Yoshikazu Suzuki - Faculty Profile

Administrative/Clinical Office:
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
6th Floor Silverstein Pavilion
Philadelphia, PA 19104-4283
Administrative Assistant:
Phone:
Fax:

yoshikazu.suzuki@uphs.upenn.edu


Faculty Appointments
07/09 - 06/12	Clinical Assistant Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, niversity of Iowa Carver School of Medicine Iowa City, Iowa

Hospital and Administrative Appointments
05/95 - 06/98	Staff Surgeon in General Surgery, Okinawa Yaeyama Hospital Okinawa, Japan

07/00 - 04/04	Staff Surgeon in Cardiovascular Surgery, Okinawa Chubu Hospital Okinawa, Japan

05/04 - 06/05	Senior Staff Surgeon in Cardiovascular Surgery, Okinawa Chubu Hospital Okinawa, Japan

2010 - 2012	Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Clinical Practice/Attending Surgeon Mercy Medical Center Mason City, IA

07/01/12 - present	Health System Clinician, Department of Surgery Clinical Practices of the University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

07/01/12 - present	Clinical Associate, Perelman School of Medicine University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Education/Training
1987 - 1991	M.D., Faculty of Medicine University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

09/07 - 06/09	M.S., Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health University of Michigan Rackham Graduate School Ann Arbor, Michigan

Postgraduate Training and Fellowship Appointments
05/91 - 04/92	Clinical Rotation Internship Okinawa Chubu Hospital, Okinawa, Japan

05/92 - 04/94	Residency in General Surgery Okinawa Chubu Hospital, Okinawa, Japan

07/98 - 06/00	Clinical Training in Adult and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery and General Thoracic Surgery Section of Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical Center Ann Arbor, Michigan

07/05 - 06/06	Cardiovascular Surgery Clinical Fellowship, Section of Cardiac Surgery Department of Surgery, University of Michigan Medical School Ann Arbor, Michigan

07/06 - 06/08	VAD and Heart Transplant Surgery Clinical Fellowship Thoratec Corp./Section of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Surgery University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan

2009	Heart Ware HVAD Training

2010	Syncardia CardioWest Training

2010	Thoratec PVAD Training

2010	Thoratec Heart Mate 2 Training


Memberships/Societies

National/International Societies
1992 - present	Japan Surgical Society

1992 - 2009	Japanese Association for Emergency Medicine

1992 - present	Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery

1992 - 2009	Japanese Association for Ultrasound Medicine

1992 - 2009	Japanese Society for the Surgery of Trauma

1992 - 1995	Okinawa Medical Association

2002 - 2009	Japanese Society of Intensive Care Medicine

2002 - present	Japanese Society for Vascular Surgery

2002 - present	Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery

2005 - present	American Heart Association

2005 - present	International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation

2012 - present	Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Research

Publications

Research Publications, Peer Reviewed

Matsushima K, Suzuki Y. Transverse colon volvulus and associated Chilaiditi's syndrome. American Journal of Surgery 2006 Aug.; 192(2):203-204.
Haft JW, Suzuki Y, Aaronson KD, Dyke DB, Wright S, Poirier VL, Pagani FD. Identification of device malfunction in patients supported with the Heartmate XVE left ventricular assist system. ASAIO Journal 2007 May/June; 53(3):298-303.
Patel HJ, Williams DM, Dasika NL, Suzuki Y, Deeb GM. Operative delay for peripheral malperfusion syndrome in acute type A aortic dissection: A long term analysis. Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 2008 June; 135(6):1288-1295.
Suzuki Y, Pagani F, Bolling SF. Left thoracotomy for multiple-time redo mitral valve surgery using on-pump beating heart technique. Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2008 Aug.; 86(2):466-471.
Hashimi S, Bashir M, Suzuki Y, Calcaterra D. Anterior chest ecchymosis from complicated descending thoracic aortic aneurysm. European Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2011 Dec.; 40(6):1545. [Epub 2011 May 11.]
Suzuki Y, Parekh KR, Calcaterra D, Ghanamah M, Firchau D, Sigurdsson G, Thomas K, Weiss RM. Hemoptysis after left ventricular aneurysmectomy: A challenge in diagnosis and utility of computed tomography. Circulation 2012 (in press)

Research Publications, Non-Peer Reviewed

Suzuki Y, Mototake H, Tengan T, Henzan E. A case of aortic valve replacement for MRSA endocarditis following MRSA empyema and meningitis recovering from massive intraperitoneal bleeding and moribund shock due to traumatic mesenteric rupture. Okinawa Medical Journal 1994; 32(1):52-54.
Suzuki Y, Mototake H, Tengan T, Henzan E. A case of rectal muscle flap coverage for MRSA mediastinitis. Okinawa Medical Journal 1994; 32(2):120-122.
Suzuki Y, Endo K. Prophylactic antibiotic use for surgical site infection. Pharma Medica 2001; 19(5):23-32.
Suzuki Y, Mototake H, Tengan T, Henzan E. A case of successful percutaneous balloon aortic valvuloplasty for critical aortic stenosis in neonate. Okinawa Medical Journa1 2002; 41(2):20-22.

Editorials, Chapters, Case Reports & Participation in Committee Reports

Suzuki Y. Cardiac and general thoracic surgery training in the U.S.A. Chap. 3 in Ashimine K (ed.): Doctors Who Crossed Over the Pacific. Tokyo: Igakushoin Publisher, 2003, 50-62.
Suzuki Y, Spoor MT, Bolling SF. Mitral valve repair. In Raman J (ed.): Management of Heart Failure, Vol. 2: Surgical Management of Heart Failure. New York: Springer, 2008, 161-180.
Suzuki Y, Pagani FD. Cardiac allograft procurement and preservation. In Toledo-Pereyra LH (ed.): Organ Preservation for Transplantation, 3rd Edition. New York: Springer/ Kluwer Academic Publishers/ Chapman and Hall, 2010, __-__.