Mr Masashi Ura (Cardio-thoracic Surgeon)
- Name
- Mr Masashi Ura
- Qualifications
- MD Kyoto University 1992
- FRACS
- Occupation
- Cardio-thoracic Surgeon
- Gender
- Male
- Languages Spoken
- Japanese
- Medical Specialties
- Cardio-thoracic Surgery
Dr Masashi Ura has developed specialised skills in adult cardiac and thoracic surgery as a result of his experience both in Japan and Australia. Having completed specialist training in Japan in 1999, he then underwent a fellowship at St George Hospital in Sydney, gained FRACS in 2005, and has been working at the Princess Alexandra Hospital as a consultant since 2007. Currently working in two hospitals, he performs over 200 open heart operations annually including over 40 mitral repairs, conferring him extensive experience in a variety of challenging and complex cases. His special interests include valve repair, video-assisted thoracic surgery, thoracic aneurysm repair and off-pump CABG for high-risk patients. In addition to mitral repair of the myxomatous valve, Dr Ura is proficient with the repair of infective endocarditis, mitral annular calcification and selected rheumatic heart valves. He is happy to provide prompt and comprehensive services in cardiothoracic surgery.
- Hospital Affiliations
- Princess Alexandra Hospital
- Greenslopes Private Hospital
- Affiliated Clinics
- Hearts 1st
- Affiliated Organisations
- Royal Australasian College of Surgeons
- Medical Conditions
- Infective endocarditis
- Mitral annular calcification
- Rheumatic heart valve
- Medical Interventions
- Mitral Valve Repair
- Aneurysm repair
- Topics
- Cardiac Surgery
- Medico-legal
- Thoracic Surgery
Practice Locations
Brisbane
- Hearts 1st
- Address
- Greenslopes Private Hospital
Newdegate Street
Greenslopes QLD 4120
Australia
- Phone
- 07 3847 4422
- Fax
- 07 3847 4433
