University of California San Francisco

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Kenzo
Hirose
MD

Associate Professor of Surgery
Division of Surgical Oncology
Director,  General Surgery Residency Program

Address

550 16th Street, #6409
San Francisco, CA 94158
United States

Email: [email protected]
Phone: 415-502-1978

    Biography

    Dr. Kenzo Hirose is a general surgeon specializing in benign and malignant conditions of the liver, pancreas and bile duct. He has a special interest in minimally invasive surgical techniques and conducts research in patient outcomes after surgery.   

    Dr. Kenzo Hirose received his medical degree from Harvard Medical school. He did his residency in general surgery at the University of California, San Francisco and his Hepatopancreatobiliary Fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic. 

     

     

    Education

    Institution Degree Dept or School End Date
    Cleveland Clinic Education Foundation Fellowship 2008
    UCSF Medical Center Residency 2006
    Harvard School of Medicine 1999

    Board Certifications

    American Board of Surgery

    Clinical Expertise

    Bile Duct Injuries
    Bile Duct Strictures
    Bile Duct Cancer (Cholangiocarcinoma)
    Gastrointestinal Carcinoid Tumor
    Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
    Choledochal Cysts
    Liver Cancer (Hepatocellular Carcinoma)
    Minimally Invasive Liver & Pancreas Surgery
    Pancreatic Cancer
    Pancreatic Cysts
    Soft Tissue Sarcomas
    Liver Cysts
    Liver Metastases
    Gallbladder Cancer
    Stomach (Gastric) Cancer
    Pancreatic Neuroendocrine (Islet Cell) Tumors
    Bridging Therapies to Downstage HCC pre-Liver Transplant

    Program Affiliations

    Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery Program

     

    Publications

    MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 103
    1. Synchronous Versus Metachronous Colorectal Liver Metastasis Yields Similar Survival in Modern Era.
      Wisneski AD, Jin C, Huang CY, Warren R, Hirose K, Nakakura EK, Corvera CU| | PubMed
    2. Ampullary stenosis and choledocholithiasis post Roux-En-Y gastric bypass: challenges of biliary access and intervention.
      Wisneski AD, Carter J, Nakakura EK, Posselt A, Rogers SJ, Cello JP, Arain M, Kirkwood KS, Hirose K, Stewart L, Corvera CU| | PubMed
    3. A novel stratification of mesenteric mass involvement as a predictor of challenging mesenteric lymph node dissection by minimally invasive approach for ileal neuroendocrine tumors.
      Kasai Y, Mahuron K, Hirose K, Corvera CU, Kim GE, Hope TA, Shih BE, Warren RS, Bergsland EK, Nakakura EK| | PubMed
    4. Adopting best practices in post-operative analgesia prescribing in a safety-net hospital: Residents as a conduit to change.
      Bongiovanni T, Hansen K, Lancaster E, O'Sullivan P, Hirose K, Wick E| | PubMed
    5. Residual tumor volume discriminates prognosis after surgery for neuroendocrine liver metastasis.
      Kasai Y, Hirose K, Corvera CU, Kim GE, Hope TA, Shih BE, Harun N, Kim MO, Warren RS, Bergsland EK, Nakakura EK| | PubMed
    6. Variability in Opioid-Prescribing Patterns in Endocrine Surgery and Discordance With Patient Use.
      Lancaster E, Inglis-Arkell C, Hirose K, Seib CD, Wick E, Sosa JA, Duh QY| | PubMed
    7. Prognostic impact of a large mesenteric mass >2 cm in ileal neuroendocrine tumors.
      Kasai Y, Mahuron K, Hirose K, Corvera CU, Kim GE, Hope TA, Shih BE, Warren RS, Bergsland EK, Nakakura EK| | PubMed
    8. Residents as Key Effectors of Change in Improving Opioid Prescribing Behavior.
      Lancaster E, Bongiovanni T, Lin J, Croci R, Wick E, Hirose K| | PubMed
    9. Prevalence and predictors of pain and opioid analgesic use following total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation for pancreatitis.
      Moran RA, Klapheke R, John GK, Devlin S, Warren D, Desai N, Sun Z, Walsh C, Kalyani RR, Hall E, Stein EM, Kalloo AN, Zaheer A, Hirose K, Makary MA, Singh VK| | PubMed
    10. Laparoscopic Total Pancreatectomy With Islet Autotransplantation and Intraoperative Islet Separation as a Treatment for Patients With Chronic Pancreatitis.
      Fan CJ, Hirose K, Walsh CM, Quartuccio M, Desai NM, Singh VK, Kalyani RR, Warren DS, Sun Z, Hanna MN, Makary MA| | PubMed