Akinobu Itoh MD PhD (He/Him)
Adult 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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830 Harrison AveSte 3400Boston, MA 02118
Phone+1 617-414-8060
Fax+1 617-414-8012
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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
MO State Medical License 2015 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2012 - 2026
RI State Medical License 2022 - 2026
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Teaching award Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2023
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsClinical Outcomes With Normothermic Pulsatile Organ Perfusion in Heart Transplantation: A Report From the OCS Heart Perfusion Registry.Josef Stehlik, Maryjane A Farr, Mandeep R Mehra, Jacob N Schroder, David A D'Alessandro
Circulation. 2025-04-01 - Outcomes of surgical valve replacements for radiation-induced valvulopathy.Annie R Abruzzo, Siobhan McGurk, George Tolis Jr, Sary Aranki, Ashraf Sabe
JTCVS Open. 2025-02-01 - 3 citationsVentricular assist device using a thoracotomy-based implant technique: Multi-Center Implantation of the HeartMate 3 in Subjects With Heart Failure Using Surgical Techn...Igor Gosev, Duc Thinh Pham, John Y Um, Anelechi C Anyanwu, Akinobu Itoh
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024-11-01
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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- Japanese
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