Rayji Tsutsui, MD
- Provider organization(s):
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Hawaiʻi Pacific Health Medical Group
This provider is a member of Hawai‘i Pacific Health Medical Group, HPH’s nonprofit provider organization focused on delivering coordinated, high‑quality care across our clinics and medical centers.
Hawaiʻi Health Partners
This provider is a member of Hawai‘i Health Partners, the state’s first Accountable Care Organization, where participating providers work together to deliver high‑quality, efficient care to patients.
- Hospital / clinic affiliations:
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Kapiolani Medical Center for Women & Children
Straub Benioff Medical Center
Office Location(s) and Contact
Primary
Straub Benioff Medical Center
888 S King St
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 522-4222
Biography and Interests
Biography
After serving as a Chief Fellow in Interventional Cardiology and completing his training at Cleveland Clinic, Dr. Rayji Tsutsui joined Straub in 2020. Dr. Tsutsui has special interests that include structural heart (TAVR, MitraClip, ASD/PFO), complex coronary including chronic total occlusions (CTO), carotid and peripheral interventions. He also holds a Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University and is on the faculty at the John A. Burns School of Medicine at University of Hawaii.
Professional Interests
Complex coronary interventions, structural heart disease interventions (including catheter valve repair and replacement, PFO/ASD closure, left appendage occlusion, and paravalvular leak closure) and carotid/peripheral interventions.
Personal Interests
Dr. Tsutsui enjoys an active lifestyle, including golf, hiking and outdoor camping. He is also a coffee enthusiast.
Education and Training
Medical School
University of Auckland
Residency
Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Internal Medicine
Foreign Languages
Japanese
Fellowships
Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Cardiovascular Disease
Cleveland Clinic Foundation - Interventional Cardiology
Awards, Memberships, and Academic Appointments
Awards
Physician of the Year, Healthcare Association of Hawaii 2021
Graduate Level-1 Award, Cleveland Clinic
Bruce Hubbard Stewart Award for Humanistic Medicine, Cleveland Clinic
Excellence in Teaching Award, Cleveland Clinic
Karos-Rimmerman Award, Cleveland Clinic
House of Councilors Award, Government of Japan
Memberships
Fellow of American College of Cardiology (FACC)
Fellow of Society or Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (FSCAI)
Articles and Publications
Articles and Publications
Kitai T, Tsutsui RS. The contemporary role of echocardiography in the assessment and management of aortic stenosis. J Med Ultrason (2001) 2020;47:71-80.
Tsutsui RS, Simsolo E, Saijo Y, et al. Severe Mitral Stenosis in Patients With Severe Mitral Annular Calcification: An Area of Unmet Need. JACC Cardiovascular interventions 2019;12:2566-8.
Tsutsui RS, Banerjee K, Kapadia S, Thomas JD, Popovic ZB. Natural History of Mitral Stenosis in Patients With Mitral Annular Calcification. JACC Cardiovascular imaging 2019;12:1105-7.
Sud K, Haddadin F, Tsutsui RS, et al. Readmissions in ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Cardiogenic Shock (from Nationwide Readmission Database). Am J Cardiol 2019;124:1841-50.
Tsutsui RS, Borowski A, Tang WH, Thomas JD, Popovic ZB. Precision of echocardiographic estimates of right atrial pressure in patients with acute decompensated heart failure. J Am Soc Echocardiogr 2014;27:1072-8.e2.