Ryutaro Hirose, MD

Title(s)Professor Emeritus, Surgery
SchoolSchool of Medicine
Address505 Parnassus Avenue, #M884B
San Francisco CA 94117
Phone415-353-8783
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    University of California, San FranciscoResidency School of Medicine
    University of California, San Francisco, CA2019Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training

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    Dr. Ryutaro Hirose is a transplant surgeon who performs liver, kidney and pancreas transplants.

    Hirose's research interests include the induction of immunologic tolerance, immune monitoring and cancer in transplant patients. He has received research grants from the National Kidney Foundation and UCSF School of Medicine.

    Hirose earned his medical degree from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, the medical school of Columbia University. He completed clinical research training at UCSF as a resident in general surgery and a fellow in molecular medicine and transplantation surgery.

    Hirose is involved in teaching medical students as well as residents and fellows in surgery. He serves as associate director of UCSF's general surgery residency program.
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    1. DCD liver transplant in patients with a MELD over 35. Front Immunol. 2023; 14:1246867. Meier RPH, Nunez M, Syed SM, Feng S, Tavakol M, Freise CE, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Hirose R, Roll GR. PMID: 37731493; PMCID: PMC10507358.
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    2. Community-level social vulnerability and individual socioeconomic status on liver transplant referral outcome. Hepatol Commun. 2023 07 01; 7(7). Yilma M, Cogan R, Shui AM, Neuhaus JM, Light C, Braun H, Mehta N, Hirose R. PMID: 37378636; PMCID: PMC10309511.
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    3. Geographic disparities in access to liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2023 09 01; 29(9):987-997. Yilma M, Dalal N, Wadhwani SI, Hirose R, Mehta N. PMID: 37232214.
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    4. Stakeholders' perspectives on transplant metrics: the 2022 Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients' consensus conference. Am J Transplant. 2023 07; 23(7):875-890. Snyder JJ, Schaffhausen CR, Hart A, Axelrod DA, Dils D, Formica RN, Gaber AO, Hunt HF, Jones J, Mohan S, Patzer RE, Pinney SP, Ratner LE, Slaker D, Stewart D, Stewart ZA, Van Slyck S, Kasiske BL, Hirose R, Israni AK. PMID: 36958628.
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    5. Time to discard the term "discard". Am J Transplant. 2023 05; 23(5):608-610. Hart A, Patzer RE, Spear J, Hirose R, Tabatabai A, Wood NL, Schaffhausen CR, Axelrod DA, Israni AK, Snyder JJ. PMID: 36740191.
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    6. OPTN/SRTR 2021 Annual Data Report: COVID-19. Am J Transplant. 2023 02; 23(2 Suppl 1):S475-S522. Miller JM, Ahn YS, Hart A, Lindblad K, Jett C, Fox C, Hirose R, Israni AK, Snyder JJ. PMID: 37132343; PMCID: PMC9970342.
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    7. Number of Local Regional Therapies for Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Peri-Operative Outcomes after Liver Transplantation. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Jan 19; 15(3). Brown AE, Shui AM, Adelmann D, Mehta N, Roll GR, Hirose R, Syed SM. PMID: 36765576; PMCID: PMC9913666.
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    8. Toward a better distribution system: it is complicated. Liver Transpl. 2023 01 01; 29(1):1-2. Hirose R. PMID: 36630155.
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    9. The Reality of Inadequate Patient Care and the Need for a Global Action Framework in Organ Donation and Transplantation. Transplantation. 2022 11 01; 106(11):2111-2117. Domínguez-Gil B, Ascher NL, Fadhil RAS, Muller E, Cantarovich M, Ahn C, Berenguer M, Bušic M, Egawa H, Gondolesi GE, Haberal M, Harris D, Hirose R, Ilbawi A, Jha V, López-Fraga M, Andrés Madera S, Najafizadeh K, O'Connell PJ, Rahmel A, Shaheen FAM, Twahir A, Van Assche K, Wang H, Haraldsson B, Chatzixiros E, Delmonico FL. PMID: 36279558.
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    10. Assessment of Surgeon Performance of Advanced Open Surgical Skills Using a Microskills-Based Novel Curriculum. JAMA Netw Open. 2022 09 01; 5(9):e2229787. Greenberg AL, Karimzada MM, Brian R, Yap A, Luu HY, Ahmed S, Huang CY, Waits SA, Hirose R, Alseidi A, Rapp JH, O'Sullivan PS, Chern H, Syed SM. PMID: 36053533; PMCID: PMC9440404.
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    11. Transplant program evaluations in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic. Am J Transplant. 2022 11; 22(11):2616-2626. Miller J, Lyden GR, Zaun D, Kasiske BL, Hirose R, Israni AK, Snyder JJ. PMID: 35727854; PMCID: PMC9350340.
