Dr. Akimitsu Yamaguchi, MD, PhD.

Tokyo Heart Center - Vice president

Director of the department of Cardiovascular Surgery. 
E-mail addresses:  

ak-yamag@pb3.so-net.ne.jp

syamaguchi@tokyoheart.or.jp
Date of birth: Oct. 28th, 1954   Birthplace: Tokyo
Hobby: Scuba diving (PADI 809321-OW). 

Educational background and experience:

March 1973 Graduate from Keio Shiki Senior High School

April  1975 Entrance into Tokai University, school of medicine

March 1981 Graduate from Tokai University, school of medicine

May 1981 Tokyo Women's Medical University Hospital, 1st surgery

May 1981 Osaka National Hospital, the department of cardiovascular surgery

September 1988 Clinician, LDS hospital, Utah, USA

June 1989 Osaka National Hospital, the department of cardiovascular surgery

December 1996 Director, Ishinkai Yao General Hospital, Cardiovascular surgery

Diseases which we treat are classified as follows:

1. Congenital heart diseases, e.g. atrial septal defects, ventricular septal defects.

2. Acquired heart diseases, e.g. cardiac valvular disease, ischemic heart diseases, cardiac tumors.
3. Great vessels, e.g. abdominal aorta, thoracic aorta, dissecting aneurysm
4. Peripheral blood vessels, e.g. arteriosclerosis obliterans.
5. Operation for arrhythmia, e.g. Maze operation for atrial fibrillation complicated  by cardiac valvular disease.

6. Operation for cardiomyopathy (recent topics), e.g. Batista operation and Dor operation for left ventriculoplasty (reduction).