Michael Wang PhD interviews Jiro Kurata, MD, MAA 10 Conference Helsinki, Finland
Jiro Kurata
My Profession
M.D. Kyoto University School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan 1988
Ph.D. Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan 1996
Senior Lecturer
Department of Anesthesia
Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
Tel: +81-75-751-3111 (operator)
Tel: +81-75-751-3434 (lab)
Fax: +81-75-752-3259
E-mail: jkurata ‘at’ plum.plala.or.jp
URL: http://www8.plala.or.jp/kurata/
TITLES AND INSTITUTION:
Junior Associate Professor of Anesthesiology
Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital of Medicine
1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
DEGREES:
M.D., Kyoto University School of Medicine, 1988
Ph.D., Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, 1996
BIOGRAPHY AND AREAS OF RESEARCH:
After obtaining a Ph.D. degree in Kyoto, Japan from his series of research on the central nervous system effects of anaesthetics using electrophysiological and histochemical techniques in animal models, Jiro Kurata moved on to start functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies on the mechanisms of anaesthetic-induced unconsciousness and pain perception at University of Pittsburgh, U.S.A., in 1998. Here he authored several articles on pain-related cerebral activities and proposed a novel concept of neuroimaging approach to studying general anaesthetic effects and consciousness. Since he obtained a faculty position in Tokyo, Japan in 2002, he started up a neuroimaging laboratory as a primary investigator to inquire how general anaesthetics disrupt information processing and consciousness in the brain and how chronic pain alters cerebral sensory and cognitive networks. He has obtained several extramural grants (KAKENHI) from the Japanese government and currently leads a research team with up to 10 undergrad/postgrad students. He chaired the 9th International Symposium on Memory and Awareness in Anesthesia (MAA9) in Tokyo, Japan in 2014 (http://maa9.umin.jp/).
Michael Wang
Michael Wang is Emeritus Professor of Clinical Psychology in the College of Medicine, Biological Science and Psychology, University of Leicester UK, and Honorary Consultant Clinical Psychologist in Anaesthesia, Critical Care and Pain Management at Leicester Royal Infirmary UK. He is a former Chair of the Division of Clinical Psychology of the British Psychological Society. He has worked as a clinical psychologist for more than 35 years, treating patients with PTSD, anxiety disorders, depression, obsessional compulsive disorder, and in particular, psychological problems arising from unplanned anaesthetic and surgical incidents.
Anthony Messina
Anthony Messina, MD, MSPH, MBA is a retired Adjunct Professor of Healthcare Management at the Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas and anesthesiologist.