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    12. Toward continuous improvement of Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients performance reporting: Advances following 2012 consensus conference and future consensus building for 2022 consensus conference. Clin Transplant. 2022 07; 36(7):e14716. Israni AK, Hirose R, Segev DL, Hart A, Schaffhausen CR, Axelrod DA, Kasiske BL, Snyder JJ. PMID: 35598080.
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    13. Pancreas Transplantation for Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review, Critical Gaps in the Literature, and a Path Forward. Transplantation. 2022 10 01; 106(10):1916-1934. Amara D, Hansen KS, Kupiec-Weglinski SA, Braun HJ, Hirose R, Hilton JF, Rickels MR, Odorico JS, Stock PG. PMID: 35576270.
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    14. Surgical complications after living and deceased donor liver transplant: The NSQIP transplant experience. Clin Transplant. 2022 06; 36(6):e14610. Amara D, Parekh J, Sudan D, Elias N, Foley DP, Conzen K, Grieco A, Braun HJ, Greenstein S, Byrd C, Ko C, Hirose R. PMID: 35143698.
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    15. Long-term Outcomes Following Kidney and Liver Transplant in Recipients With HIV. JAMA Surg. 2022 03 01; 157(3):240-247. Zarinsefat A, Gulati A, Shui A, Braun H, Rogers R, Hirose R, Ascher N, Stock P. PMID: 34985513; PMCID: PMC8733865.
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    16. Toward a more efficient organ placement system (and defeating FOMO). Am J Transplant. 2022 06; 22(6):1511-1512. Roll GR, Hirose R. PMID: 35182002.
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    17. International Travel for Liver Transplantation: A Comprehensive Assessment of the Impact on the United States Transplant System. Transplantation. 2022 02 01; 106(2):e141-e152. Braun HJ, Amara D, Shui AM, Stock PG, Hirose R, Delmonico FL, Ascher NL. PMID: 34608102.
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    18. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the size of US transplant waiting lists. Clin Transplant. 2022 05; 36(5):e14596. Miller J, Wey A, Valapour M, Hart A, Musgrove D, Hirose R, Ahn YS, Israni AK, Snyder JJ. PMID: 35037301.
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    19. Advantages and Limitations of Clinical Scores for Donation After Circulatory Death Liver Transplantation. Front Surg. 2021; 8:808733. Meier RPH, Kelly Y, Yamaguchi S, Braun HJ, Lunow-Luke T, Adelmann D, Niemann C, Maluf DG, Dietch ZC, Stock PG, Kang SM, Feng S, Posselt AM, Gardner JM, Syed SM, Hirose R, Freise CE, Ascher NL, Roberts JP, Roll GR. PMID: 35071316; PMCID: PMC8766343.
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    20. The Impact of Median Model for End-Stage Liver Disease at Transplant Minus 3 National Policy on Waitlist Outcomes in Patients With and Without Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Liver Transpl. 2022 03; 28(3):376-385. Bernards S, Hirose R, Yao FY, Jin C, Dodge JL, Huang CY, Mehta N. PMID: 34761847; PMCID: PMC8857020.
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    21. Machine Learning Prediction of Liver Allograft Utilization From Deceased Organ Donors Using the National Donor Management Goals Registry. Transplant Direct. 2021 Oct; 7(10):e771. Bishara AM, Lituiev DS, Adelmann D, Kothari RP, Malinoski DJ, Nudel JD, Sally MB, Hirose R, Hadley DD, Niemann CU. PMID: 34604507; PMCID: PMC8478404.
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    22. The Effect of Acuity Circles on Deceased Donor Transplant and Offer Rates Across Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Scores and Exception Statuses. Liver Transpl. 2022 03; 28(3):363-375. Wey A, Noreen S, Gentry S, Cafarella M, Trotter J, Salkowski N, Segev D, Israni A, Kasiske B, Hirose R, Snyder J. PMID: 34482614.
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    23. Equity in kidney transplant allocation - North American perspective. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2021 08 01; 26(4):353-355. Yilma M, Hirose R. PMID: 34224502.
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    24. Standardizing Discharge Opioid Prescriptions in Kidney Transplant Patients Decreases Opioid Usage. J Surg Res. 2021 09; 265:153-158. Schwab ME, Braun HJ, Quan D, Roll GR, Budanova N, Ascher NL, Hirose R. PMID: 33940238.
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    25. Understanding the Impact of Pneumonia and Other Complications in Elderly Liver Transplant Recipients: An Analysis of NSQIP Transplant. Transplant Direct. 2021 May; 7(5):e692. Schnickel GT, Greenstein S, Berumen JA, Elias N, Sudan DL, Conzen KD, Mekeel KL, Foley DP, Hirose R, Parekh JR. PMID: 33912659; PMCID: PMC8078357.
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    26. Live Donor Liver Transplantation in the United States: Impact of Share 35 on Live Donor Utilization. Transplantation. 2021 04 01; 105(4):824-831. Braun HJ, Dodge JL, Grab JD, Schwab ME, Liu IH, Glencer AC, Stock PG, Hirose R, Roberts JP, Ascher NL. PMID: 32433235; PMCID: PMC7980785.
