Masaki Funamoto, M.D., Ph.D.

  1. Cardiovascular Surgeon
  2. Transplant Surgeon
  1. Anderson M, Zeeshan A, Katlaps GJ, Funamoto M, D'Alessandro D, Mody K, Chhim R, Bharmi R, Aggarwal S, Soltesz EG. Clinical outcomes in acute myocardial infarction cardiogenic shock patients supported with a high-flow, surgically implanted micro-axial flow pump. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2026 Jun; 171 (6):1246-1254.e5 Epub 2026 Jan 16
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  2. Li SS, Makarem A, Funamoto M, Michel E, Kreso A, Rabi AS, Ton VK, Zlotoff D, Yang BQ, Lewis G, D'Alessandro D, Osho AA. Outcomes of donation after brain death heart transplantation from older donors: A contemporary analysis of the UNOS database. JHLT Open. 2025 Aug; 9:100313 Epub 2025 June 04
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  3. Li SS, Funamoto M, Singh R, Rabi SA, Kreso A, Michel E, Langer NB, Osho AA. Outcomes of donation after circulatory death (DCD) and ex-vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) lung transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2025 May; 44 (5):721-733 Epub 2024 Oct 09
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  4. Stehlik J, Farr MA, Mehra MR, Schroder JN, D'Alessandro DA, Pal JD, Villavicencio MA, Gruber PJ, Couper GS, Shudo Y, Patel PC, Daneshmand MA, Klein L, Shah AS, Skipper ER, Esmailian F, Goldstein D, Ohira S, Lozonschi L, Kaczorowski DJ, Takeda K, Malyala RSR, Haft JW, Meyer DM, Sun BC, Pretorius V, Kilic A, Anyanwu AC, Williams CT, Pham DT, Kai M, Sulemanjee NZ, Itoh A, Funamoto M, Salerno CT, Ikonomidis JS, Durham LA, Shaffer A, Zhou X, Zafar F, Pinney SP, Milano CA. Clinical Outcomes With Normothermic Pulsatile Organ Perfusion in Heart Transplantation: A Report From the OCS Heart Perfusion Registry. Circulation. 2025 Apr; 151(13):896-909. Epub 2025 Mar 07.
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  5. Li SS, Funamoto M, Osho AA, Rabi SA, Paneitz D, Singh R, Michel E, Lewis GD, D'Alessandro DA. Acute rejection in donation after circulatory death (DCD) heart transplants. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2024 Jan; 43 (1):148-157 Epub 2023 Sept 17
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  6. Li SS, Funamoto M, Osho AA, Wolfe S, Kubi B, Singh R, D’Alessandro DA. Effect of the 2018 heart allocation system on patients with durable left ventricular assist devices The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2024; 167(1):217-30.
  7. Ong CS, Reinertsen E, Sun H, Moonsamy P, Mohan N, Funamoto M, Kaneko T, Shekar PS, Schena S, Lawton JS, D'Alessandro DA, Westover MB, Aguirre AD, Sundt TM. Prediction of operative mortality for patients undergoing cardiac surgical procedures without established risk scores. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 Apr; 165 (4):1449-1459.e15 Epub 2021 Sept 14
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  8. Funamoto M, Kunavarapu C, Kwan MD, Matsuzaki Y, Shah M, Ono M. Single center experience and early outcomes of Impella 5.5. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2023; 10:1018203 Epub 2023 Feb 28
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  9. Shagabayeva L, Osho AA, Moonsamy P, Mohan N, Li SS, Wolfe S, Langer NB, Funamoto M, Villavicencio MA. Induction therapy in lung transplantation: A contemporary analysis of trends and outcomes. Clin Transplant. 2022 Nov; 36(11):e14782. Epub 2022 Jul 30.
