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Koji Tomiyama, M.D., Ph.D.

Koji Tomiyama, M.D., Ph.D.

General Surgery , Liver Transplant , Surgery , Cancer

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About Me

Dr. Tomiyama completed his residency in General Surgery at Himeji St. Mary's Hospital and a Fellowship in Liver and Kidney transplant surgery at Baylor Regional Transplant Institute. He also completed a Research Fellowship at Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh and a...
Dr. Tomiyama completed his residency in General Surgery at Himeji St. Mary's Hospital and a Fellowship in Liver and Kidney transplant surgery at Baylor Regional Transplant Institute. He also completed a Research Fellowship at Thomas E. Starzl Transplantation Institute, University of Pittsburgh and a HPB Surgical Oncology Fellowship at University of Toronto. Dr. Tomiyama was deeply involved in living donor liver transplant and served as assistant professor at Kyoto University.

Dr. Tomiyama's clinical interests include liver transplant especially in the field of living donor liver transplantation and transplant oncology, donation after cardiac death (DCD), complex HPB cases including in situ/ex vivo liver cold preservation and 3D simulation of liver surgery. His basic/translational research interests are primarily focused on liver regeneration and ischemia reperfusion injury and transplant oncology. Throughout his career, he has published more than 50 peer reviewed articles as first and co- author and four book chapters on the subjects of live donor liver transplant, cholangiocarcinoma and Transplant Oncology. He has more than 25 International presentations and invited lectures.

Certified Specialties

Surgery (General Surgery) - Japan Surgical Society

Faculty Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Surgery, Transplant (SMD)

Credentials

Residency & Fellowship

Fellowship, Surgical Oncology, Toronto General Hospital-Western Division (Canada). 2014 - 2016

Fellowship, Transplant Surgery, Baylor University Medical Center At Dallas. 2008 - 2010

Fellowship, Research, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. 2005 - 2007

Fellowship, Research, Okayama University Medical School. 2003 - 2007

Residency, Surgery (General Surgery), Okayama University Hospital. 2002 - 2003

Internship, Surgery (General Surgery), Okayama University Hospital. 2000 - 2000

Residency, Surgery (General Surgery), Himeji St. Mary's Hospital. 2000 - 2002

Education

MD | Okayama University School of Medicine (Japan). 2000

Awards

Seymour I Schwartz, MD Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award. 2022 - 2023

Department of Surgery Chief Residents' Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award. 2021 - 2022

Department of Surgery Chief Residents' Faculty Excellence in Teaching Award. 2019 - 2020

Paddy Lewis Award for excellence in teaching in general surgery 2016. 2015 - 2016

Publications

Journal Articles

Reply to A. Jain et al.

Chávez-Villa M, Ruffolo LI, Byrne M, Line PD, Dueland S, Tomiyama K, Hernandez-Alejandro R

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.. 2024 September 1042 (26):3165-3166. Epub 07/08/2024.

Progression-Free Survival for Liver Transplant vs Alternative Therapy in Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastasis.

Byrne MM, Chávez-Villa M, Ruffolo LI, Wanis KN, Belt B, Tomiyama K, Hernandez-Alejandro R

JAMA surgery.. 2024 September 1159 (9):1089-1091. Epub 1900 01 01.

Reappraisal of tacrolimus levels post liver transplant for hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicenter study toward personalized immunosuppression regimen.

Kojima L, Akabane M, Murray M, Fruscione M, Soma D, Snyder A, McVey J, Firl DJ, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Kubal CA, Markmann JF, Aucejo FN, Tomiyama K, Kimura S, Sasaki K

Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.. 2024 August 23 Epub 08/23/2024.

Coronavirus disease 2019-related hepatic transplant pseudoaneurysm.

Kapoor S, Tomiyama K, Orloff MS, Sharma AK

Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques.. 2024 June 10 (3):101469. Epub 03/04/2024.