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    27. Mortality among solid organ waitlist candidates during COVID-19 in the United States. Am J Transplant. 2021 06; 21(6):2262-2268. Miller J, Wey A, Musgrove D, Son Ahn Y, Hart A, Kasiske BL, Hirose R, Israni AK, Snyder JJ. PMID: 33621421; PMCID: PMC8014331.
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    28. Setting rules for the sandbox: A response to "Successfully sharing the sandbox: A perspective on combined DCD liver and heart donor procurement". Am J Transplant. 2021 05; 21(5):1981-1982. Wisel SA, Thiessen C, Day R, Belin LJ, Syed SM, Hirose R, Ascher N, Roberts JP, Freise CE. PMID: 33277813.
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    29. Metastatic Donor-derived Malignancies Following Simultaneous Pancreas-kidney Transplant: Three Case Reports and Management Strategies. Transplant Direct. 2021 Jan; 7(1):e636. Amara D, Wisel SA, Braun HJ, Collisson EA, Friedlander T, Worner G, Roll GR, Hirose R, Stock PG. PMID: 33324741; PMCID: PMC7725258.
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    30. Opioid use prior to liver transplant is associated with increased risk of death after transplant. Am J Surg. 2021 07; 222(1):234-240. Braun HJ, Schwab MP, Jin C, Amara D, Mehta NJ, Grace TR, Croci R, Freise CE, Roberts JP, Hirose R, Ascher NL. PMID: 33384155.
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    31. COVID-19 and Abdominal Transplant: A Stepwise Approach to Practice During Pandemic Conditions. Transplantation. 2020 11; 104(11):2215-2220. Syed SM, Gardner J, Roll G, Webber A, Mehta N, Shoji J, Adelmann D, Niemann C, Braun HJ, Mello A, Yao F, Posselt A, Kang SM, Hirose R, Roberts J, Feng S, Ascher N, Stock P, Freise C. PMID: 32639408; PMCID: PMC7363383.
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    32. Contemporary Management of Hepatic Cyst Disease: Techniques and Outcomes at a Tertiary Hepatobiliary Center. J Gastrointest Surg. 2021 01; 25(1):77-84. Gomez A, Wisneski AD, Luu HY, Hirose K, Roberts JP, Hirose R, Freise CE, Nakakura EK, Corvera CU. PMID: 33083858; PMCID: PMC7850990.
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    33. Early national and center-level changes to kidney transplantation in the United States during the COVID-19 epidemic. Am J Transplant. 2020 11; 20(11):3131-3139. Boyarsky BJ, Werbel WA, Durand CM, Avery RK, Jackson KR, Kernodle AB, Snyder J, Hirose R, Massie IM, Garonzik-Wang JM, Segev DL, Massie AB. PMID: 32594606; PMCID: PMC7361931.
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    34. Implementing an opioid reduction protocol in renal transplant recipients. Am J Surg. 2020 11; 220(5):1284-1289. Schwab ME, Braun HJ, Ascher NL, Hirose R. PMID: 32650975; PMCID: PMC9129056.
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    35. A Virtual Crossmatch-based Strategy Facilitates Sharing of Deceased Donor Kidneys for Highly Sensitized Recipients. Transplantation. 2020 06; 104(6):1239-1245. Roll GR, Webber AB, Gae DH, Laszik Z, Tavakol M, Mayen L, Cunniffe K, Syed S, Hirose R, Freise C, Feng S, Roberts JP, Ascher NL, Stock PG, Rajalingam R. PMID: 31449187.
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    36. A model for the institutional adoption of innovative surgical techniques. Surgery. 2020 08; 168(2):238-243. Jain M, Duh QY, Hirose R, Sosa JA, Suh I. PMID: 32376046.
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    37. Balancing Efficiency and Fairness in Liver Transplant Access: Tradeoff Curves for the Assessment of Organ Distribution Policies. Transplantation. 2020 05; 104(5):981-987. Bertsimas D, Papalexopoulos T, Trichakis N, Wang Y, Hirose R, Vagefi PA. PMID: 31644494.
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    38. Unfair Advantages for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Listed for Liver Transplant in Short-Wait Regions Following 2015 Hepatocellular Carcinoma Policy Change. Liver Transpl. 2020 05; 26(5):662-672. Brondfield MN, Dodge JL, Hirose R, Heimbach J, Yao FY, Mehta N. PMID: 31833634; PMCID: PMC8751234.
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    39. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' proposed metrics for recertification of organ procurement organizations: Evaluation by the Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients. Am J Transplant. 2020 09; 20(9):2466-2480. Snyder JJ, Musgrove D, Zaun D, Wey A, Salkowski N, Rosendale J, Israni AK, Hirose R, Kasiske BL. PMID: 32157810.
