Kenneth K. Sakata, M.D.

  1. Critical Care Specialist
  2. Internist
  3. Pulmonologist
  1. Tekin A, Devarajan A, Sakata KK, Qamar S, Sharma M, Valencia Morales DJ, Malinchoc M, Talaei F, Welle S, Taji J, Khosa S, Sharma N, Brown M, Lal A, Bansal V, Khan SA, La Nou AT, Sanghavi D, Cartin-Ceba R, Kashyap R, Gajic O, Domecq JP, Azadeh N. Pneumomediastinum and pneumothorax in coronavirus disease-2019: Description of a case series and a matched cohort study. Heliyon. 2024 Jul 15; 10 (13):e33679 Epub 2024 June 26
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  2. Low SW, Mullon JJ, Swanson KL, Kern RM, Nelson DR, Fernandez-Bussy S, Sakata KK. Feasibility and Efficacy of a Non-Opioid Based Pain Management After Medical Thoracoscopy. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2023 Oct 1; 30 (4):321-327 Epub 2023 Oct 01
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  3. Kim JH, Sakata KK, Smith M, Azadeh N. Robotic-assisted Bronchoscopy to Diagnose Malakoplakia. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2023 Apr 1; 30 (2):174-176 Epub 2023 Apr 01
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  4. Goswami U, Gotway M, Rojas C, Panse P, Cummings K, Jensen E, Sakata KK, Jokerst C. July 2022 Medical Image of the Month: Pulmonary Nodule in the Setting of Pyoderma Gangrenosum (PG). Southwest J Pulm Crit Care. 2022; 25(1):4-6.
  5. Low SW, Swanson KL, Lee JZ, Tan MC, Cartin-Ceba R, Sakata KK, Maldonado F. Complications of Endobronchial Valve Placement for Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction: Insights From the Food and Drug Administration Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE). J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2022 Jul 1; 29 (3):206-212 Epub 2022 Apr 25
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  6. Panse P, Sakata KK. Medical Image of the Month: Bronchial Obstruction Due to Pledget in Airway Following Foregut Cyst Resection. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care. 2022; 23:149.
  7. Kim JJ, Sakata KK, Azadeh N, Smith M, Gotway MB. Imaging Case of the Month: A Growing Indeterminate Solitary Nodule. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care. 2021; 22:88.
  8. Abia-Trujillo D, Johnson MM, Patel NM, Hazelett B, Edell ES, Kern RM, Midthun D, Reisenauer J, Nelson D, Mullon JJ, Sakata KK, Swanson K, Fernandez-Bussy S. Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction: A New Hope for Patients With Severe Emphysema and Air Trapping. Mayo Clin Proc. 2021 Feb; 96 (2):464-472 Epub 2020 Aug 20
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  9. Koslow M, Edell ES, Midthun DE, Mullon JJ, Kern RM, Nelson DR, Sakata KK, Moua T, Roden AC, Yi ES, Reisenauer JS, Decker PA, Ryu JH. Bronchoscopic Cryobiopsy and Forceps Biopsy for the Diagnostic Evaluation of Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease in Clinical Practice. Mayo Clin Proc Innov Qual Outcomes. 2020 Oct; 4 (5):565-574 Epub 2020 Oct 06
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  10. Low SW, Swanson KL, Vaszar LT, Beamer SE, Sakata KK. Bonastent for the Treatment of a Benign Central Airway Obstruction and Persistent Air Leak in a Pediatric Patient. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2020 Apr; 27 (2):e33-e38
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  11. Low SW, Sakata KK. Indwelling pleural catheter tract metastasis from renal cell carcinoma. Respirol Case Rep. 2020 Mar; 8 (2):e00527 Epub 2020 Feb 03
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  12. Youssef SJ, Orbelo DM, Sakata KK, Zimmermann TM, Pittelko RL, Nelson DR, Midthun DE, Edell ES, Ekbom DC. Dysphonia Due to Vocal Cord Injury After Rigid Bronchoscopy: A Case Study With 1-Year Bronchoscopic Follow-up. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 2019 Oct; 26 (4):e52-e55
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  13. Jackson N, Nokes BT, Sakata K, Cummings K, Vaszar L. An unusual variant of scimitar syndrome predisposing to recurrent pneumonia. Respir Med Case Rep. 2019; 26:240-243 Epub 2019 Jan 23
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  14. Sakata KK, Midthun DE, Mullon JJ, Kern RM, Nelson DR, Edell ES, Schiavo DN, Jett JR, Aubry MC. Comparison of Programmed Death Ligand-1 Immunohistochemical Staining Between Endobronchial Ultrasound Transbronchial Needle Aspiration and Resected Lung Cancer Specimens. Chest. 2018 Oct; 154 (4):827-837 Epub 2018 July 27
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  15. Sakata KK, Midthun DE. Cutting Balloon Dilation for Central Airway Stricture. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 2018 Jul; 25 (3):e29-e30
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  16. Sakata KK. Pulmonary Case of the Month: Chylous Effusion from Amyloidosis. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care. 2018; 16:237.
