Overview of Dr. Tsukashita
Dr. Masaki Tsukashita is a cardiac surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA and is affiliated with Allegheny General Hospital. He received his medical degree from Faculty of Medicine Kyoto University and has been in practice 23 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Japanese. He specializes in adult cardiac surgery and is experienced in coronary artery bypass graft, heart valve surgery, heart transplantation, aortic aneurysm, aortic dissection, and many others.
Office
320 East North ave
Pittsburgh, PA 15212- Is this information wrong?
Clinical Expertise
- Adult cardiac surgery, Cardiac transplantation, Mitral valve repair, Mitral valve replacement, Mechanical circulatory support, Left ventricular assist device implantation, Coronary artery bypass grafting, Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, Aortic valve surgery, Aortic valve repair, Aortic valve replacement, Aortic root replacement, Valve-sparing aortic root reconstruction, Aortic aneurysm, Mitral valve surgery, Heart failure and transplantation, Heart failure, Tricuspid valve surgery, Tricuspid valve repair, Tricuspid valve replacement, Adult congenital cardiac surgery, Pericardiectomy
Education & Training
- Faculty of Medicine Kyoto UniversityClass of 1999
Certifications & Licensure
- PA State Medical License 2016 - 2024
Clinical Trials
- MOMENTUM 3 Continued Access Protocol Start of enrollment: 2016 Aug 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 2 citationsRight Ventricular Pressure-Volume Analysis During a Left Ventricular Assist Device Speed Optimization Study.Manreet Kanwar, Michael I. Brener, Masaki Tsukashita, Srinivas Murali, Daniel Burkhoff
Circulation. Heart Failure. 2021-03-15 - 33 citationsEffect of pulmonary vascular resistance before left ventricular assist device implantation on short- and long-term post-transplant survival.Masaki Tsukashita, Hiroo Takayama, Koji Takeda, Jiho Han, Paolo C. Colombo
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2015-11-01 - 6 citationsA Targeted Management Approach to Cardiogenic Shock.Mithun Chakravarthy, Masaki Tsukashita, Srinivas Murali
Critical Care Clinics. 2018-07-01
Journal Articles
- Fulminant Infectious Aortitis With Ascending Aortic Rupture.Kassar K, Lucke M, Pu C, Tsukashita M, Ann Thorac Surg., 1/2017
- Heart Procurement from a Donor on Venovenous ECMO Support.Singh G, Tsukashita M, Biscotti M, Costa J, Lambert D, Bacchetta M, Takayama H., ASAIO J., 5/1/2016
- Uterine cells are recruited to the infarcted heart and improve cardiac outcomes in female rats.Xaymardan M, Sun Z, Hatta K, Tsukashita M, Konecny F, Weisel RD, Li RK., J Mol Cell Cardiol., 6/2012
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Press Mentions
- Allegheny General Hospital Heart Specialists Among the First in the Country to Expand Use of Left Ventricular Assist Device as Bridge to RecoveryMarch 11th, 2021
- AGH Heart Transplant Program's 3-Year Survival Rates Tops in State, Seventh Nationally, According to Latest ReportApril 15th, 2019
Professional Memberships
- Member
- International Society for Heart and Lung TransplantationMember
Other Languages
- Japanese
Hospital Affiliations
- Allegheny General HospitalPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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