Yoshifumi Naka MD

Thoracic Surgery•New York, NY

Adult Cardiac Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Transplantation, Cardiovascular Surgery

Cardiac surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital

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Overview of Dr. Naka

Dr. Yoshifumi Naka is a thoracic surgeon in New York, NY and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, New York-Presbyterian Queens, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, and NewYork-Presbyterian/Allen Hospital. He received his medical degree from Osaka University Medical School and has been in practice 42 years. He is one of 71 doctors at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center and one of 158 doctors at New York-Presbyterian Hospital who specialize in Thoracic Surgery. He also speaks multiple languages, including Japanese. He has more than 100 publications and over 500 citings.

Education & Training

Osaka University Medical SchoolClass of 1984
Osaka UniversityBachelors, Pre-med, 1978 - 1968

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Certifications & Licensure

NY State Medical License 1999 - 2028

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2005-2009, 2011-2014

Clinical Trials

Bone Marrow Cell Transplantation to Improve Heart Function in Individuals With End-Stage Heart Failure
TERMINATED
PHASE2
Evaluation of the Safety and Effectiveness of the DuraHeart™ LVAS
TERMINATED
NA
Randomized Study of Organ Care System Cardiac for Preservation of Donated Hearts for Eventual Transplantation
COMPLETED
NA

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Prosthetic valve thrombosis on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support: Risk factors and outcomes.
Berhane Worku, Camilla Rossi, Nabeel Sami, Ivancarmine Gambardella, Sandhya Balaram
Perfusion. 2026-09-01
Spinal cord ischemia in patients on venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation: a literature review.
Berhane Worku, Monica Prario, Iosif Gulkarov, Ivancarmine Gambardella, Sandhya Balaram
Journal of Thoracic Disease. 2026-08-31
Bleeding phenotypes associated with P2Y12 inhibitor therapy in venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Nabeel Sami, Monica Prario, Iosif Gulkarov, Monika Tukacs, Yoshifumi Naka
The International Journal of Artificial Organs. 2026-07-18

Journal Articles

Characteristics and Outcomes of Recipients of Heart Transplant with Coronavirus Disease 2019
Farhana Latif, Maryjane A Farr, Kevin J Clerkin, Koji Takeda, Yoshifumi Naka, Susan Restaino, Gabriel Sayer, Nir Uriel, JAMA Cardiology
VA‐ECMO for Cardiogenic Shock in the Contemporary Era of Heart Transplantation: Which Patients Should Be Urgently Transplanted?
Yoshifumi Naka, Maryjane A Farr, Koji Takeda, Paolo Colombo, Hiroo Takayama, Arthur R Garan, Veli K Topkara, Clinical Transplantation
Hypertension: an unstudied potential risk factor for adverse outcomes during continuous flow ventricular assist device support
Wasson LT, Yuzefpolskaya M, Wakabayashi M, Takayama H, Naka Y, Uriel N, Jorde UP, Demmer RT, Colombo PC, Heart Fail Rev., 1/1/2015

Books/Book Chapters

Ventricular assist devices in advanced-stage heart failure
Chapter: Chapter 6. Transplant versus VAD: Evolving and Future Perspectives.
Takayama H, Thomas S, Naka YEditors: Shunei Kyo.Springer2014
Surgical Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure
Morgan J and Naka YSpringer2013
Cardiothoracic Surgery Review
Chapter: Chapter 177. Redo Heart Transplantation (Columbia Experience).
Takayama H, Yang J, Naka YEditors: Franco KL, Thourani VH.Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams&Wilkins2012

Authored Content

Characteristics and Outcomes of Recipients of Heart Transplant with Coronavirus Disease 2019May 2020
Characteristics and Outcomes of Recipients of Heart Transplant with Coronavirus Disease 2019May 2020

Press Mentions

A Second Chance in Life: Bronx Woman Gets New Heart at NewYork-PresbyterianDecember 20th, 2024
Total Artificial Heart Revolutionizes Heart Transplant SurgeryMay 1st, 2023
NewYork-Presbyterian Expands Heart Transplant and Heart Failure ServicesNovember 1st, 2022