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Takushi Kohmoto, MD, PhD, MBA

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Location

  • Heart and Vascular Center - Center for Advanced Care - Froedtert Hospital
  • 8900 W. Doyne Ave.
  • Milwaukee, WI 53226

Specialties

  • Cardiothoracic Surgery
  • Transplant Surgery

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Overview

Diseases and Conditions

  • Aortic Valve Diseases
  • Cardiogenic Shock
  • Coronary Artery Disease
  • Heart Failure
  • Valvular Heart Disease
  • Complex Congenital Heart Conditions

Treatments and Services

  • Adult Cardiac Surgery
  • Heart Transplantation
  • Heart Valve Surgery
  • MAZE Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
  • Valve Repair
  • Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)
  • Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
  • Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
  • Vascular Bypass
  • Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS)
  • Virtual Visit

Patients Ages Seen

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Senior

Languages

  • English
  • Japanese

Clinic Locations

Heart and Vascular Center - Center for Advanced Care - Froedtert Hospital

Heart and Vascular Center - Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital
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Biography

Dr. Takushi Kohmoto has experience in all forms of heart surgery, including heart transplantation, coronary artery bypass surgery, and aortic and mitral valve surgery. He has extensive experience with mechanical circulatory support devices and in performing heart transplantation, having worked with advanced heart failure patients for more than 20 years. Dr. Kohmoto is the surgical director of the Heart Transplant Program.

Education and Training

Doctor of Medicine - Okayama University School of Medicine - Okayama (1989)
Doctor of Philosophy - Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine - Okayama (1993)
Residency in General Surgery - Okayama University Hospital - Okayama (1993-1989)
Residency in Cardiovascular Surgery - Okayama University Hospital - Okayama (1993)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow;Cardiothoracic Division - Department of Surgery - Columbia University - New York, NY (1993-1994)
Residency in Cardiovascular Surgery - Okayama University Hospital - Okayama (1996-1999)
Fellowship in Cardiovascular Surgery - Shin-Tokyo Hospital - Matsudo, Chiba (1999-2000)
Postdoctoral Clinical Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery - New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center - New York, NY (2000-2003)
Executive MBA - University of Wisconsin - Madison - Madison, WI (2014-2016)

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