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