35 Years of Experience
Accepting patients
Affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital
Who is Dr. Naka, Thoracic Surgeon in New York, NY?
Yoshifumi Naka, MD, PhD, is an internationally known heart transplant surgeon and a pioneer in mechanical assist therapy for heart failure. Under his leadership, Columbia University Medical Center's Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Support Programs have earned international recognition for their contributions in developing and testing new cardiac devices and in training cardiothoracic surgeons around the world. Columbia's heart transplant program is the largest U.S. heart transplant program by volume. Dr. Naka's clinical specialties include adult cardiac surgery for coronary artery disease, valvular heart disease, heart transplantation, and mechanical circulatory support device implantation. His research has focused on cardiac and pulmonary transplantation, organ preservation, surgical treatment of atrial fibrillation, vein graft disease after bypass surgery, and outcomes of clinical mechanical circulatory support device surgery and heart transplantation. He has been a lead investigator in several clinical trials paving the way in the research and innovation of new approaches to mechanical circulatory assistance, including use of these devices as destination therapy for patients with advanced heart failure. Dr. Naka earned his medical and post-doctoral degrees at the Osaka University Medical School in Japan. Upon his arrival at Columbia University in 1993, he began his specialization in cardiac and pulmonary transplantation, in research efforts. He finished his training in 1998, having completed a research fellowship in cardiac and pulmonary transplantation and a visiting clinical fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery, after which he joined the cardiac surgery faculty of the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons.
WebsiteWhat are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Naka?
Dr. Yoshifumi Naka, MD is a highly-rated, board-certified Thoracic Surgeon known for expertly diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide array of related conditions or procedures. Utilizing the latest medical advancements and evidence-based practices, Dr. Naka empowers patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Coronary Artery Surgery, Heart Failure & Ventricular Containment, Heart Valve Surgery-Mitral, Transplant-Heart, Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD), or comprehensive wellness support. Serving the New York/NY community, Dr. Naka is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.
Where did Dr. Naka go to medical school and complete their residency?
Medical School: Osaka University, Fac of Med, Kita-ku, Osaka, Japan | Osaka University School of Medicine
What languages does Dr. Naka speak?
Dr. Naka and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:
English
Japanese
What conditions does Dr. Naka treat?
As a Thoracic Surgeon, Dr. Naka diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Naka. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.
Also known as:
- Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
- Other Cardiomyopathies
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Cardiomyopathy
- Familial dilated cardiomyopathy
- X-linked dilated cardiomyopathy
- Heart Muscle Disease from Blocked Arteries
- Ischemic Heart Muscle Weakness
- Uncommon heart muscle diseases
- Rare cardiomyopathy types
- Enlarged heart muscle
- DCM
ICD-10 Codes:
- I255: Ischemic cardiomyopathy
- I428: Other cardiomyopathies
- I420: Dilated cardiomyopathy
Also known as:
- Cardiogenic Shock
- Shock
- Heart-related shock
- Cardiac shock
- Circulatory collapse from heart
ICD-10 Codes:
- R570: Cardiogenic shock
Also known as:
- Narrowed Aortic Valve
- Aortic Valve Insufficiency
- Leaky Mitral Valve
- Heart Valve Disease
- Aortic Valve Stenosis
- Tight Aortic Valve
- Leaky aortic valve
- Aortic regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Insufficiency
- Mitral Regurgitation
ICD-10 Codes:
- I350: Nonrheumatic aortic (valve) stenosis
- I351: Nonrheumatic aortic (valve) insufficiency
- I340: Nonrheumatic mitral (valve) insufficiency
Also known as:
- Hardening of the Arteries in the Heart without Chest Pain
- Atherosclerosis
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Silent Coronary Artery Disease
- Asymptomatic Atherosclerosis
ICD-10 Codes:
- I2510: Atherosclerotic heart disease of native coronary artery without angina pectoris
Also known as:
- Worsening Chronic Systolic Heart Failure
- Heart Failure
- Acute Decompensated HFrEF
- Sudden Worsening Heart Failure
- Acute on Chronic Pumping Heart Failure
- Congestive Heart Failure
- CHF
- Cardiac Insufficiency
ICD-10 Codes:
- I5023: Acute on chronic systolic (congestive) heart failure
- I509: Heart failure, unspecified
Also known as:
- Past ECMO Treatment
- History of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- Previous life support treatment
- Past heart-lung bypass
ICD-10 Codes:
- Z9281: Personal history of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)
Also known as:
- Implantable Defibrillator Management
- Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators
- AICD Management
- Defibrillator Adjustment
- ICD Care
ICD-10 Codes:
- Z4502: Encounter for adjustment and management of automatic implantable cardiac defibrillator
Also known as:
- Circulatory System Surgery Aftercare
- After Surgery
- Post-cardiac surgery care
- Vascular surgery aftercare
- Heart surgery recovery
ICD-10 Codes:
- Z48812: Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the circulatory system
Also known as:
- Infection of Cardiac or Vascular Device
- Infected Cardiovascular Implant
- Heart Device Infection
- Vascular Graft Infection
ICD-10 Codes:
- T827XXA: Infection and inflammatory reaction due to other cardiac and vascular devices, implants and grafts, initial encounter
Also known as:
- Bleeding After Other Heart or Blood Vessel Surgery
- Hemorrhage After Vascular Surgery
- Post-Circulatory Procedure Bleeding
ICD-10 Codes:
- I97618: Postprocedural hemorrhage of a circulatory system organ or structure following other circulatory system procedure
Also known as:
- Vascular Access Device Management
- Vascular Access Care
- Port Management
- Catheter Care
ICD-10 Codes:
- Z452: Encounter for adjustment and management of vascular access device
Also known as:
- Ascending Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Bulging Ascending Aorta
- Weakened Ascending Aorta
- Ascending Aorta Dilation
ICD-10 Codes:
- I7121: Aneurysm of the ascending aorta, without rupture
Also known as:
- Heart Transplant Aftercare
- Heart Transplantation
- Post-heart transplant care
- Heart transplant follow-up
- Cardiac transplant recovery
ICD-10 Codes:
- Z4821: Encounter for aftercare following heart transplant
Also known as:
- Other Heart Device Management
- Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators
- Implantable Defibrillator Management
- Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Device Care
- Other Implanted Heart Device Care
ICD-10 Codes:
- Z4509: Encounter for adjustment and management of other cardiac device
Also known as:
- Other Surgical Site Infection
- After Surgery
- Wounds and Injuries
- Non-specific surgical infection
- Other post-operative infection
- Unspecified surgical wound infection
ICD-10 Codes:
- T8149XA: Infection following a procedure, other surgical site, initial encounter
What procedures does Dr. Naka perform?
As a Thoracic Surgeon, Dr. Naka performs a variety of medical procedures. This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Naka. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.
Also known as:
- Daily ECMO Management (Veno-Arterial)
- Daily Management of ECMO Life Support
- Extracorporeal Life Support Management
- Veno-Arterial ECMO Care
- ECMO Daily Physician Management
- ECMO Management
- Veno-Venous ECMO Care
- Artificial Lung Support
CPT Codes:
- 33949: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)/extracorporeal life support (ECLS) provided by physician; daily management, each day, veno-arterial
- 33948: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)/extracorporeal life support (ECLS) provided by physician; daily management, each day, veno-venous
Also known as:
- Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) Removal
- Removal of Heart Assist Balloon
- Removal of External Ventricular Assist Device
- Removal of Ventricular Assist Device (VAD)
- LVAD Explantation
- Heart Pump Removal
- Ventricular Assist Device Cannula Removal
- Intra-aortic Balloon Pump Removal
- Percutaneous IABP Removal
- Heart Balloon Device Extraction
- Extracorporeal VAD Removal
- Single Ventricle Assist Device Removal
- VAD Explantation
CPT Codes:
- 33992: Removal of percutaneous left heart ventricular assist device, arterial or arterial and venous cannula(s), at separate and distinct session from insertion
