Shigehiko Tokunaga
Surgeon - Cardiothoracic
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, JCHO Kyushu Hospital
1-8-1 Kishinoura, YahataNishi-ku, KitaKyushu-City, 806-8501, Japan
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About
General & Cardiac Surgery Residency, Kyushu Univ. & affiliated hospitals, Fukuoka, Japan (1988-1992)
Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Clinical Fellow, Fukuoka Children's Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan (1996-97 & 99-00)
Adult Cardiac Surg Clinical Fellow, Good Samaritan Hosp (Kay Medical group), Los Angeles, CA (1997-1999)
Adult Cardiac Surgery Clinical Fellow, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (2000-2002)
Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiovasc Surg, Kyushu Univ Hosp. Fukuoka, Japan (2002-2005)
Staff Surgeon, Department of Cardiovasc Surg, Kyushu Medical Center. Fukuoka, Japan (2005-06)
Assoc Prof, Cardiovasc Surg, Kyushu Univ Hosp. Fukuoka, Japan (2006-2010), (Keio Univ.Hosp.2007.4-6)
Chairman, Cardiovasc Surg, Kanagawa Cardiovasc & Resp Center, Yokohama, Japan (2010 -2016)
Director, Cardiovasc Surg, JCHO Kyushu Hospital, KitaKyushu-City, Fukuoka Pref., Japan (2016-)
Congenital Cardiac Surgery, Clinical Fellow, Fukuoka Children's Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan (1996-97 & 99-00)
Adult Cardiac Surg Clinical Fellow, Good Samaritan Hosp (Kay Medical group), Los Angeles, CA (1997-1999)
Adult Cardiac Surgery Clinical Fellow, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH (2000-2002)
Assistant Professor, Department of Cardiovasc Surg, Kyushu Univ Hosp. Fukuoka, Japan (2002-2005)
Staff Surgeon, Department of Cardiovasc Surg, Kyushu Medical Center. Fukuoka, Japan (2005-06)
Assoc Prof, Cardiovasc Surg, Kyushu Univ Hosp. Fukuoka, Japan (2006-2010), (Keio Univ.Hosp.2007.4-6)
Chairman, Cardiovasc Surg, Kanagawa Cardiovasc & Resp Center, Yokohama, Japan (2010 -2016)
Director, Cardiovasc Surg, JCHO Kyushu Hospital, KitaKyushu-City, Fukuoka Pref., Japan (2016-)
Additional Education Information
Nagasaki University, School of Medicine, Nagasaki, Japan (1982-1988, MD 1988)
Kyushu University, Post Graduate School, Fukuoka, Japan (1992-1996, PhD 1996)
Practice Areas
Cardiac
Minimally Invasive
Coronary disease
Electrophysiology/arrhythmia
Extracorporeal circulation
Heart failure
Mechanical circulatory assistance
Valve disease
Aortic valve disease
Mitral valve disease
Congenital
Adult congenital procedures
Transplant
Heart Transplant
Vascular
Great vessels
Aorta
Endovascular
Other Interests
Valve Surgery, Valve Repair
Coronary Surgery
Surgery for Thoracic Aorta
Redo Cardiac Surgery
Surgery for Endocarditis
Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
Surgery for Atrial Fibrillation
Heart Failure, LVAS, and Heart Transplantation
Endovascular Aortic Repair
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