Opin. Cardiol. 25:541-545, 2010.
Suzuki T. Cardiovascular diagnostic biomarkers: the past, present and future. Circ. J. 73:806-809, 2009.