Dr. Fuyuki Hirashima is a cardiothoracic surgeon at the University ofVermont Medical Center and assistant professor of surgery at the LarnerCollege of Medicine at UVM in Burlington, VT. She specializes in adultcardiac surgery,minimally invasive heart surgery, coronary artery bypass surgery, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation(ECMO) which is a treatment that uses a pump to pump blood through anartificial lung back to the blood stream, and Left Ventricular AssistDevice (LVAD) which is a mechanical pump inserted into a person’s chest tohelp pump blood.Dr. Hirashima believes that heart surgery is a life changing experience forpatients -- they are not the same as they were the day before the surgerycompared to the day after. She believes that her role as a surgeon is notonly to provide a safe operation, but to help guide them through thismoment of their lives.Learn more aboutcardiothoracic surgeryat the UVM Medical Center.
Dr. Fuyuki Hirashima, MD
- Cardiovascular Surgery, Thoracic Surgery
- 16 years of experience
- Cardiothoracic Surgery 111 Colchester Avenue Main Campus, East Pavilion, Level 5, Burlington, VT 05401
- (802) 847-4152
Brief Intro
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Education Background
FELLOWSHIP
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College - Thoracic Surgery - 2017
RESIDENCY
UVM Medical Center Gme - General Surgery - 2015
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Geisel School of Medicine At Dartmouth Hanover - Medical Doctor - 2009
Languages Spoken
- English
Location & Hours
- 111 Colchester Avenue Main Campus, East Pavilion, Level 5, Burlington, VT 05401
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Mon:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tue:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Wed:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Thu:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fri:8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Sat:Closed
Sun:Closed
Specialties Treated
- Cardiovascular Surgery
- Thoracic Surgery
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