Koji Takeda, MD
Koji Takeda, MD

Koji Takeda, MD

Cardiac Surgery
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Specialties
Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, more

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CUIMC/Milstein Hospital Building

177 Ft. Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
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ColumbiaDoctors - 15 North Broadway

15 North Broadway
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White Plains, NY 10601
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  • AETNA
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  • AgeWell
  • Amida Care
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About Koji Takeda, MD

Koji Takeda, MD, PhD is a cardiac surgeon and Surgical Director for Adult Heart Transplant at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.


Dr. Takeda has a focus on heart failure, heart transplant surgery and mechanical circulatory support through ventricular assist devices (VADs). In addition to his clinical work, he is an active researcher in all of these areas, as well as in cardiac regeneration therapy.


Dr. Takeda completed his medical training, post-graduate training, residency and fellowship in Osaka, Japan, after which he completed an advanced cardiovascular surgery fellowship at Northwestern University, Chicago. He is the recipient of multiple honors and awards including the American College of Chest Physicians Award, Japan Branch, 2009; and chief resident award and best resident award, 2005, at the National Cardiovascular Center, Osaka, Japan.


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Expertise

  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

  • Heart Failure

  • Heart Transplantation

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Education

  • Fellowship: McGaw Medical Center - Northwestern University

  • Fellowship: University Hospital

  • Medical School: University of Osaka Medical School

  • Residency: University Hospital

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Titles & Positions

  • Associate Professor of Surgery

  • Director of Pulmonary Endarterectomy, Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac, Thoracic & Vascular Surgery, Columbia University

  • Surgical Director of Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support

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Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

  • NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital

  • NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester

Education

  • Residency: University Hospital
  • Fellowship: University Hospital
  • Medical School: University of Osaka Medical School
  • Fellowship: McGaw Medical Center - Northwestern University

Awards & Honors

  • 1999 Best score award in Ob/Gyn
  • 2005 Chief Resident of the Year, National Cardiovascular Center
  • 2005 Resident of the Year, National Cardiovascular Center
  • 2009 American College of Chest Physicians Award, Japan Branch

Titles & Positions

  • Associate Professor of Surgery
  • Director of Pulmonary Endarterectomy, Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac, Thoracic & Vascular Surgery, Columbia University
  • Surgical Director of Heart Transplant and Mechanical Circulatory Support

Languages Spoken

  • Japanese