Deputy Director General of the Hospital, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Suita, Osaka, Japan since 2017 FESO, FAHA, Board members of World Stroke Organization, Japanese Society of Neurology, Japan Stroke Society, Japanese Society of Hypertension, Japanese Society of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, and Cardiovascular Stroke Society of Japan Consulting editor of STROKE (AHA/ASA)