FormerProf.HisaoOsadawasbornin1946andtrainedintheDepartmentofObstetricsandGynaecologyatNihonUniversitySchoolofMedicineinTokyo,wherehelaterservedasProfessoruntil2009.HewasatMainzUniversity,Germany,from1979to1981.Hisspecializationincludeslaparoscopicsurgeryandreproductivemedicine.HecurrentlypracticesathisuniversityandatKatoLadiesClinicinTokyo.HeistheVice-PresidentofInternationalAssociationofPrivateAssistedReproductiveTechnologyClinicsandLaboratories,aswellasSecretary,theInternationalSocietyforInVitroFertilization,theViceCongressPresidentofthe16thWorldCongresstobeheldinTokyoin2011andtheGeneralDirector,ShinjukuARTClinic,inTokyo.