WysiWyg announces the appointment of Dr. Teruhiko Higuchi as our new medical advisor.
Dr. Higuchi is an exceptionally dedicated psychiatrist – the first person from Asia to have been awarded the Golden Kraepelin Medal; he also serves as the Honorary Chairman of the Board of Directors, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry of Japan.
Teruhiko Higuchi Biography
| 1972 | Graduated from the Faculty of Medicine, Tokyo University. |
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| 1979 | Obtained a doctorate in medicine (MD and PhD). |
| 1981 | Research exchange in neuroendocrinology, physiological department, faculty of medicine, University of Manitoba, Canada. |
| 1989 | Assistant professor, department of neuropsychiatry, Gunma University, Japan. |
| 1994 | Professor, the Institution for Neuropsychiatry, Fujigaoka Hospital, Showa University, Japan. |
| 1999 | Hospital vice-director, Kohnodai Hospital, National Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, Japan. Appointed as director in 2000. |
| 2007 | President, National Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, Japan. |
| 2010 | Chairman and president, National Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, Japan. |
| 2014 | First Japanese scientist to be awarded the Golden Kraepelin Medal. |
| 2016 | Resigned as chairman and president for the National Center for Psychiatry and Neurology. Elected as honorary chairman. |