Dr. Ryutaro Hirose MD
Surgical Oncologist | Surgical Oncology
400 Parnassus Ave 405 Irving Street San Francisco CA, 94143About
Dr. Ryutaro Hirose performs liver, kidney and pancreas transplants. After graduating from Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons, he completed clinical research training at UCSF Medical Center as ...
Education and Training
Columbia Univ Coll of Physicians And Surgeons, New York Ny 1989
Columbia College Of Physicians and Surgeons 1989
Board Certification
SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS
Provider Details
Clinical Trials
Awards
- San Francisco Super Doctors 2012
Treatments
- Esophageal Cancer
- Kidney Transplant
- Liver Cancer
Fellowships
- UCSF Medical Center, Molecular Medicine/Transplantation Surgery
- University California
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