AkinobuItohMDPhD(He/Him)
Thoracic Surgery • Boston, MAAdult Cardiac Surgery, Aortic Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac Surgery, Staff Cardiac Surgeon, Surgical Director of Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support Program, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston, Massachusetts
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Office
830 Harrison Ave
Ste 3400
Boston, MA 02118Phone+1 617-414-8060Fax+1 617-414-8012
Summary
- Dr. Akinobu Itoh is a cardiac surgeon in Boston, MA and affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brigham Foxborough Health Center, Kent Hospital in Warwick RI.
He has been in practice 23 years. He specializes in complex valvular repair and replacements, coronary artery bypass (On and Off pump), atrial fibrillation and pacemaker surgeries, aortic aneurysm surgery, left ventricular assist device, heart transplantation, mechanical circulatory support including ECMO and Impella, and re-operation for patients who previously had heart surgery.
Education & Training
Tohoku University Faculty of MedicineClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2021 - 2026
RI State Medical License 2022 - 2026
MO State Medical License 2015 - 2025
NY State Medical License 2012 - 2025
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Teaching award Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2023
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 694 citationsA fully magnetically levitated left ventricular assist device - Final reportMandeep R. Mehra, Nir Uriel, Yoshifumi Naka, Joseph C. Cleveland, Melana Yuzefpolskaya
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2019-03-17 - 51 citationsImpact of New UNOS Allocation Criteria on Heart Transplant Practices and Outcomes.Jason Liu, Bin Q Yang, Akinobu Itoh, Mohammed Faraz Masood, Justin Hartupee
Transplantation Direct. 2020-12-15 - 17 citationsThe Impact of Center Volume on Outcomes in Lung Transplantation.Zhizhou Yang, Melanie P. Subramanian, Yan Yan, Bryan F. Meyers, Benjamin D. Kozower
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2021-04-12
Press Mentions
Concurrent LAA Occlusion Loses Its Appeal for LVAD SurgeonsOctober 5th, 2022- Dr. Natalie Tapaskar of CardioNerds Speaks to Dr. Akinobu Itoh About a State-of-the-Art Heart PumpMay 25th, 2022
- Team Who Cared for Pregnant Woman with COVID-19 Reflects on ‘Miracle’January 19th, 2021
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Other Languages
- Japanese
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