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Takushi Kohmoto, MD, PhD
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Assistant Professor, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery
Director, Mechanical Assist Device Program
H4/352 Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Avenue
Madison,WI 53792-3236
Appointments: (608) 262-3858
Office: (608) 262-3858
FAX: (608) 263-0547
kohmoto@surgery.wisc.edu |
Education
- MD, Okayama University School of Medicine, Japan
- PhD, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
- Residency, Okayama University Hospital, Japan
- Research Fellowship, Department of Surgery, Columbia University, NY
- Clinical Fellowship, Shin-Tokyo Hospital, Japan, New York Presbyterian
Hospital-Columbia University, NY
Clinical Specialties
Dr. Kohmoto's specializes in the following: coronary artery bypass surgery,
beating heart surgery, aortic and mitral valve surgery, surgery for end-stage
heart disease, heart transplantation, mechanical assist devices, minimally invasive
cardiac surgery, cardiac arrhythmia surgery, robotic cardiac surgery, pericardiectomy,
and cardiac reoperation.
Research Interests
Dr. Kohmoto has research interests involving the following: mechanical assist
devices, heart transplantation, lung transplantation, ischemic preconditioning,
laser surgery, angiogenesis, cell transplantation, and cardiac regeneration.
Recent Publications
- Osaki S, Alberte C, Murray MA, Brahmbhatt RD, Johnson MR, Edwards NM, Kohmoto T. Successful radiofrequency ablation therapy for intractable ventricular tachycardia with a ventricular assist device., J. Heart Lung Transplant. 2008 Mar;27(3):353-6.
[PubMed ID: 18342761]
- Nakamura T, Kohmoto T, Kao WG, Osaki S, Block KL, Weigel TL. Unusual late presentation of asymptomatic diaphragmatic hernia following ventricular assist device explantation., Interactive cardiovascular and thoracic surgery. 2008 Feb;7(1):141-3.
[PubMed ID: 18042565]
- Smith WH, Wolff MR, Kohmoto T. Images in cardiology. Percutaneous removal of embolised vegetation from left main coronary artery., Heart. 2006 Jan;92(1):84.
[PubMed ID: 16365356]
- Asai T, Yamamoto S, Ishino K, Kohmoto T, Kuriyama M, Kato G, Oshima Y, Yamamoto N, Notohara K, Okada S, Sano S. Time-dependent regional myocardial denervation as a nonspecific response to transmyocardial laser revascularization., Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2005 Oct;80(4):1362-9.
[PubMed ID: 16181871]
- Martens TP, Morgan JA, Hefti MM, Brunacci DA, Cheema FH, Kesava SK, Xydas S, Dang NC, Vigilance DW, Kohmoto T, Gorenstein LA, Smith CR, Argenziano M. Adhesiolysis is facilitated by robotic technology in reoperative cardiac surgery., Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2005 Sep;80(3):1103-5.
[PubMed ID: 16122499]
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