Thoracic Surgery Fellow
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Yota was born and raised in Tokyo, where he earned his medical degree at Keio University School of Medicine. He began his thoracic surgery training in Japan under the guidance of Dr. Hisao Asamura. After completing five years of training in Japan, he moved to the United States to gain a broader understanding of surgery. Yota completed his general surgery residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, Texas. He is currently a traditional thoracic surgery fellow at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. After finishing his traditional fellowship in 2025, he will pursue advanced training in a lung transplant fellowship at the University of Toronto. His research and clinical interests include thoracic oncology, lung transplantation, and ECMO.