Last surgery at WMC was Heart Transplant.
Good luck Dr Kai in Boston! @WestchesterMed @WMCCardsFellows @HirooTakayamaMD @Transmedics @ISHLT @STS_CTsurgery
Suguru Ohira, MD, PhD
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Cardiac Surgeon @HartfordHealthC. Trained @TJUHospital & Kyoto, Japan →Westchester, NY →Hartford, CT 🇯🇵🇺🇸🎾
New York
Joined April 2022
- This week, starting a new role at @HartfordHealthC Looking forward to joining the largest cardiovascular center in Connecticut My initial goal is to expand both clinical and academic activities, including education/training @ctsnetorg @annalsthorsurg @AATSJournals @AorticC
- After successful heart transplant on status 1 patient I found this violation sticker on my car at parking lot @WMCHealth 😭 Are you kidding me?
- Our technique in type A is available in current issue in JTCVS Techniques. I’m assigned to have a talk about this operation at Aortic Symposium 2024 @AATSJournals @AATSHQ @WestchesterMed @GoldbergJBCTMD
- Highlights of #ISHLT2025 @WMCHealth Heart Failure Team and kind of reunion Masashi Kai from @BIDMCSurgery @ameeshisath @stephenpanmd @VasilikiGreg
- Dr. Khan’s oral presentation about Impella 5.5 was selected as 2023 ASAIO Abstract Award👏👏👏 Congratulations🌸@WMCCardsFellows @ShazliKhanMD @ameeshisath @asaiojournal @Abiomed
- Direct Axillary Artery Cannulation is expeditious, safe, and hemostatic during on pump. Surgeons never get wet. Our technique will be available in @ctsnetorg soon @annalsthorsurg @STS_CTsurgery @WestchesterMed
- Heading to 🇯🇵 for annual meeting of Japanese Association of Thoracic Surgery🛩 @HirotoKitahara @VicePresidentTW
- Four Aortic dissections at @WMC this week. I did two cases of “Zone 2 Arch repair” @annalsthorsurg @STS_CTsurgery @AorticDissectUS @TerumoAortic
- Last day was quiet From Philly @TJUHospital to NY in 2019 Unforgettable days at @WMCHealth It’s time to move on to the next challenge in my life Looking forward to seeing friends at @ISHLT Boston and @AATSHQ Seattle ✈️
- Hello San Antonio✈️ Our 1st presentation will be tmrw Thanks Program Committee for hard work #STS2024 @KarenMKimMD1 @GoldbergJBCTMD @VasilikiGreg @ameeshisath @WestchesterMed @STS_CTsurgery @nymedcollege
- A Rising ⭐️ Fellow @ameeshisath presented our strategy and results of ECPELLA 5.5 vs ECPELLA CP/2.5 @ISHLT 2023 Thx for moderating this session @rcogswell_umn @WMCCardsFellows @stephenpanmd @Abiomed @nymedcollege
- Stuck at Zermatt 🇨🇭 for 3 days due to heavy snow and avalanche At least today was beautiful day w/ Matterhorn Had to change the return flight…

















