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Dr. Megumu Kanno

Cardiovascular Surgeon
Director, Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Southern TOHOKU General Hospital

  • Present Title & Affiliation

    • Director, Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Southern TOHOKU General Hospital
    • Supervisor, Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery, Southern TOHOKU General Hospital
    • Director, Research Laboratory of Arteriosclerosis and Lipid Metabolism

  • Education

    • 1977 M.D.

      School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Japan

    • 1983 Ph.D.

      Graduate School of Medicine, Fukushima Medical University, Japan 

  • Certifications

    • Board-certified Cardiovascular Surgeon by The Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery (JSCVS)
    • Certified Trainer by The Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery (JSCVS)
    • Board-certified Specialist by The Japanese Circulation Society (JCS)
    • Board-certified Cardiovascular Surgeon by The Japanese Board of Cardiovascular Society
    • Certified Trainer by Japan Surgical Society (JSS)
    • Board-certified physician for Stent-Graft
    • Certified Trainer by The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery (JATS)
    • Certified Instructor by The Japanese Board of Cardiovascular Surgery

  • Professional Experience

    • 1977

      Clinical Fellow, The 1st Surgical Dept., Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Japan

    • Aug. 1978

      Clinical Fellow, St. Vincent Medical Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA

    • Sep. 1979

      Chief Resident, St. Vincent Medical Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA

    • Aug. 1980

      Clinical Fellow, The 1st Surgical Dept., Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Japan

    • Nov. 1983
      Specialist, Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery, Honda Memorial Tohoku Cardio-Vascular Medical Center, Japan
    • Nov. 1994
      Head, Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery, Southern TOHOKU General Hospital
    • Jan. 2001-present

      Director, Center for Cardiovascular Diseases, Southern TOHOKU General Hospital

    • Jul. 2008-present

      Supervisor, Dept. of Cardiovascular Surgery, Southern TOHOKU General Hospital
      Director, Research Laboratory of Arteriosclerosis and Lipid Metabolism

  • Skill Highlights

    • Cardiovascular Surgery
    • Surgical treatment of coronary artery disease and valvular heart disease
    • Prevention education on cardiovascular disease

  • Professional Memberships

    • Member, The Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery
    • Member, The Japan Society for Transplantation 
    • Member, Japanese Association for Acute Medicine
    • Member, Japanese Association of Cardiovascular Intervention and Therapeutics
    • Member, The Japanese Circulation Society

  • Selected Publications

    • Hirofumi Midorikawa, Kyohei Ueno, Gaku Takinami, Kazuhiro Oota, Kentaro Yuda, Megumu Kanno, Initial and Long-term Results of Omental Flap Coverage for the Complications after Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair, Kyoubu Geka, 75(8):579-585. (In Japanese), AUG, 2022
    • Gaku Takinami, Hirofumi Midorikawa, Kyohei Ueno, Megumu Kanno, A rare case of an expanded perigraft seroma with heart failure after thoracic aortic surgery, June 2022, Journal of Cardiology Cases, DOI:10.1016/j.jccase.2022.05.007
    • Kyohei Ueno, Megumu Kanno, Hirofumi Midorikawa, Gaku Takinami, Ken Niitsuma, Left Subclavian Artery Aneurysm with von Recklinghausen's Disease, Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 50(6):420-424 DOI:10.4326/jjcvs.50.420, November 2021
    • Midorikawa H, Takano T, Ueno K, Takinami G, Kageyama R, Seki H, Kanno M, Satou K. What did endovascular aortic repair bring for the treatment strategy of abdominal aortic aneurysm? Ann Vasc Dis 2018:11:484-489.
    • Midorikawa H, Techigawara K, Sunada M, Suzuki Y, Takano T, Kanno M. Emergency endovascular repair of a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm with shock in an octogenarian: report of a case. Fukushima J of IVR 2016; 20: 1-5.
    • Midorikawa H, Kanno M, Takano T, Watanabe K, Ono T, Satou K. Long-term results of open stent-grafting using a Matsui-Kitamura stent to treat thoracic aortic aneurysm. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2015; 21:165-171.
    • Satoru Maeba, Takahiro Taguchi, Hirofumi Midorikawa, Megumu Kanno, Taijiro Sueda, Four-dimensional geometric assessment of tricuspid annulus movement in early functional tricuspid regurgitation patients indicates decreased longitudinal flexibility, Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery, Vol. 16, Issue 6, June 2013, Pages 743–749, https://doi.org/10.1093/icvts/ivt036, 06 March 2013
    • Hirofumi Midorikawa, Megumu Kanno, Takashi Takano, Kouyu Watanabe, Kyohei Ueno. Two-stage surgery for high-risk multiple aortic aneurysms using a Meadox hemashield knit graft-. MAQUET clinical update 1 : 1-2, 2011.
    • Hirofumi Midorikawa, Megumu Kannno, Kazunori Ishikawa. : Fully supported open stent-grafting applied with a Matsui-Kitamura (MK) stent in treatment of distal arch aneurysm. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 56 :209-214, 2008.
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