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    40. The rise and fall of the model for end-stage liver disease score and the need for an optimized machine learning approach for liver allocation. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2020 04; 25(2):122-125. Vagefi PA, Bertsimas D, Hirose R, Trichakis N. PMID: 32073494.
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    41. Long-term follow-up of beta cell replacement therapy in 10 HIV-infected patients with renal failure secondary to type 1 diabetes mellitus. Am J Transplant. 2020 08; 20(8):2091-2100. Roll GR, Posselt AM, Freise J, Baird J, Syed S, Mo Kang S, Hirose R, Szot GL, Zarinsefat A, Feng S, Worner G, Sarwal M, Stock PG. PMID: 31994295; PMCID: PMC7650842.
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    42. Beyond death and graft survival-Variation in outcomes after kidney transplantation. Results from the NSQIP Transplant beta phase. Am J Transplant. 2019 09; 19(9):2622-2630. Parekh JR, Hirose R, Foley DP, Grieco A, Cohen ME, Hall BL, Ko CY, Greenstein S. PMID: 30980484.
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    43. Changes in Simultaneous Liver-kidney Transplant Allocation Policy May Impact Postliver Transplant Outcomes. Transplantation. 2019 05; 103(5):959-964. Cullaro G, Hirose R, Lai JC. PMID: 30086097; PMCID: PMC6363909.
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    44. Beyond death and graft survival-Variation in outcomes after liver transplant. Results from the NSQIP transplant beta phase. Am J Transplant. 2019 07; 19(7):2108-2115. Parekh JR, Greenstein S, Sudan DL, Grieco A, Cohen ME, Hall BL, Ko CY, Hirose R. PMID: 30887634.
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    45. Predictors of low risk for dropout from the liver transplant waiting list for hepatocellular carcinoma in long wait time regions: Implications for organ allocation. Am J Transplant. 2019 08; 19(8):2210-2218. Mehta N, Dodge JL, Hirose R, Roberts JP, Yao FY. PMID: 30861298; PMCID: PMC7072024.
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    46. State-Based Liver Allocation: Is It a Viable Alternative? Liver Transpl. 2019 04; 25(4):535-537. Hirose R. PMID: 30861302.
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    47. Association of HLA Antigen Mismatch With Risk of Developing Skin Cancer After Solid-Organ Transplant. JAMA Dermatol. 2019 03 01; 155(3):307-314. Gao Y, Twigg AR, Hirose R, Roll GR, Nowacki AS, Maytin EV, Vidimos AT, Rajalingam R, Arron ST. PMID: 30673077; PMCID: PMC6439929.
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    48. Comparison of Tumor Regression Grading of Residual Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Without Radiation: Would Fewer Tier-Stratification Be Favorable Toward Standardization? Am J Surg Pathol. 2019 03; 43(3):334-340. Kim SS, Ko AH, Nakakura EK, Wang ZJ, Corvera CU, Harris HW, Kirkwood KS, Hirose R, Tempero MA, Kim GE. PMID: 30211728.
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    49. Alpha-Fetoprotein Decrease from > 1,000 to < 500 ng/mL in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Leads to Improved Posttransplant Outcomes. Hepatology. 2019 03; 69(3):1193-1205. Mehta N, Dodge JL, Roberts JP, Hirose R, Yao FY. PMID: 30548884; PMCID: PMC7087461.
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    50. Development and validation of an optimized prediction of mortality for candidates awaiting liver transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2019 04; 19(4):1109-1118. Bertsimas D, Kung J, Trichakis N, Wang Y, Hirose R, Vagefi PA. PMID: 30411495.
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    51. Report of National Kidney Foundation Consensus Conference to Decrease Kidney Discards. Clin Transplant. 2019 01; 33(1):e13419. Cooper M, Formica R, Friedewald J, Hirose R, O'Connor K, Mohan S, Schold J, Axelrod D, Pastan S. PMID: 30345720.
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    52. Increasing Liver Transplantation Wait-List Dropout for Hepatocellular Carcinoma With Widening Geographical Disparities: Implications for Organ Allocation. Liver Transpl. 2018 10; 24(10):1346-1356. Mehta N, Dodge JL, Hirose R, Roberts JP, Yao FY. PMID: 30067889; PMCID: PMC6445639.
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    53. How Good Is Good? Benchmarking and the Quest for Quality Improvement in Liver Transplantation. Ann Surg. 2018 03; 267(3):426-427. Patel MS, Hirose R, Vagefi PA. PMID: 29319540.
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    54. Misdiagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients receiving no local-regional therapy prior to liver transplant: An analysis of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network explant pathology form. Clin Transplant. 2017 Nov; 31(11). Mehta N, Dodge JL, Roberts JP, Hirose R, Yao FY. PMID: 28881064; PMCID: PMC5937711.
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    55. Defining disparities in liver transplantation: The devil is in the details. Liver Transpl. 2017 04; 23(4):557-558. Hirose R, Heimbach J. PMID: 28160412.