- 33968: Removal of intra-aortic balloon assist device, percutaneous
- 33977: Removal of ventricular assist device; extracorporeal, single ventricle
- 33980: Removal of ventricular assist device, implantable intracorporeal, single ventricle
Also known as:
- Implantable Heart Pump Insertion (VAD)
- Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
- VAD Surgery
- Artificial Heart Pump
CPT Codes:
- 33979: Insertion of ventricular assist device, implantable intracorporeal, single ventricle
Also known as:
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Transplantation
- Cardiac Transplant
- New Heart Surgery
CPT Codes:
- 33945: Heart transplant, with or without recipient cardiectomy
Also known as:
- Donor Heart Preparation for Transplant
- Heart Allograft Preparation
- Cadaver Heart Dissection for Transplant
- Donor Heart Procurement Prep
CPT Codes:
- 33944: Backbench standard preparation of cadaver donor heart allograft prior to transplantation, including dissection of allograft from surrounding soft tissues to prepare aorta, superior vena cava, inferior vena cava, pulmonary artery, and left atrium for implantation
Also known as:
- Defibrillator Generator Removal
- ICD Pulse Generator Removal
- Implantable Defibrillator Explant
- Defibrillator Battery Removal
- Heart Defibrillator Device Removal
CPT Codes:
- 33241: Removal of implantable defibrillator pulse generator only
Also known as:
- Endoscopic Vein Harvest for Bypass
- Endoscopy
- Video-Assisted Vein Harvest
- Minimally Invasive Vein Removal
- Endoscopic Saphenous Vein Harvest
- Vein Harvesting for CABG
CPT Codes:
- 33508: Endoscopy, surgical, including video-assisted harvest of vein(s) for coronary artery bypass procedure (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
Also known as:
- Open Aortic Valve Replacement (Prosthetic Valve)
- Open Aortic Valve Repair
- Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement
- Open Heart Aortic Valve Surgery
- Prosthetic Aortic Valve Implantation
- Aortic Valvuloplasty
- Simple Aortic Valve Debridement
CPT Codes:
- 33405: Replacement, aortic valve, open, with cardiopulmonary bypass; with prosthetic valve other than homograft or stentless valve
- 33390: Valvuloplasty, aortic valve, open, with cardiopulmonary bypass; simple (ie, valvotomy, debridement, debulking, and/or simple commissural resuspension)
Also known as:
- Chest Exploration for Post-Surgery Bleeding or Infection
- Postoperative Chest Exploration
- Chest Hemorrhage Exploration
- Thoracic Infection Check
CPT Codes:
- 35820: Exploration for postoperative hemorrhage, thrombosis or infection; chest
Also known as:
- Repeat Heart Bypass or Valve Surgery
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (CABG)
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Coronary Artery Bypass Reoperation
- Heart Valve Reoperation
- Second Heart Surgery
- CABG Surgery
- Heart Bypass Surgery
- Artery Bypass Graft
- Open Heart Surgery
CPT Codes:
- 33530: Reoperation, coronary artery bypass procedure or valve procedure, more than 1 month after original operation (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
- 33534: Coronary artery bypass, using arterial graft(s); 2 coronary arterial grafts
Also known as:
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG)
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Heart bypass surgery
- CABG surgery
- Arterial bypass graft
CPT Codes:
- 33533: Coronary artery bypass, using arterial graft(s); single arterial graft
Also known as:
- Temporary Heart Pump Insertion
- Percutaneous VAD Insertion
- Temporary Left Ventricular Assist Device
- Heart Support Device Placement
- Heart Pump Placement
CPT Codes:
- 33990: Insertion of ventricular assist device, percutaneous, including radiological supervision and interpretation; left heart, arterial access only
Also known as:
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) with 2 Vein Grafts
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- CABG surgery
- Heart bypass with vein grafts
- Coronary revascularization
CPT Codes:
- 33518: Coronary artery bypass, using venous graft(s) and arterial graft(s); 2 venous grafts (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
Also known as:
- Defibrillator Lead Removal (Open Chest)
- ICD lead extraction
- Pacemaker lead removal thoracotomy
- Heart defibrillator wire removal
CPT Codes:
- 33243: Removal of single or dual chamber implantable defibrillator electrode(s); by thoracotomy
