Chitaru Kurihara
Experienced in Mediastinitis

Dr. Chitaru Kurihara

Thoracic Surgery
Northwestern Medical Group
676 N St Clair St Ste 2140, Arkes Pavilion, 
Chicago, IL 
Offers Telehealth
17 Years of Experience

Experienced in Mediastinitis
Northwestern Medical Group
676 N St Clair St Ste 2140, Arkes Pavilion, 
Chicago, IL 
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Overview

Chitaru Kurihara is a Thoracic Surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Kurihara has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Mediastinitis. His top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Fibrosis, Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus, Dextrocardia, Pancreaticoduodenectomy, and Thrombectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 108 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Mediastinitis.

Graduate Institution
University Of Gunma School Of Medicine, 2009.0
Specialties
Thoracic Surgery
Licenses
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) in IL
Fellowships
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Hospital Affiliations
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

676 N St Clair St Ste 2140, Arkes Pavilion, Chicago, IL 60611
Call: 312-695-1800

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Kurihara has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Lung Cancer

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


108 Total Publications

Feasibility of anticoagulation-free peripheral veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in re-do lung transplantation.
Feasibility of anticoagulation-free peripheral veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in re-do lung transplantation.
Journal: Journal of artificial organs : the official journal of the Japanese Society for Artificial Organs
Published: October 31, 2025
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