Emerging Role of Liver Transplantation for Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases.

Chávez-Villa M, Ruffolo LI, Line PD, Dueland S, Tomiyama K, Hernandez-Alejandro R

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.. 2024 April 142 (10):1098-1101. Epub 02/26/2024.

Decreased Utilization Rate of Grafts for Liver Transplantation After Implementation of Acuity Circle-based Allocation.

Bekki Y, Myers B, Tomiyama K, Imaoka Y, Akabane M, Kwong AJ, Melcher ML, Sasaki K

Transplantation.. 2024 February 1108 (2):498-505. Epub 08/16/2023.

Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Within and Outside Traditional Selection Criteria: A Multicentric North American Experience.

Ivanics T, Claasen MP, Samstein B, Emond JC, Fox AN, Pomfret E, Pomposelli J, Tabrizian P, Florman SS, Mehta N, Roberts JP, Emamaullee JA, Genyk Y, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Tomiyama K, Sasaki K, Quintini C, Nagai S, Abouljoud M, Olthoff KM, Hoteit MA, Heimbach J, Taner T, Liapakis AH, Mulligan DC, Sapisochin G, Halazun KJ

Annals of surgery.. 2024 January 1279 (1):104-111. Epub 07/31/2023.

The High Incidence of Occult Carcinoma in Total Hepatectomy Specimens of Patients Treated for Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases With Liver Transplant.

Chávez-Villa M, Ruffolo LI, Al-Judaibi BM, Fujiki M, Hashimoto K, Kallas J, Kwon CHD, Nair A, Orloff MS, Pineda-Solis K, Raj R, Sasaki K, Tomiyama K, Aucejo F, Hernandez-Alejandro R

Annals of surgery.. 2023 November 1278 (5):e1026-e1034. Epub 01/24/2023.

The Current State of Liver Transplantation for Colorectal Liver Metastases in the United States: A Call for Standardized Reporting.

Sasaki K, Ruffolo LI, Kim MH, Fujiki M, Hashimoto K, Imaoka Y, Melcher ML, Aucejo FN, Tomiyama K, Hernandez-Alejandro R

Annals of surgical oncology.. 2023 May 30 (5):2769-2777. Epub 01/31/2023.

The impact of geographic location versus center practice on center volume in liver transplantation after the acuity circle policy.

Bekki Y, Myers B, Tomiyama K, Melcher ML, Sasaki K

Clinical transplantation.. 2023 April 37 (4):e14932. Epub 02/17/2023.

Normothermic Regional Perfusion Can Improve Both Utilization and Outcomes in DCD Liver, Kidney, and Pancreas Transplantation.

Bekki Y, Croome KP, Myers B, Sasaki K, Tomiyama K

Transplantation direct.. 2023 March 9 (3):e1450. Epub 02/17/2023.

ASO Visual Abstract: The Current State of Liver Transplantation for Colorectal Liver Metastases in the United States: A Call for Standardized Reporting.

Sasaki K, Ruffolo LI, Kim MH, Fujiki M, Hashimoto K, Imaoka Y, Melcher ML, Aucejo FN, Tomiyama K, Hernandez-Alejandro R

Annals of surgical oncology.. 2023 February 20 Epub 02/20/2023.

Inferior Survival Is Associated With Socioeconomic Deprivation in Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

Ruffolo LI, Zambrano D, Dale BS, Nimmagadda SV, Hack M, Gaba H, Belt BA, Burchard PR, LanzDuret-Hernandez JM, Dokus MK, Aponte JP, Tomiyama K, Nair A, Pineda-Solis K, Hernandez-Alejandro R

The Journal of surgical research.. 2022 November 279 :228-239. Epub 07/02/2022.

Early postoperative ERAS compliance predicts decreased length of stay and complications following liver resection.