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  10. Dalia AA, Convissar D, Crowley J, Raz Y, Funamoto M, Wiener-Kronish J, Shelton K. The role of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in COVID-19. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2022 Sep; 36 (9):3668-3675 Epub 2022 May 10
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  11. Osho AA, Moonsamy P, Ethridge BR, Leya GA, D'Alessandro DA, Jassar AS, Villavicencio MA, Melnitchouk SI, Tolis G, Langer NB, Funamoto M, Li SS, Colon KM, Mohan N, Locascio JJ, Lubitz SA, Akeju O, Sundt TM. Rationale and Design of the Randomized Controlled Trial of New Oral Anticoagulants Versus Warfarin for Post Cardiac Surgery Atrial Fibrillation: The NEW-AF Trial. Ann Surg. 2022 Jul 01; 276(1):200-204. Epub 2020 Sep 01.
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  12. Li SS, Osho A, Moonsamy P, D'Alessandro DA, Lewis GD, Villavicencio MA, Sundt TM 3rd, Funamoto M. Trends in the use of hepatitis C viremic donor hearts. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 May; 163(5):1873-1885.e7. Epub 2020 Sep 16.
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  13. Li SS, Osho A, Moonsamy P, Wolfe S, Villavicencio MA, Langer N, Sundt TM 3rd, Funamoto M. Outcomes of Lung Transplantation From Hepatitis C Viremic Donors. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 May; 113(5):1598-1607. Epub 2021 May 29.
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  14. Funamoto M, Osho AA, Li SS, Moonsamy P, Mohan N, Ong CS, Melnitchouk S, Sundt TM, Astor TL, Villavicencio MA. Factors Related to Survival in Low-Glomerular Filtration Rate Cohorts Undergoing Lung Transplant. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 Dec; 112(6):1797-1804. Epub 2021 Jan 07.
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  15. Trahanas JM, Li SS, Crowley JC, Ton VK, Funamoto M, Cudemus Deseda GA, Villavicencio MA, D'Alessandro DA. How to Turn It Down: The Evidence and Opinions Behind Adult Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Weaning. ASAIO J. 2021 Sep 01; 67(9):964-972.
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  16. Zern EK, Ramirez PR, Rubin J, Rosenfield K, Manning P, Raz Y, Funamoto M, D'Alessandro D, Crowley JC, Shelton K. Severe Tricuspid Valve Endocarditis: A Tale of 2 Circuits. JACC Case Rep. 2021 Sep 1; 3 (11):1343-1349 Epub 2021 Sept 01
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  17. Bermea RS, Raz Y, Sertic F, Rubin J, Wolf M, Olia S, Richards T, Crowley J, Funamoto M, Shelton K, Bermudez C. Increased Intracranial Hemorrhage Amid Elevated Inflammatory Markers in Those With COVID-19 Supported With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. Shock. 2021 Aug 1; 56 (2):206-214
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  18. Ramzy D, Anderson M, Batsides G, Ono M, Silvestry S, D'Alessandro DA, Funamoto M, Zias EA, Lemaire A, Soltese E. Early Outcomes of the First 200 US Patients Treated with Impella 5.5: A Novel Temporary Left Ventricular Assist Device. Innovations (Phila). 2021 Jul-Aug; 16 (4):365-372 Epub 2021 June 08
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  19. Qin D, Chokshi M, Sabeh MK, Maan A, Bapat A, Bode WD, Hanley A, Hucker WJ, Ng CY, Funamoto M, Barrett CD, Mela T. Comparison between TightRail rotating dilator sheath and GlideLight laser sheath for transvenous lead extraction. Pacing Clin Electrophysiol. 2021 May; 44 (5):895-902 Epub 2021 Mar 27
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  20. Schrage B, Becher PM, Bernhardt A, Bezerra H, Blankenberg S, Brunner S, Colson P, Cudemus Deseda G, Dabboura S, Eckner D, Eden M, Eitel I, Frank D, Frey N, Funamoto M, Gossling A, Graf T, Hagl C, Kirchhof P, Kupka D, Landmesser U, Lipinski J, Lopes M, Majunke N, Maniuc O, McGrath D, Mobius-Winkler S, Morrow DA, Mourad M, Noel C, Nordbeck P, Orban M, Pappalardo F, Patel SM, Pauschinger M, Pazzanese V, Reichenspurner H, Sandri M, Schulze PC, H G Schwinger R, Sinning JM, Aksoy A, Skurk C, Szczanowicz L, Thiele H, Tietz F, Varshney A, Wechsler L, Westermann D. Left Ventricular Unloading Is Associated With Lower Mortality in Patients With Cardiogenic Shock Treated With Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: Results From an International, Multicenter Cohort Study. Circulation. 2020 Dec; 142 (22):2095-2106 Epub 2020 Oct 09
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  21. Osho AA, Bishawi MM, Heng EE, Orubu E, Amardey-Wellington A, Villavicencio MA, Funamoto M. Failure to rescue in the era of the lung allocation score: The impact of center volume. Am J Surg. 2020 Sep; 220(3):793-799. Epub 2020 Jan 18.
