Bio
Dr. Kawana joined Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology group in 2018 as an Instructor in the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine. He completed his internal medicine, cardiovascular medicine and heart failure training at Stanford. He also completed postdoctoral research fellowship under Dr. James Spudich in Department of Biochemistry. He sees advanced heart failure patients in clinic, and attends on inpatient service taking care of post-heart transplant patients and patients on MCS support. His research interests are in the fundamental mechanism of inherited cardiomyopathies, and he studies the effect of gene mutation on the cardiac sarcomere function using cutting-edge biochemical and biophysical approach, which would lead to development of novel pharmacotherapy that directly modulates cardiac muscle protein.
Clinical Focus
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Heart Failure
- Heart Transplantation
- Mechanical Circulatory Support
- Left Ventricular Assist Device
- Inherited Cardiomyopathy
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Professional Education
-
Board Certification, American Board of Internal Medicine, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (2018)
-
Fellowship:Stanford University Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Fellowship (2018) CA
-
Residency:Stanford University Internal Medicine Residency Training (2012) CA
-
Board Certification: Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine (2017)
-
Board Certification: Adult Comprehensive Echocardiography, National Board of Echocardiography (2017)
-
Fellowship:Stanford University Cardiovascular Medicine Fellowship (2017) CA
-
Board Certification: Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine (2012)
-
Medical Education:Warren Alpert Medical School Brown University (2009) RI
-
Fellow, Stanford University Medical Center, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology (2018)
-
Fellow, Stanford University Medical Center, Cardiovascular Medicine (2017)
-
Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University School of Medicine, Biochemistry (2015)
-
Resident, Stanford University Medical Center, Internal Medicine (2012)
-
MD, Brown University, Medicine (2009)