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    56. Liver allocation and distribution: time for a change. Curr Opin Organ Transplant. 2017 Apr; 22(2):162-168. Deshpande R, Hirose R, Mulligan D. PMID: 28212159.
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    57. Predicting Outcomes on the Liver Transplant Waiting List in the United States: Accounting for Large Regional Variation in Organ Availability and Priority Allocation Points. Transplantation. 2016 10; 100(10):2153-9. Hart A, Schladt DP, Zeglin J, Pyke J, Kim WR, Lake JR, Roberts JP, Hirose R, Mulligan DC, Kasiske BL, Snyder JJ, Israni AK. PMID: 27490411; PMCID: PMC5369025.
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    58. Resolving Misconceptions About Liver Allocation and Redistricting Methodology. JAMA Surg. 2016 10 01; 151(10):991-992. Gentry SE, Hirose R, Mulligan D. PMID: 27333440.
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    59. Effect of moderately intense perioperative glucose control on renal allograft function: a pilot randomized controlled trial in renal transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2016 10; 30(10):1242-1249. Parekh J, Roll GR, Wisel S, Rushakoff RJ, Hirose R. PMID: 27423055; PMCID: PMC8354204.
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    60. Preoperative FOLFIRINOX for borderline resectable pancreatic cancer: Is radiation necessary in the modern era of chemotherapy? J Surg Oncol. 2016 Oct; 114(5):587-596. Kim SS, Nakakura EK, Wang ZJ, Kim GE, Corvera CU, Harris HW, Kirkwood KS, Hirose R, Tempero MA, Ko AH. PMID: 27444658.
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    61. The impact of broader regional sharing of livers: 2-year results of "Share 35". Liver Transpl. 2016 Apr; 22(4):399-409. Edwards EB, Harper AM, Hirose R, Mulligan DC. PMID: 26890858.
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    62. Minimal Transplant Survival Benefit for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Is it Real or an Overestimation of Waitlist Life Expectancy? Gastroenterology. 2016 Feb; 150(2):533-4. Mehta N, Heimbach J, Hirose R, Roberts JP, Yao FY. PMID: 26718172.
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    63. Impact of a quality improvement project on deceased organ donor management. Prog Transplant. 2015 Dec; 25(4):351-60. Olmos A, Feiner J, Hirose R, Swain S, Blasi A, Roberts JP, Niemann CU. PMID: 26645930; PMCID: PMC5314946.
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    64. Robust Models Support Redistricting Liver Allocation to Reduce Geographic Disparity. Transplantation. 2015 Sep; 99(9):e159-60. Gentry SE, Segev DL, Kasiske BL, Mulligan DC, Hirose R. PMID: 26308421; PMCID: PMC4576715.
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    65. Therapeutic Hypothermia in Deceased Organ Donors and Kidney-Graft Function. N Engl J Med. 2015 Jul 30; 373(5):405-14. Niemann CU, Feiner J, Swain S, Bunting S, Friedman M, Crutchfield M, Broglio K, Hirose R, Roberts JP, Malinoski D. PMID: 26222557.
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    66. Downstaging of hepatocellular cancer before liver transplant: long-term outcome compared to tumors within Milan criteria. Hepatology. 2015 Jun; 61(6):1968-77. Yao FY, Mehta N, Flemming J, Dodge J, Hameed B, Fix O, Hirose R, Fidelman N, Kerlan RK, Roberts JP. PMID: 25689978; PMCID: PMC4809192.
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    67. Delayed hepatocellular carcinoma model for end-stage liver disease exception score improves disparity in access to liver transplant in the United States. Hepatology. 2015 May; 61(5):1643-50. Heimbach JK, Hirose R, Stock PG, Schladt DP, Xiong H, Liu J, Olthoff KM, Harper A, Snyder JJ, Israni AK, Kasiske BL, Kim WR. PMID: 25644186; PMCID: PMC4547840.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 38     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    68. Outcomes after liver transplantation for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and a low risk of dropout from the transplant waiting list. Liver Transpl. 2014 May; 20(5):627-8. Mehta N, Dodge JL, Roberts JP, Hirose R, Yao FY. PMID: 24493311; PMCID: PMC4395854.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    69. Identification of liver transplant candidates with hepatocellular carcinoma and a very low dropout risk: implications for the current organ allocation policy. Liver Transpl. 2013 Dec; 19(12):1343-53. Mehta N, Dodge JL, Goel A, Roberts JP, Hirose R, Yao FY. PMID: 24285611; PMCID: PMC3883622.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 52     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    70. Immunosuppression: Conventions and controversies. Clin Liver Dis (Hoboken). 2013 Aug; 2(4):188-191. Mehta N, Hirose R. PMID: 30992859; PMCID: PMC6448643.
