Vice - President (President - Elect)

Makoto Kikuchi

Makoto Kikuchi is a professor of Biomedical Engineering, Director of the National Defense Medical College Research Institute (2003), and Chairman of the Department of Medical Engineering, National Defense Medical College (1980). He received his M.Sc. degree in 1971 in Electrical Engineering and his D.Sc. degree in 1974 at Keio University, Japan. Following appointments at the Institute of Medical Engineering of Tokyo Women's Medical College, he accepted a post at the National Defense Medical College in 1980. At the age of 33, he was the youngest full professor among all the national medical universities and colleges in Japan. His teaching and research activities include a broad range of basic biomedical engineering, electromagnetics, bio-optics and laser applications in therapeutic devices and tissue engineering. He has published over 200 papers, book chapters in peer-reviewed publications, and received several awards including the Kelvin Premium of IEE in 1987, the Medical Instrument Society of Japan Award in 1998, the Magnacum Laube Citation of the American Society of Neuroradiology in 2001, and the Ministry Medal from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Japan in 1999.

Makoto Kikuchi served as an IFMBE Administrative Council member (1991-1997), Vice-Chair and Chair of the Secretaries Committee (1988-1997), Chair of the New Initiatives Working Group (1997-), member of the Finance Committee (2000-), Nominating Committee (2000-), Division for Health Care Technology Assessment (1991-1997), and the Working Group for Asian-Pacific Activities (1997-). He was also Chair of the IEEE/EMBS in the Tokyo Section (1992-1995), and a Representative of Region 10 (1995-1996). Professor Kikuchi has extensive experience in working with industry partners. In recognition of his contribution and leadership, he was elected Chair of the Strategy Planning Committee of the METIS (Medical Engineering Technology Industrial Strategy) consortium in Japan and has continued to hold that position since 2001.