Japanese-born, US physician, Tatsuo Tomita was born in 1939 and graduated from Tokyo Medical Dental University Medical School in 1965. He came to the US and finished residency in 1974. He had been a faculty of University of Kansas Medical Center from 1975 to 2002 being full professor for 17 years. He moved to Oregon in 2003 and has been clinical professor of Oregon Health and Science University since 2004.