ISS Officers
1) Board of Directors | 2) Board of Councilors | 3) Advisory Board

1) Board of Directors

President
Taisuke OTSUKI

Director, Epilepsy Center; Chief, Department of Neurosurgery, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
otsukit@ncnp.go.jp
President-elect 1st
Shin-ichi NIIJIMA

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital
sniijima@juntendo-nerima.jp
President-elect 2nd
Haluk TOPALOGLU

Professor, Department of Child Neurology, Hacettepe University Children's Hospital
htopalog@hacettepe.edu.tr

President-elect 3rd
Hitoshi YAMAMOTO

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, St Marianna University School of Medicine
h3yama@marianna-u.ac.jp

Immediate past president
Ein-Yiao SHEN

Vice-superintendent, Taipei Medical University, Municipal Wan Fang Hospital
sheneinyiao@gmail.com
Chairperson
Yukio FUKUYAMA

Director, Child Neurology Institute ;
Professor Emeritus, Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical University
yfukuyam@sc4.so-net.ne.jp | yfukuyam@yahoo.co.jp
Vice-chairperson
Kenji SUGAI

Physician-in-Chief, Department of Child Neurology, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry.
sugaik@ncnp.go.jp
Vice-chairperson
Yoshihiro TAKEUCHI

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Shiga University of Medical Science
takeuchi@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp
Treasurer
Shin-ichi NIIJIMA

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Juntendo University Nerima Hospital
sniijima@juntendo-nerima.jp
Secretary and Councillor
Masako SAKAUCHI

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical University, School of Medicine
sakauchi@ped.twmu.ac.jp
Secretary and Councillor
Hideo YAMANOUCHI

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Saitama Medical University
yhideo@saitama-med.ac.jp
Ex officio
Makiko OSAWA

Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical University
mosawa@ped.twmu.ac.jp
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2) Board of Councilors

Kai-Ping CHANG
Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
kaipingchang@gmail.com
Mitsumasa FUKUDA
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine
fukumits@m.ehime-u.ac.jp
Kazuhiro HAGINOYA
Vice-Director, Takuto Rehabilitation Center for Children
khaginoya@kha.biglobe.ne.jp
Shin-ichiro HAMANO
Chief, Division of Neurology, Saitama Children's Medical Center
hamano.shinichiro@pref.saitama.lg.jp
Hideji HATTORI
President, Nishinomiya-Sunago Medical and Welfare Center for Children with Severe Motor and Intellectual Disabilities
h.hattori@sunago.or.jp
Masaharu HAYASHI
Project Leader, Department of Brain Development and Neural Regeneration, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science
hayashi-ms@igakuken.or.jp
Shinichi HIROSE
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University
hirose@fukuoka-u.ac.jp
Yong-Seung HWANG
Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Neurology, Seoul National University College of Medicine Seoul National University Children's Hospital
childnr@snu.ac.kr
Akio IKEDA
Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine
akio@kuhp.kyoto-u.ac.jp
Yushi INOUE
Director, National Epilepsy Center, Shizuoka Institute of Epilepsy and Neurological Disorders
yinoue-jes@umin.net
Tatsuro IZUMI
Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Child Neurology, Department of Brain and Nerve Science, Oita University Faculty of Medicine
izumit@oita-u.ac.jp
Akiyoshi KAKITA
Professor, Department of Pathology and the Center for Integrated Human Brain Science, Brain Research Institute, University of Niigata
kakita@bri.niigata-u.ac.jp
Shigeki KAMEYAMA
Director, Nishi-Niigata Chuo National Hospital (Department of Neurosurgery)
kameyama@masa.go.jp
Osamu KANAZAWA
Associate Professor, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Saitama Medical University
kanaza38@nifty.com
Mitsuhiro KATO
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Yamagata University Faculty of Medicine
mkato@med.id.yamagata-u.ac.jp
Kensuke KAWAI
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo
kenkawai-tky@umin.ac.jp | kenkawai-tky@umin.net
Ryutaro KIRA
Chief, Department of Pediatrics, National Fukuoka-Higashi Medical Center ;Lecturer, Department of Pediatrics, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University
kirarin@tb3.so-net.ne.jp | kirari@kyudai.jp
Jun KOHYAMA
Director, Tokyo Bay Urayasu/Ichikawa Medical Center
j-kohyama@jadecom.or.jp
Toyojiro MATSUISHI
Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health, Kurume University School of Medicine; Director, Cognitive and Molecular Research Institute for Brain Diseases, Kurume University
tmatsu@med.kurume-u.ac.jp
Masashi MIZUGUCHI
Professor, Department of Developmental Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo
mizuguchi-tky@umin.net
Yoshiya L. MURASHIMA
Visiting Professor, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Graduate School of Human Health Science
murashima-epi@umin.ac.jp
Toshisaburo NAGAI
Professor, Developmental Child Health Science, Area of Nursing Sciences, Division of Health Sciences, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
nagai-t@sahs.med.osaka-u.ac.jp
Nobukazu NAKASATO
Professor and Chairman, Department of Epileptology, Tohoku University School of Medicine
nkst@med.tohoku.ac.jp
Hirokazu OGUNI
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Women's Medical University
hoguni@ped.twmu.ac.jp