  17. Sakata KK, Reisenauer JS, Kern RM, Mullon JJ. Persistent air leak - review. Respir Med. 2018 Apr; 137:213-218 Epub 2018 Mar 14
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  18. Sakata KK, Reisenauer JS, Kern RM, Midthun DE, Utz JP, Blackmon SH, Mullon JJ, Wigle DA. Extracellular matrix fistula plug for repair of bronchopleural fistula. Respir Med Case Rep. 2018; 25:207-210 Epub 2018 Sept 13
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  19. Sakata KK, Nelson DR, Mullon JJ, Midthun DE, Edell ES, Kern RM. Paclitaxel-coated balloon dilation for central airway obstruction. Respir Med Case Rep. 2018; 24:129-132 Epub 2018 May 16
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  20. Sakata KK, Azadeh N, Brighton A, Temkit M, Klassen CL, Grys TE, Vikram HR. Impact of Nasopharyngeal FilmArray Respiratory Panel Results on Antimicrobial Decisions in Hospitalized Patients. Can Respir J. 2018; 2018:9821426 Epub 2018 June 13
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  21. Kern R, Sakata K, Peters SG, Midthun D, Mullon J, Edell E. Creation of a Balloon-Expandable Bifurcated Covered Stent to Treat a Complex Left Anastomotic Stricture in a Lung Transplant Recipient. Respiration. 2018; 96 (2):144-147 Epub 2018 July 17
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  22. Sakata KK, Nasim F, Schiavo DN, Nelson DR, Kern RM, Mullon JJ. Methylene Blue for Bronchopleural Fistula Localization. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2018 Jan; 25 (1):63-66
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  23. Azadeh N, Sakata KK, Saeed A, Mullon JJ, Grys TE, Limper AH, Binnicker MJ. Comparison of Respiratory Pathogen Detection in Upper versus Lower Respiratory Tract Samples Using the BioFire FilmArray Respiratory Panel in the Immunocompromised Host. Can Respir J. 2018; 2018:2685723 Epub 2018 Apr 05
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  24. Sakata K, Reisenauer J, Kern R, Midthun D, Utz J, Blackmon S, Mullon J, Wigle D. Extracellular Matrix Fistula Plugs for Repair of Bronchopleural Fistula. CHEST. 2017; 152(4):A968.
  25. Sakata KK, Nelson DR, Midthun DE. Pulmonary Hemorrhage Treated With Oxidized Regenerated Cellulose. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol 2017 Jul; 24 (3):42-44
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  26. Sakata KK, Klassen CL, Bollin KB, Grys TE, Slack JL, Wesselius LJ, Vikram HR. Microbiologic yield of bronchoalveolar lavage specimens from stem cell transplant recipients. Transpl Infect Dis. 2017 Jun; 19 (3) Epub 2017 Apr 12
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  27. Sakata KK, Penupolu S, Colby TV, Gotway MB, Wesselius LJ. Pulmonary pyoderma gangrenosum without cutaneous manifestations. Clin Respir J. 2016 Jul; 10: (4)508-11.
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  28. Webb BJ, Dascomb K, Stenehjem E, Vikram HR, Agrwal N, Sakata K, Williams K, Bockorny B, Bagavathy K, Mirza S, Metersky M, Dean NC. Derivation and Multicenter Validation of the Drug Resistance in Pneumonia Clinical Prediction Score. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 May; 60 (5):2652-63 Epub 2016 Apr 22
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  29. Sakata KK, Gotway MB, Smith ML, Parish JM, Agrwal N, Karlin NJ, Swanson KL. Pulmonary Epithelioid Hemangioendothelioma Diagnosed With Endobronchial Biopsies: A Case Report and Literature Review. J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2016 Apr; 23 (2):168-73
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  30. Padrnos LJ, Barr PJ, Klassen CL, Fields HE, Azadeh N, Mendoza N, Saadiq RA, Pauwels EM, King CS, Chung AA, Sakata KK, Blair JE. Introducing routine HIV screening for patients on an internal medicine residency inpatient service: a quality improvement project. BMJ Qual Improv Rep. 2016; 5 (1) Epub 2016 May 05
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  31. Azadeh N, Sakata KK, Brighton AM, Vikram HR, Grys TE. FilmArray Respiratory Panel Assay: Comparison of Nasopharyngeal Swabs and Bronchoalveolar Lavage Samples. J Clin Microbiol. 2015 Dec; 53 (12):3784-7 Epub 2015 Sept 16
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  32. Amer S, Sakata KK, Swanson KL. Pulmonary Case of the Month: Sticks and Stones May Break My Bronchi – Bronchilithiasis. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care. 2015; 10:99.
  33. Sakata KK, Grys TE, Chang YH, Vikram HR, Blair JE. Serum procalcitonin levels in patients with primary pulmonary coccidioidomycosis. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2014 Oct; 11(8):1239-43.
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  34. Sakata KK, Larsen BT, Boland JM, Palen B, Muhm JR Sr, Helmers RA, Tazelaar HD. Nitrofurantoin-Induced Granulomatous Interstitial Pneumonia. Int J Surg Pathol. 2014 Jun; 22: (4)352-7.
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  35. Sakata KK, Penupolu S, Viggiano RW. Critical Care Case of the Month: Second Wind - Aspergilloma. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care. 2014; 8:258.
  36. Sakata KK, Helmers R. Critical Care Case of the Month: Too Much, Too Fast – Re-Expansion Pulmonary Edema. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care. 2014; 8:1.
  37. Sakata KK, Sapienza KL, Wesselius LJ. November 2013 Critical Case of the Month: A Series of Unfortunate Infections. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care. 2013; 7(5):280-8.