“Caring for people who have heart conditions is very gratifying. Because of advances in cardiac surgery, I’m able to provide treatments for people with a variety of heart ailments, helping them live longer and more fulfilling lives.”

Areas of Expertise

• Aortic aneurysm and dissection surgery
• Complex valve surgery
• Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy surgery
• Minimally invasive cardiac surgery
• Transcatheter heart valve procedure
• Treatment for heart valve disease
• Treatment for infectious endocarditis

I chose Cardiothoracic Surgery because I believe many heart and aortic diseases are surgically treatable and that patients may get back to normal life after surgery. Although some types of heart surgeries are challenging and technically demanding procedures for surgeons, I love to see patients who are able to breathe normally and walk after heart surgery. It is very rewarding for me when my patients come back to my office with big smiles after surgery.
Since I trained with pioneer surgeons in the country, I am highly skilled in cutting-edge transcatheter procedures, hybrid aortic arch surgery, complex valve surgery, treatment for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, coronary artery revascularization, complex heart-lung transplantation, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). I am confident that I can provide our patients with the best and the latest treatments for any type of heart condition and always take care of my patients as if they were my family.

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Surgery, Cardiac (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, New York University Langone Medical Center-GME. 2016 - 2018

Fellowship, Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery), New York University Langone Medical Center-GME. 2014 - 2016

Fellowship, Temple University Hospital Urology Residency. 2013 - 2014

Fellowship, Surgery, Cardiovascular, Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak. 2011 - 2012

Residency, Surgery, Cardiovascular, Kameda Medical Center (Japan). 2008 - 2011

Residency, Surgery (General Surgery), Kameda Medical Center (Japan). 2006 - 2008

Internship, Surgery (General Surgery), Kameda Medical Center (Japan). 2005 - 2006

Education

MD | Keio University (Japan). 2005

Publications

Journal Articles

Two cases of acute endocarditis misdiagnosed as COVID-19 infection.

Hayes DE, Rhee DW, Hisamoto K, Smith D, Ro R, Vainrib AF, Bamira D, Zhou F, Saric M

Echocardiography.. 2021 May 38 (5):798-804. Epub 03/13/2021.

Reply to Piperata, Bottio, Avesani, and Gerosa.

Williams DM, Masuno K, Kanchuger MS, Hisamoto K

Journal of cardiac surgery.. 2021 April 36 (4):1582. Epub 02/14/2021.

Innominate artery dissection due to selective cerebral antegrade perfusion.

Williams DM, Masuno K, Kanchuger MS, Hisamoto K

Journal of cardiac surgery.. 2021 February 36 (2):761-763. Epub 01/05/2021.

The COVID-19 Pandemic and Acute Aortic Dissections in New York: A Matter of Public Health.

El-Hamamsy I, Brinster DR, DeRose JJ, Girardi LN, Hisamoto K, Imam MN, Itagaki S, Kurlansky PA, Lau C, Nemeth S, Williams M, Youdelman BA, Takayama H

Journal of the American College of Cardiology.. 2020 July 1476 (2):227-229. Epub 05/15/2020.

Concomitant temporary mechanical support in high-risk coronary artery bypass surgery.

Ranganath NK, Nafday HB, Zias E, Hisamoto K, Chen S, Kon ZN, Galloway AC, Moazami N, Smith DE

Journal of cardiac surgery.. 2019 December 34 (12):1569-1572. Epub 10/26/2019.

Early airway dehiscence: Risk factors and outcomes with the rising incidence of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation as a bridge to lung transplantation.

Malas J, Ranganath NK, Phillips KG, Bittle GJ, Hisamoto K, Smith DE, Lesko MB, Angel LF, Lonze BE, Kon ZN

Journal of cardiac surgery.. 2019 October 34 (10):933-940. Epub 07/23/2019.

Minimizing Permanent Pacemaker Following Repositionable Self-Expanding Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.

Jilaihawi H, Zhao Z, Du R, Staniloae C, Saric M, Neuburger PJ, Querijero M, Vainrib A, Hisamoto K, Ibrahim H, Collins T, Clark E, Pushkar I, Bamira D, Benenstein R, Tariq A, Williams M

JACC. Cardiovascular interventions.. 2019 September 2312 (18):1796-1807. Epub 08/28/2019.

Aggressive tissue aortic valve replacement in younger patients and the risk of re-replacement: Implications from microsimulation analysis.

Ranganath NK, Koeckert MS, Smith DE, Hisamoto K, Loulmet DF, Galloway AC, Grossi EA

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.. 2019 July 158 (1):39-45.e1. Epub 12/13/2018.

Successful embolic protection during temporary circulatory support device removal in a patient who required holding of anticoagulation for postoperative hemothorax.

Ranganath NK, Moazami N, Staniloae CS, Hisamoto K

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.. 2018 December 156 (6):e203-e204. Epub 06/02/2018.

Aorto-Right Ventricular Fistula Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Multimodality Imaging of Successful Percutaneous Closure.

Vainrib AF, Ibrahim H, Hisamoto K, Staniloae CS, Jilaihawi H, Benenstein RJ, Latson L, Williams MR, Saric M

CASE : cardiovascular imaging case reports.. 2017 April 1 (2):70-74. Epub 04/24/2017.

Examining ABO compatible donors in double lung transplants during the era of lung allocation score.

Taghavi S, Jayarajan SN, Furuya Y, Komaroff E, Shiose A, Leotta E, Hisamoto K, Patel N, Cordova F, Criner G, Guy TS, Toyoda Y

The Annals of thoracic surgery.. 2014 October 98 (4):1167-74. Epub 08/05/2014.

Tricuspid valve reconstruction with the extracellular matrix tube technique: a word of caution.

Toyoda Y, Kashem MA, Hisamoto K, Shiose A

The Journal of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery.. 2014 August 148 (2):e141-3. Epub 04/13/2014.

Single-lung transplantation with ABO-compatible donors results in excellent outcomes.

Taghavi S, Jayarajan SN, Furuya Y, Komaroff E, Shiose A, Leotta E, Hisamoto K, Patel N, Cordova F, Criner G, Guy TS, Toyoda Y

The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation.. 2014 August 33 (8):822-8. Epub 04/19/2014.

Analysis of open heart surgery in patients with liver cirrhosis.

Sugimura Y, Toyama M, Katoh M, Kato Y, Hisamoto K

Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals.. 2012 June 20 (3):263-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

Successful surgical repair of a giant calcified left ventricular aneurysm: a report of a case.

Sugimura Y, Toyama M, Katoh M, Kotani M, Kato Y, Hisamoto K

Annals of thoracic and cardiovascular surgery : official journal of the Association of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeons of Asia.. 2012 18 (4):352-4. Epub 12/22/2011.

Outcome of composite arterial Y-grafts in off-pump coronary artery bypass.

Sugimura Y, Toyama M, Katoh M, Kotani M, Kato Y, Hisamoto K

Asian cardiovascular & thoracic annals.. 2011 April 19 (2):119-22. Epub 1900 01 01.

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