Hiroshi Minagawa

Dr. Hiroshi Minagawa graduated from Jichi Medical University in 1989 and has served in multiple hospitals in Akita Prefecture. Since 2004, he has been the Vice Director at Joto Orthopaedic Clinic.

International Experience

• 2003: MEXT Visiting Scholar, Mayo Clinic, USA
• 2004: Travelling Fellow, European–Japanese Shoulder and Elbow Society
• 2006: Dr. Rockwood Fellowship, University of Texas Health Science Center, USA

Major Awards

• 1995: Takagishi Award, Japan Shoulder Society
• 2003: Neer Award, ASES (USA)
• 2005: Scientific Exhibit Award, RSNA (USA)
• 2006: Scientific Exhibit Award, AAOS (USA)
• 2007: Encouragement Award, Japanese Society of Ultrasonics in Medicine
• 2009: Education Lecture Award, Japan Radiological Society

Congress Roles

• 2015: President, Japan Orthopaedic Ultrasound Society
• 2020: President, 8th Japan Point-of-Care Ultrasound Society

Publications

• Musculoskeletal Disorders via Ultrasound (Medical View, 2010, translated into Korean, English, and Chinese; over 19,000 copies sold)

Meta-Diagnosis in MSK Ultrasound (Medica Publishing, 2023)