Ken Okumura

Electrophysiology

Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital

About

Ken Okumura works in Electrophysiology affiliated with Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital.

Ken Okumura is the Chief Technical Advisor in the Advanced Arrhythmia Therapeutic Branch at Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital in Japan. He previously served as Professor of Cardiology at Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine from 1996 to 2016. He served as President of the Japanese Heart Rhythm Society from 2011 to 2016.

Research focus

Catheter Ablation of Atrial FibrillationStroke Prevention in Atrial FibrillationCardiac Pacing and DefibrillationPharmacological Treatment of Cardiac ArrhythmiasManagement of Brugada Syndrome

Impact

449 pubs · 15,113 cites · h-index 49

Training

MD
Kumamoto University School of Medicine
1976
PhD
Kumamoto University
1983

Affiliations

Work Experience

Chief Technical Advisor

Saiseikai Kumamoto Hospital · 2016 - Present

Professor in Cardiology

Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine · 1996 - 2016

Associate Professor in Cardiology

Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medicine · 1992 - 1996

Assistant Professor in Cardiology

Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medicine · 1985 - 1992