Narutoshi Hibino, Associate Professor, University of Chicago

As an avid researcher, Dr. Hibino believes that bench-to-bedside research is fostering a new generation of medical innovations, so he is focusing his efforts in translational research for patients with cardiovascular disease. His research is focused on using patients’ own cells to grow vascular grafts and cardiac tissue applying a process of tissue engineering and 3D printing.

He has published more than 140 peer-reviewed research articles in high-impact journals and has been invited to speak at numerous national and international conferences, highlighting his cardiac surgery expertise and innovation.