Yoshiya Toyoda, MD, PhD
Professor, Surgery and William Maul Measey Chair, Surgery, Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Chief, Cardiovascular Surgery, Temple University Hospital
Surgical Director, Heart and Lung Transplantation, Temple University Hospital
Director, Mechanical Circulatory Support, Temple University Hospital
Co-Surgical Director, Temple Heart & Vascular Institute
- Contact Information
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Contact Information
Phone
215-707-7692 - About Me
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Clinical Interests
- Surgical treatment for end-stage cardiopulmonary diseases including heart and lung transplantation
- Mechanical circulatory support and artificial lung
- Major cardiac surgery such as repair of aortic aneurysm and dissection, valve repair/replacement
- Coronary artery bypass
- Adult congenital heart surgery
Research Interests
- Myocardial protection/preservation
- Pulmonary protection/preservation
- Cardiac anatomy, structure and function
- Thoracic transplantation
- Mechanical circulatory support
Offering Heart Transplants to More Heart Failure Patients
Temple Health's Heart Transplant Program is offering more heart failure patients a chance at life through expanded evaluation criteria and innovative methods to accept more donor hearts. These efforts have resulted in the best outcomes in the Philadelphia area, and one of the fastest list-to-transplant rates in the country. Drs. Yoshiya Toyoda and Eman Hamad are leading Temple's efforts to help these patients live longer, better lives.
- Education, Training & Credentials
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Educational Background
- Fellowship, Cardiac Surgery, Kobe Children's Hospital, Kobe, Japan
- Fellowship, Cardiopulmonary Transplant and Assist Device, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
- Fellowship, Cardiac Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
- Residency, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan, 1994
- Internship, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan, 1991
- MD, Kobe University School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan, 1990
- BS, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan, 1986
Certifications
- Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
- Surgery
Memberships
- American Association for Thoracic Surgery
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- International Society of Heart and Lung Transplantation
- Publications
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Digital Bibliography