In This Section
Kenji Minakata, MD, PhD
Professor, Surgery
Surgical Director, TAVR Program, Temple University Hospital
Surgical Director, Aortic & Endovascular Program, Temple University Hospital
- About Me
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Clinical Interests
- Adult cardiac surgery
- Valvular heart disease/valvular repair
- Coronary artery bypass surgery
- Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
- Complex aortic surgery
- Arrhythmia surgery
- Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- Heart transplantation
- Lung transplantation
- Ventricular assist devices
- Cardiac regeneration therapy
- Education, Training & Credentials
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Educational Background
- PhD, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
- Fellowship, Cardiac Surgery, Providence St. Vincent Medical Center, Portland, OR
- Fellowship, Advanced Cardiovascular Surgery, Mayo Clinic and Foundation, Rochester, MN
- Residency, Surgery, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
- Residency, General and Cardiovascular Surgery, Japanese Red-Cross Society Wakayama Medical Center, Wakayama, Japan
- MD, Kyoto University, Faculty of Medicine, Japan
Certifications
- Cardiothoracic Surgery (Japan)
- General Surgery (Japan)
Memberships
- American Association for Thoracic Surgery
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery
- Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery
- Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery
- Japanese Circulation Society
- Japanese College of Cardiology
- Publications
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Digital Bibliography
Additional Publications
Bermudez C, Minakata K, Kormos RL. Options for advanced mechanical support for cardiogenic shock complicating cardiac reoperations. In: Machiraju VR, Schaff HV, and Svensson LG, editors. Redo Cardiac Surgery in Adults, 2nd edition. New York: Springer, 2011
