Kobe University, MD (1990), General and Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency (1990-1997), PhD (1997)
Kobe Children's Hospital, Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery, Staff Surgeon (1997-1998)
Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Research Fellowship (1998-2001)
Kobe City General Hospital, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Staff Surgeon (2001-2002)
Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, Cardiac Surgery, Clinical Fellowship (2002-2004)
University of Pittsburgh, Instructor in Surgery (2004-2005), Assistant Professor of Surgery (2006-2007), Associate Professor of Surgery (2007-2011)
University of Pittsburgh, Chief, Cardiothoracic Transplantation (2008-2011)
Temple University, Professor of Surgery; Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support; Surgical Director, Heart and Lung Transplantation; (2011 -)
Temple University, Chief, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Co-Surgical Director, Heart and Vascular Institute (2015 -)
Temple University, William Maul Measey Chair in Cardiothoracic Surgery (2015 -)
Certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery (2023 - )
Physician Executive, Temple Heart and Vascular Institute