Naohide Sakakibara, MD

Thoracic & Cardiac Surgeon

Conditions Treated

Lung Cancer Pericardial Mesothelioma Pleural Effusions Pleural Mesothelioma

Bio & Insurance Information

Dr. Naohide Sakakibara graduated from the Nagoya University –School of Medicine. He is a thoracic and cardiac surgeon based in San Diego and has more than 20 years of clinical experience. He is currently affiliated with the UC San Diego Health System and Rady Children’s Hospital. Dr. Sakakibara has also contributed to three research publications.


Education & Training

Nagoya University- School of Medicine

Medical School

Board Certifications

American Board of Thoracic Surgery - Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Hospitals & Clinics

Rady Children's Hospital

Languages: English/Spanish

(858) 576-1700

3020 Children's Way

San Diego, California 92123

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UC San Diego Health System

Languages: English/Spanish

(858) 657-7000

200 West Arbor Drive

San Diego, California 92103

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Publications

Dr. Naohide Sakakibara has contributed to 3 publications.

Pulmonary endarterectomy: experience and lessons learned in 1,500 cases.

Jamieson, S. W., Kapelanski, D. P., Sakakibara, N., Manecke, G. R., Thistlethwaite, P. A., Kerr, K. M., Channick, R. N., Fedullo, P. F., Auger, W. R.; Ann Thorac Surg. 2003 Nov.

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Identification of putative endothelial progenitor cells (CD34+CD133+Flk-1+) in endarterectomized tissue of patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.

Yao, W., Firth, A. L., Sacks, R. S., Ogawa, A., Auger, W. R., Fedullo, P. F., Madani, M. M., Lin, G. Y., Sakakibara, N., Thistlethwaite, P. A., Jamieson, S. W., Rubin,...; Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2009 Jun.

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Pulmonary Endarterectomy: Recent Changes in a Single Institution's Experience of More Than 2,700 Patients.

Madani, M. M., Auger, W. R., Pretorius, V., Sakakibara, N., Kerr, K. M., Kim, N. H., Fedullo, P. F., Jamieson, S. W.; Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Jul.

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