Burchard PR, Dave YA, Loria AP, Parikh NB, Pineda-Solis K, Ruffolo LI, Strawderman M, Schoeniger LO, Galka E, Tomiyama K, Orloff MS, Carpizo DR, Linehan DC, Hernandez-Alejandro R

HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association.. 2022 September 24 (9):1425-1432. Epub 01/25/2022.

Recipient and Donor Outcomes After Living-Donor Liver Transplant for Unresectable Colorectal Liver Metastases.

Hernandez-Alejandro R, Ruffolo LI, Sasaki K, Tomiyama K, Orloff MS, Pineda-Solis K, Nair A, Errigo J, Dokus MK, Cattral M, McGilvray ID, Ghanekar A, Gallinger S, Selzner N, Claasen MPAW, Burkes R, Hashimoto K, Fujiki M, Quintini C, Estfan BN, Kwon CHD, Menon KVN, Aucejo F, Sapisochin G

JAMA surgery.. 2022 June 1157 (6):524-530. Epub 1900 01 01.

A multicentre outcome analysis to define global benchmarks for donation after circulatory death liver transplantation.

Schlegel A, van Reeven M, Croome K, Parente A, Dolcet A, Widmer J, Meurisse N, De Carlis R, Hessheimer A, Jochmans I, Mueller M, van Leeuwen OB, Nair A, Tomiyama K, Sherif A, Elsharif M, Kron P, van der Helm D, Borja-Cacho D, Bohorquez H, Germanova D, Dondossola D, Olivieri T, Camagni S, Gorgen A, Patrono D, Cescon M, Croome S, Panconesi R, Flores Carvalho M, Ravaioli M, Caicedo JC, Loss G, Lucidi V, Sapisochin G, Romagnoli R, Jassem W, Colledan M, De Carlis L, Rossi G, Di Benedetto F, Miller CM, van Hoek B, Attia M, Lodge P, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Detry O, Quintini C, Oniscu GC, Fondevila C, Malagó M, Pirenne J, IJzermans JN, Porte RJ, Dutkowski P, Taner CB, Heaton N, Clavien PA, Polak WG, Muiesan P,

Journal of hepatology.. 2022 February 76 (2):371-382. Epub 10/14/2021.

Refining the surgical playbook for treating colorectal cancer liver metastases.

Ruffolo LI, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Tomiyama K

Hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition.. 2021 June 10 (3):397-400. Epub 1900 01 01.

Estimating the effect of increasing utilization of living donor liver transplantation using observational data.

Wanis KN, Sarvet A, Ruffolo LI, Levstik MA, Tomiyama K, Al-Judaibi BM, Stensrud MJ, Hernandez-Alejandro R

Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation.. 2021 April 34 (4):648-656. Epub 02/26/2021.

Looking Beyond the Horizon: Patient-Specific Rehearsals for Complex Liver Surgeries With 3D Printed Model.

Tomiyama K, Ghazi A, Alejandro RH

Annals of surgery.. 2021 January 1273 (1):e28-e30. Epub 1900 01 01.

Variation in complications and mortality following ALPPS at early-adopting centers.

Wanis KN, Linecker M, Madenci AL, Müller PC, Nüssler N, Brusadin R, Robles-Campos R, Hahn O, Serenari M, Jovine E, Lehwald N, Knoefel WT, Reese T, Oldhafer K, de Santibañes M, Ardiles V, Lurje G, Capelli R, Enne M, Ratti F, Aldrighetti L, Zhurbin AS, Voskanyan S, Machado M, Kitano Y, Adam R, Chardarov N, Skipenko O, Ferri V, Vicente E, Tomiyama K, Hernandez-Alejandro R

HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association.. 2021 January 23 (1):46-55. Epub 05/23/2020.

Assessing resectability for colorectal liver metastases: agreeing that we disagree.

Ruffolo LI, Tomiyama K, Hernandez-Alejandro R

Hepatobiliary surgery and nutrition.. 2020 December 9 (6):797-800. Epub 1900 01 01.

