**Meet the editor**

Dr. Suzuki graduated from Hokkaido University school of Medicine in 1975 and received the residency program of internal medicine in Keio University Hospital. He spent 4 years as clinical fellow in Nephrology and Endocrinology, Keio University Hospital from 1977 to 1982. After that, he studies as a Research Fellow of Basic Nephrology and Hypertension in Cleveland Clinic

Foundation, Ohio, USA from 1982 to 1984. Coming back to Japan, he became an assistant and then associate professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University, School of Medicine and carried out these professor ship until 1995. He became a professor, Department of Nephrology, Saitama Medical University and continued this job until the present time. He is involved in clinical nephrology including dialysis and hypertension and published more than 400 peer-reviewed articles. His recent focus on clinical and research is home dialysis.
