Kanji Iio, MD, MPH '64
BY KAREN KRUSE THOMAS│DECEMBER 28, 2012
As a young Japanese pediatrician, Dr. Kanji Iio helped to conduct the landmark Child Health Survey (1957-61) under the auspices of the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission, which initiated extensive health studies on atomic bomb survivors in cooperation with the Japanese National Institute of Health.
Dr. Iio received an NIH fellowship to study public health at BSPH and graduated with an MPH in 1964. He contributes each year to the BSPH Annual Fund because he believes that “it is my duty to return that [gift] to the U.S. during my life.â€
After returning to Japan, Dr. Iio joined the faculty of the Department of Child Health at Osaka City University and later at Kyoto University. In 1968, he founded a pediatric clinic in Matsuyama, Japan, which is now directed by his daughter. Dr. Iio enjoys an ongoing relationship with the school and stays up to date by reading publications, cards, and letters from BSPH.
Karen Kruse Thomas is the school historian in the Office of External Affairs. For more information about the School's work or to discuss making a gift, please contact Alice McMurry, senior director of principal and major gifts, at amcmurr6@jh.edu.