Allocation of liver grafts worldwide - Is there a best system?

Tschuor C, Ferrarese A, Kuemmerli C, Dutkowski P, Burra P, Clavien PA,

Journal of hepatology.. 2019 October 71 (4):707-718. Epub 06/12/2019.

Neoadjuvant therapy and major arterial resection for potentially reconstructable arterial involvement by stage 3 adenocarcinoma of the pancreas.

Loveday BPT, Zilbert N, Serrano PE, Tomiyama K, Tremblay A, Fox AM, Segedi M, O'Malley M, Borgida A, Bianco T, Creighton S, Dodd A, Fraser A, Moore M, Kim J, Cleary S, Moulton CA, Greig P, Wei AC, Gallinger S, Dhani N, McGilvray ID

HPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association.. 2019 June 21 (6):643-652. Epub 11/22/2018.

The Effect of the Opioid Epidemic on Donation After Circulatory Death Transplantation Outcomes.

Wanis KN, Madenci AL, Katherine Dokus M, Tomiyama K, Al-Judaibi BM, Hernán MA, Hernandez-Alejandro R

Transplantation.. 2019 May 103 (5):973-979. Epub 1900 01 01.

Live donor liver transplantation for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma offers increased survival vs. deceased donation.

Goldaracena N, Gorgen A, Doyle A, Hansen BE, Tomiyama K, Zhang W, Ghanekar A, Lilly L, Cattral M, Galvin Z, Selzner M, Bhat M, Selzner N, McGilvray I, Greig PD, Grant DR, Sapisochin G

Journal of hepatology.. 2019 April 70 (4):666-673. Epub 01/08/2019.

Twenty Years After Enactment of the Organ Transplant Law in Japan: Why Are There Still So Few Deceased Donors?

Akabayashi A, Nakazawa E, Ozeki-Hayashi R, Tomiyama K, Mori K, Demme RA, Akabayashi A

Transplantation proceedings.. 2018 June 50 (5):1209-1219. Epub 03/10/2018.

Tobacco Use is a Modifiable Risk Factor for Post-Transplant Biliary Complications.

Dulaney DT, Dokus KM, McIntosh S, Al-Judaibi B, Ramaraju GA, Tomiyama K, Levstik M, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Orloff MS, Kashyap R

Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract.. 2017 October 21 (10):1643-1649. Epub 08/07/2017.

Staging for Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma: Are We Getting Close to Understanding the True Tumor Biology?

Tomiyama K, Hernandez-Alejandro R, Linehan DC

JAMA surgery.. 2017 May 17152 (5):e170108. Epub 05/17/2017.

Intraoperative fluorescent cholangiography using indocyanine green for laparoscopic fenestration of nonparasitic huge liver cysts.

Kitajima T, Fujimoto Y, Hatano E, Mitsunori Y, Tomiyama K, Taura K, Mizumoto M, Uemoto S

Asian journal of endoscopic surgery.. 2015 February 8 (1):71-4. Epub 1900 01 01.

Perioperative changes in nutritional parameters and impact of graft size in patients undergoing adult living donor liver transplantation.

Hammad A, Kaido T, Ogawa K, Fujimoto Y, Tomiyama K, Mori A, Uemura T, Uemoto S

Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.. 2014 December 20 (12):1486-96. Epub 1900 01 01.

Section 7. A new therapeutic strategy on portal flow modulation that increases donor safety with good recipient outcomes.

Kaido T, Ogawa K, Fujimoto Y, Ito T, Tomiyama K, Mori A, Ogura Y, Uemoto S

Transplantation.. 2014 April 2797 Suppl 8 :S30-2. Epub 1900 01 01.

Section 12. Living donor liver transplantation for patients with high model for end-stage liver disease scores and acute liver failure.

Kaido T, Tomiyama K, Ogawa K, Fujimoto Y, Ito T, Mori A, Uemoto S

Transplantation.. 2014 April 2797 Suppl 8 :S46-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Usefulness of the Kyoto criteria as expanded selection criteria for liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma.

Kaido T, Ogawa K, Mori A, Fujimoto Y, Ito T, Tomiyama K, Takada Y, Uemoto S

Surgery.. 2013 November 154 (5):1053-60. Epub 09/24/2013.

Impact of sarcopenia on survival in patients undergoing living donor liver transplantation.

Kaido T, Ogawa K, Fujimoto Y, Ogura Y, Hata K, Ito T, Tomiyama K, Yagi S, Mori A, Uemoto S

American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.. 2013 June 13 (6):1549-56. Epub 04/19/2013.

Implications of a positive crossmatch in liver transplantation: a 20-year review.

Ruiz R, Tomiyama K, Campsen J, Goldstein RM, Levy MF, McKenna GJ, Onaca N, Susskind B, Tillery GW, Klintmalm GB

Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.. 2012 April 18 (4):455-60. Epub 1900 01 01.

Long-term follow-up of liver transplantation for Budd-Chiari syndrome with antithrombotic therapy based on the etiology.

Chinnakotla S, Klintmalm GB, Kim P, Tomiyama K, Klintmalm E, Davis GL, Trotter JF, Saad R, Landaverde C, Levy MF, Goldstein RM, Stone MJ

Transplantation.. 2011 August 1592 (3):341-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

A rare primary diaphragmatic hemangioma successfully treated by laparoscopic surgery: report of a case.

Ino H, Naitou M, Hato S, Tomiyama K, Mandai Y, Hayashi T, Okada M, Doihara H

Surgery today.. 2010 July 40 (7):654-7. Epub 06/26/2010.

Indications for combined liver and kidney transplantation: propositions after a 23-yr experience.

Ruiz R, Jennings LW, Kim P, Tomiyama K, Chinnakotla S, Fischbach BV, Goldstein RM, Levy MF, McKenna GJ, Melton LB, Onaca N, Randall HB, Sanchez EQ, Susskind BM, Klintmalm GB

Clinical transplantation.. 2010 24 (6):807-11. Epub 1900 01 01.

Investigation of potential carbohydrate antigen targets for human and baboon antibodies.

Yeh P, Ezzelarab M, Bovin N, Hara H, Long C, Tomiyama K, Sun F, Ayares D, Awwad M, Cooper DK

Xenotransplantation.. 2010 17 (3):197-206. Epub 1900 01 01.

Impact of sirolimus on the recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after liver transplantation.

Chinnakotla S, Davis GL, Vasani S, Kim P, Tomiyama K, Sanchez E, Onaca N, Goldstein R, Levy M, Klintmalm GB

Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.. 2009 December 15 (12):1834-42. Epub 1900 01 01.

Liver graft exposure to carbon monoxide during cold storage protects sinusoidal endothelial cells and ameliorates reperfusion injury in rats.

Ikeda A, Ueki S, Nakao A, Tomiyama K, Ross MA, Stolz DB, Geller DA, Murase N

Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.. 2009 November 15 (11):1458-68. Epub 1900 01 01.

Inhibition of Kupffer cell-mediated early proinflammatory response with carbon monoxide in transplant-induced hepatic ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats.

Tomiyama K, Ikeda A, Ueki S, Nakao A, Stolz DB, Koike Y, Afrazi A, Gandhi C, Tokita D, Geller DA, Murase N

Hepatology : official journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.. 2008 November 48 (5):1608-20. Epub 1900 01 01.

Carbon monoxide ameliorates renal cold ischemia-reperfusion injury with an upregulation of vascular endothelial growth factor by activation of hypoxia-inducible factor.

Faleo G, Neto JS, Kohmoto J, Tomiyama K, Shimizu H, Takahashi T, Wang Y, Sugimoto R, Choi AM, Stolz DB, Carrieri G, McCurry KR, Murase N, Nakao A

Transplantation.. 2008 June 2785 (12):1833-40. Epub 1900 01 01.

