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Dr. Jun Kimura
DR. JUN KIMURA
Iowa City
Dr. Jun Kimura of 1 Gilmore Court in Iowa City, Iowa, passed away on March 3, 2022, at the age of 87, at his home due to natural causes.
A memorial service will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. March 19, at Terry Trueblood in Iowa City. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be directed to the Jun Kimura Memorial Foundation c/o Hills Bank, 1401 South Gilbert St., Iowa City, IA 52240; benefiting the Department of Neurology at the University of Iowa.
Dr. Kimura was born on Feb. 25, 1935, in Kyoto, Japan. After graduating from Kyoto University (Bachelor of Technology, 1957; M.D., 1961), he was granted a Fulbright Scholarship (1962-1967), and began his career at the University of Iowa School of Medicine as a medical resident and fellow (1962-1968), associate professor (1972-1977) and professor (1977-1998). Dr. Kimura returned to his alma mater, to serve as professor and chairman of the Kyoto University Department of Neurology (1988-1998) before returning back to the University of Iowa as Professor Emeritus (1998-2022).
Dr. Kimura was internationally renowned as a pioneer in the field of Electrophysiology. He authored Electrodiagnosis in Diseases of Nerve and Muscle, considered the standard textbook in the field. In addition, he served on the editorial boards of many publications including Muscle and Nerve (editor-in-chief, 1988-1997). He served as president of the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine (1985-1986), president of the International Federation of Clinical Neurophysiology (1990-1993), director of the Japanese Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (1992-2001), president of the Japanese Neurological Society (1997-1998) and president of the World Federation of Neurology (2002-2005).
Dr. Kimura received the American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine Lifetime Achievement Award (1999) and the International Congress of Neuromuscular Diseases Lifetime Achievement Award (2006). The Jun Kimura Outstanding Lectureship was established in his honor in 2019.
Despite his impressive academic accomplishments, Dr. Kimura will be best remembered for his kindness, generosity, and humility. He was a brilliant and caring mentor and treated everyone with respect. In his later years, Dr. Kimura was a dedicated grandfather to Isabelle, Sophie, Colette, Annalise, Cameron, Alexander, Leslie and Anthony. He took time from his hectic schedule to spend time with his family and to attend Iowa Hawkeye sporting events. Dr. Kimura remained vital until the end, frequently walking to work and taking daily saunas. He will be dearly missed by friends and colleagues.
He is survived by his wife, Junko, of 58 years; three sons, Ken of San Francisco, Calif., Ray of Madison, Wis., and Joe and his wife, Lori of Iowa City, Iowa; and his grandchildren.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.lensingfuneral.com.
