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President & CEO   Tak Okamoto, M.D., Ph.D., FJGES, Esq., CPA, CMA, CFM

 

Education and Work Experience

06/1996 Graduated from The American School in Japan (ASIJ) High School
06/1998 Internship at Chase Trust Bank, Investments Division
05/1999 Internship at Merrill Lynch Japan Inc., Investment Banking Division
07/1999 Internship at Merrill Lynch Japan Inc., Debt Capital Markets Division
08/1999 Internship at Deutsche Bank Securities, Ltd., Global Markets Division
12/1999 Registered at NHK Educational Corporation
05/2000 B.S. Economics, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
  Concentrations in Finance and Accounting, Minors in Music and Psychology
06/2000 Goldman Sachs (Japan) Ltd., Investment Banking Division
12/2000 Starred in NHK Educational's "Eigo Business World"
09/2002 Microsoft Co., Ltd., Xbox Division, Marketing Department
01/2003 Microsoft Co., Ltd., Xbox Division, Business Strategy Department
06/2003 Founded Afia Corporation; appointed President & CEO
11/2004 Doctor of Philosophy, Clinical Hypnotherapy, American Pacific University
Dissertation: "Triple Point: New Dimensions of Possibility"
03/2008 Appointed Managing Director of WISHLIST Corporation
12/2009 Doctor of Jurisprudence, Concord Law School
03/2011 Doctor of Medicine, Tokai University School of Medicine
04/2011 Junior Resident, Surgery, St. Luke's International Hospital
04/2013 Senior Resident, Internal Medicine, St. Luke's International Hospital
08/2014月 Chief Resident, Internal Medicine, St. Luke's International Hospital
04/2015 Senior Resident, Gastroenterology, St. Luke's International Hospital
04/2017 Fellow, Gastroenterology, St. Luke's International Hospital
04/2019 Staff Physician, Gastroenterology, St. Luke's International Hospital
04/2021 Associate, Hepato-biliary-pancreatic Medicine, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research
09/2022 Doctor of Medicine, Tokai University

Certificates and Honors

1995 1st Degree Black Belt, Japan Karate Association
  1st Degree Black Belt, Kodokan (Judo)
1998 Driver's License (Japan)
2000 Japan Securities Dealers Association Examinations Series 1 & 2
2001 NASD Securities Examination Series 7
  AMEI MIDI License Level 3
  2nd Degree Black Belt, Japan Karate Association
2002 NLP(Neuro-linguistic Programming) ABNLP Certified Trainer
  Time-line Therapy TLTA Certified Trainer
  Hynotherapy ABH Certifed Trainer
2003 AMEI MIDI License Level 2
  System Administrator Certification
  AAJ (Aromatherapy) Examination Levels 1 & 2
  Color Coordinator Certification Levels 2 & 3
  Retail Sales Certification Levels 2 & 3
  NOMA Certified Business Document Coordinator
  Business Law Certification Levels 2 & 3
2004 CPA - Certified Public Accountant
  CMA - Certified Management Accountant
  CFM - Certified Financial Manager
  Nihon Ki-in (Go) - 4th Dan
  Japan Shogi Association - 3rd Dan
  NOMA Certified DTP Director
2005 Real Estate Transaction Manager
2006 Passed the FYLSE
2007 American Heart Association - BLS Healthcare Provider
  American Heart Association - ACLS Healthcare Provider
  Grade 1 Boat License
2009 ACSM Certified Personal Trainer
2010 Admitted to the State Bar of California
  JASMEE Examination of Proficiency in English for Medical Purposes Level 3
  Passed Step 1 of the US Medical Licensing Examination
2011 Passed the Medical Licensing Examination (Japan)
  Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG) Certificate
  CMAS 1 Star Diver
2013 ICLS
2014 Certified Industrial Physician
  Certified Member, Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
2015 Completed Instructors' Training
2017 Board Certification, Japanese Society of Gastroenterology
2019 Board Certification, Japan Society of Hepatology
2021 Diplomate, Subspecialty Board of Medical Oncology
  Board Certification, Japanese Gastroenterological Association
  Certified Member, Japanese Society for Helicobacter Research
  Grade 1 EKG Certification, Japanese Heart Rhythm Society
2022 Board Certification, Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society
  Board Certified General Practitioner, Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
2023 Certified Cancer Therapist, Japanese Board of Cancer Therapy
  Faculty of Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society
  Certified Instructor, Japanese Gastroenterological Association
2024 Certified Instructor, Japanese Society of Gastroenterology
  Councilor, Kanto Branch, Japanese Society of Gastroenterology
  Councilor, Kanto Branch, Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society
2025 Certified Instructor, Japan Pancreas Society
  Certified Instructor, Japan Biliary Association

Awards

2004 Proctor & Gamble CMA Bronze Medal Award
2004 Johnson & Johnson CFM Bronze Medal Award
2011 Tokai Medical Association Award
2013 St. Luke’s Academia Award of Excellence
2015 St. Luke’s International Hospital: Best Teacher Award
2020 Japanese Gastroenterological Association: Best Case Report Award
2021 Japanese Society of Internal Medicine Kanto Branch: Instructor Award
2022 JGES-Kanto Cup: 3rd place
2022 Translational Gastroenterology and Hepatology: Distinguished Reviewer
2023 ACG Case Reports Journal: Outstanding Peer Review
2023 ACG Case Reports Journal: Reviewer of the Month (August 2023)
2024 ACG Case Reports Journal: Outstanding Peer Review
2024 Digestive Endoscopy Best Reviewers' Award



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