Dr. Tomomi Oka worked with the Physician Foundation at California Pacific Medical Center in 2007 and then joined the Palo Alto Medical Foundation in 2008. He works closely with the Pacific Coast Cardiac & Vascular Surgeons heart team. He performs both cardiac and thoracic surgery. His particular areas of interest are heart failure and aortic surgery. Dr. Oka attended Keio University in Tokyo, Japan before returning to the United States for his general surgery and critical care training at Brown. Dr. Oka completed his cardiac surgery fellowship at the University of Virginia at Charlottesville. While at UVA, Dr. Oka received additional training which qualifies him under UNOS criteria to perform heart and lung transplantation. Presently, Dr. Oka operates primarily at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco as an important member of the adult heart surgery team and also works with the heart transplant team. He is fluent in Japanese.
Dr. Tomomi Oka, MD
- Critical Care Medicine, Thoracic Surgery
- Accepting new patients
- 28 years of experience
- Palo Alto Medical Foundation 87 ENCINA AVE FL 1, Palo Alto, CA 94301
- (650) 853-5745
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Education Background
RESIDENCY
Brown University Hospital
MEDICAL SCHOOL
Keio University School Of Medicine - 1997
Languages Spoken
- Italian
- Spanish
- English
Location & Hours
- Palo Alto Medical Foundation
- 87 ENCINA AVE FL 1, Palo Alto, CA 94301
Specialties Treated
- Thoracic Surgery
- Critical Care Medicine
Conditions Addressed
- Lung Cancer
Procedures Performed
- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Coronary Artery Bypass
- Septal Defect Repair
- Removal Procedures on the Lungs and Pleura
- Septal Defect Repair
- Heart Valve Procedures
- Heart Valve Procedures
- Thoracoscopy
- Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm Repair
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Insurance Accepted
* Insurance information may change frequently. Please verify directly with the provider (doctor/clinic).
- Medicare
- Santa Clara Family Health Plan
- Palmetto GBA
- Wellcare
- Valley Health Plan
- Nippon Life Benefits
- Alameda Alliance for Health
- Imperial Health Plan of California
- Triwest Healthcare Alliance
- Alignment Health Plan
- Humana
- Blue Shield of California
- Central California Alliance for Health
- Adventist Health
- Tricare
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Aetna
- UnitedHealthcare
- AARP
- Sutter Health Plus
- Health Net
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