Hiroyuki Fujita

Profile

After studying at Waseda University, Dr. Fujita moved to the United States in 1988, where he received his B.A. in Mathematics and Physics from Monmouth College and his Ph.D. in Physics from Case Western Reserve University. In 2006, he founded Quality Electrodynamics, LLC (QED), a medical device development and manufacturing company in Ohio, USA, which focuses on the creation of MRI technology. As the company’s founder, president, and CEO, he has long been involved in the development of these cutting-edge technologies. In 2019, QED joined Canon Inc., and Dr. Fujita is CTO of CT-MR Division, Canon Medical Systems Corporation, Tochigi, Japan. 2022, Dr. Fujita was named Chairman of Canon Healthcare USA, Inc. He is also a full adjunct professor at Case Western Reserve University in the Department of Physics and Radiology.

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Experience
2006-present
Founder and CEO, Quality Electrodynamics, LLC (QED) (OH)
2019-present
Chief Technology Officer, CT-MR Division, Canon Medical Systems Corporation (CMSC), Tochigi, Japan (QED became a subsidiary of Canon Inc. in 2019)
2022
Chairman of Canon Healthcare USA, Inc.
2009-present
Adjunct Full Professor of Physics, Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) (OH)
2011-present
Adjunct Full Professor of Radiology, School of Medicine, CWRU (OH)
2009-present
Adjunct Full Professor, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Australia
2018-present
Honorary Consul of Japan in Cleveland, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Government of Japan
1991
Research Assistant, Solid State Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (TN)
1993-1997
Research Assistant, Department of Physics, CWRU (OH)
1997-2000
Staff Scientist, Magnetic Resonance Division, Picker International, Inc. (OH)
2000-2003
Manager of Research and Development, USA Instruments, Inc. (USAI) (OH)
2001-2005
Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Physics, CWRU (OH)
2003-2009
Adjunct Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, School of Information Technology and Electrical Engineering, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
2003-2005
3-Tesla Segment Engineering Program Manager, GE Healthcare, USAI (OH)
2005-2010
Adjunct Associate Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, CWRU (OH)
2005-2007
Senior Research Associate, Director of MRI and Imaging Physics, Dept. of Physics, CWRU (OH)
2005
Director of Engineering, GE Healthcare, USAI (OH)
2006-present
Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer, Quality Electrodynamics, LLC (OH)
2014
Senior Fellow, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)
Service
2008-present
Advisory Board, Inamori International Center of Ethics and Excellence, CWRU (OH)
2011-2019
Department of Radiology External Advisory Council, University Hospitals Case Medical Center and School of Medicine, CWRU (OH)
2011-2017
Board of Trustees, Hawken School (OH)
2011-2014
Board of Directors, Great Lakes Science Center (OH)
2011-present
International Affairs Visiting Committee, CWRU (OH)
2011-2012
Board of Directors, Achievement Centers for Children (OH)
2011-present
Board of Directors, Global Cleveland (OH)
2011-present
Board of Trustees, Musical Arts Association (MAA) and The Cleveland Orchestra (OH)
Strategic Advisory Group (2020-present)
Executive Committee (2017-present)
Patron Experience Committee (2015-present)
Marketing Oversight Committee (2015-2017)
2012-2019
International Community Advisory Committee, The Cleveland Museum of Art (OH)
2012-2013
Research and Technology Commercialization Visiting Committee, CWRU (OH)
2012-2022
Board of Directors, The Cleveland Foundation (OH)
Chair, Governance Committee (2019-present)
Audit Committee (2019-present)
Grantmaking and Community Engagement Committee (2016-present)
Chair, Finance and Administration Committee (2016-2018)
2013-2017
U.S. Manufacturing Council for U.S. Secretary of Commerce, U.S. Department of Commerce (D.C.)
International Trade and Tax Policy Subcommittee, U.S. Manufacturing Council (2013-2015)
Co-Chair, Energy Policy Subcommittee, U.S. Manufacturing Council (2015-2017)
2013-2016
Local Leadership Council, Business Forward (D.C.)
2013-present
Board of Trustees, Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital (OH)
Chairman of the Board (2020-present)
Governance Committee (2020-present)
2012-2013
Corporate Visiting Committee, CWRU (OH)
2015-2017
Steering Committee, VeloSano, Cleveland Clinic (OH)
2016-present
Board of Councilors, The U.S.-Japan Council (D.C.)
2016-present
Board of Trustees, The Ohio State University (OH) (Appointed by Governor John R. Kasich; Term: 26 August 2016 – 13 May 2024)
Chairman of the Board (2022-present)
Research, Innovation & Strategic Partnership Committee (2021-present)
Chair, Talent, Compensation and Governance Committee (2020-present)
Chair, Governance Committee (2019-2020)
Presidential Search Sub-Committee (2019-2020)
Chair, Talent and Compensation Committee (2018-2022)
Audit, Compliance, and Finance Committee (2018-present)
Academic Affairs, Student Life & Research Committee (2016-present)
Trustee, Wexner Medical Center (2016-present)
2016-2020
Presidents Visiting Committee, CWRU (OH)
2019-present
Board of Directors, Cleveland Council on World Affairs (OH)
2019-present
Board of Trustees, The Country Club (OH)
2019-present
Board of Directors, Greater Cleveland Partnership (OH)
2019
President's Commission on Philanthropy, CWRU (OH)
2020-present
Director, Cleveland Clinic Ohio Regional Hospitals Board of Directors (OH)
Executive Committee of the Board of Directors (2020-present)
2020-present
Board of Trustees, Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Foundation (NY)
2020-present
Physics Strategic Advisory Group, CWRU (OH)
2021-present
Board of Trustees, The Kelvin and Eleanor Smith Foundation (OH)
Hiroyuki Fujita
Hiroyuki Fujita
Founder and CEO, Quality Electrodynamics, LLC
CTO, CT-MR Division, Canon Medical Systems Corporation (CMSC)
Chairman of Canon Healthcare USA, Inc.
Chairman of the Board, The Ohio State University
Chairman of the Board, Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital
Honorary Consul of Japan in Cleveland

Credentials

1987-1988
Faculty of Science & Engineering (transferred), Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
1988-1992
B.A. Mathematics and Physics, Monmouth College, Illinois, USA
1992-1998
Ph.D. Physics, Case Western Reserve University, Ohio, USA