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    71. Peri-operative hyperglycemia is associated with delayed graft function in deceased donor renal transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2013 Jul-Aug; 27(4):E424-30. Parekh J, Roll GR, Feng S, Niemann CU, Hirose R. PMID: 23808826.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 9     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    72. Sorafenib combined with locoregional therapy prior to liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma: an update on a previous case report. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2013 Jun; 44(2):246-7. Vagefi PA, Hirose R. PMID: 22815137.
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    73. Director of anesthesiology for liver transplantation: existing practices and recommendations by the United Network for Organ Sharing. Liver Transpl. 2013 Apr; 19(4):425-30. Mandell MS, Pomfret EA, Steadman R, Hirose R, Reich DJ, Schumann R, Walia A. PMID: 23447113.
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    74. Native renal function after combined liver-kidney transplant for type 1 hepatorenal syndrome: initial report on the use of postoperative Technetium-99 m-mercaptoacetyltriglycine scans. Transpl Int. 2013 May; 26(5):471-6. Vagefi PA, Qian JJ, Carlson DM, Aparici CM, Hirose R, Vincenti F, Wojciechowski D. PMID: 23384317.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 5     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    75. Fitzpatrick skin phototype is an independent predictor of squamous cell carcinoma risk after solid organ transplantation. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2013 Apr; 68(4):585-591. Gogia R, Binstock M, Hirose R, Boscardin WJ, Chren MM, Arron ST. PMID: 23107311; PMCID: PMC3562416.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 22     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    76. Risk factors for liver transplant waitlist dropout in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. Clin Transplant. 2012 Jul-Aug; 26(4):E359-64. Park SJ, Freise CE, Hirose R, Kerlan RK, Yao FY, Roberts JP, Vagefi PA. PMID: 22693962.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 10     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    77. Can we cure cholangiocarcinoma with neoadjuvant chemoradiation and liver transplantation? Time for a multicenter trial. Liver Transpl. 2012 May; 18(5):509-13. Kelley RK, Hirose R, Venook AP. PMID: 22389236.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    78. Validity of patient skin cancer report among organ transplant recipients. Clin Transplant. 2012 Mar-Apr; 26(2):E132-6. Dybbro E, Mihalis E, Hirose R, Arron ST. PMID: 22428900.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    79. Intraoperative hyperglycemia augments ischemia reperfusion injury in renal transplantation: a prospective study. J Transplant. 2011; 2011:652458. Parekh J, Niemann CU, Dang K, Hirose R. PMID: 21904663; PMCID: PMC3166717.
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    80. HLA-DR matching in organ allocation: balance between waiting time and rejection in pediatric kidney transplantation. Arch Surg. 2011 Jul; 146(7):824-9. Vu LT, Baxter-Lowe LA, Garcia J, McEnhill M, Summers P, Hirose R, Lee M, Stock PG. PMID: 21768429.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    81. Novel strategies in immunosuppression: issues in perspective. Transplantation. 2011 May 27; 91(10):1057-64. Webber A, Hirose R, Vincenti F. PMID: 21412186.
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    82. Downstaging of hepatocellular carcinoma prior to liver transplant: is there a role for adjuvant sorafenib in locoregional therapy? J Gastrointest Cancer. 2010 Dec; 41(4):217-20. Vagefi PA, Hirose R. PMID: 20443078; PMCID: PMC2956885.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    83. Donor pre-treatment with everolimus or cyclosporine does not reduce ischaemia-reperfusion injury in a rat kidney transplant model. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2011 Jun; 26(6):1813-20. Martinez-Palli G, Hirose R, Liu T, Xu F, Dang K, Feiner J, Serkova NJ, Niemann CU. PMID: 21068143.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    84. Hepatic surgery at a VA tertiary medical center: lessons learned. Am J Surg. 2010 Nov; 200(5):591-5. Alemi F, Kwon E, Freise C, Kang SM, Hirose R, Stewart L, Corvera CU. PMID: 21056134.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    85. Induction of intestinal ischemia reperfusion injury by portal vein outflow occlusion in rats. J Gastroenterol. 2010 Nov; 45(11):1103-10. Vincenti M, Behrends M, Dang K, Park YH, Hirose R, Blasi-Ibanez A, Liu T, Serkova NJ, Niemann CU. PMID: 20549254.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    86. Short passive cooling protects rats during hepatectomy by inducing heat shock proteins and limiting the induction of pro-inflammatory cytokines. J Surg Res. 2010 Jan; 158(1):43-52. Niemann CU, Xu F, Choi S, Behrends M, Park Y, Hirose R, Maher JJ. PMID: 19394963; PMCID: PMC5725336.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    87. Kidney transplantation at UCSF: 8,300 transplants and onward. Clin Transpl. 2010; 161-7. Wojciechowski D, Hirose R, Stock P, Vincenti F, Baxter-Lowe LA, Salvatierra O. PMID: 21696039.
