Shinjiro Hirose, M.D.
Clinical Interests
Research/Academic Interests
Dr. Hirose is pediatric surgeon specializing in minimally invasive and cancer-related procedures.
He serves as chief of pediatric surgery at UC Davis Children’s Hospital and is the director of pediatric surgery for the adjoining Shriners Hospitals for Children – Northern California.
Dr. Hirose specializes in minimally invasive surgery for gastro-intestinal, biliary, liver and thoracic disorders in fetuses and children, and is a nationally recognized children’s cancer surgeon. He is an expert in the development and use of surgical robotics in children. His specific clinical interests also include chest wall deformities and hepatobiliary surgery.
Dr. Hirose's research interests include:
• clinical innovation
• use of robotics in fetal intervention
• fetal surgery
• surgical device development, and
• surgical education
Title Chief, Division of Pediatric General, Thoracic and Fetal Surgery, UC Davis
Director of Pediatric Surgery, Shriners Hospitals for Children – Northern California
Associate Professor
Specialty Pediatric Surgery
Division Pediatric Surgery
Address/Phone Shriners Hospital for Children, 2425 Stockton Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 916-453-2180
Additional Phone Clinic Phone: 916-453-2080
Clinic Fax: 916-453-2035
Clinic Referral Phone: 916-453-2191
Department Phone: 916-734-7844
Email shirose@ucdavis.edu
Education M.D., New York Medical College, Valhalla NY 1997
S.B.M.E. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge MA 1990

Shinjiro Hirose, M.D.
Internships General Surgery, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 1997-1998
Residency General Surgery, UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento CA 1998-2001
General Surgery, UC San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco CA 2001-2005
Fellowships Pediatric Surgery, Columbia University, New York NY 2005-2007
Board Certifications American Board of Surgery - General Surgery, 2006
American Board of Surgery - Pediatric Surgery, 2009
Professional Memberships American Academy of Pediatrics
American College of Surgeons
American Pediatric Surgical Association
International Fetal Medicine and Surgical Society
International Pediatric Endosurgery Group
Pacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons
Honors and Awards Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society, UC Daivs, 1997
Select Recent Publications Shue E, Bolouri M, Jelin EB, Vu L, Brattton B, Cedars E, Yoke L, Byrne F, Hirose S, Felstein V,
Miniati D, Lee H. Tumor metrics and morphology predict poor prognosis in prenatally diagnosed sacrococcygeal teratoma: A 25-year experience at a single institution. J Pediatr Surg. 2013 Jun;48
(6):1225-31. [PubMed-in process].
Quiros JA, Hirose S, Patino M, Lee H. Esophageal tracheobronchial remnant, endoscopic ultrasound diagnosis, and surgical management. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2013 Mar;56(3):e14.
[Pubmed-in process].
Fleck S, Bautista G, Keating SM, Lee TH, Keller RL, Moon-Grady AJ, Gonzales K, Norris PJ, Busch
MP, Kim CJ, Romero R, Lee H, Mimiati D, MacKenzie TC. Fetal production of growth factors and inflammatory mediatros predicts pulmonary hypertension in congenital diaphragmatic hernia.
Pediatr Res. 2013 Jun 14
Lee H, Bebbington M, Crombleholme TM; North American Fetal Therapy Network. The North

Shinjiro Hirose, M.D.
American Fetal Therapy Network Registry data on outcomes of radiofrequency ablation for twinreversed arterial perfusion sequence. Fetal Diagn Ther. 2013;33(4):224-9
Ferschl M, Ball R, Lee H, Rollins MD, Anesthesia for in utero repair of myelomeningocele.
Anesthesiology. 2013 May;118(5):1211-23.
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