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 |
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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
In the News
Publications
- Metastatic melanoma to small bowel: metastasectomy is supported in the era of immunotherapy and checkpoint inhibitors.| | View in PubMed
- Improved survival of patients receiving immunotherapy and chemotherapy following curative-intent resection of colorectal liver metastases.| | View in PubMed
- A Machine Learning Approach to Predict Postoperative Pancreatic Fistula After Pancreaticoduodenectomy Using Only Preoperatively Known Data.| | View in PubMed
- ASO Visual Abstract: National Practice Patterns in Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma-Updates in Management and Survival.| | View in PubMed
- National Practice Patterns in Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Updates in Management and Survival.| | View in PubMed
- Metastatic colorectal adenocarcinoma tumor purity assessment from whole exome sequencing data.| | View in PubMed
- Hypertension Requiring Medication Use: a Silent Predictor of Poor Outcomes After Pancreaticoduodenectomy.| | View in PubMed
- Contemporary Trends in Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Incidence and Survival in the United States.| | View in PubMed
- Implementation, evaluation, and modification of a near-peer learning group in graduate surgical education.| | View in PubMed
- Hand-Assisted Versus Pure Minimally-Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy: Is There a Downside to Lending a Hand?| | View in PubMed
- Minimally Invasive Distal Pancreatectomy Techniques: A Contemporary Analysis Exploring Trends, Similarities, and Differences to Open Surgery.| | View in PubMed
- Using Electronic Health Record Meta-Data to Identify Variation in Trainee Progress Note Writing Patterns: Opportunity to Enhance Systems-Based Care.| | View in PubMed
- Emotional Regulation in Surgery: Fostering Well-Being, Performance, and Leadership.| | View in PubMed
- ASO Visual Abstract: Determining Hospital Volume Threshold for the Safety of Minimally Invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Contemporary Cutpoint Analysis.| | View in PubMed
- Determining Hospital Volume Threshold for Safety of Minimally Invasive Pancreaticoduodenectomy: A Contemporary Cutpoint Analysis.| | View in PubMed
- Estimation of Surgical Resident Duty Hours and Workload in Real Time Using Electronic Health Record Data.| | View in PubMed
- Burden of Ionizing Radiation in the Diagnosis and Management of Necrotizing Pancreatitis.| | View in PubMed
- Minimally Invasive Surgery for Ileal Neuroendocrine Tumors.| | View in PubMed
- How COVID-19 inspired surgical residents to rethink educational programs.| | View in PubMed
- Contemporary Management of Hepatic Cyst Disease: Techniques and Outcomes at a Tertiary Hepatobiliary Center.| | View in PubMed
- Synchronous Versus Metachronous Colorectal Liver Metastasis Yields Similar Survival in Modern Era.| | View in PubMed
- Ampullary stenosis and choledocholithiasis post Roux-En-Y gastric bypass: challenges of biliary access and intervention.| | View in PubMed
- A novel stratification of mesenteric mass involvement as a predictor of challenging mesenteric lymph node dissection by minimally invasive approach for ileal neuroendocrine tumors.| | View in PubMed
- Adopting best practices in post-operative analgesia prescribing in a safety-net hospital: Residents as a conduit to change.| | View in PubMed
- Residual tumor volume discriminates prognosis after surgery for neuroendocrine liver metastasis.| | View in PubMed
- Variability in Opioid-Prescribing Patterns in Endocrine Surgery and Discordance With Patient Use.| | View in PubMed
- Prognostic impact of a large mesenteric mass >2 cm in ileal neuroendocrine tumors.| | View in PubMed
- Residents as Key Effectors of Change in Improving Opioid Prescribing Behavior.| | View in PubMed
- Prevalence and predictors of pain and opioid analgesic use following total pancreatectomy with islet autotransplantation for pancreatitis.| | View in PubMed
- Laparoscopic Total Pancreatectomy With Islet Autotransplantation and Intraoperative Islet Separation as a Treatment for Patients With Chronic Pancreatitis.| | View in PubMed
- Duodenal and Ampullary Carcinoid Tumors: Size Predicts Necessity for Lymphadenectomy.| | View in PubMed
- Glycemic Predictors of Insulin Independence After Total Pancreatectomy With Islet Autotransplantation.| | View in PubMed
- Chronic Gastrointestinal Dysmotility and Pain Following Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Autotransplantation for Chronic Pancreatitis.| | View in PubMed
- Ileus is a predictor of local infection in patients with acute necrotizing pancreatitis.| | View in PubMed
- A Contemporary Evaluation of the Cause of Death and Long-Term Quality of Life After Total Pancreatectomy.| | View in PubMed
- Surgical approaches to chronic pancreatitis: indications and imaging findings.| | View in PubMed
- A novel, validated risk score to predict surgical site infection after pancreaticoduodenectomy.| | View in PubMed
- A novel approach for selecting combination clinical markers of pathology applied to a large retrospective cohort of surgically resected pancreatic cysts.| | View in PubMed
- Modified Appleby Procedure for Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: Does Improved Neoadjuvant Therapy Warrant Such an Aggressive Approach?| | View in PubMed
- Predictors of Post-Operative Pain Relief in Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis Undergoing the Frey or Whipple Procedure.| | View in PubMed
- Surgical Resection Preferences and Perceptions among Medical Oncologists Treating Liver Metastases from Colorectal Cancer.| | View in PubMed
- Postoperative Omental Infarct After Distal Pancreatectomy: Appearance, Etiology Management, and Review of Literature.| | View in PubMed
- Effect of surgeon and anesthesiologist volume on surgical outcomes.| | View in PubMed
- National trends with a laparoscopic liver resection: results from a population-based analysis.| | View in PubMed
