Toshinobu Kazui

Dr. Kazui new instructor in cardiothoracic surgery 

Dr. Toshinobu Kazui has joined the University of Arizona department of surgery as clinical instructor in the division of cardiothoracic surgery. 

Kazui comes to the UA after completing an advanced fellowship with a focus on heart failure, heart transplant, ventricular assist devices and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation procedure at Washington University at St. Louis/ Barnes-Jewish Hospital.

He received his medical degree from Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine and his Ph.D. from Iwate Medical University in Japan. He completed his residency training at Memorial Heart Center, Iwate Medical University, where he also served as assistant professor of cardiovascular surgery. He earned multiple national and regional grants and awards in his research activities.

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