Akinobu Itoh, MD

Cardiac Surgeon | Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support
Brigham and Women’s Hospital | Mass General Brigham

Dr. Akinobu Itoh is a cardiac surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and serves as the Surgical Director of Heart Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support. He specializes in advanced surgical treatment of heart failure, complex coronary artery disease, and valvular heart disease, with particular expertise in high-risk cardiac surgery and reoperative procedures.

His clinical practice encompasses heart transplantation, durable left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation, advanced temporary mechanical circulatory support, multiarterial coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), minimally invasive valve surgery, and complex cardiac reconstruction.

Dr. Itoh is particularly experienced in treating patients with end-stage cardiomyopathy, ischemic heart disease, and advanced valvular disease associated with severely impaired cardiac function. His approach integrates advanced surgical techniques, innovative mechanical circulatory support strategies, and individualized treatment planning.

He sees patients at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center in Foxborough, Massachusetts, and Kent Hospital in Rhode Island.

Education & Training

• Fellowship: Toronto General Hospital - University of Toronto, Clinical Fellow, Transplant/Heart Failure, 2012
• Fellowship: Barnes-Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine, Transplant/Heart Failure Advanced Surgical Fellow, 2012
• Fellowship: St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada, Clinical Fellow, Cardiovascular Surgery, 2011
• Fellowship: National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center, Cardiovascular Surgery Fellowship, 2005
• Residency: NTT Medical Center Tokyo, Cardiovascular Surgery, 2002
• Internship: NTT Medicle Center Tokyo, General Surgery, 2000
• Medical Education: Tohoku University, 1998

Languages Spoken

• English

Age Group Treated

• Adults