Yutaka Okita

Yutaka Okita, M.D., Ph.D. Professor, Kobe University, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery, Depart of Surgery 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku Kobe 650-0017 Japan 81 78 382-5942 81 78 382-5959 (Fax)

Specialty

• Adult Cardiac Surgery
• Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
• Peripheral Vascular Surgery

Background

• Kobe University, School of Medicine (M.D.1978)
• Tenri Hospital Residency (1978-1979)
• Tenri Hospital Cardiovascular Residency (1980-1983)
• Tenri Hospital Staff Surgeon (1984-1985)
• National Heart Hospital, London, Registra (1986)
• Tenri Hospital Staff Surgeon (1987-1988)
• University of Alabama, Birmigham, Cardiovascular Surgery, Fellow (1989)
• Tenri Hospital Staff Surgeon (1990-1993)
• Kyoto University, School of Medicine (Ph.D.1993)
• National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka (1993-

Interests

• Aortic Arch Surgery, Brain Protection
• Thoracoabdominal Aortic Surgery, Cord Protection
• Valve Repair
• Pediatric complex anomaly
• Allograft Valve or Graft Implantation
• Surgical Data Base System
• Blood Coagulation System and Open Heart Surgery
• Marfan syndrome and genetics
• Extracorporeal Circulation
• Cardiopulmonary Transplantation