Current position Professor of School Health Science, Faculty of Education, Hirosaki University & Department of Pediatrics, Hirosaki University Hospital, 1 Bunkyo-cho, Hirosaki, 036-8560 Japan (Faculty of Education, Hirosaki University) 53 Hon-cho, Hirosaki, 036-8563 Japan (Hirosaki University Hospital) Email: hirotana@hirosaki-u.ac.jp   Graduated from Hirosaki University School of Medicine in 1985 Graduated from Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki University in 1989 and given MD status.   Board Certifications 1992～  Board certification in Pediatrics (Board certified Pediatrician of the Japanese Society of Pediatrics) 1997～  Board certification in Nephrology (Board certified Nephrologist of the Japanese Society of Nephrology) 2003～  Attending Nephrologist of the Japanese Society of Nephrology   Membership -National- Japanese Society of Pediatrics Japanese Society of Nephrology Japanese Society of Allergology Japanese Society of Pediatric Nephrology Japanese Society of Pediatric Allergology and Clinical Immunology Japanese Society of Pediatric Rheumatology -International- American Society of Nephrology International Pediatric Nephrology Association