Education

• Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
• Residency: Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
• M.D., Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan
• Ph.D., Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan

Publications

• Seplowe M, Khan S, Vemulakonda L, et. al. "Probable recurrence of cardiac sarcoidosis in a transplanted heart." JHLT open, 6(), (2024) 100146. doi: 10.1016/j.jhlto.2024.100146
• Tavolacci SC, Spielvogel D, Ohira S, et. al. "Staged repair for infected aortic arch graft and branched endograft post type A dissection repair." Multimedia manual of cardiothoracic surgery : MMCTS, 2025(), (2025) . doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2025.009
• Amar G, Patail H, Spevack D, et. al. "Transcatheter Vacuum-Assisted Mass Extraction on a Mitral Bioprosthesis." JACC. Case reports, 30(5), (2025) 103084. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.103084
• Stehlik J, Farr MA, Mehra MR, et. al. "Clinical Outcomes With Normothermic Pulsatile Organ Perfusion in Heart Transplantation: A Report From the OCS Heart Perfusion Registry." Circulation, 151(13), (2025) 896-909. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.071743
• Kai M, Shimamura J, Tavolacci SC, et. al. "Reoperative Left Ventricular Assist Device Insertion Following Previous Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: Less Invasive Versus Sternotomy Approach." Artificial organs, (), (2025) . doi: 10.1111/aor.14984
• Kinjo R, Tavolacci SC, Khan S, et. al. "Heart Transplantation Utilizing Brain-Dead Donors Procured From Extended Distances Under the 2018 New Allocation Policy." Clinical transplantation, 39(3), (2025) e70122. doi: 10.1111/ctr.70122
• Passey S, Patail H, Spevack D, et. al. "Updated Review of Transcatheter Strategies and Intervention for Mitral Regurgitation." Cardiology in review, (), (2025) . doi: 10.1097/CRD.0000000000000876

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Teaching Responsibilities

General Surgery Residents, Medical Students Rotation