Suguru Ohira, M.D., Ph.D.

Education

• Fellowship, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
• Residency, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
• M.D., Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
• Ph.D., Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

Publications

• Ohira S, Kai M, Tanaka D, et. al. "Contemporary Outcomes of Temporary Mechanical Circulatory Support Use in Ischemic Ventricular Septal Defect: A U.S. Multi-Center Analysis." The Annals of thoracic surgery, (), (2026) . pii: S0003-4975(26)00584-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2026.06.020
• Wilson A, Ohira S, Misawa R, et. al. "Outcomes of Simultaneous Heart-Kidney Transplant With a Positive Crossmatch in the United States." The Journal of surgical research, 325(), (2026) 201-210. doi: 10.1016/j.jss.2026.05.035
• Patail H, Radwan Y, Ahmad H, et. al. "Recurrent Infective Endocarditis With Recurrent Intravenous Drug Use: Illustrating the High Complexity of Surgical Decision-Making." Annals of thoracic surgery short reports, 4(2), (2026) 630-634. doi: 10.1016/j.atssr.2025.11.032
• Gabrielle A, Shimamura J, Spielvogel D, et. al. "Two variations of Commando-Nicks approach for calcified aortic and mitral valve disease." Multimedia manual of cardiothoracic surgery : MMCTS, 2026(), (2026) . doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2026.008
• Shimamura J, Jaramillo N, Amar G, et. al. "Incidence and Management of Access Site Infection Following Trans-Axillary Implant of a Microaxial Left Ventricular Assist Device." Artificial organs, (), (2026) . doi: 10.1111/aor.70146
• McCullough K, Klopfer V, Ohira S, et. al. "Explant of a 21-mm homograft with redo aortic root replacement with a 25-mm bioprosthesis." Multimedia manual of cardiothoracic surgery : MMCTS, 2026(), (2026) . doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2025.152
• McCullough K, Al Rameni D, Ohira S, et. al. "Re-operative hemi-commando operation without a homograft: an alternative approach for complex aortic root abscess." Multimedia manual of cardiothoracic surgery : MMCTS, 2026(), (2026) . doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2025.165

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Teaching Responsibilities

General Surgery Residents, Medical Students Rotations