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Bobby Yanagawa

MD, FRCSC, PhD

Investigator

Email: Bobby.Yanagawa@unityhealth.to
Tel: 416-864-6060 Ext 5465

Research Programs

Biography

Please note: Dr. Yanagawa is not taking any students.

Dr. Yanagawa is a Surgeon and the Program Director in the Division of Cardiovascular Surgery at St. Michael’s Hospital and Associate Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto. He completed residency training at the University of Toronto and INOVA Fairfax Hospital (Fairfax , VA) and an advanced valvular fellowship at Mount Sinai Hospital (New York, NY). His research training includes a PhD at the University of British Columbia and post-doctoral fellowships at the University of Wales College of Medicine (Cardiff, UK) and National Cardiovascular Center (Osaka, Japan). His clinical focus is surgical revascularization and surgery for infective endocarditis. He is the Director of the Canadian Society of Cardiac Surgeons National Training Bootcamp. His research interests include clinical outcome studies of ischemic and valvular heart disease. He has published over 80 peer-reviewed articles, 30 reviews and 15 book chapters.

Recent Publications

  1. Leis, BT, Cote, M, Connors, WJ, Davierwala, PM, Brothers, TD, Morton, LM et al.. Management of Infective Endocarditis Secondary to Injection Drug Use: Practical Recommendations for Clinicians From a Canadian Working Group. Can J Cardiol. 2025; :. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2025.11.009. PubMed PMID:41276214 .
  2. Saleh, Y, Golding, S, Okafor, I, Verma, M, Izumi, A, Greek, A et al.. Operation Heart: A Multipronged Framework for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Cardiac Surgery. Can J Cardiol. 2025; :. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2025.10.026. PubMed PMID:41173455 .
  3. Majeed, H, Moss, E, Majeed, H, Byun, JH, Altin, E, Yanagawa, B et al.. Surgical gloves need a better fit: Promoting equity in operating rooms. JTCVS Open. 2025;27 :223-230. doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2025.07.003. PubMed PMID:41169334 PubMed Central PMC12570537.
  4. Patrascu, A, Abazid, R, Alkasab, M, Attumalil, T, Gamal, A, Traynor, B et al.. First-in-Human Experience With Septal Occluder for Dehiscence of Anterior Mitral Valve Leaflet Patch: From Surgical to Percutaneous Closure. JACC Case Rep. 2025;30 (33):105291. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.105291. PubMed PMID:41136042 .
  5. White, A, Ugochukwu, N, Greene, J, Desai, P, Saleh, Y, Levy, G et al.. Implications for Large Language Models and Medical Education in Cardiac Surgery. Can J Cardiol. 2025; :. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2025.09.030. PubMed PMID:40983192 .
  6. Verma, S, Leiter, LA, Teoh, H, Mancini, GBJ, Quan, A, Elituv, R et al.. Effect of evolocumab on saphenous vein graft patency after coronary artery bypass surgery (NEWTON-CABG CardioLink-5): an international, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2025;406 (10509):1223-1234. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(25)01633-2. PubMed PMID:40907505 .
  7. Hibino, M, Ueyama, HA, Verma, R, Teoh, H, Yanagawa, B, Bhatt, DL et al.. Impact of Sex and Age on Trends of Mortality From Infective Endocarditis in High-Income Countries. JACC Adv. 2025;4 (8):101900. doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2025.101900. PubMed PMID:40614566 PubMed Central PMC12271061.
  8. Ali Hassan, SM, Patel, SK, Badross, MS, Dhingra, NK, Verma, R, Verma, M et al.. Contemporary Prevention and Management of Postoperative Delirium in Cardiac Surgery Patients. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. ;37 (3):263-274.e3. doi: 10.1053/j.semtcvs.2025.04.008. PubMed PMID:40398532 .
  9. Frydman, A, Servito, T, Hong, J, Luqman, Z, Yanagawa, B, Fagan, A et al.. Role of Percutaneous Mechanical Aspiration for Right-sided Endocarditis in People Who Inject Drugs. Can J Cardiol. 2025;41 (8):1646-1648. doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2025.04.011. PubMed PMID:40250707 .
  10. Au, M, Bobrowski, D, Altin, E, Fam, N, Angaran, P, Ong, G et al.. Remote Tamponade After Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure. JACC Case Rep. 2025;30 (7):103388. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2025.103388. PubMed PMID:40185586 PubMed Central PMC12046869.
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Affiliations & Other Activities

  • Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto