Kawaguchi Hiroshi Zung

Biography

I graduated from the University of Tokyo, andbegan my career as an orthopaedic surgeon in 1985. My life’s work is “disease science”, i.e. preclinical translational research leading directly to the treatment of skeletal disorders: osteoporosis, bone fracture, periprostheticosteolysis, ossification of spinalligaments, and osteoarthritis. Since then, I have had a career as a “surgeon scientist”in both laboratory and clinical aspects of these disorders, publishing 285 peer-reviewed original articles (total impact factor: 1,436) in prestigious scientific journals.Importantly, some of these reported efforts have already led to clinical use, for example, a recombinant agent for fracture healing and a novel artificial joint with longevity.

Research Interest

Osteoarthritis, Osteoporosis, Bone fracture, Periprostheticosteolysis, Ossification of spinalligaments