Yuji Kawano, MD| Cardiac Surgery | MedStar Health
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Specialties: Cardiac Surgery
Languages: English, Japanese
202-877-3503
About me
Yuji Kawano, MD, is a cardiac surgeon at MedStar Washington Hospital Center with a unique specialization in minimally invasive and robotic heart surgery.
Dr. Kawano comes to MedStar Health from his advanced fellowship program at Emory University, where he received the full spectrum of training in robotic cardiac surgery under some of the first, and most experienced, robotic cardiac surgeons, worldwide.
A highly specialized approach, robotic heart surgery can provide patients with enhanced recovery, shorter hospital stays, and fewer complications compared to conventional methods. Robotics may be applied to treat mitral and tricuspid valve conditions, atrial fibrillation, and cardiac tumors, for low-risk surgical patients as well as high-risk patients with complex comorbidities.
Philosophy of Care
“Robotic surgery is an excellent option for a patient seeking better cosmesis, quicker recovery, and less post-surgical pain, without compromising the clinical result of surgery itself. I work closely with my colleagues to fully evaluate the benefits and potential risks for each case. My patients can always count on me to be honest with them –– to explain their situation and to help them understand their treatment options. My first priority is always the patient’s safety.”
Fellowships
- Advanced Robotic Cardiac Surgery, Emory University Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia
- Advanced Adult Cardiac Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery, Tokyo Bay Urayasu Ichikawa Medical Center, Chiba, Japan
Residencies
- Cardiovascular Surgery, Ichinomiya Nishi Hospital, Aichi, Japan
- General Surgery, Musashino Red Cross Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Medical school:
- Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Reoperation, Coronary Artery Bypass
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Bacterial Endocarditis
- Aneurysm Of Ascending Aorta
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Aneurysm Rupture
- Aortic Arch Aneurysm
- Aortic Valve Regurgitation
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Cachexia
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Complications Of Procedures
- Coronary Artery Blockage
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Marfan Syndrome
- Mitral Valve Prolapse
- Mitral Valve Stenosis
- Postoperative Bleeding
- Postoperative Complications
- Pulmonary Valve Stenosis
- Rheumatic Tricuspid Valve Disease
- Surgical Site Infection
- Thoracic Aortic Dissection
- Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm
- Tricuspid Stenosis
- Ventricular Aneurysm
Procedures I perform
- Ablation For Atrial Fibrillation
- Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Root Replacement
- Aortic Rupture Treatment
- Aortic Valve Repair
- Aortic Valve Supplement
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Atrial Septum Supplement
- Cardiac Myxoma Excision
- Cardiac Sampling And Pressure Measurement
- Cardiopulmonary Bypass
- Cardioversion
- Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Heart Therapeutic Injection
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Treatment
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Intraaortic Balloon Pump Placement
- Maze Procedure For Atrial Fibrillation
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
- Mitral Balloon Valvuloplasty
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Occlusion Of Left Atrial Appendage
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus Repair
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement
- Reoperation, Coronary Artery Bypass
- Repair Right Ventricle
- Repair Tricuspid Valve
- Thoracic Endovascular Aortic Repair
- Tricuspid Valve Repair
- Tricuspid Valve Supplement With Synthetic Substitute
- Valvuloplasty
- Ventricular Restoration
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-Open HMO Option
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- POS OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Choice Fund PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Navigate
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- TRICARE East Prime
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Employee Health Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- HealthyBlue PPO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare Direct
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Network OA
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- OA Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- First Health PPO
- HighMark
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MultiPlan, Inc
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- TRICARE for Life East
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- IH-Open HMO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Aetna Basic
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice POS
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-POS
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-PPO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Choice POS II
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Student Resources
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Sentara Health
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
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Education
Fellowship: Emory University Hospitals (2021)
Fellowship: Brigham and Womens Hospital (2020)
Fellowship: Iwate Prefectural Central Hospital (2018)
Residency: Anjo kosei Hospital (2013)
Residency: Japanese Red Cross Musashino Hospital (2012)
Medical School: Osaka University (2010)