MasakiTsukashitaMD

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Cardiovascular Surgery

Surgical director for cardiac transplantation and mechanical circulatory support Assistant professor at Drexel University college of medicine

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Overview of Dr. Tsukashita

Dr. Masaki Tsukashita is a cardiac surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA and is affiliated with Allegheny General Hospital. He received his medical degree from Faculty of Medicine Kyoto University and has been in practice 23 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Japanese. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery and is experienced in coronary artery bypass graft, heart valve surgery, heart transplantation, aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection, and many others.

Office
320 East North ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
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Clinical Expertise

Adult cardiac surgery, Cardiac transplantation, Mitral valve repair, Mitral valve replacement, Mechanical circulatory support, Left ventricular assist device implantation, Coronary artery bypass grafting, Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, Aortic valve surgery, Aortic valve repair, Aortic valve replacement, Aortic root replacement, Valve-sparing aortic root reconstruction, Aortic aneurysm, Mitral valve surgery, Heart failure and transplantation, Heart failure, Tricuspid valve surgery, Tricuspid valve repair, Tricuspid valve replacement, Adult congenital cardiac surgery, Pericardiectomy

Education & Training

Faculty of Medicine Kyoto UniversityClass of 1999

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2016 - 2024

Clinical Trials

MOMENTUM 3 Continued Access Protocol Start of enrollment: 2016 Aug 01
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Deactivation of LVAD support for myocardial recovery-surgical perspectives.
Ian Nickel, Evgenij Potapov, Benjamin Sun, Daniel Zimpfer, Antigone Koliopoulou
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2024-09-01
35 citations
Effect of pulmonary vascular resistance before left ventricular assist device implantation on short- and long-term post-transplant survival.
Masaki Tsukashita, Hiroo Takayama, Koji Takeda, Jiho Han, Paolo C. Colombo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2015-11-01
4 citations
Periscope Modification of Right Ventricle-to-Pulmonary Artery Shunt in Norwood Operation
Masaki Tsukashita M.D., Ralph S. Mosca
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2014-12-01

Journal Articles

Fulminant Infectious Aortitis With Ascending Aortic Rupture.
Kassar K, Lucke M, Pu C, Tsukashita M, Ann Thorac Surg., 1/2017
Heart Procurement from a Donor on Venovenous ECMO Support.
Singh G, Tsukashita M, Biscotti M, Costa J, Lambert D, Bacchetta M, Takayama H., ASAIO J., 5/1/2016
Uterine cells are recruited to the infarcted heart and improve cardiac outcomes in female rats.
Xaymardan M, Sun Z, Hatta K, Tsukashita M, Konecny F, Weisel RD, Li RK., J Mol Cell Cardiol., 6/2012
Prolonged mechanical unloading preserves myocardial contractility but impairs relaxation in rat heart of dilated cardiomyopathy accompanied by myocardial stiffness and...
Muranaka H, Marui A, Tsukashita M, Wang J, Nakano J, Ikeda T, Sakata R., J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg., 10/2010
Carvedilol may alleviate late cardiac remodelling following surgical ventricular restoration.
Yoshikawa E, Marui A, Tsukashita M, Nishina T, Wang J, Muranaka H, Ikeda T, Komeda M., Eur J Cardiothorac Surg., 2/2010
A potential of autologous pericardium for a sustained-release carrier of vancomycin: a pilot study in vitro.
Marui A, Hirose K, Sakaguchi H, Arai Y, Doi K, Tsukashita M, Shimamoto T, Ikeda T, Komeda M., J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg., 3/2009
Chronic partial unloading restores beta-adrenergic responsiveness and reverses receptor downregulation in failing rat hearts.
Wang J, Tsukashita M, Nishina T, Marui A, Yoshikawa E, Muranaka H, Matsuoka S, Ikeda T., J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg., 2/2009
Spironolactone alleviates late cardiac remodeling after left ventricular restoration surgery
Masaki Tsukashita, Akira Marui, MD, PhD, Takeshi Nishina, MD, PhD, Eiji Yoshikawa, MD, Hideo Kanemitsu, MD, PhD, Jian Wang, MD, Tadashi Ikeda, MD, PhD, Masashi Komeda,..., Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, 7/1/2008
Gastroepiploic artery grafting does not improve the late outcome in patients with bilateral internal thoracic artery grafting.
Esaki J, Koshiji T, Okamoto M, Tsukashita M, Ikuno T, Sakata R., Ann Thorac Surg., 3/2007
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Press Mentions

Allegheny General Hospital Heart Specialists Among the First in the Country to Expand Use of Left Ventricular Assist Device as Bridge to RecoveryMarch 11th, 2021
AGH Heart Transplant Program's 3-Year Survival Rates Tops in State, Seventh Nationally, According to Latest ReportApril 15th, 2019