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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
- 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
- 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
Practice locations
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110 Irving St NW
MHVI-1st Floor North Addition
Washington, DC, 20010
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
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- First Health PPO
- Beech Street PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- UHC Passport
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open HMO Option
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice POS
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open POS II
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- OA Plus
- Choice POS II
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Network OA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Medicare Direct
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst Administrators
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- Optimum Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna HMO
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- IH-HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Select
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- POS OA
- CIGNA PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- HighMark
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- CIGNA EPO
- Employee Health Plan
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Choice Fund PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Medicare FFS
- TRICARE East Prime
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Sentara Health
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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)