Katsuhide Maeda, MD, PhD
Locations: Main Building
About Katsuhide Maeda, MD, PhD
Titles
Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support and ECMO
Associate Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania
Leadership and Memberships
American Association of Thoracic Surgery
Japan Surgical Society The Japanese Association for Thoracic Surgery
The Japanese Society for Cardiovascular Surgery
The Japanese Circulation Society
Japanese Society of Pediatric Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery
International society of Heart and Lung Transplant
American Society of Artificial Internal Organs
The Society of Thoracic Surgeons International Member
Western Thoracic Surgical Association
European Society of Cardiothoracic Surgeon
Congenital Heart Surgeon’s Society
American Society of Transplant Surgeons
American Heart Association
Research Interests
Pulmonary vascular pathology related to congenital heart disease Fetal cardiac surgery Remodeling of cardiac valve structure Single ventricular VAD model
Education & training
Graduate Degree
MB - School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Medical Degree
PhD - (Dr. of Medical Science) Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Internship
Dept. of Surgery, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Residency
General Surgery Residency, Dept. of Surgery, Asahi Central Hospital, Chiba, Japan
Cardiothoracic Surgery Residency, Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of Tokyo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Fellowship
Clinical Fellowship, Fukuoka Children's Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
Research Fellowship, Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, Dept. of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Publications
Books
Book Chapters
2020
Maeda K, Hanley Frank L. Chapter 12.4 Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery. Anesthesiologist’s Manual of Surgical Procedures. 6th edition. 2020. Richard A. Jaffe, Clifford A. Schmiesing, Brend Golianu.
Innovation in VAD Support: A Q&A with Dr. Kats Maeda
The Director of Mechanical Circulatory Support explains the type and function of ventricular assist devices used at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.