Yuji Kaku, MD
Yuji Kaku, MD

Yuji Kaku, 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
US
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Insurances Accepted

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  • AETNA
  • Affinity Health Plan
  • AgeWell
  • Amida Care
  • CIGNA
  • Emblem/GHI
  • Emblem/Hip
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
  • Fidelis Care
  • Healthfirst
  • Local 1199
  • Magnacare (National)
  • Medicare
  • Multiplan
  • MVP Health Care
  • Quality Health Management
  • RiverSpring
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • VNSNY CHOICE
  • WellCare
  • World Trade Center Health Plan

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About Yuji Kaku, MD

Yuji Kaku, MD is a cardiac surgeon and surgical director of the cardiogenic shock program at Columbia. Dr. Kaku earned his medical degree from Tohoku University in Japan. After finishing a cardiovascular surgery residency at Tokyo Women's Medical University in Tokyo, he came to the US to continue his cardiac surgery training and complete fellowships in heart transplant and LVAD at Texas Heart Institute, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Columbia University. Dr. Kaku's focus is in coronary revascularization, heart transplant and LVAD surgery.


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Expertise

  • Adult Cardiac Surgery

  • Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery

  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)

  • Heart Failure

  • Heart Surgery

  • Heart Transplantation

  • Mechanical Assist Device

  • Mechanical Circulatory Support

  • Minimally Invasive Surgery

  • Ventricular Assist Device Procedure

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Education

  • Fellowship: Northwestern Medicine / Northwestern Memorial Hospital

  • Fellowship: Texas Heart Institute

  • Medical School: Tohoku University School of Medicine

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Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery at CUMC

  • Surgical Director, Cardiogenic Shock Program

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Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Education

  • Medical School: Tohoku University School of Medicine
  • Fellowship: Northwestern Medicine / Northwestern Memorial Hospital
  • Fellowship: Texas Heart Institute

Titles & Positions

  • Assistant Professor of Surgery at CUMC
  • Surgical Director, Cardiogenic Shock Program