AkinobuItohMDPhD(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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Office
830 Harrison Ave
Ste 3400
Boston, MA 02118
Phone+1 617-414-8060

Fax+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
MO State Medical License 2015 - 2026
RI State Medical License 2022 - 2026
NY State Medical License 2012 - 2025

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Teaching award Brigham and Women's Hospital, 2023

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

2 citations
Ventricular 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
The impact of blood type and body size on successful bridging to heart transplantation using intra-aortic balloon pump or surgically implanted microaxial left ventricu...
Taylor Nordan, Mohamed Keshk, Amy Hackmann, Michael M Givertz, Mandeep R Mehra
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024-09-25
Outcomes in peripheral right ventricular device support: Comparing the dual lumen, single canula and femoral vein cannulation strategies for right ventricular support.
Ioana B Florea, Kunal D Kotkar, Irene Fischer, Marci Damiano, Akinobu Itoh
Perfusion. 2024-09-14

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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