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    88. Acute hyperglycemia worsens hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats. J Gastrointest Surg. 2010 Mar; 14(3):528-35. Behrends M, Martinez-Palli G, Niemann CU, Cohen S, Ramachandran R, Hirose R. PMID: 19997981; PMCID: PMC2820661.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 28     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    89. Acute kidney injury during liver transplantation as determined by neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin. Liver Transpl. 2009 Dec; 15(12):1852-60. Niemann CU, Walia A, Waldman J, Davio M, Roberts JP, Hirose R, Feiner J. PMID: 19938135.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 38     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    90. Predictors associated with terminal renal function in deceased organ donors in the intensive care unit. Anesthesiology. 2009 Feb; 110(2):333-41. Blasi-Ibanez A, Hirose R, Feiner J, Freise C, Stock PG, Roberts JP, Niemann CU. PMID: 19194160.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 18     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    91. Excellent outcome following down-staging of hepatocellular carcinoma prior to liver transplantation: an intention-to-treat analysis. Hepatology. 2008 Sep; 48(3):819-27. Yao FY, Kerlan RK, Hirose R, Davern TJ, Bass NM, Feng S, Peters M, Terrault N, Freise CE, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. PMID: 18688876; PMCID: PMC4142499.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 175     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    92. Alterations in the proteome of pulmonary alveolar type II cells in the rat after hepatic ischemia-reperfusion. Crit Care Med. 2008 Jun; 36(6):1846-54. Hirsch J, Niemann CU, Hansen KC, Choi S, Su X, Frank JA, Fang X, Hirose R, Theodore P, Sapru A, Burlingame AL, Matthay MA. PMID: 18496381; PMCID: PMC2442403.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    93. Transient hyperglycemia affects the extent of ischemia-reperfusion-induced renal injury in rats. Anesthesiology. 2008 Mar; 108(3):402-14. Hirose R, Xu F, Dang K, Liu T, Behrends M, Brakeman PR, Wiener-Kronish J, Niemann CU. PMID: 18292678.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 20     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    94. Liver transplantation at UCSF--a 20-year experience. Clin Transpl. 2008; 119-25. Hirose R, Yao F, Stock P, Roberts J, Ascher N. PMID: 19708450.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    95. Increased severity of renal ischemia-reperfusion injury with venous clamping compared to arterial clamping in a rat model. Surgery. 2008 Feb; 143(2):243-51. Park Y, Hirose R, Dang K, Xu F, Behrends M, Tan V, Roberts JP, Niemann CU. PMID: 18242341.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 21     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    96. Remote renal injury following partial hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats. J Gastrointest Surg. 2008 Mar; 12(3):490-5. Behrends M, Hirose R, Park YH, Tan V, Dang K, Xu F, Park SH, Niemann CU. PMID: 17701074.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 10     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    97. Ischemia-reperfusion injury is more severe in older versus young rat livers. J Surg Res. 2007 Jan; 137(1):96-102. Park Y, Hirose R, Coatney JL, Ferrell L, Behrends M, Roberts JP, Serkova NJ, Niemann CU. PMID: 17064732.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 11     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    98. Mild hypothermia reduces the inflammatory response and hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats. Liver Int. 2006 Aug; 26(6):734-41. Behrends M, Hirose R, Serkova NJ, Coatney JL, Bedolli M, Yardi J, Park YH, Niemann CU. PMID: 16842331.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 13     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    99. Immunosuppression: today, tomorrow, and withdrawal. Semin Liver Dis. 2006 Aug; 26(3):201-10. Hirose R, Vincenti F. PMID: 16850369.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:HumansAnimals
    100. Mild hypothermia protects obese rats from fulminant hepatic necrosis induced by ischemia-reperfusion. Surgery. 2006 Sep; 140(3):404-12. Niemann CU, Choi S, Behrends M, Hirose R, Noh J, Coatney JL, Roberts JP, Serkova NJ, Maher JJ. PMID: 16934602.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 11     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    101. Warm ischemia-induced alterations in oxidative and inflammatory proteins in hepatic Kupffer cells in rats. Mol Cell Proteomics. 2006 Jun; 5(6):979-86. Hirsch J, Hansen KC, Choi S, Noh J, Hirose R, Roberts JP, Matthay MA, Burlingame AL, Maher JJ, Niemann CU. PMID: 16500929.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    102. Glutamine does not protect against hepatic warm ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats. J Gastrointest Surg. 2006 Feb; 10(2):234-9. Noh J, Behrends M, Choi S, Bedolli MA, Yardi J, Hirose R, Niemann CU. PMID: 16455456.
