Shinjo Sonoda

Dr. Shinjo Sonoda, MD, PhD was graduated from the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, and received MD in 1991. After training at several affiliated hospitals, he received PhD in 1998 in the field of coronary physiology at the University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan. Then, he studied coronary imaging as a clinical research fellow at Stanford University, USA in 2001-2004. He continued his clinical practice, research, and education at his alma mater, and he was appointed as an Associate Professor in 2016. His research interests include coronary imaging, coronary physiology, echocardiography, and new device technologies. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Cardiology at Saga University. He is a board-certified diplomate in the Japanese Circulation Society (JCS), the Japanese Association of Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics (CVIT). Also, he is on the council and the member of the editorial board of the CVIT journal. He has a strong background in coronary imaging, especially in the field of intravascular ultrasound (IVUS).