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