Yoshio Otaki, MD, PhD
- Associate Professor, Surgical Sciences - Cardiothoracic Surgery

Yoshio Otaki, MD, PhD
Research Interests
- Adult Congenital Heart Disease
- Neonate Heart Surgery
- Pediatric Heart Surgery
- Pulmonary Valve Replacement Using ePTFE Valved Conduit
- Ross Operation
- Education
- MD, Kobe Medical College - Japan, 1993
- PhD, Kobe Medical College - Japan, 2001
- Residency
- Cardiovascular surgery, Kobe University Hospital, 1994
- Vascular Surgery, Awaji Hospital, 1995
- Cardiovascular surgery, Hyogo Brain and Heart Center, 1996
- Fellowship
- Kobe Medical College - Japan, 1998
- Cardiothoracic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, 2008
- Cardiothoracic Surgery, University Hospital Case Medical Center, 2009
- Memberships
- Society of Thoracic Surgeons
- Southern Thoracic Surgery Association
- Congenital Heart Surgeons' Society
- Positions
- Associate Professor, Surgical Sciences - Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Departments and Affiliations
- Surgical Sciences - Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Office of Global Health
Research
- Timing of adding blood to prime affects inflammatory response to neonatal cardiopulmonary bypass. Schmidt BS, Jordan JE, Lane MR, DiPasquale VM, Graf LP, Ootaki Y, Ungerleider RM. Cardiol Young. 2017 Apr; 27(3):480-487.
- Development of chylous ascites in an infant with ventricular septal defect: a case report. Ootaki Y, Verghese GR, Ungerleider RM. Cardiol Young. 2016 Aug; 26(6):1225-7.
- Ross procedure for patient with Marfan syndrome. Ootaki Y, Walsh MJ, Shen I, Ungerleider RM. Ann. Thorac. Surg. 2014 Jun; 97(6):2186-8.
- A modification of the pulmonary autograft procedure to prevent late autograft dilatation. Ungerleider RM, Walsh M, Ootaki Y. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Pediatr Card Surg Annu. 2014; 17(1):38-42.
- Anomalous left coronary artery from the pulmonary arteryin an adult. Vossler JD, Entrikin DW, Quartermain MD, Kon ND, Ungerleider RM, Ootaki Y. Heart Surg Forum. 2012 Oct; 15(5):E284-5.