Akihisa OKUMURA
Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Juntendo University
okumura@juntendo.ac.jp
Yoko OHTSUKA
Professor, Department of Child Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
ohtsuka@md.okayama-u.ac.jp
Shinji SAITOH
Professor, Department of Pediatrics and Neonatology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences
ss11@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp
Haruo SHINTAKU
Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine
shintakuh@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp
Hideaki SHIRAISHI
Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine
siraisi@med.hokudai.ac.jp
Yasuhiro SUZUKI
Chief Director, Division of Pediatric Neurology, Osaka Medical Center and Research Institute for Maternal and Child Health
yasuzuki@mch.pref.osaka.jp
Satoshi TAKADA
Professor, Graduate School of Health Sciences, Kobe University
satoshi@kobe-u.ac.jp
Takao TAKAHASHI
Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics, Keio University School of Medicine
ttakahashi@z3.keio.jp
Jun TOHYAMA
Chief, Department of Pediatrics, Nishi-Niigata Chuo National Hospital
jtohyama@masa.go.jp
Kazuhiro YAMAKAWA
Team Leader, Laboratory for Neurogenetics, RIKEN Brain Science Institute
yamakawa@brain.riken.go.jp
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3) Advisory Board

Domestic
Sunao KANEKO

Professor and Chairman, Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki University
sk@cc.hirosaki-u.ac.jp
Domestic
Shunsuke OHTAHARA

Professor Emeritus, Department of Child Neurology, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences
ohtahara@md.okayama-u.ac.jp
Domestic
Tatsuya TANAKA

Professor Emeritus, Asahikawa Medical College Honorary President, Yamabiko Medical Welfare Center
tanakat@asahikawa-med.ac.jp | yifc-tanaka.t@clear.ocn.ne.jp
Domestic
Kazuyoshi WATANABE

Professor, Faculty of Health and Medical Science, Aichi Shukutoku University; Professor Emeritus, Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine
kwatana@asu.aasa.ac.jp | watanaks@yahoo.co.jp
Domestic
Masako WATANABE

Physician-in-Chief, Department of Psychiatry, National Center Hospital, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry
wata-ms@ncnp.go.jp
ILAE
Solomon L. MOSHÉ

Professor of Neurology, Neuro-science & Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
solomon.moshe@einstein.yu.edu | moshe@aecom.yu.edu
ILAE
Douglas NORDLI, Jr

Children's Memorial Epilepsy Center, Children's Memorial Hospital
DNordli@childrensmemorial.org
ILAE
Perrine PLOUIN

Clinical Neurophysiology Department, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital
perrine.plouin@gmail.com
International
Alexis ARZIMANOGLOU

Head, Epilepsy, Sleep and Pediatric Neuro-physiology Dept., IDEE (Institut des Epilepsies de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent) , Hôpital Femme, Mère, Enfant - CHU de Lyon
alexis.arzimanoglou@chu-lyon.fr | aarzimanoglou@orange.fr
International
Raman SANKAR

Professor and Chief, Rubin Brown Distinguished Chair, Division of Pediatric Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicin at UCLA
RSankar@ucla.edu
International
Ingrid SCHEFFER

Professor of Paediatric Neurology, Director of Paediatrics, Austin Health, Florey Neuroscience Institute and Departments of Medicine and Paediatrics, Austin Health and Royal Children's Hospital, The University of Melbourne
scheffer@unimelb.edu.au
ASEPA
Shih-Hui LIM
Senior Consultant, Department of Neurology, National Neuroscience Institute @ SGH Campus
shih_hui_lim@nni.com.sg | lim.shih.hui@sgh.com.sg
CAOA
Byung-In LEE
Professor, Department of Neurology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Severance Hospital
bilee@yuhs.ac
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