Division of Adult Cardiac Surgery
Staff
Staff
Division Head
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Name Satsuki Fukushima Positions and affiliations Division Head, Division of Adult Cardiac Surgery Specialties Cardiovascular surgery,Acquired heart disease Certifications Surgery specialist
Cardiovascular surgery specialist
Transplant physician certified by the Japan Society for Transplantation
Physician certified to use implantable ventricular assist devices
Physician certified for regenerative medicine
Medical consultant for the Japan Organ Transplant NetworkEducation Osaka University professional experience Resident, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, NCVC
Researcher, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College (United Kingdom)
Medical staff, Cardiothoracic Surgery Unit, Prince Charles Hospital (Australia)
Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka UniversityPersonal Interests Gardening, camping Message for Patients I devote all my efforts to treating patients, who might have fears about their heart health, so that my work can be their support.
Chief Physicians
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Name Naonori Kawamoto Positions and affiliations Chief Physician, Division of Adult Cardiac Surgery Specialties cardiac surgery Certifications PhD
Board certified Cardiovascular surgeonEducation 2010/3 Wakayama medical university professional experience 2010/4 Takatsuki general hospital 高槻病院
2012/4 National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, resident 国立循環器病研究センター レジデント
2018/9 National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Cardiac surgery, staff surgeon
2019 Western University, London Health Sciences Center, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery and TAVI clinical fellow
2020/7 National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Cardiac surgery, senior staff surgeon
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Name Satoshi Kainuma Positions and affiliations Chief Physician, Division of Adult Cardiac Surgery Specialties Cardiovascular surgery Acquired heart disease Certifications Surgery specialist
Cardiovascular surgery specialist
Physician certified to use implantable ventricular assist devices
Cardiovascular specialist certified by the Japanese Circulation Society
Fellow of the Japanese College of CardiologyEducation Osaka University professional experience Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine (PhD)
Japan Labor Health and Welfare Organization Osaka Rosai Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery
Sakurabashi Watanabe Hospital, Cardiovascular Surgery
Centre for Microvascular Research, William Harvey Research Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London
Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka UniversityPersonal Interests Watching movies、Playing and watching sports Message for Patients I value face-to-face relationships with patients and their family and will provide treatment best suited for each patient.
Physicians
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Name Takashi Kakuta Positions and affiliations Physician, Division of Adult Cardiac Surgery Specialties Cardiac surgery, Acquired heart disease, Robotic surgery, TAVI Certifications Board certified member of the Japan Surgical Society Board certified member of the Japanese Society of Cardiovascular Surger Certified instructor of TAVI procedure Certified practitioner of Ventricular Assist Device implantation Certificate of completion of da Vinci system training as a first assistant Education Fukushima medical university (MD) Tohoku medical university (PhD) professional experience Residency (Cardiovascular surgery, 2015-2018):
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Research Center, Osaka, Japan
Fellowship (Adult cardiac surgery, 2018-Jun 2019):
National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Research Center, Osaka, Japan
Attending surgeon of adult cardiac surgery (Jul 2019-2022) National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Research Center, Osaka, Japan
Research Fellowship (Jan 2023-Dec 2023)
University of British Columbia, Department of Cardiac Surgery, BC, Canada
Clinical Fellowship (Jan 2024- April 2024) Western University, Department of Cardiac Surgery, ON, CanadaMessage for Patients I always try to explain things in an easy way for patients to easily understand. Please come and consult with me.
nonregular staff
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Name Ayumi Ikuta Positions and affiliations nonregular staff Specialties Cardiac surgery, Acquired heart disease Certifications Board-Certified Surgeon
Board-certified Cardiovascular surgeonEducation Yamagata University professional experience Resident, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kumamoto University
Fellow, Department of Cardiac Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular CenterPersonal Interests Horse riding, DIY Message for Patients I strive to provide the best possible medical care to every patient.
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Name Kohei Tonai Positions and affiliations nonregular staff Specialties Cardiovascular surgery, Acquired heart disease Certifications Board Certified Surgeon
Board Certified Cardiovascular Surgeon
Certified Practitioner of Implantable Ventricular Assist DevicEducation Osaka University professional experience 2016: Graduated from Osaka University Faculty of Medicine
2018: Resident at Cardiovascular Surgery, Osaka University Hospital
2018: Resident at Cardiovascular Surgery, The Sakakibara Heart Institute of Okayama
2020: Fellow at Cardiovascular Surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular SurgeryPersonal Interests Diving Message for Patients I make my best efforts to provide the best treatment for each patient.
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Name Masaya Hirayama Positions and affiliations nonregular staff Specialties Cardiovascular surgery, Acquired heart disease Certifications surgery specialist Education Kagawa university professional experience 2015: graduated from Kagawa university
2017: Resident at Cardiovascular Surgery, Kurashiki Central Hospital
2021: Fellow at Cardiovascular surgery, National Cerebral and Cardiovascular SurgeryPersonal Interests Playing and watching sports Message for Patients I try to provide treatment best suited for each patient.