About Kazuo Hoshijima, MD

Board certification

  • Japanese Orthopaedic Association Board Certification, 1990 Recertified, 1996

Education

Undergraduate
Kochi Medical School, Oko-cho, Nankoku-city, Kochi, Japan MD 1984
Graduate
Graduate School of Kochi Medical School, Oko-cho, Nankoku-city, Kochi, Japan PhD, Development of biomaterial for spine fusion 1988
Residency
Kochi Medical School, Oko-cho, Nankoku-city, Kochi, Japan General orthopaedic surgery
Fellowship
Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina Biomechanical reserach of cervical & lumbar spine 1993-95

Hospital/academic affiliations

Hospital
  • Kobe Ekisaikai Hospital | 6-2-5 Nakayamate-dori, Chuo-ku, Kobe-city, Hyogo 650-0004 Japan

Society memberships

Specialty Society Memberships
  • Orthopaedic Research Society
Additional Society Memberships
  • Japanese Orthopaedic Association

  • Japanese Association Rehabilitation Medicine

  • Japanese Rheumatology Society

  • The Japan Spine Research Society

Achievements

Member of Japanese Medical Association, Member and BC of Japanese Orthopaedic Association, Member and BC of Japanese Association Rehabilitation Medicine, Member of Japanese Rheumatology Society, Member and BC of Japanese Society of Oriental Medicine

Community activities

Care-manager licence of Elderly Care Insulance (Kaigo Hoken)

Contact Information

Bessho Orthopaedic Surgery Clinic 5-3 Ten-no-shita cho, Tarumi-ku Kobe-city, HYGO Japan 655-0029 View map Phone +81-78-707-0001 Fax +81-78-709-8586

Other staff in my practice

Mai Furutani, PT
Chiaki Fukuhara, PT
Chieko Yasumasa, Medical Trainer
Go Inaba, Medical Trainer

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