Kenji Minakata, M.D. 54 Kawaharacho Shogoin, Sakyo-ku Kyoto-city 606-8507 Japan 81-75-751-3784 81-75-751-3098 (Fax)

Institutional Affiliation

• Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Kyoto University Hospital, Japan

Specialty

• Adult Cardiac Surgery

Background

• Kyoto University, Japan (M.D.1994)
• Kyoto University Hospital Residency (1994-1995)
• Japanese Red-Cross Wakayama Medical Center Residency (1995-2000)
• Providence St. Vincent Medical Center,Portland, Oregon, Cardiac Surgery Fellow (2000-2001)
• Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, Advanced Cardiovascular Surgery Fellow (2001-2003)
• The Tominaga Hospital, Osaka, Japan, Consultant (2003)
• The Tominaga Hospital, Osaka, Japan, Division Chief (2004-2009)
• Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Assistant Professor

Interests

• Valvular heart disease
• Ischemic heart disease
• Maze procedure
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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