Washington University in St. Louis
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Dr. Kaneko received his medical degree from Keio University School of Medicine in Tokyo. He then completed a general surgery residency at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, then a cardiothoracic surgery residency at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He also completed an interventional fellowship at BWH and is cross-trained in interventional cardiology. He is board-certified in general surgery and cardiothoracic surgery. He’s the Chief of Cardiac Surgery at the Washington University in St. Louis and is the John M Shoenberg Professor of Surgery.
He specializes in Transcatheter and minimally invasive valvular surgery, including transcatheter aortic valve replacements, transcatheter mitral/tricuspid interventions, and minimally invasive valve surgeries. He holds leadership and committee positions in the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS), American Association of Thoracic Surgery (AATS), and American College of Cardiology. He is the current Chair of the research and publication committee for the ACC/STS TVT registry R&P committee, taskforce chair of STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database Research and Publication and Chair of the Workforce in Innovation and New Technology for the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Dr. Kaneko’s research focuses on clinical outcomes research using a large database of transcatheter valve therapies, valvular surgery, and aortic surgeries. He has been the Principal Investigator or Co-PI on over 15 funded grants and is a reviewer for over 15 journals. He has published over 200 manuscripts and has written over 10 book chapters.
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Friday, January 24, 2025
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Hands-On Course: Aortic Annular Enlargement
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10:15am – 11:45am PT
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Asymptomatic Severe AS: TAVR or SAVR—Does it Make a Difference?
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