Relative contribution of direct and indirect allorecognition in developing tolerance after liver transplantation.

Toyokawa H, Nakao A, Bailey RJ, Nalesnik MA, Kaizu T, Lemoine JL, Ikeda A, Tomiyama K, Papworth GD, Huang L, Demetris AJ, Starzl TE, Murase N

Liver transplantation : official publication of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Liver Transplantation Society.. 2008 March 14 (3):346-57. Epub 1900 01 01.

Characterization of transplanted green fluorescent protein+ bone marrow cells into adipose tissue.

Tomiyama K, Murase N, Stolz DB, Toyokawa H, O'Donnell DR, Smith DM, Dudas JR, Rubin JP, Marra KG

Stem cells.. 2008 February 26 (2):330-8. Epub 11/01/2007.

Reduction of cerebral infarction in rats by biliverdin associated with amelioration of oxidative stress.

Deguchi K, Hayashi T, Nagotani S, Sehara Y, Zhang H, Tsuchiya A, Ohta Y, Tomiyama K, Morimoto N, Miyazaki M, Huh NH, Nakao A, Kamiya T, Abe K

Brain research.. 2008 January 101188 :1-8. Epub 10/18/2007.

Isolation of a bone marrow-derived stem cell line with high proliferation potential and its application for preventing acute fatal liver failure.

Miyazaki M, Hardjo M, Masaka T, Tomiyama K, Mahmut N, Medina RJ, Niida A, Sonegawa H, Du G, Yong R, Takaishi M, Sakaguchi M, Huh NH

Stem cells.. 2007 November 25 (11):2855-63. Epub 08/16/2007.

Sinusoidal endothelial cell repopulation following ischemia/reperfusion injury in rat liver transplantation.

Stolz DB, Ross MA, Ikeda A, Tomiyama K, Kaizu T, Geller DA, Murase N

Hepatology : official journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.. 2007 November 46 (5):1464-75. Epub 1900 01 01.

Carbon monoxide protects rat lung transplants from ischemia-reperfusion injury via a mechanism involving p38 MAPK pathway.

Kohmoto J, Nakao A, Stolz DB, Kaizu T, Tsung A, Ikeda A, Shimizu H, Takahashi T, Tomiyama K, Sugimoto R, Choi AM, Billiar TR, Murase N, McCurry KR

American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.. 2007 October 7 (10):2279-90. Epub 08/16/2007.

Limited contribution of cells of intact extrahepatic tissue origin to hepatocyte regeneration in transplanted rat liver.

Tomiyama K, Miyazaki M, Nukui M, Takaishi M, Nakao A, Shimizu N, Huh NH

Transplantation.. 2007 March 1583 (5):624-30. Epub 1900 01 01.

A single intraperitoneal dose of carbon monoxide-saturated ringer's lactate solution ameliorates postoperative ileus in mice.

Nakao A, Schmidt J, Harada T, Tsung A, Stoffels B, Cruz RJ, Kohmoto J, Peng X, Tomiyama K, Murase N, Bauer AJ, Fink MP

The Journal of pharmacology and experimental therapeutics.. 2006 December 319 (3):1265-75. Epub 08/30/2006.

Ex vivo application of carbon monoxide in University of Wisconsin solution to prevent intestinal cold ischemia/reperfusion injury.

Nakao A, Toyokawa H, Tsung A, Nalesnik MA, Stolz DB, Kohmoto J, Ikeda A, Tomiyama K, Harada T, Takahashi T, Yang R, Fink MP, Morita K, Choi AM, Murase N

American journal of transplantation : official journal of the American Society of Transplantation and the American Society of Transplant Surgeons.. 2006 October 6 (10):2243-55. Epub 07/06/2006.

