Masaya Kitamura, M.D. Division of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery Department of Cardiovascular and Vital Control, 1-757 Asahimachi-dori Niigata 951-8510 Japan +81-25-227-2243 +81-25-227-0780 (Fax)

Institutional Affiliation

• Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences

Specialty

• Adult Cardiac Surgery

Background

• Kanazawa University School of Medicine (M.D. 1982)
• Tokyo Women's Medical University Cardiovascular Surgery Residency (1982-1989)
• Tokyo Women's Medical University Cardiovascular Surgery, Instructor (1989-1997)
• Stanford University Cardiothoracic Surgery, Research Fellow (1990-1991)
• Tokyo Women's Medical University Cardiovascular Surgery, Assistant Professor (1998-1999)
• Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Associate Professor (1999-2002)

Interests

• Minimally Invasive Cardiovascular Surgery
• Surgery for End-stage Heart Failure
• Circulatory Support
• Heart and/or Lung Transplantation
• Gene Therapy

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