College/University: 1985-1991 Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan Residency: 1991-1993 Resident in Internal Medicine, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan Fellowship: 1993 - 1995 Fellow in Gastroenterology, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan 1995 – 1998 Fellow in Gastroenterology, Hyogo College of Medicine, Hyogo, Japan MEDICAL LICENSURE Full Medical License (Japan) #343162 BOARD CERTIFICATION January 1998 Board Certified Gastroenterologist, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterology #23386 January 2002 Fellow, The Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society #20020461 December 2005 Fellow, The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine #8827 November 2010 Fellow, American College of Physicians#0133477 PRESENT POSITION OR ACADEMIC RANK 2006 - Present Chief, Endoscopy Center, Aishinkai Nakae Hospital, Wakayama, Japan

Espen R Nakstad (MD, LL.M, PhD) is a specialist in internal medicine and respiratory medicine at Oslo University Hospital, Norway. He is also a lecturer and author on crisis management. Doctor Nakstad has been the Assistant Director of Health in Norway during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Graduated in Medicine from the Fundação Técnico Educacional Souza Marques (2001-2007). Specialization in Medical Clinic by the Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto (2009-2011). Specialization in Cardiology from the Faculty of Medicine of São José do Rio Preto (2011-2013) with the title of specialist recognized by AMB and CFM. MBA in Health Management from Fundação Getúlio Vargas (2018-2020) Master in Cardiology from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2015-2017) Outsourced cardiologist medical assistant, providing services in the outpatient clinic of general cardiology, coronary disease and heart failure at Hospital Naval Marcílio Days. He is a Invited Researcher at the same institution, being Principal Investigator for the BREATHE-extension and IC-CBC (Heart Failure-Well-Care) project. Cardiologist of the ward and outpatient clinic for adult congenital heart disease at the National Institute of Cardiology (INC). Assistant Professor I of Clinical Medicine at the Fundação Educacional Souza Marques in a primary care clinic since April 2016. PhD student in Cardiology at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro.