Yuichi Shimada, MD

Overview
Academic Appointments
- Assistant Professor of Medicine at CUMC
Administrative Titles
- Director of Research, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center
Hospital Affiliations
- NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Languages
- Japanese
Gender
- Male
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Location(s)
Insurance Accepted
Cigna
- EPO
- Great West (National)
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Emblem/GHI
- Medicare Managed Care
- PPO
Emblem/HIP
- ConnectiCare
- EPO
- Essential Plan
- HMO
- Medicaid Managed Care
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
- Select Care (Exchange)
- Vytra
Local 1199
- Local 1199
MagnaCare (National)
- MagnaCare
Medicare
- Railroad
- Traditional Medicare
Multiplan
- Multiplan
RiverSpring
- Special Needs
UnitedHealthcare
- Compass (Exchange)
- Empire Plan
- HMO
- Medicare Managed Care
- POS
- PPO
Credentials & Experience
Education & Training
- University of Tokyo Faculty of Medicine (Japan)
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
- Internship: University of Tokyo Hospital
- Residency: Beth Israel Medical Center
- Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Committees, Societies, Councils
Member, Delta Omega Alpha Public Health Honor Society at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Member, American Heart Association
Member, American College of Cardiology
Board Member, Japanese Medical Society of America
Member, The Japanese Circulation Society
Member, The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine
Board Certifications
- Internal Medicine
- Cardiovascular Disease
Honors & Awards
2019 Precision Medicine Pilot Award, Irving Institute for Clinical & Translational Research, Columbia University Medical Center
2018 Career Development Award, American Heart Association
2017 National Mentored Clinical & Population Research Award, American Heart Association
2017 Fund for Medical Discovery Postdoctoral Fellowship Award, Massachusetts General Hospital Executive Committee on Research
2015 National Mentored Clinical & Population Research Award, American Heart Association
2014 Membership in the Delta Omega Alpha Public Health Honor Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
2013 Fellows-in-Training Travel Award, Council on Cardiovascular Care of Older Adults, ACC.13
2012 First Prize, Original Research Category, Beth Israel Medical Center Research Fair
2012 First Prize, Case Report Category, Alumni Association Annual Paper Competition, Beth Israel Medical Center
2010 First Prize, Resident/Fellow Research Category, New York Chapter American College of Physicians
2010 Third Prize, Resident/Fellow Research Category, New York Chapter American College of Physicians
Research
Selected Publications
Shimada YJ, Tsugawa Y, Brown DFM, Hasegawa K. Association between Bariatric Surgery and Rate of Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations for Heart Failure Exacerbation among Obese Patients with Heart Failure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016;67(8):895-903. PMID: 26916477.
Shimada YJ, Passeri JJ, Baggish AL, O'Callaghan C, Lowry PA, Yannekis G, Abbara S, Ghoshhajra BB, Rothman RD, Ho CY, Januzzi JL, Seidman CE, Fifer MA. Effects of losartan on left ventricular hypertrophy and fibrosis in patients with nonobstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. JACC: Heart Failure. 2013;1(6):480-7. PMID: 24621999.
McCullough SA, Fifer MA, Mohajer P, Lowry PA, Reen CO, Baggish AL, Vlahakes GJ, Shimada YJ. Clinical Correlates and Prognostic Impact of Elevated Right Atrial Pressure in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Circulation Journal. 2018;82(5):1405-1411. PMID: 29526913
Shimada YJ, Hasegawa K, Kochav SM, Mohajer P, Jung J, Maurer MS, Reilly MP, Fifer MA. Application of Proteomics Profiling for Biomarker Discovery in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. J Cardiovasc Transl Res. 2019 Jul 5. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 31278493.
Shimada YJ, Hoeger CW, Latif F, Takayama H, Ginns J, Maurer MS. Myocardial Contraction Fraction Predicts Cardiovascular Events in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy and Normal Ejection Fraction. J Card Fail. 2019 Jun;25(6):450-456. PMID: 30928539.
Shimada YJ, Cannon CP. PCSK9 (Proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9) inhibitors: past, present, and the future. Eur Heart J. 2015;36(36):2415-24. Review. PMID: 25971287.
Shimada YJ, Gibo K, Tsugawa Y, Goto T, Yu EW, Iso H, Brown DFM, Hasegawa K. Bariatric surgery is associated with lower risk of acute care use for cardiovascular disease in obese adults. Cardiovasc Res. 2019 Mar 15;115(4):800-806. PMID: 30357327.
