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Current Research and Scholarly InterestsIn clinical research, Dr. Shrager studies outcomes in a variety of areas within Thoracic Surgery including: parenchyma-sparing operations and minimally invasive resections for lung cancer, transcervical thymectomy for myasthenia gravis, diaphragm plication, and surgical treatment of emphysema.

Dr. Shrager's lab is focused on the impact of disease states upon the diaphragm. His group published the seminal paper (NEJM) describing diaphragm atrophy assoc'd with mechanical ventilation.

Contact Info
- Cancer Center
- 875 Blake Wilbur Drive, Clinic 'C'
- 300 Pasteur Drive
- Stanford, California 94305
Mail Code: 5407
- (650) 721-2086 (office)
(650) 724-6259 (fax)

Web page:

http://thoracicsurgery.stanford.edu/people

Yasuhiro Shudo, MD, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor, Cardiothoracic Surgery

BioDr. Shudo is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon and clinical assistant professor in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at Stanford University School of Medicine.

His clinical focus is the surgical treatment of end-stage cardiopulmonary failure, including heart transplant, heart-lung transplant, lung transplant, mechanical circulatory support (MCS), and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). He has published numerous landmark papers
and chapters.

Dr. Shudo also performs mitral valve repair/replacement (MVR), aortic valve replacement (AVR), complex valve surgery, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery, reoperative cardiac surgery, minimally invasive surgery, and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).

Dr. Shudo is fully committed to innovative, comprehensive, and compassionate care for each patient he treats.