Dr. Derek Y. Obayashi M.D.
Cardiologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Cardiology
725 Welch Rd Palo Alto CA, 94304About
Dr. Derek Obayashi is a pediatric cardiologist practicing in Palo Alto, CA. Dr. Obayashi specializes in caring for fetuses, infants, children and adolescents with cardiovascular or cardiac abnormalities. Practiced in both inpatient and outpatient settings, the scope of conditions cared for by pediatric cardiologists is large and includes congenital heart defects, heart muscle disorders, rhythm disturbances and hypertension.
Education and Training
Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science 2003
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Supine exercise echocardiographic measures of systolic and diastolic function in children.
- Assessment of Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography-Derived Global Deformation Parameters During Supine Exercise in Children.
- Simultaneous manipulation of the nitric oxide and prostanoid pathways reduces myocardial reperfusion injury.
- Effects of specific sodium/hydrogen exchange inhibitor during cardioplegic arrest.
- Antegrade cold blood cardioplegia is not demonstrably advantageous over cold crystalloid cardioplegia in surgery for congenital heart disease.
- Sodium TQF NMR and intracellular sodium in isolated crystalloid perfused rat heart.
Treatments
- Heart Disease
- Birth Defects
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Kawasaki Disease
- Pain
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