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Yoshiaki Omura

Yoshiaki Omura BS, MD, ScD, FACA, FICAE, FAAIM, FRSM, DABF, ABFM

Cardiology
Valhalla, New York, United States of America

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Professor Yoshiaki Omura's far-reaching expertise is rooted in a strong academic background involving an unusual combination of fields including experimental physics, medical electronics, and basic and clinical medicine from both Western and Oriental perspectives. Professor Yoshiaki Omura, MD, ScD, is a cardiologist with a remarkable 50 year career in the medical world. He serves as President of the International College of Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics, Adjunct Professor at the Department of Family & Community Medicine of New York Medical College since 2008, Editor-in-Chief of Acupuncture & Electro-Therapeutics Research, International Journal of Integrated Medicine since 1974, and Director of Medical Research of Heart Disease Research Foundation from 1972 to 2016.

He received his B.Sc in Applied Physics at Waseda University Tokyo & M.D. at the Yokohama City University in Japan and trained first at Tokyo University & graduated from Columbia University where he received Cardiovascular Fellowship & Resident Training in Oncological Surgery & his degree of Sc.D. in Pharmaco-Electrophysiology of Single Cardiac Cells in Vivo & in Vitro. Professor Yoshiaki Omura is a specialist in cardiology, oncology, acupuncture & electro-therapeutics and basic & clinical research in these fields. He is a Life Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine (England), the American College of Acupuncture, and the American Association of Integrative Medicine, as well as Fellow of the International College of Acupuncture and Electro-therapeutics. He published over 270 original research reports and 9 books.

Formerly Maitre de Recherche at INSERM (National Institute of Health & Medical Research) of French Government; formerly visiting Prof. of Psychophysiology at University of Paris (No. 4) & visiting Prof. & Research Consultant of Electro-anesthesia & Neuroelectricity at University of Rene Descartes of University of Paris (No. 5); visiting Research Prof. of Electrical Engineering Dept. at Manhattan College; formerly Adjunct Prof. of Pharmacology at Chicago Medical School; visiting Prof. of Anesthesiology Dept. at University of Padua, Italy; formerly Adjunct Prof. of Physiology at Showa University Medical School, Tokyo; formerly Prof. of Non-orthodox Medicine at Ukrainian Kiev National Medical University, and visiting Prof. at Ningxia University Medical School, China.
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