Low-dose carbon monoxide inhalation prevents ischemia/reperfusion injury of transplanted rat lung grafts.

Kohmoto J, Nakao A, Kaizu T, Tsung A, Ikeda A, Tomiyama K, Billiar TR, Choi AM, Murase N, McCurry KR

Surgery.. 2006 August 140 (2):179-85. Epub 1900 01 01.

Donor graft adenoviral iNOS gene transfer ameliorates rat liver transplant preservation injury and improves survival.

Kaizu T, Ikeda A, Nakao A, Takahashi Y, Tsung A, Kohmoto J, Toyokawa H, Shao L, Bucher BT, Tomiyama K, Nalesnik MA, Murase N, Geller DA

Hepatology : official journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.. 2006 March 43 (3):464-73. Epub 1900 01 01.

A rare case of recurrent alpha-fetoprotein-producing gastric cancer without re-elevation of serum AFP.

Tomiyama K, Takahashi M, Fujii T, Kunisue H, Kanaya Y, Maruyama S, Yokoyama N, Shimizu N, Soda M

The Journal of international medical research.. 2006 34 (1):109-14. Epub 1900 01 01.

Improved quality of life for malignant ascites patients by Denver peritoneovenous shunts.

Tomiyama K, Takahashi M, Fujii T, Kunisue H, Kanaya Y, Maruyama S, Yokoyama N, Nakao A, Soda M, Shimizu N

Anticancer research.. 2006 26 (3B):2393-5. Epub 1900 01 01.

Expression of CYP3A4 by an immortalized human hepatocyte line in a three-dimensional culture using a radial-flow bioreactor.

Akiyama I, Tomiyama K, Sakaguchi M, Takaishi M, Mori M, Hosokawa M, Nagamori S, Shimizu N, Huh NH, Miyazaki M

International journal of molecular medicine.. 2004 October 14 (4):663-8. Epub 1900 01 01.

[A case of malignant lymphoma of the stomach in which preoperative chemotherapy provided a complete response].

Okumoto T, Tomiyama K, Ino H, Kanaya Y, Maruyama S, Otani J, Yokoyama N, Soda M

Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy.. 2002 June 29 (6):943-7. Epub 1900 01 01.

Books

Liver Transplantation: Operative Techniques and Medical Management, 1st Edition (2021)

Chapter: The RAPID Concept: Pushing the Boundary in Resectability in Liver Transplant Oncology.

Authors: Ruffolo L, Nghiem BT, Linehan D, Tomiyama K, Hernandez-Alejandro R

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education 2021

Surgical Oncology Manual (2016)

Chapter: Cholangiocarcinoma

Authors: Tomiyama K; Moulton CA

Publisher: Springer International Publishing 2016

ACS Multimedia Atlas of Surgery: Liver Volume (2014)

Chapter: Open right hepatic lobectomy for living donor liver transplantation

Authors: Takaori K; Tomiyama K; Uemoto S

Publisher: American College of Surgeons 2014

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I appreciated how the doctor showed and explained the related imaging results.

Jul 08, 2024

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Dr Tomiyama was genuine in his care & concern for my concerns

Jun 21, 2024

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He was as top notch as my previously visited provider there [...].

Jun 05, 2024

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The smiles on both dr's. faces and overall positivity made the experience THAT much greater.

Apr 04, 2024

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I have interacted with my providers across many institutions. Dr. Tomiyama is by far the best, most caring, articulate provider of them all. This space is so inadequate to detail how good he is. Highly recommend.

Sep 27, 2023

Helpful discussion about pros and cons of needed follow up. Dr. Tomiyama was thoughtful and effective in describing reasons and we reached a consensus that it is probably not necessary to follow up unless symptoms change.

Jul 27, 2022

5.0 stars

Awesome.

Jul 25, 2022

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My sister and I were pretty impressed how well the procedure was explained.

Feb 18, 2022