Toshiro Fujita MD

Professor Toshiro Fujita is Chairman of the Department of Internal Medicine and Chief of the Department of Nephrology and Endocrinology at the University of Tokyo. Professor Fujita received his MD from Keio University School of Medicine in Tokyo, Japan, in 1972. Following his 4-year internship and residency at Keio University Hospital, Professor Fujita worked as a research and clinical fellow at the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institute of Health in Maryland, USA, from 1976 to 1978. In 1980, Fujita and Bartter demonstrated the pathophysiology of salt-sensitive hypertension. Since then, he has been continuing research on metabolic aspects of hypertension.

Toshiro research interests include endocrinology, metabolic science, and cardioangiology. A renowned expert in his field, Professor Fujita has been actively contributing to professional associations and scientific publications. Currently, Professor Fujita is the President of both the Japanese Society of Hypertension and the Japanese Society of Internal Medicine. In addition, he serves as the Chief Editor of Hypertension Research, a position he has held since 2002. He is also a Consulting Editor for Hypertension and a Corresponding Editor for the American Journal of Hypertension.