Sat. Oct 28, 2023 3:30 PM - 4:10 PM Room 2: Subaru EAST (Hotel Nikko Tsukuba Annex Bldg.1F)

Chair: Naoya Masumori (Sapporo Medical University), Kyu-Sung Lee (Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University)

[Naoya Masumori's Biography]
Name: NAOYA MASUMORI
Affiliation: Sapporo Medical University
Position: Professor and Chair
Subspecialty: Urologic oncology, Benign prostatic hyperplasia, Laparoscopic surgery, Robotic surgery, Gender identity disorder Brief sketch MEDICAL SCHOOL: 1988 Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Japan
POST GRADUATE: 1988-1993 Resident and Clinical Fellow in Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine ACADEMIC CAREER: 1994 Received D.MSc from Sapporo Medical University
1994-1998 Instructor, Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
1998-2001 Research Fellow, Department of Urologic Surgery, Vanderbilt University, Nashville TN, USA
2001 Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
2002 Exchange visitor, Department of Urology, Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland
2006 Associate Professor, Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
2013-present Professor and Chair, Department of Urology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine
2018-present Deputy-Chief of the Sapporo Medical University Hospital

[Kyu-Sung Lee's Biography]
Kyu-Sung Lee is Professor of Urology, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine. He is Executive Vice President, R&D, Director, Research Institute for Future Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea. Prof Lee completed his undergraduate training at Seoul National University College of Medicine, where he also underwent postgraduate training, specializing in urology. He previously worked as a Clinical and Research Fellow of Urology at Samsung Medical Center and completed a PhD (Urology) at Seoul National University College of Medicine. Prof Lee has held previous positions as a Visiting Professor of Urology at both the University of Virginia School of Medicine in Virginia, USA, and the University of California San Diego, in California, USA. He is a member of numerous professional organizations including the Korean Urological Association, Korean Continence Society, American Urological Association, International Uro-gynecology Association, International Continence Society, European Association of Urology and Urological Association of Asia. He is the editorial board for the International Neurourology Journal, Investig Clin Urol, and LUTS. He is the pas- president of Korean Urological Association. To date, Prof Lee has contributed more than 200 peer-reviewed articles to the international scientific journal and urological communities and has presented the results of his studies both nationally and internationally. His current research interests include optogenetics and neuromodulation in the field of bladder outlet obstruction, neurogenic bladder dysfunction, urinary incontinence, and overactive bladder.