Locations and Appointments
New Patients
CUIMC/Milstein Hospital Building
177 Ft. Washington Avenue
New York, NY 10032
US
(212) 305-0828
Existing Patients
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Insurances Accepted
Please contact the doctor's office directly to verify that your particular insurance is accepted.
PPO
HMO
NY Signature
POS
EPO
Medicare Managed Care
Student Health
Aetna Signature Administrators
NYP Employee Plan
Essential Plan
Medicaid Managed Care
Special Needs
Medicare Managed Care
Special Needs
PPO
Great West (National)
HMO
POS
Medicare Managed Care
EPO
PPO
Medicare Managed Care
POS
Select Care (Exchange)
ConnectiCare
Essential Plan
EPO
Medicaid Managed Care
PPO
HMO
Vytra
Medicare Managed Care
Medicaid Managed Care
Essential Plan
Child/Family Health Plus
HMO
PPO
EPO
Medicare Managed Care
Medicaid Managed Care
Medicare Managed Care
Child/Family Health Plus
Essential Plan
Medicare Managed Care
Child/Family Health Plus
Leaf (Exchange)
Medicaid Managed Care
Local 1199
MagnaCare
Traditional Medicare
Railroad
Multiplan
Child/Family Health Plus
HMO
Essential Plan
Medicaid Managed Care
Liberty
Freedom
HMO
Quality Health Management
Special Needs
POS
Empire Plan
Compass (Exchange)
PPO
HMO
Medicaid (Community Plan)
Medicare Managed Care
Medicare Managed Care
Special Needs
SelectHealth
Medicare Managed Care
Medicaid Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
PPO
HMO
NY Signature
POS
EPO
Medicare Managed Care
Student Health
Aetna Signature Administrators
NYP Employee Plan
Essential Plan
Medicaid Managed Care
Special Needs
Medicare Managed Care
Special Needs
PPO
Great West (National)
HMO
POS
Medicare Managed Care
EPO
PPO
Medicare Managed Care
POS
Select Care (Exchange)
ConnectiCare
Essential Plan
EPO
Medicaid Managed Care
PPO
HMO
Vytra
Medicare Managed Care
Medicaid Managed Care
Essential Plan
Child/Family Health Plus
HMO
PPO
EPO
Medicare Managed Care
Medicaid Managed Care
Medicare Managed Care
Child/Family Health Plus
Essential Plan
Medicare Managed Care
Child/Family Health Plus
Leaf (Exchange)
Medicaid Managed Care
Local 1199
MagnaCare
Traditional Medicare
Railroad
Multiplan
Child/Family Health Plus
HMO
Essential Plan
Medicaid Managed Care
Liberty
Freedom
HMO
Quality Health Management
Special Needs
POS
Empire Plan
Compass (Exchange)
PPO
HMO
Medicaid (Community Plan)
Medicare Managed Care
Medicare Managed Care
Special Needs
SelectHealth
Medicare Managed Care
Medicaid Managed Care
World Trade Center Health Plan
About Yuji Kaku, MD
Yuji Kaku, MD is a cardiac surgeon and surgical director of the cardiogenic shock program at Columbia. Dr. Kaku earned his medical degree from Tohoku University in Japan. After finishing a cardiovascular surgery residency at Tokyo Women's Medical University in Tokyo, he came to the US to continue his cardiac surgery training and complete fellowships in heart transplant and LVAD at Texas Heart Institute, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Columbia University. Dr. Kaku's focus is in coronary revascularization, heart transplant and LVAD surgery.
Specialties & Expertise
- Adult Cardiac Surgery
- Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
- Heart Failure
- Heart Surgery
- Heart Transplantation
- Mechanical Assist Device
- Mechanical Circulatory Support
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Ventricular Assist Device Procedure
Education
- Medical School: Tohoku University School of Medicine
- Fellowship: Northwestern Medicine / Northwestern Memorial Hospital
- Fellowship: Texas Heart Institute
Leadership, Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor of Surgery at CUMC
- Surgical Director, Cardiogenic Shock Program
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Need Help Finding a Doctor?
Call 1-877-426-5637