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  22. Osho AA, Moonsamy P, Hibbert KA, Shelton KT, Trahanas JM, Attia RQ, Bloom JP, Onwugbufor MT, D'Alessandro DA, Villavicencio MA, Sundt TM, Crowley JC, Raz Y, Funamoto M. Veno-venous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Respiratory Failure in COVID-19 Patients: Early Experience From a Major Academic Medical Center in North America. Ann Surg. 2020 Aug; 272(2):e75-e78.
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  23. Newton-Cheh C, Zlotoff DA, Hung J, Rupasov A, Crowley JC, Funamoto M. Case 24-2020: A 44-Year-Old Woman with Chest Pain, Dyspnea, and Shock. N Engl J Med. 2020 Jul 30; 383 (5):475-484 Epub 2020 July 15
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  24. C Newton-heh, Rupasov A, Crowley JC, Funamoto M. A 44-Year-Old Woman with Chest Pain, Dyspnea, and Shock The New England Journal of Medicine. 2020; 30(383(5)):475-484.
  25. Moonsamy P, Axtell AL, Ibrahim NE, Funamoto M, Tolis G, Lewis GD, D'Alessandro DA, Villavicencio MA. Survival After Heart Transplantation in Patients Bridged With Mechanical Circulatory Support. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2020 Jun 16; 75(23):2892-2905.
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  26. Axtell AL, Funamoto M, Legassey AG, Moonsamy P, Shelton K, D'Alessandro DA, Villavicencio MA, Sundt TM, Cudemus GA. Predictors of Neurologic Recovery in Patients Who Undergo Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Refractory Cardiac Arrest. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2020 Feb; 34(2):356-362. Epub 2019 Aug 09.
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  27. Naito N, Funamoto M, Pierson RN, D'Alessandro DA. First clinical use of a novel hypothermic storage system for a long-distance donor heart procurement. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2020 Feb; 159 (2):e121-e123 Epub 2019 July 10
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  28. Villavicencio MA, Axtell AL, Spencer PJ, Heng EE, Kilmarx S, Dalpozzal N, Funamoto M, Roy N, Osho A, Melnitchouk S, D'Alessandro DA, Tolis G, Astor T. Lung Transplantation From Donation After Circulatory Death: United States and Single-Center Experience. Ann Thorac Surg. 2018 Dec; 106(6):1619-1627. Epub 2018 Sep 08.
