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Mikito Takayasu

Japanese ophthalmologist (1860–1938) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mikito Takayasu (高安 右人; (1860–1938)) was a Japanese ophthalmologist known for his discovery of Takayasu's arteritis.

Takayasu, c.1910

He graduated from Tokyo Imperial University in 1887 and worked at what was to become Kanazawa University School of Medicine in Kanazawa, Ishikawa. After moving to Beppu, Kyushu he died in November 1938.

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