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About Hiroo Takayama, MD, PhD
Dr. Hiroo Takayama is Vice Chair of Cardiac, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center. He has more than 20 years of experience in treating patients with heart and vascular problems. As the co-Director of the Aortic Center at NYP/Columbia, Dr. Takayama has contributed to the care of over 4,000 patients by performing a variety of aortic and cardiac surgical procedures, approximately 300-350 operations every year.
Dr. Takayama is internationally recognized for his work on complex aortic surgery (minimally invasive aortic surgery, valve-sparing aortic root replacement, aortic valve r...
Board Certifications
- Cardiac Surgery
- Surgery
- Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Expertise
- Aneurysm
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Aneurysm Surgery
- Aortic Arch Surgery
- Aortic Disease
- Aortic Dissection
- Aortic Surgery
- Endovascular Aneurysm Repair
- Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Endovascular Surgery
- Heart Transplantation
- Heart Valve Repair
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Marfan Syndrome
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Ventricular Assist Device Procedure
Education
- Fellowship: University of Washington Medical Center
- Internship: University of Tokyo Hospital
- Medical School: University of Tokyo (Japan)
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Residency: University of Tokyo Hospital
- Residency: University of Washington Medical Center
Languages
- Japanese
Titles & Positions
- Co-Director, Aortic Center
- Morris and Rose Milstein Professor of Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center
- Vice Chair for Cardiac, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
- NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital
- NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester
Education
- Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center
- Medical School: University of Tokyo (Japan)
- Residency: University of Tokyo Hospital
- Fellowship: University of Washington Medical Center
- Internship: University of Tokyo Hospital
- Residency: University of Washington Medical Center
Awards & Honors
- 2016 New York Magazine's Top Doctors
- 2012 Winner of Thoracic Surgery Residents Association Dwight C. McGoon Award
Titles & Positions
- Co-Director, Aortic Center
- Morris and Rose Milstein Professor of Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center
- Vice Chair for Cardiac, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery, Department of Surgery
Board Certifications
- cardiac surgery
- surgery
- thoracic and cardiac surgery
Languages Spoken
- japanese
In the News
A mom's sudden pain was a deadly heart condition. An ultrasound on an iPhone helped save her life.
CBS News (Digital)•March 15, 2025
NYP Articles & Features
Aortic Surgery: Promoting the Importance of Imaging Surveillance
Advances•August 05, 2024Giving Heart Patients New Life
Health Matters•May 06, 2024Isolated Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation After Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair Not Linked to Increased Mortality
Advances•February 26, 2024