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Yuji Kaku, MD

Surgical Director, Cardiogenic Shock Program

Call 212-305-0828 for appointments.

About Yuji Kaku, MD:

Yuji Kaku, MD is a cardiac surgeon and surgical director of the cardiogenic shock program at Columbia. Dr. Kaku earned his medical degree from Tohoku University in Japan. After finishing a cardiovascular surgery residency at Tokyo Women’s Medical University in Tokyo, he came to the US to continue his cardiac surgery training and complete fellowships in heart transplant and LVAD at Texas Heart Institute, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Columbia University. Dr. Kaku's focus is in coronary revascularization, heart transplant and LVAD surgery.

Expertise:

Adult Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac Surgery
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
Heart Failure
Heart Surgery
Heart Transplantation
Mechanical Assist Device
Mechanical Circulatory Support
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Ventricular Assist Device Procedure

Appointments:

Assistant Professor of Surgery at CUMC

Education:

Medical School: Tohoku University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Northwestern Medicine / Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: Texas Heart Institute

New Patients:

YES

Locations

Primary Locations:

CUIMC/Milstein Hospital Building

177 Ft. Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032

For new and current patient appointments, call:
212-305-0828

Insurances:

AETNA [POS, PPO, Medicare Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, HMO, EPO, HMO, NYP Employee Plan, Aetna Signature Administrators, Student Health, EPO, PPO, HMO, Medicare Managed Care, EPO, PPO, HMO, Medicare Managed Care, Medicare Ma
Affinity Health Plan [Medicaid Managed Care, Medicaid Managed Care]
AgeWell [Special Needs, Medicare Managed Care]
Amerigroup of New Jersey [New Jersey Services (Medicaid Managed Care)]
CIGNA [PPO, Great West (National), HMO, POS, Medicare Managed Care, EPO]
Emblem/GHI [PPO, Medicare Managed Care]
Emblem/HIP [POS, Select Care (Exchange), ConnectiCare, Essential Plan, EPO, PPO, HMO, Vytra, Medicare Managed Care, ConnectiCare]
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield HealthPlus [Essential Plan, Child/Family Health Plus]
Fidelis Care [Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care, Essential Plan, Essential Plan]
Healthfirst [Child/Family Health Plus, Medicare Managed Care, Child/Family Health Plus, Leaf (Exchange)]
Local 1199 [Local 1199, Local 1199]
MVP Health Care [Medicaid Managed Care, Child/Family Health Plus, HMO, Essential Plan, Medicaid Managed Care]
MagnaCare (National) [MagnaCare, MagnaCare]
Medicare [Traditional Medicare, Railroad, Railroad]
Multiplan [Multiplan, Multiplan]
Quality Health Management [Quality Health Management]
RiverSpring [Special Needs, Special Needs, Special Needs]
UnitedHealthcare [POS, Empire Plan, Compass (Exchange), PPO, HMO, Medicaid (Community Plan), Oxford Liberty, Oxford Freedom, Oxford HMO]
VNSNY CHOICE [SelectHealth]
WellCare [Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare Managed Care]
World Trade Center Health Plan [World Trade Center Health Plan]

Publications:

Sex differences in patients with cardiogenic shock requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. Wang AS, Nemeth S, Kurlansky P, Brodie D, Takayama H, Naka Y, Kaku Y, Fried J, Nir U, Takeda K. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Dec 23: S0022-5223(20)33397-3.

Temporary surgical ventricular assist device for treatment of acute myocardial infarction and refractory cardiogenic shock in the percutaneous device era. Singh SK, Witer L, Kaku Y, Masoumi A, Fried JA, Yuzefpolskaya M, Colombo PC, Sayer G, Uriel N, Naka Y, Takayama H, Takeda K. J Artificial Organs. 2021 Jan 18. In Press

Serial assessment of HeartMate 3 pump position and inflow angle and effects on adverse events. Shih H, Butler C, Melehy A, Ning Y, Kurlansky P, Kaku Y, Yuzefpolskaya M, Colombo PC, Sayer G, Uriel N, Naka Y, Takeda K. Eur Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Feb. In Press

Bleeding and thrombotic events during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for postcardiotomy shock. Melehy A, Ning Y, Kurlansky P, Kaku Y, Fried J, Hastie J, Ciolek A, Brodie D, Eisenberger AB, Sayer G, Uriel N, Takayama H, Naka Y, Takeda K. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Feb. In Press

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for Coronavirus disease 2019: Crisis standards of care. Agerstrand C, Dubois R, Takeda K, Uriel U, Lemaitre P, Fried J, Masoumi A, Cheung EW, Kaku Y, Witer L, Liou P, Gerall C, Klein-Cloud R, Abrams D, Cunningham J, Madahar P, Parekh M, Short B, Yip NH, Serra A, Beck J, Brewer M, Fung K, Mullin D, Oommen R, Stanifer BP, Middlesworth W, Sonett J, Brodie D. ASAIO J. 2021 Mar 1: 67(3): 245-249. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Dec 23: S0022-5223(20)33397-3.