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  29. Ando M, Funamoto M, Cameron DE, Sundt TM 3rd. Concomitant surgical closure of left atrial appendage: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Sep; 156 (3):1071-1080.e2 Epub 2018 Mar 12
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  30. Hirji SA, Funamoto M, Lee J, Ramirez Del Val F, Kolkailah AA, McGurk S, Pelletier MP, Aranki S, Shekar PS, Kaneko T. Minimally invasive versus full sternotomy aortic valve replacement in low-risk patients: Which will stand against transcatheter aortic valve replacement? Surgery. 2018 Aug; 164 (2):282-287 Epub 2018 Apr 24
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  31. Taki T, Masumoto H, Funamoto M, Minakata K, Yamazaki K, Ikeda T, Sakata R. Fetal mesenchymal stem cells ameliorate acute lung injury in a rat cardiopulmonary bypass model. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2017 Mar; 153 (3):726-734 Epub 2016 Oct 24
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  32. Funamoto M, Masumoto H, Takaori K, Taki T, Setozaki S, Yamazaki K, Minakata K, Ikeda T, Hyon SH, Sakata R. Green Tea Polyphenol Prevents Diabetic Rats From Acute Kidney Injury After Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Ann Thorac Surg. 2016 Apr; 101 (4):1507-13 Epub 2015 Dec 08
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  33. Uehara K, Minakata K, Funamoto M, Yamazaki K, Marui A, Sakata R. Alternative redo sternotomy in a patient with tracheostoma and patent grafts. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2014 Sep; 22 (7):852-4 Epub 2013 Oct 09
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  34. Nakahara T, Minakata K, Yamazaki K, Funamoto M, Sakata R. Bilateral atrial appendage aneurysms associated with atrial fibrillation. Asian Cardiovasc Thorac Ann. 2014 Mar; 22 (3):347-9 Epub 2013 July 16
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  35. Kenji Minakata, Kazuhiro Yamazaki, Senri Miwa, Masaki Funamoto, Motoyuki Kumagai, Akira Marui, Ryuzo Sakata, Funamoto M. Ventricular Approach for Functional Mitral Regurgitation in Cardiomyopathy World Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. 2013; 3(1):8-14.
  36. Minakata K, Yamazaki K, Kawato M, Setozaki S, Takada T, Tsuneyoshi H, Marui A, Ikeda T, Sakata R, Funamoto M. Surgical Ventricular Restoration for functional Mitral Regurgitation Kyobu Geka. 2013; 66(1):17-23.
  37. Funamoto M, Minakta K, Yamazaki K, Miwa S, Marui A, Muranaka H, Takai F, Kumagai M, Nakahara T, Sakata R. Aortic and Mitral Valve Replacements in a Patient with Extensive Calcification of Intervalvular Fibrous Body Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. 2012; 41:308-311.
  38. Funamoto M, Sakata R. Postoperative Acute Heart Failure Gastroenterological Surgery. 2012; 35(5):842-845.
  39. Funamoto M, Minakata K, Sakata R. Non-pharmacological Therapy for Chronic Heart Failure: Surgical Treatment. Medical Practice for Heart Failure Q&A. 2012; 45-51.
  40. Yamazaki K, Minakata K, Nakahara T, Funamoto M, Oda M, Takai F, Marui A, Miwa S, Ikeda T, Sakata R. Surgical Treatment for Ischemic Mitral Regurgitation Kyobu Geka. 2011; 64(11):968-75. Epub 2021 Apr 08.
  41. Funamoto M, Mochizuki T, Yamada K, Tsubota H, Tsumaru S, Izumi H, Koga T, Haraki T, Nijhata T. A Case report of Catheter-Induced Pulmonary Artery Injury During a Cardiac Operation. The Journal of the Hiroshima Medical Association. 2008; 61(1):33-35.
  42. Tsubota H, Mochizuki T, Yamada K, Funamoto M, Ban T. Infected Thoracic Pseudoaneurysm Associated with Congenital Broncho Esophageal Fistula. Japanese Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery. 2008; 37:44-47.
  43. Yamada K, Mochizuki T, Tsubota H, Funamoto M. Early and Midterm Outcomes of Open Stent-Graft Treatment for Distal Aortic Arch Aneurysm. Japanese Journal of General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2008; 56(10):490-497.
  44. Yamada K, Mochizuki T, Tsubota H, Funamoto M, Waki C, Tahara M. A 5-Year Old Case of Aortic Coarctation with Mitral Sclerosis and Non-Compaction of Ventricular Myocardium: The Alternative Approach The Journal of the Hiroshima Medical Association. 2007; 60(11):618-621.