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Ryutaro Hirose, MD, General Surgery, Seattle, WA

RyutaroHiroseMD

General Surgery Seattle, WA

Hepatobiliary Surgery, Surgical Oncology (Other than Breast), Transplantation

Chief of Division of Transplant Surgery Roger K. Giesecke Distinguished Chair in Transplant Surgery Surgical Director UW Medicine Transplant Institute Surgical Director, Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients

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  • Office

    1959 NE Pacific St.
    Box 356410
    Seattle, WA 98195

Education & Training

  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Surgery, 1989 - 1997
  • Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1989

Certifications & Licensure

  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2023 - 2026
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1991 - 2025
  • American Board of Surgery Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
  • Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
  • Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Development and Validation of an Optimized Prediction of Mortality for Candidates Awaiting Liver Transplantation  
    Parsia A Vagefi, Ryutaro Hirose, American journal of transplantation
  • Report of National Kidney Foundation Consensus Conference to Decrease Kidney Discards  
    Stephen Pastan, John Friedewald, Sumit Mohan, Ryutaro Hirose, Richard Formica, Clinical Transplantation

Press Mentions

  • Thousands of Lives Depend on a Transplant Network in Need of ‘Vast Restructuring’
    Thousands of Lives Depend on a Transplant Network in Need of ‘Vast Restructuring’July 31st, 2022
  • Lawsuits Drive Transplant Community Debate over Liver Allocation
    Lawsuits Drive Transplant Community Debate over Liver AllocationApril 24th, 2019
  • VUMC Surgeon Assails National Liver Donor Proposal
    VUMC Surgeon Assails National Liver Donor ProposalOctober 6th, 2016
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