- Early hospital readmission for gastrointestinal-related complications predicts long-term mortality after pancreatectomy.| | View in PubMed
- The impact of resident involvement on surgical outcomes among patients undergoing hepatic and pancreatic resections.| | View in PubMed
- Delayed Gastric Emptying (DGE) Following Total Pancreatectomy with Islet Auto Transplantation in Patients with Chronic Pancreatitis.| | View in PubMed
- National trends in the use of surgery for benign hepatic tumors in the United States.| | View in PubMed
- Tracking early readmission after pancreatectomy to index and nonindex institutions: a more accurate assessment of readmission.| | View in PubMed
- Liver transplant patients have a risk of progression similar to that of sporadic patients with branch duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms.| | View in PubMed
- Sarcopenia adversely impacts postoperative complications following resection or transplantation in patients with primary liver tumors.| | View in PubMed
- Hospital volume and patient outcomes in hepato-pancreatico-biliary surgery: is assessing differences in mortality enough?| | View in PubMed
- A population-based evaluation of severity and mortality among transferred patients with acute pancreatitis.| | View in PubMed
- A comparison of open and minimally invasive surgery for hepatic and pancreatic resections using the Nationwide Inpatient Sample.| | View in PubMed
- A single institutional comparison of endoscopic and open abdominal component separation.| | View in PubMed
- Venous thromboembolic prophylaxis after a hepatic resection: patterns of care among liver surgeons.| | View in PubMed
- Role of a multidisciplinary clinic in the management of patients with pancreatic cysts: a single-center cohort study.| | View in PubMed
- Readmission incidence and associated factors after a hepatic resection at a major hepato-pancreatico-biliary academic centre.| | View in PubMed
- Duty hours and perceived competence in surgery: are interns ready?| | View in PubMed
- Assessing the experience in complex hepatopancreatobiliary surgery among graduating chief residents: is the operative experience enough?| | View in PubMed
- Alternative lengthening of telomeres predicts site of origin in neuroendocrine tumor liver metastases.| | View in PubMed
- Defining incidence and risk factors of venous thromboemolism after hepatectomy.| | View in PubMed
- Trends and risk factors for transfusion in hepatopancreatobiliary surgery.| | View in PubMed
- Influence of patient, physician, and hospital factors on 30-day readmission following pancreatoduodenectomy in the United States.| | View in PubMed
- Surgical therapy for early hepatocellular carcinoma in the modern era: a 10-year SEER-medicare analysis.| | View in PubMed
- A randomized, prospective, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the effect of diltiazem gel on pain after hemorrhoidectomy.| | View in PubMed
- Incidence and prognostic impact of KRAS and BRAF mutation in patients undergoing liver surgery for colorectal metastases.| | View in PubMed
- Multifaceted longitudinal study of surgical resident education, quality of life, and patient care before and after July 2011.| | View in PubMed
- Is it necessary to follow patients after resection of a benign pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm?| | View in PubMed
- Influence of nonclinical factors on choice of therapy for early hepatocellular carcinoma.| | View in PubMed
- Patient readmission and mortality after surgery for hepato-pancreato-biliary malignancies.| | View in PubMed
- Effect of metabolic syndrome on perioperative outcomes after liver surgery: A National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) analysis.| | View in PubMed
- Improvements in quality of life after surgery for benign hepatic tumors: Results from a dual center analysis.| | View in PubMed
- Impact of sarcopenia on outcomes following resection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma.| | View in PubMed
- A multi-institution analysis of outcomes of liver-directed surgery for metastatic renal cell cancer.| | View in PubMed
- Sequential intra-arterial therapy and portal vein embolization is feasible and safe in patients with advanced hepatic malignancies.| | View in PubMed
- Readmission rates and cost following colorectal surgery.| | View in PubMed
- Conditional survival in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma resected with curative intent.| | View in PubMed
- Palliative surgical management of patients with unresectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma: trends and lessons learned from a large, single institution experience.| | View in PubMed
- National trends in surgical procedures for hepatocellular carcinoma: 1998-2008.| | View in PubMed
- Hilar cholangiocarcinoma: tumor depth as a predictor of outcome.| | View in PubMed
- The role of liver-directed surgery in patients with hepatic metastasis from a gynecologic primary carcinoma.| | View in PubMed
- Refining the definition of perioperative mortality following hepatectomy using death within 90 days as the standard criterion.| | View in PubMed
- Surgical site infections and cost in obese patients undergoing colorectal surgery.| | View in PubMed
- Pay for obesity? Pay-for-performance metrics neglect increased complication rates and cost for obese patients.| | View in PubMed
- Re-evaluating the impact of tumor size on survival following pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic adenocarcinoma.| | View in PubMed
- National trends in the management and survival of surgically managed gallbladder adenocarcinoma over 15 years: a population-based analysis.| | View in PubMed
- Safety and efficacy of curative intent surgery for peri-ampullary liver metastasis.| | View in PubMed
- Is impaired hepatic arterial buffer response a risk factor for biliary anastomotic stricture in liver transplant recipients?| | View in PubMed
- Management of suspected pancreatic cystic neoplasms based on cyst size.| | View in PubMed
- Incidental reduction in the size of liver hemangioma following use of VEGF inhibitor bevacizumab.| | View in PubMed
- Images in clinical medicine. Massive subcutaneous emphysema after tracheal perforation.| | View in PubMed