KazunariSasakiMD

General Surgery • Palo Alto, CA

Transplantation

Clinical Associate Professor

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Office
300 Pasteur Dr
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Phone+1 650-723-4000

Summary

Dr. Kazunari Sasaki is a general surgeon in Stanford, CA. He received his medical degree from Shiga University of Medical Science and has been in practice 14 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Japanese. He specializes in transplantation.

Education & Training

Shiga University of Medical ScienceClass of 2004

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2021 - 2026
OH State Medical License 2016 - 2022

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Young Investigator Award The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery, 2018
Lower Award Cleveland Clinic, 2018
Vanguard award International Liver Transplant Society, 2018
Excellence in Teaching Award Cleveland Clinic, 2017
Research Award Japan Society of Hepatology, 2014
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

ASO Visual Abstract: Evaluating Combinations of Biological and Clinicopathologic Factors Linked to Poor Outcomes in Resected Colorectal Liver Metastasis: An External V...
Kazunari Sasaki, Jane Wang, Carsten Kamphues, Stefan Buettner, Johan Gagniere
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025-01-01
Has Sex-Based Disparity in Liver Transplantation Opportunities and Waitlist Mortality Improved in the MELD3.0 Era?: A Preliminary Study.
Miho Akabane, Yuki Imaoka, Carlos O Esquivel, Kazunari Sasaki
Clinical Transplantation. 2025-01-01
Evaluating Combinations of Biological and Clinicopathologic Factors Linked to Poor Outcomes in Resected Colorectal Liver Metastasis: An External Validation Study.
Kazunari Sasaki, Jane Wang, Carsten Kamphues, Stefan Buettner, Johan Gagniere
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2025-01-01

Journal Articles

Very Early Recurrence After Liver Resection for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma
Diamantis I Tsilimigras, Todd W Bauer, George A Poultsides, Shishir K Maithel, Kazunari Sasaki, Federico Aucejo, Timothy M Pawlik, JAMA Surgery

Authored Content

Very Early Recurrence After Liver Resection for Intrahepatic CholangiocarcinomaJuly 2020
Very Early Recurrence After Liver Resection for Intrahepatic CholangiocarcinomaJuly 2020
Very Early Recurrence After Liver Resection for Intrahepatic CholangiocarcinomaJuly 2020

Press Mentions

Veloxis Partners with the American Society of Transplant Surgeons to Award First Annual ASTS-Veloxis Fellowship in TransplantationJune 4th, 2018
Pretransplant Locoregional Therapy for Advanced HCC May Optimize Long-Term SurvivalApril 25th, 2018
Cleveland Clinic Researchers Develop New Criteria for Assessing Liver Cancer Patients for TransplantationOctober 18th, 2017
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Grant Support

ASTS-Veloxis Fellowship in Transplantation GrantASTS-Veloxis2018–2020

Other Languages

Japanese