Also known as:
- Mitral Valve Replacement with Heart-Lung Machine
- Open Mitral Valve Replacement
- Mitral Valve Surgery with Bypass
- Surgical Mitral Valve Replacement
CPT Codes:
- 33430: Replacement, mitral valve, with cardiopulmonary bypass
Also known as:
- Tricuspid Valve Repair with Ring
- Tricuspid valvuloplasty with ring
- Tricuspid valve annuloplasty
- Heart valve repair surgery
CPT Codes:
- 33464: Valvuloplasty, tricuspid valve; with ring insertion
Also known as:
- Arm Artery Access for Heart or Vessel Procedure
- Axillary Artery Exposure
- Subclavian Artery Access
- Artery Conduit Creation
- Vascular Access for Endovascular Surgery
CPT Codes:
- 34716: Open axillary/subclavian artery exposure with creation of conduit for delivery of endovascular prosthesis or for establishment of cardiopulmonary bypass, by infraclavicular or supraclavicular incision, unilateral (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
Also known as:
- Temporary Heart Assist Device Placement
- Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Insertion
- ECMO for Heart Failure
- External Heart Pump Placement
CPT Codes:
- 33975: Insertion of ventricular assist device; extracorporeal, single ventricle
Also known as:
- ECMO Cannula Removal (Percutaneous)
- Extracorporeal Life Support Decannulation
- Peripheral ECMO Cannula Removal
- ECMO Weaning Procedure
- Life Support Tube Removal
CPT Codes:
- 33966: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)/extracorporeal life support (ECLS) provided by physician; removal of peripheral (arterial and/or venous) cannula(e), percutaneous, 6 years and older
Also known as:
- ECMO (Life Support) Cannula Insertion
- Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation setup
- ECLS cannula placement
- Heart-lung bypass machine connection
CPT Codes:
- 33956: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO)/extracorporeal life support (ECLS) provided by physician; insertion of central cannula(e) by sternotomy or thoracotomy, 6 years and older
Also known as:
- Triple Bypass Surgery (Additional Grafts)
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft)
- Heart Bypass Surgery
- Coronary Revascularization
CPT Codes:
- 33519: Coronary artery bypass, using venous graft(s) and arterial graft(s); 3 venous grafts (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)
Also known as:
- Breastbone Closure After Surgery
- Sternotomy Closure
- Breastbone Repair
- Median Sternotomy Fix
CPT Codes:
- 21750: Closure of median sternotomy separation with or without debridement (separate procedure)
Does Dr. Naka accept my insurance?
Dr. Naka accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (917) 300-0553 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.
What insurance plans does Dr. Naka accept in New York, NY?
Dr. Naka in New York, NY accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.
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Where is Dr. Naka's office located?
NewYork-Presbyterian
525 East 68th Street
M-404
New York, NY 10065
(917) 300-0553
What is Dr. Naka's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.
Dr. Naka's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1073554887.
What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Naka?
Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Naka
What is Dr. Yoshifumi Naka's specialty?
Dr. Naka is a Thoracic Surgeon near New York, NY. A thoracic surgeon is a healthcare expert with specialization in the surgical, perioperative, and critical care of patients with conditions affecting the chest. Their expertise encompasses the surgical treatment of coronary artery disease, lung, esophageal, and chest wall cancers, tracheal abnormalities, and issues with the great vessels and heart valves. They also address congenital anomalies, mediastinal tumors, and diaphragm diseases. Additionally, thoracic surgeons manage airway issues and chest injuries as part of their medical specialty. Contact Dr. Naka to book an appointment today.
Is this Dr. Yoshifumi Naka affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?
Yes, Dr. Naka is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center which is a Castle Connolly Top Hospital. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals
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Is Yoshifumi Naka accepting new patients in New York, NY?
Yes, Dr. Yoshifumi Naka is accepting new patients at this time.
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