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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...
Expertise
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplantation
Education
- Fellowship: McGaw Medical Center - Northwestern University
- Fellowship: University Hospital
- Medical School: University of Osaka Medical School
- Residency: University Hospital
Languages
- Japanese
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
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
- 2009 American College of Chest Physicians Award, Japan Branch
- 2005 Chief Resident of the Year, National Cardiovascular Center
- 2005 Resident of the Year, National Cardiovascular Center
- 1999 Best score award in Ob/Gyn
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
NYP Articles & Features
AATS 2026: Highlights, Insights, and Lessons in Cardiothoracic Leadership
Advances•June 25, 2026New York’s First Heart-Lung-Liver Transplant Recipient Reflects on Her Second Chance at Life
Health Matters•July 03, 2025Innovative Surgical Procedure Offered with Curative Potential for Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Advances•August 14, 2023ECMO for Postcardiotomy Shock: Investigating Outcomes and Adverse Events
Advances•December 29, 2022Hope and Joy on Father's Day
Health Matters•June 17, 2021