Saito Education & Awards

Education & Training

2019-2025 Postdoctoral Fellow, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA 

2016-2019 PhD Program, Yokohama City University, Graduate School of Medicine, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

2012-2016 Fellow in Neonatology, Kanagawa Children鈥檚 Medical Center, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 

2009-2012 Resident Physician in Pediatrics, Tokyo Metropolitan Children鈥檚 Medical Center, Fuchu, Tokyo, Japan 

2007-2009 Resident Physician in General Medicine, Kiryu Kosei General Hospital, Kiryu, Gunma, Japan

2001-2007 MD Program, Gunma University, School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan

Licensure/Board Certification

2014 Board Certified Neonatologist, Japan 

2011 Board Certified Pediatrician, Japan 

2011 Instructor of Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Japan 

2009 Provider of Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Japan 

2008 Provider of Pediatric Advanced Life Support, American Heart Association 

2008 Provider of Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, American Heart Association 

2007 Provider of Basic Life Support, American Heart Association 

2007 Physician's License, Japan 

Honors & Awards

2025 JCDD Travel Award, Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease, Switzerland

2025Cardiovascular Section Outstanding Postdoctoral Trainee Award (1st place), American Physiological Society, USA 

2025 Scientific Research Award, Japan Pediatric Society, Japan 

2024 Elaine W. Raines Early Career Investigator Award (finalist), American Heart Association, USA 

2024 Medical Research Encouragement Prize, Japan Medical Association, Japan 

2024 NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00), NIH/NHLBI, USA 

2024 Promotion Award, The Physiological Society of Japan, Japan 

2023 Young Hearts Early Career Investigator Award (finalist), American Heart Association, USA 

2023 Congenital Heart Defect Research Award, American Heart Association and Children鈥檚 Heart Foundation, USA 

2022 AHA Postdoctoral Fellowship, American Heart Association, USA 

2022 Young Investigator鈥檚 Award, Japanese Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, Japan 

2021 JSPS Overseas Research Fellowships, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan 

2019 Research Award, Japan Society for Neonatal Health and Development, Japan 

2019 Pediatric Cardiology Award, Japanese Circulation Society, Japan 

2019 Research Grant Abroad, Japan Heart Foundation / Bayer Yakuhin, Japan 

2018 Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan 

2017 Poster Award, the 8th TAKAO International Symposium on Molecular Mechanism of Cardiopulmonary Disease, Japan 

2016 Grants-in-Aid for Research Activity start-up, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan 

2011 Senior Resident Award, Tokyo Medical Doctor Academy, Japan 

2011 Best Product Award, Japan Society for Neonatal Health and Development, Japan 

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