Education

2019 - present: Ph.D. Candidate,

Graduate school of Medical Science, Iwate Medical University, Japan

“The postoperative patterns of the collateral arteries to the spinal cord after the thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair   ~Open surgical repair versus endovascular stent grafting~” Advisor: Professor. Hajime Kin

2007-2013: M.D., Niigata University School of Medicine

Work Experience

2019 April - present: Staff Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Department of Cardiovascular surgery, Iwate Medical University, Japan

2015 - 2019: Senior Resident, Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Tokyo, Japan

2013 - 2015: Junior Resident, Aso Iizuka hospital, Fukuoka, Japan

Peer-reviewed Publication

0 Saitoh D, Kin H.Patterns of collateral arteries to the spinal cord after thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysm repair .Interdisciplinary CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery(2024) May. DOI:https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivae087

1 Saitoh D, Saji M, Takanashi S. Extended myectomy for apical hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: a case report. Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery (2021) 16:360

2 Saitoh D, Yoshioka K, Kin H. Collateral pathways to the artery of Adamkiewicz. Asian Cardiovascular & Thoracic Annals (2021) 29(9):968-969

3 Saitoh D , Kin H. A stuck mechanical valve curtained by thrombosis. European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery (2021)59: 921

4 Saitoh D , Kin H. Aortic valve replacement after iatrogenic injury related to an Impella device. Asian Cardiovascular and Thoracic Annals (2020) 29:5  

5 Saitoh D, Tsuji S, Takinami G, et al. Metastasis of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma to the Left Ventricle. Kyobu geka. The Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery (2020) 73(11):910-913

6  Saitoh D, Shimizu A, Takanashi S. Open Heart Surgery Using an Endotracheal Tube Introducer in a Patient with Tracheobronchopathia Osteochondroplastica; Report of a Case. Kyobu geka. The Japanese Journal of Thoracic Surgery(2019) 72(13):1097-1099

International Conference Presentations

1  Saitoh D, Shimizu A. “Risk factors of Re-operative aortic root replacement after cardiac surgery,” The Asian Society for Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, India, March 2019.

Domestic Conference Presentations

1. Saitoh D, Kin H, et al. “Short-term results of Perceval sutureless aortic valve implantation” The Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Japan, 2023 March.
2. Saitoh D, Kin H, et al. “The short outcomes of On-pump beating CABG　 ~Urgent vs Elective~” The Japanese Association for Coronary Artery Surgery, Japan, 2022 December.
3. Saitoh D, Kin H, et al. “Minimally invasive approach for aortic valve replacement via right lateral thoracotomy” The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery, Japan, 2022 October.
4. Saitoh D, Kin H, et al. “The short outcomes of coronary artery bypass grafting using no-touch saphenous vein graft” The Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Japan, 2021 February.
5. Saitoh D, Kin H, et al. “The short outcomes of proximal anastomosis procedures  in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting” The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery, Japan, 2020 September.
6. Saitoh D, Kin H, et al. “The short outcome of ascending aortic replacement with circulatory arrest using retrograde cerebral perfusion” The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery, Japan, 2019 November
7. Saitoh D, Takanashi S, et al. “Significance of valve ring measurement during tricuspid valvuloplasty in initial mitral valvuloplasty and mid-term postoperative results” The Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Japan, 2019 February.
8. Saitoh D, Takanashi S, et al. “Risk Factors Contributing to Remote Outcome and Prognosis of Aortic Valve-Sparing Surgery” The Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Japan, 2018 February.
9. Saitoh D, Takanashi S, et al. “Remote outcome of aortic regurgitation and aortic root enlargement with cardiac enlargement by different techniques” The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery, Japan, 2017 November.
10. Saitoh D, Takanashi S, et al. “A case of Loeys-Dietz syndrome treated with surgery for left common carotid artery aneurysm and left subclavian artery aneurysm” The Japanese Society for Vascular Surgery, 2017 April.
11. Saitoh D, Takanashi S, et al. “Mid-term results of aortic valve-sparing aortic root replacement in patients over 65 years old” The Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery, Japan, 2017 February.