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Kenzo Hirose, M.D.

Kenzo Hirose, M.D.

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

Contact Information

Phone: (415) 502-5577
Fax: (415) 502-2236
Kenzo.Hirose@ucsf.edu

 
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Education

1995, AB, Harvard University, Biochemical Sciences
1999, MD, Harvard Medical School

Residencies

  • 2000, Internship, University of California, San Francisco, General Surgery
  • 2006, Residency, University of California, San Francisco, General Surgery

Fellowships

  • 2007, Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Liver Transplantation
  • 2008, Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Hepatobiliary Surgery

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Surgery

Program Affiliations

  • Hepatobiliary and Pancreas Surgery Program

Clinical Expertise

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

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. 

Publications

MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 94
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  1. Tbeileh N, Timmerman L, Mattis AN, Toriguchi K, Kasai Y, Corvera C, Nakakura E, Hirose K, Donner DB, Warren RS, Karelehto E. Metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma tumor purity assessment from whole exome sequencing data. PLoS One. 2023; 18(4):e0271354. View in PubMed
  2. Lin JJ, Conroy PC, Romero-Hernandez F, Yilma M, Feng J, Hirose K, Nakakura E, Maker AV, Corvera C, Kirkwood K, Alseidi A, Adam MA. Hypertension Requiring Medication Use: a Silent Predictor of Poor Outcomes After Pancreaticoduodenectomy. J Gastrointest Surg. 2023 02; 27(2):328-336. View in PubMed
  3. Calthorpe L, Romero-Hernandez F, Miller P, Conroy PC, Hirose K, Kim A, Kirkwood K, Nakakura E, Corvera C, Maker AV, Alseidi A, Adam MA. Contemporary Trends in Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Incidence and Survival in the United States. Cancers (Basel). 2022 Dec 30; 15(1). View in PubMed
  4. Conroy PC, Mohamedaly S, Karimzada M, Brian R, Im C, Hernandez S, Roman S, Hirose K, Mukhtar R, Kirkwood K, O'Sullivan P, Alseidi A. Implementation, evaluation, and modification of a near-peer learning group in graduate surgical education. Am J Surg. 2023 03; 225(3):591-592. View in PubMed
  5. Miller PN, Romero-Hernandez F, Conroy P, Calthorpe L, Yilma M, Mohamedaly S, Kelly YM, Feng J, Hirose K, Kirkwood K, Maker AV, Corvera C, Nakakura E, Alseidi A, Adam MA. Hand-Assisted Versus Pure Minimally-Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy: Is There a Downside to Lending a Hand? World J Surg. 2023 03; 47(3):750-758. View in PubMed
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In the News

  • UCSF General Surgery Residency Program Ranked No. 1 in Western U.S. in Annual Doximity Survey

    Department of Surgery - Richard Barg - August 23, 2018
    The UCSF General Surgery Residency was ranked No. 1 in research output and by reputation among sister programs in California and across the western U.S. in the Doximity 2018-19 annual survey. Nationally, the program placed in the 99th percentile for research output.  The residency program is led by Department Chair Julie Ann Sosa, M.D., M.A., FACS, Program Director Linda M. Reilly, M.D., Associate Directors Ryutaro Hirose, M.D., Kenzo Hirose, M.D., and Lygia Stewart, M.D., and Administrative [...]

 

 
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