Graduate School of Medicine/Graduate School of Public Health
Staff Information

Sumio Hoka
MD, PhD
Graduate School of Medicine, Affiliation Campus: Fukuoka
Profile (Career Summary)
Graduated from Kyushu University School of Medicine
Visiting Research Professor in Anesthesiology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Associate Professor, Division of Surgical Operating Theater, Kyushu University Hospital, Professor and Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Professor and Chairman, Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medical Sciences.
Since April, 2018, Vice president (Kyushu area), International University of Health and Welfare
Specialized Field
Anesthesiology, pain control, respiratory / circulatory control, etc.
Message to Students
I have been studying respiratory and circulatory dynamism during anesthesia. I am particularly interested in neural regulation and venous return control in the circulatory system, and has been engaged in research on circulatory control in anesthesia management. Currently working on a holistic approach to the treatment of pain.