Shimada YJ, Tsugawa Y, Iso H, Brown DFM, Hasegawa K. Association between Bariatric Surgery and Risk of Hospitalizations for Stable Angina Pectoris in Obese Adults. Heart. 2017;103(13):1009-1014. PMID: 28209590.
Shimada YJ, Tsugawa Y, Camargo CA, Brown DFM, Hasegawa K. Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations for Atrial Fibrillation. Am J Cardiol. 2017;120(6):947-952. PMID: 28734462.
Shimada YJ, Tsugawa Y, Iso H, Brown DFM, Hasegawa K. Association of Bariatric Surgery with Risk of Acute Care Use for Hypertension-Related Disease in Obese Adults: Population-Based Self-Controlled Case Series Study. BMC Med. 2017;15(1):161. PMID: 28830535.
Shimada YJ, Goto T, Tsugawa Y, Yu EW, Yoshida K, Homma S, Brown DFM, Hasegawa K. Comparative effectiveness of gastric bypass versus gastric banding on acute care use for cardiovascular disease in adults with obesity. Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2019 May;29(5):518-526. PMID: 30935764.
Shimada YJ, Cannon CP, Liu Y, Wilson C, Kupfer S, Menon V, Cushman WC, Mehta CR, Bakris GL, Zannad F, White WB. Ischemic Cardiac Outcomes and Hospitalizations According to Prior Macrovascular Disease Status in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Recent Acute Coronary Syndrome from the EXAMINE trial. American Heart Journal. 2016;175:18-27.
Shimada YJ, Bansilal S, Wiviott SD, Becker RC, Harrington RA, Himmelmann A, Neely B, Husted S, James SK, Katus HA, Lopes RD, Steg PG, Storey RF, Wallentin L, Cannon CP; PLATO Investigators. Impact of Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa Inhibitors on the Efficacy and Safety of Ticagrelor Compared to Clopidogrel in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes - Analysis from the PLATO (Platelet Inhibition and Patient Outcomes) Trial. American Heart Journal. 2016;177:1-8. PMID: 27297843
Shimada YJ, Yamashita T, Koretsune Y, Kimura T, Abe K, Sasaki S, Mercuri M, Ruff CT, Giugliano RP. Effects of Regional Differences in Asia on Efficacy and Safety of Edoxaban Compared to Warfarin: Insights from the ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 Trial. Circulation Journal. 2015;79(12):2560-7. PMID: 26460886.
Shimada YJ, Shiota M, Siegel RJ, Shiota T. Accuracy of right ventricular volumes and function determined by three-dimensional echocardiography in comparison with magnetic resonance imaging: a meta-analysis study. J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2010;23(9):943-953. PMID: 20797527.
Shimada YJ, Shiota T. A meta-analysis and investigation for the source of bias of left ventricular volumes and function by three-dimensional echocardiography in comparison with magnetic resonance imaging. Am J Cardiol. 2011;107(1):126-138. PMID: 21146700.
Shimada YJ, Ishikawa K, Kawase Y, Ladage D, Tilemann L, Shiota T, Hajjar RJ. Comparison of left ventricular stroke volume assessment by two- and three-dimensional echocardiography in a swine model of acute myocardial infarction validated by thermodilution method. Echocardiography. 2012;29(9):1091-5. PMID: 22672366.
Shimada YJ, Shiota T. Meta-analysis of accuracy of left ventricular mass measurement by three-dimensional echocardiography. Am J Cardiol. 2012;110(3):445-52. PMID: 22541420.
Shimada YJ, Shiota T. Underestimation of left atrial volume by 3-dimensional echocardiography validated by magnetic resonance imaging: a meta-analysis and investigation of the source of bias. Echocardiography. 2012;29(4):385-90. PMID: 22150607.
Shimada YJ, Nakra NC, Fox TJ, Kanei Y. Relation of race to activated clotting time after weight adjusted bolus of heparin during percutaneous coronary intervention. Am J Cardiol. 2010;105(5):629-632. PMID: 20185008.
Shimada YJ, Nakra NC, Fox JT, Kanei Y. Meta-analysis of prospective randomized controlled trials comparing intracoronary versus intravenous abciximab in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention. Am J Cardiol. 2012;109(5):624-8. PMID: 22152971.
Funakoshi T, Shimada YJ. Risk of hypothyroidism in patients with cancer treated with sunitinib: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Acta Oncol. 2013;52(4):691-702. PMID: 23282114.
Shimada YJ, Po JR, Kanei Y, Schweitzer P. Prognostic impact of terminal T wave inversions on presentation in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction undergoing urgent percutaneous coronary intervention. J Electrocardiol. 2013;46(1):2-7. PMID: 23312357.
