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Hiroshi Kagawa

Hiroshi Kagawa, MD, PhD

Languages spoken: English

Clinical Locations

  • Cardiovascular Center

  • Hiroshi Kagawa, MD joins the Division of Cardiothoracic surgery as a faculty member in the adult cardiac section.

    Dr. Kagawa grew up in Tokyo, Japan and earned his medical degree from The Jikei University School of Medicine. He completed a General Surgery Residency at St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo and a Cardiac Fellowship at the Jikei University in Tokyo. Dr. Kagawa then came to the US to pursue additional training. He completed a Research Fellowship at Stanford University, as well as Adult Cardiac Surgery Fellowships at Northwestern University and Emory University. He did additional training in Cardiothoracic Transplantation at University of Pittsburg Medical Center and remained on as faculty before joining the University of Utah.

    Dr. Kagawa has a particular interest in the medical and surgical treatment of patients with end-stage heart and lung failure including acute and chronic mechanical circulatory support and thoracic transplantation. In his free time, Dr. Kagawa enjoys spending time with his daughters, playing tennis, and swimming.

    Dr. Kagawa’s clinical interests include:

    • All aspects of adult cardiac surgery including coronary artery bypass surgery, valvular heart disease, and aortic disease

    • Mechanical circulatory support including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as well as short term and durable ventricular assist devices

    • Heart and lung transplantation

    Dr. Kagawa’s research interests include:

    • Outcomes research in heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support

    • Analyses of current allocation and utilization of donor hearts

    • Novel devices and techniques in thoracic transplantation

    Learn more about patient, Manny Arocha, and how Dr. Kagawa led the ECMO surgery team to help treat Manny after testing positive for COVID-19.

    Specialties

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Surgery - Primary
    Academic Divisions Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Hiroshi Kagawa, MD joins the Division of Cardiothoracic surgery as a faculty member in the adult cardiac section.

    Dr. Kagawa grew up in Tokyo, Japan and earned his medical degree from The Jikei University School of Medicine. He completed a General Surgery Residency at St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo and a Cardiac Fellowship at the Jikei University in Tokyo. Dr. Kagawa then came to the US to pursue additional training. He completed a Research Fellowship at Stanford University, as well as Adult Cardiac Surgery Fellowships at Northwestern University and Emory University. He did additional training in Cardiothoracic Transplantation at University of Pittsburg Medical Center and remained on as faculty before joining the University of Utah.

    Dr. Kagawa has a particular interest in the medical and surgical treatment of patients with end-stage heart and lung failure including acute and chronic mechanical circulatory support and thoracic transplantation. In his free time, Dr. Kagawa enjoys spending time with his daughters, playing tennis, and swimming.

    Dr. Kagawa’s clinical interests include:

    • All aspects of adult cardiac surgery including coronary artery bypass surgery, valvular heart disease, and aortic disease

    • Mechanical circulatory support including extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as well as short term and durable ventricular assist devices

    • Heart and lung transplantation

    Dr. Kagawa’s research interests include:

    • Outcomes research in heart transplantation and mechanical circulatory support

    • Analyses of current allocation and utilization of donor hearts

    • Novel devices and techniques in thoracic transplantation

    Learn more about patient, Manny Arocha, and how Dr. Kagawa led the ECMO surgery team to help treat Manny after testing positive for COVID-19.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Surgery -Primary
    Academic Divisions Cardiothoracic Surgery

    Education history

    Fellowship Cardiothoracic Transplantation - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Fellow
    Adult Cardiac Surgery - Emory University School of Medicine Fellow
    Fellowship Adult Cardiac Surgery - Northwestern Memorial Hospital Fellow
    Pediatric Cardiac Surgery - Stanford University Research Fellow
    Residency Cardiac Surgery - The Jikei University Kashiwa Hospital Resident
    The Jikei University Graduate School of Medicine Ph.D.
    Residency General Surgery - St. Luke’s International Hospital Resident
    Scholarship Student - University of London, King’s College London, Guy’s, St.Thomas’ Hospital, School of Medicine
    Professional Medical Medicine - The Jikei University School of Medicine M.D.