Yūji Matsuzawa works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with Sumitomo Hospital.
Yuji Matsuzawa is the Director of Sumitomo Hospital in Osaka, Japan. He is Professor Emeritus at Osaka University and President of the International Atherosclerosis Society. His research includes the discovery of adiponectin and the concept of visceral fat syndrome in relation to cardiovascular diseases.
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MD
Osaka University Medical School
1966
PhD
Osaka University
1977
Director
Sumitomo Hospital · 2003 - Present
Professor Emeritus
Osaka University · 2003 - Present
Professor of the Second Department of Internal Medicine
Osaka University · 1991 - 2003
Associate Professor of the Second Department of Internal Medicine
Osaka University · 1987 - 1991
Assistant Professor of the Second Department of Internal Medicine
Osaka University · 1977 - 1987