Shimada YJ. Is leptin protective against heart failure with preserved ejection fraction? A complex interrelationship among leptin, obesity, and left ventricular hypertrophy. Hypertens Res. 2019 Feb;42(2):141-142. PMID: 30420723.
Shimada YJ, Weiner S, Takayama H. How AMAZING is A MAZE Procedure in the HOCM Population? Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2017 (in press). Editorial.
Takayama H, Yu SN, Sorabella R, Leb J, Pulerwitz TC, Cooper C, Argenio M, Shimada YJ, Weiner S, Ginns JN. Virtual septal myectomy for preoperative planning in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2018 Nov 14. pii: S0022-5223(18)32934-9. PMID: 30578058.
Kato S, Chernyavsky S, Tokita JE, Shimada YJ, Homel P, Rosen H, Winchester JF. Relationship between proteinuria and venous thromboembolism. J Thromb Thrombolysis. 2010;30(3):281-5. PMID: 20157844.
Kato S, Shimada YJ (first co-author), Friedmann P, Kashan G, Husk G, Bergmann SR. Identification of residual risk factors for the development of venous thromboembolism in medical inpatients receiving subcutaneous heparin therapy for prophylaxis. Coron Artery Dis. 2012;23(4):294-7. PMID: 22421548.
Miyata-Fukuoka Y, Izumo M, Shimada Y, Kuwahara E, Gurudevan SV, Tolstrup K, Siegel RJ, Shiota T. Left atrial size and function are related to pulmonary hypertension in coronary artery disease. Echocardiography. 2012;29(5):535-40. PMID: 22324451.
Hyodo E, Arai K, Koczo A, Shimada YJ, Fujimoto K, Di Tullio MR, Homma S, Gillam LD, Hahn RT. Alteration in subendocardial and subepicardial myocardial strain in patients with aortic valve stenosis: an early marker of left ventricular dysfunction? J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2012;25(2):153-9. PMID: 22129776.
Ishikawa K, Fish KM, Tilemann L, Rapti K, Aguero J, Santos-Gallego CG, Lee A, Karakikes I, Xie C, Akar FG, Shimada YJ, Gwathmey JK, Asokan A, McPhee S, Samulski J, Samulski RJ, Sigg DC, Weber T, Kranias EG, Hajjar RJ. Cardiac I-1c overexpression with reengineered AAV improves cardiac function in swine ischemic heart failure. Mol Ther. 2014;22(12):2038-45. PubMed PMID: 25023328.
Yamashita T, Koretsune Y, Yang Y, Chen S, Chung N, Shimada YJ, Kimura T, Miyazaki K, Abe K, Mercuri M, Ruff CT, Giugliano RP. Edoxaban vs. Warfarin in East Asian Patients With Atrial Fibrillation. An ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 Subanalysis. Circulation Journal. 2016;80(4):860-9. PMID: 26888149.
Hasegawa K, Gibo K, Tsugawa Y, Shimada YJ, Camargo CA Jr. Age-related differences in the rate, timing, and diagnosis of 30-day readmissions in hospitalized adults with asthma exacerbation. Chest. 2016;149(4):1021-9. PMID: 26836926.
Watanabe Y, Iwamura A, Shimada YJ, Wakai K, Tamakoshi A, Iso H; JACC Study Group. Transforming Growth Factor-β1 as a Predictor for the Development of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Nested Case-Controlled Study. EBioMedicine. 2016;12:68-71. pii: S2352-3964(16)30408-X. PMID: 27614396.
Makker P, Shimada YJ, Misra D, Kanei Y. Clinical Effect of Rebound Hyperthermia After Cooling Postcardiac Arrest: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Ther Hypothermia Temp Manag. 2016 Oct 26. PMID: 27782794.
Hirayama A, Goto T, Shimada YJ, Faridi MK, Camargo CA Jr, Hasegawa K. Association of Obesity With Severity of Heart Failure Exacerbation: A Population-Based Study. J Am Heart Assoc. 2018 Mar 15;7(6).
Goto T, Shimada YJ, Faridi MK, Camargo CA Jr, Hasegawa K. Incidence of acute cardiovascular event after acute exacerbation of COPD. J Gen Intern Med. 2018 (in press).
Hirayama A, Shimada YJ, Hasegawa K, et al. Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and subsequent risk of emergency department visits and hospitalizations for atrial fibrillation. Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology. 2018 (in press).
For a complete list of publications, please visit PubMed.gov