Yasuyuki Kobayashi, MD, PhD
Areas of expertise: Congenital cardiac surgery
Locations: Main Building
About Yasuyuki Kobayashi, MD, PhD
Titles
Clinical Fellow
Awards and Honors
2024, Japan Cardiovascular Surgery Award
2023, CCTN/CHFS Research Competition Finalist (Canadian Cardiovascular Society Affiliate Award)
2023, Canadian Society of Transplantation (CST) Pediatric Transplant Trainee Abstract Award
2022, Okayama Medical Association Award
2020, Best Fellow of Okayama University Thoracic Surgery Alumni
Editorial and Academic Positions
Editorial Positions
2025, European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Reviewer
2023, World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery, Reviewer
Education & training
Graduate Degree
PhD - Graduate school of Medicine Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
Medical Degree
MD - School of Medicine, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan
Internship
Kagawa Prefectural Central Hospital, Kagawa, Japan
Residency
General Surgery - Okayama Red Cross Hospital, Okayama, Japan
Cardiothoracic Surgery - Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
Fellowship
Clinical Fellowship - Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Cardiac Surgery - London Health Science Centre, London, ON
Cardiovascular Surgery - Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan
Research Fellowship, Division of Cardiovascular Surgery - The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON
Publications
Publications
2025
Kobayashi Y, Suryakumar A, Beroukhim R, Staffa SJ, Zurakowski D, Emani SM. Neo-aortic valve regurgitation and root dilation after arterial switch operation in patients with native left ventricular outflow tract obstruction. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. (2025). PMID: in press.
Kobayashi Y, Marx GR, Sasaki N, Zurakowski D, Emani SM. Atrioventricular inflow and subsequent ventricular growth after staged ventricular recruitment for unbalanced atrioventricular canal defect. Ann Thorac Surg. (2025). PMID: in press
Kobayashi Y, Suryakumar A, Tworetzky W, Emani SM. Neonatal rapid two-stage double switch operation for congenitally corrected transposition of great arteries with severe tricuspid regurgitation. JTCVS Techniques. (2025). PMID: in press.
Kobayashi Y, Barron DJ, Signorile M, Fan CP, Sano M, Floh A, Honjo O. Role of primary sternal closure in early outcomes following the Norwood procedure. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. (2025). PMID: in press.
Kobayashi Y, Sano S, Narumiya Y, Kimura A, Suzuki E, Kasahara S, Kotani Y. Management Strategies for Truncus Arteriosus: A Comparative Analysis of Staged vs. Primary Repair. Pediatr Cardiol. (2025). PMID: in press.
2024
Kobayashi Y, Li J, Parker M, Wang J, Nagy A, Fan CP, Runeckles K, Okumura M, Kadowaki S, Honjo O. Impact of hemoglobin level in ex vivo heart perfusion on donation after circulatory death hearts: a juvenile porcine experimental model. Transplantation. 2024;108(9):1922-1930. PMID: 39167562
Kobayashi Y, Kasahara S, Sano S, Suzuki H, Suzuki E, Yorifuji T, Kotani Y. Staged repair for complete atrioventricular septal defect in patients < 4.0 kg. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024;167:1136-44. PMID: 37442338.
2023
Kobayashi Y, Kasahara S, Sano S, Kotani Y. Modified single-patch repair for atrioventricular septal defects results in good functional outcomes in the absence of deep ventricular septal defects. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023;165:411-21. PMID: 36115701.
2022
Kobayashi Y, Kasahara S, Kotani Y. Right Vertical Infra-Axillary Thoracotomy Approach in Simple Congenital Heart Diseases. Operat Tech Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022;27:294-301. PMID:-
Kobayashi Y, Kotani Y, Kuroko Y, Kawabata T, Sano S, Kasahara S. Staged Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot: A Strategy for Optimizing Clinical and Functional Outcomes. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022;113(5):1575-1581. PMID: 33771498.
2021
Kobayashi Y, Kotani Y, Kawabata T, Kuroko Y, Sano S, Kasahara S. Does the size of pulmonary artery impact on recoarctation of the aorta after the Norwood procedure without patch? Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2021;33(5):765-772. PMID: 34164672.
Kobayashi Y, Kotani Y, Sakoda N, Kadowaki S, Kasahara S. Ex vivo Evaluation of the Biventricular Cardiac Function for Donation After Circulatory Death Model: An Experimental Study. Artificial Organs. 2021;45(4):373-381. PMID: 33001457.
Kobayashi Y, Kotani Y, Kuroko Y, Tateishi A, Sano S, Kasahara S. Anatomical Risk Factors for Reintervention after Arterial Switch Operation for Taussig–Bing anomaly. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021;112(1):163-169. PMID: 32795522