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

• Tavolacci SC, de la Pena C, Ohira S, et. al. "Edge-to-edge repair with ring annuloplasty for post-transplant biopsy-related tricuspid regurgitation." Multimedia manual of cardiothoracic surgery : MMCTS, 2025(), (2025) . doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2024.140
• Amar G, Elgar G, Shimamura J, et. al. "Implantation of a temporary microaxial left ventricular assist device via the right axillary artery in a patient with aberrant right subclavian artery." Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, 40(2), (2025) . doi: 10.1093/icvts/ivaf011
• Ohira S, Tavolacci SC, Okumura K, et. al. "Machine Perfusion for Recovery of Brain Death Donor Hearts from Extended Distances." ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992), (), (2024) . doi: 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002315
• Tavolacci SC, Gregory V, Okumura K, et. al. "Influence of Donor Transfusion on Heart Transplantation Outcomes: A United Network for Organ Sharing Registry Analysis." Clinical transplantation, 38(12), (2024) e70053. doi: 10.1111/ctr.70053
• Tavolacci SC, Spielvogel D, Ohira S, et. al. "Emergency trans-mitral septal myectomy with resection of abnormal papillary muscles." Multimedia manual of cardiothoracic surgery : MMCTS, 2024(), (2024) . doi: 10.1510/mmcts.2024.083
• Gregory V, Zias A, Isath A, et. al. "Extended use of axillary impella 5.5 as a bridge to post-infarct ventricular septal defect repair." Perfusion, (), (2024) 2676591241300951. doi: 10.1177/02676591241300951
• Kinjo R, De la Pena C, Ohira S, et. al. "The Way to Successful Aortic Root Replacement." The Annals of thoracic surgery, 119(3), (2025) 709. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2024.09.052

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Teaching Responsibilities

General Surgery Residents, Medical Students Rotation