Toru Shizuma
Associate Professor
Department of Physiology
Tokai University
Japan
Biography
Dr. Toru Shizuma earned his PhD at Tokyo Women’s Medical College in 1998 and worked as a clinician and assistant professor at Department of Gastroenterology, International University of Health and Welfare Hospital (Tochigi, Japan) from 2007 to 2009. Currently, he holds the position of associate professor at Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, and Department of Bio-Medical Engineering, School of Engineering, Tokai University (Kanagawa, Japan). Through his research and fellowship training, Dr. Shizuma has received several awards, including the 2003 Japanese Society of Gastroenterology Prize—Encouragement Award.
Research Interest
Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition in both clinical and experimental medicine