UChicago Faculty Physician
Hiroto Kitahara, MD
Hiroto Kitahara, MD
UChicago Faculty Physician
Clinical Associate of Surgery
Specialties
- Cardiac Surgery (Heart Surgery)
Locations
- Chicago - Hyde Park
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
Hiroto Kitahara, MD, is an expert cardiac surgeon who uses his experience and skill to treat complex heart conditions with minimally invasive techniques to offer patients the best quality of life. Dr. Kitahara specializes in robotic heart surgery, providing innovated procedures, including heart valve repairs and reconstructions, arrhythmia surgery, coronary artery bypass surgery, heart failure surgery and more. By using robotic and minimally invasive methods, Dr. Kitahara decreases pain, minimize scaring and reduce recovery time for his patients.
As an avid researcher, Dr. Kitahara enhances his clinical practice with ongoing robotic cardiac surgery research that can evaluate new or better treatments and therapies for cardiology patients. His research has been published in several highly respected, peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Annals of Thoracic Surgery and more.
As an avid researcher, Dr. Kitahara enhances his clinical practice with ongoing robotic cardiac surgery research that can evaluate new or better treatments and therapies for cardiology patients. His research has been published in several highly respected, peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Thoracic Cardiovascular Surgery, Annals of Thoracic Surgery and more.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Robotic Heart Surgery
- Heart Failure
- Arrhythmias
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery
UChicago Medicine Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine - Hyde Park5758 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago IL 606371-888-824-0200
Board Certifications
- Surgery (Japan)
- Cardiovascular Surgery (Japan)
Practicing Since
- 2008
Languages Spoken
- English
- Japanese
Medical Education
- KEIO UNIVERSITY
Residency
- Keio University School of Medicine; Tokyo Dental University Ichikawa General Hospital
Fellowship
- Keio University School of Medicine; University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine; Asahikawa Ikadaigaku
News & Research
Insurance
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
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