Takushi Kohmoto, MD, PhD, MBA

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Location

Heart and Vascular Center - Center for Advanced Care - Froedtert Hospital
8900 West Doyne Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53226

Specialties

Cardiothoracic Surgery
Transplant Surgery

Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital

(262) 251-1000

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(414) 805-6633

Overview

Diseases and Conditions

Aortic Valve Diseases
Cardiogenic Shock
Coronary Artery Disease
Heart Failure
Valvular Heart Disease
Complex Congenital Heart Conditions

Treatments and Services

Adult Cardiac Surgery
Heart Transplantation
Heart Valve Surgery
MAZE Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG)
Valve Repair
Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
Minimally Invasive Heart Surgery
Vascular Bypass
Mechanical Circulatory Support (MCS)
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Patients Ages Seen

Adolescent
Adult
Senior

Languages

English
Japanese

Clinic Locations

Heart and Vascular Center - Center for Advanced Care - Froedtert Hospital

8900 West Doyne Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
(414) 805-6000
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Heart and Vascular Center - Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital

W180 N8085 Town Hall Rd.
Menomonee Falls, WI 53051
(262) 532-1300
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Biography

Dr. Takushi Kohmoto has experience in all forms of heart surgery, including heart transplantation, coronary artery bypass surgery, and aortic and mitral valve surgery. He has extensive experience with mechanical circulatory support devices and in performing heart transplantation, having worked with advanced heart failure patients for more than 20 years. Dr. Kohmoto is the Surgical Director of the Heart Transplant Program.

Education and Training

Doctor of Medicine - Okayama University School of Medicine - Okayama (1989)
Doctor of Philosophy - Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine - Okayama (1993)
Residency in General Surgery - Okayama University Hospital - Okayama (1993-1989)
Residency in Cardiovascular Surgery - Okayama University Hospital - Okayama (1993)
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow;Cardiothoracic Division - Department of Surgery - Columbia University - New York, NY (1993-1994)
Residency in Cardiovascular Surgery - Okayama University Hospital - Okayama (1996-1999)
Fellowship in Cardiovascular Surgery - Shin-Tokyo Hospital - Matsudo, Chiba (1999-2000)
Post-Doctoral Clinical Fellowship in Cardiothoracic Surgery - New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Columbia University Medical Center - New York, NY (2000-2003)
Executive MBA - University of Wisconsin - Madison, WI (2014-2016)

Risk and Reward: Nationwide Analysis of Cardiac Transplant Center Variation in Organ Travel Distance and the Effects on Outcomes.

(Seadler BD, Karra H, Zelten J, Rein LE, Durham LA, Joyce LD, Kohmoto T, Joyce DL.) Clin Transplant. 2024 Sep;38(9):e15456 PMID: 39229694 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85203181690 09/04/2024
Supporting the right ventricle in postcardiotomy renal dysfunction: A case series.

(Sow M, Seadler BD, Chandratre SR, Koratala A, Carlson SF, Joyce LD, Kohmoto T, Durham LA, Joyce DL.) Clin Case Rep. 2023 Jul;11(7):e7695 PMID: 37465241 PMCID: PMC10350664 07/19/2023
Reduced Morbidity and Mortality Associated With Minimally Invasive Single-vessel Coronary Artery Bypass Compared With Conventional Sternotomy.

(Cain MT, Joyce DL, Szabo A, Wu R, Kohmoto T, Joyce LD, Pearson PJ.) Ann Surg. 2023 May 01;277(5):e1176-e1183 PMID: 35797604 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85152301886 07/08/2022
Thoracoabdominal Normothermic Regional Perfusion for Cardiac Procurement.

(Joyce DL, Carlson SF, Kohmoto T, Durham L, Ubert A, Candek C, Koerten D, Joyce LD.) ASAIO J. 2022 Oct 01;68(10):e163-e165 PMID: 35439176 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85131605578 04/20/2022
Noncanonical Role of Telomerase in Regulation of Microvascular Redox Environment With Implications for Coronary Artery Disease.

(Ait-Aissa K, Norwood-Toro LE, Terwoord J, Young M, Paniagua LA, Hader SN, Hughes WE, Hockenberry JC, Beare JE, Linn J, Kohmoto T, Kim J, Betts DH, LeBlanc AJ, Gutterman DD, Beyer AM.) Function (Oxf). 2022;3(5):zqac043 PMID: 36168588 PMCID: PMC9508843 09/29/2022
Solid organ donor-recipient race-matching: analysis of the United Network for Organ Sharing database.

(LeClaire JM, Smith NJ, Chandratre S, Rein L, Kamalia MA, Kohmoto T, Joyce LD, Joyce DL.) Transpl Int. 2021 Apr;34(4):640-647 PMID: 33527542 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85101908297 02/03/2021
Temporary mechanical circulatory support prevents the occurrence of a low-output state in high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting: A case series.

(Smith NJ, Ramamurthi A, Joyce LD, Durham LA, Kohmoto T, Joyce DL.) J Card Surg. 2021 Mar;36(3):864-871 PMID: 33428241 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85099081264 01/12/2021
Amiodarone Use Prior to Cardiac Transplant Impacts Early Post-Transplant Survival.

(Allana SS, Rajput FA, Smith JW, Lozonschi L, Liou JI, Johnson M, Kohmoto T, Dhingra R.) Cardiovasc Drugs Ther. 2021 Feb;35(1):33-40 PMID: 33074524 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85092687284 10/20/2020
Temporary mechanical circulatory support prevents the occurrence of a low-output state in high-risk coronary artery bypass grafting: A case series

(Smith NJ, Ramamurthi A, Joyce LD, Durham LA, Kohmoto T, Joyce DL.) Journal of Cardiac Surgery. March 2021;36(3):864-871 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85099081264 03/01/2021
Distinct hypertrophic cardiomyopathy genotypes result in convergent sarcomeric proteoform profiles revealed by top-down proteomics.

(Tucholski T, Cai W, Gregorich ZR, Bayne EF, Mitchell SD, McIlwain SJ, de Lange WJ, Wrobbel M, Karp H, Hite Z, Vikhorev PG, Marston SB, Lal S, Li A, Dos Remedios C, Kohmoto T, Hermsen J, Ralphe JC, Kamp TJ, Moss RL, Ge Y.) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 Oct 06;117(40):24691-24700 PMID: 32968017 PMCID: PMC7547245 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85092680960 09/25/2020
Heart and kidney transplant: should they be combined or subsequent?

(Melvinsdottir I, Foley DP, Hess T, Gunnarsson SI, Kohmoto T, Hermsen J, Johnson MR, Murray D, Dhingra R.) ESC Heart Fail. 2020 Oct;7(5):2734-2743 PMID: 32608197 PMCID: PMC7524231 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85087184222 07/02/2020
Association of preoperative duration of inotropy on prevalence of right ventricular failure following LVAD implantation.

(Benjamin MM, Sundararajan S, Sulaiman S, Miles B, Walker RJ, Durham L, Kohmoto T, Joyce DL, Ishizawar D, Gaglianello N, Mohammed A.) ESC Heart Fail. 2020 Aug;7(4):1949-1955 PMID: 32526807 PMCID: PMC7373884 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85086232769 06/12/2020