Prof. Dr. Masahiro Kohzuki is the Chairman and President of the Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences (YPUHS) and a Professor Emeritus of Tohoku University in Japan. He was the Associate Dean of the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine and held the position of Director of the Rehabilitation Center at Tohoku University Hospital and the Chairman and Professor of Internal Medicine & Rehabilitation Science at the Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine for 22 years. He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the International Society of Renal Rehabilitation (ISRR) (2020–present) and the Asian Society of Human Services (2015–present). He was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Japanese Society of Renal Rehabilitation (JSRR) (2011–2021). He has been a pioneer in renal rehabilitation and established the JSRR and ISRR. He has received the Hans Selye Medal (2018) and the Japan Kidney Foundation Achievement Award (2022).