Yuji Kaku, MD
212-305-0828
212-305-0828
Specialties
Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery, Cardiac Surgery, more
Yuji Kaku, MD
Cardiac Surgery
212-305-0828
Locations and Appointments
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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
- Amerigroup of New Jersey
- Amida Care
- CIGNA
- Emblem/GHI
- Emblem/Hip
- Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Healthplus
- Empire Blue Cross/Blue Shield
- 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
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.
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
Education
Fellowship: Northwestern Medicine / Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Fellowship: Texas Heart Institute
Medical School: Tohoku University School of Medicine
Titles & Positions
Assistant Professor of Surgery at CUMC
Surgical Director, Cardiogenic Shock Program
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