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    103. A prospective study on downstaging of hepatocellular carcinoma prior to liver transplantation. Liver Transpl. 2005 Dec; 11(12):1505-14. Yao FY, Hirose R, LaBerge JM, Davern TJ, Bass NM, Kerlan RK, Merriman R, Feng S, Freise CE, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. PMID: 16315294.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 75     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    104. Ischemic preconditioning improves energy state and transplantation survival in obese Zucker rat livers. Anesth Analg. 2005 Dec; 101(6):1577-1583. Niemann CU, Hirose R, Liu T, Behrends M, Brown JL, Kominsky DF, Roberts JP, Serkova N. PMID: 16301222.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 8     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    105. Rapidly developing nephrocalcinosis in a patient with end-stage liver disease who received a domino liver transplant from a patient with known congenital oxalosis. J Ultrasound Med. 2005 Oct; 24(10):1449-52. Aziz S, Callen PW, Vincenti F, Hirose R. PMID: 16179633.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    106. Skin cancer as a contraindication to organ transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2005 Sep; 5(9):2079-84. Otley CC, Hirose R, Salasche SJ. PMID: 16095486.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 7     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    107. Metabolic profiling of livers and blood from obese Zucker rats. J Hepatol. 2006 May; 44(5):956-62. Serkova NJ, Jackman M, Brown JL, Liu T, Hirose R, Roberts JP, Maher JJ, Niemann CU. PMID: 16223541.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 44     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCells
    108. Mild hypothermia provides significant protection against ischemia/reperfusion injury in livers of obese and lean rats. Ann Surg. 2005 Mar; 241(3):470-6. Choi S, Noh J, Hirose R, Ferell L, Bedolli M, Roberts JP, Niemann CU. PMID: 15729070; PMCID: PMC1356986.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 10     Fields:    Translation:Animals
    109. BKV in simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplant recipients: a leading cause of renal graft loss in first 2 years post-transplant. Am J Transplant. 2005 Feb; 5(2):366-73. Lipshutz GS, Mahanty H, Feng S, Hirose R, Stock PG, Kang SM, Posselt AM, Freise CE. PMID: 15643997.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 12     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    110. The influence of portoenterostomy on transplantation for biliary atresia. Liver Transpl. 2004 Oct; 10(10):1279-86. Visser BC, Suh I, Hirose S, Rosenthal P, Lee H, Roberts JP, Hirose R. PMID: 15376306.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 4     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    111. Treatment and outcome of invasive bladder cancer in patients after renal transplantation. J Urol. 2004 Mar; 171(3):1085-8. Master VA, Meng MV, Grossfeld GD, Koppie TM, Hirose R, Carroll PR. PMID: 14767276.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 14     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    112. Antitumor immunity induced by dendritic cell-based vaccination is dependent on interferon-gamma and interleukin-12. J Surg Res. 2004 Jan; 116(1):64-9. Hiramoto JS, Tsung K, Bedolli M, Norton JA, Hirose R. PMID: 14732350.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 3     Fields:    Translation:AnimalsCellsPHPublic Health
    113. Prediction of survival after liver retransplantation for late graft failure based on preoperative prognostic scores. Hepatology. 2004 Jan; 39(1):230-8. Yao FY, Saab S, Bass NM, Hirose R, Ly D, Terrault N, Lazar AA, Bacchetti P, Ascher NL, Roberts JP. PMID: 14752842.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 20     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    114. Kidney and liver transplantation in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients: a pilot safety and efficacy study. Transplantation. 2003 Jul 27; 76(2):370-5. Stock PG, Roland ME, Carlson L, Freise CE, Roberts JP, Hirose R, Terrault NA, Frassetto LA, Palefsky JM, Tomlanovich SJ, Ascher NL. PMID: 12883195.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 54     Fields:    Translation:HumansCTClinical Trials
    115. CD69 expression on peripheral CD8 T cells correlates with acute rejection in renal transplant recipients. Transplantation. 2003 Jul 15; 76(1):190-5. Posselt AM, Vincenti F, Bedolli M, Lantz M, Roberts JP, Hirose R. PMID: 12865808.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 15     Fields:    Translation:HumansCells
    116. Management of lymphoceles after renal transplantation: laparoscopic versus open drainage. J Urol. 2003 Jun; 169(6):2022-5. Fuller TF, Kang SM, Hirose R, Feng S, Stock PG, Freise CE. PMID: 12771709.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 8     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    117. Successful long-term outcomes using pediatric en bloc kidneys for transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2002 Apr; 2(4):337-42. Hiramoto JS, Freise CE, Randall HR, Bretan PN, Tomlanovich S, Stock PG, Hirose R. PMID: 12118855.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 6     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    118. Live donor renal transplants using kidneys with arteriographic evidence of mild renovascular disease. Clin Transplant. 2002 Feb; 16(1):24-9. Hiramoto JS, LaBerge JM, Neymark E, Hirose R. PMID: 11982611.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 1     Fields:    Translation:Humans
    119. Pros and cons of using interleukin-2 receptor antibodies in liver transplant recipients. Liver Transpl. 2002 Feb; 8(2):143-5. Hirose R. PMID: 11862590.
      View in: PubMed   Mentions: 2     Fields:    Translation:Humans
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