Professor
Matsumoto University Graduate School, Japan
Dr. Aoki is a researcher, educator and diabetes expert with a career spanning nearly four decades of clinical and academic excellence as below.
Education Degrees:
1981 MD, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
1993 PhD, Shinshu University, Matsumoto, Nagano, Japan
Career:
1981 The 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
1982 Department of Internal Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Suwa Hospital, Suwa, Japan.
1983 The 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
1984 Department of Internal Medicine, National Matsumoto Hospital, Matsumoto Japan.
1985-1986 The 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
1987 Department of Internal Medicine, Japanese Red Cross Nagano Hospital, Nagano, Japan.
1988-1992 The 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
1993-1995 Research Fellow, Division of Nephrology, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, D.C., U.S.A.
1995-2002 Assistant Professor, The 2nd Department of Internal Medicine, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan.
2003-2018 Head of Department of Internal Medicine - Director of Outpatient Department, National Hospital Organization Matsumoto Medical Center, Matsumoto, Japan. Head of Lifestyle Disease Laboratory, Clinical Research Center, National Hospital Organization Matsumoto Medical Center, Matsumoto, Japan.
2019-Present Professor, Matsumoto University Graduate School of Health Science, Matsumoto, Japan
Recent publications:
1. Aoki Y, Mehmet SC. The COVID-19 pandemic appears to have increased longevity in Japanese centenarians. Age and Ageing 50 (4): 1052-1053, 2021.
2. Aoki Y. A potential association between recent increased incidence of breast and uterine body cancers in Japanese women and changes in dietary saturated fat and folate intake: A meta-analysis. Cancer Plus 6 (2): 1-9, 2024.
3. Aoki Y, Yamamoto M, Aoki T. Sex-, age-, and season-specific variations in accidental deaths from stumbling falls, bathtub drowning, food choking, and traffic injuries among older adults in Japan. Geriatrics & Gerontology International 25: 287-293, 2025.