Hisashi Tsukada

Dr. Hisashi Tsukada is a thoracic surgeon at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is also an instructor in surgery at Harvard Medical School.

He received his medical degree and a PhD in medicine from St. Marianna University School of Medicine (Kawaski, Japan). He then completed a residency in surgery at Mitsui Memorial Hospital (Tokyo). His fellowships include thoracic surgery at St. Marianna University Hospital, thoracic surgery research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and interventional pulmonology at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center.

Dr. Tsukada specializes in Interventional Pulmonology and his clinical interests concentrate on aligning his research investigations to disease processes he has observed in patients as a practicing thoracic surgeon for more than ten years in Japan. His research focuses on developing an artificial trachea for in vivo implantation and airway tissue regeneration. He has authored 20 peer-reviewed publications including The Guideline for Lung Cancer Treatment published in Tokyo by Kanehara Publishing Company.

Specialties

• Pulmonary and Critical Care
• Thoracic Surgery

Clinical Interests

• Airway Management And Surgery
• COPD
• Emphysema
• Lung Cancer
• Lung Nodules
• Lung Transplantation
• Lymphoma
• Pleural Effusion
• Pneumothorax
• Pulmonary Sarcoidosis
• Tracheal Disorders

Education

Medical School

• St. Marianna University School of Medicine

Residency

• Mitsui Memorial Hospital, 1991 - 1995

Fellowships

• St. Marianna University Hospital, 1995 - 1999
• Beth Israel Deaconess, 2006 - 2011
• St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, 2011 - 2014