Dr. Hiroo Kinami Appointed Clinical Assistant Professor
of Cardiothoracic Surgery

The Stanford Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery is pleased to announce the promotion of Hiroo Kinami, MD, to Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Pediatric Cardiac Surgery, effective September 1, 2025.

Dr. Kinami practices at Stanford Medicine Children's Health and serves as the Director of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery at Kapiʻolani Medical Center for Women & Children in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi. His clinical focus is on delivering comprehensive surgical care for children with complex congenital heart disease while fostering strong, multidisciplinary collaborations across specialities and teams.

“It is an honor to join the Stanford faculty in this new capacity. I look forward to advancing congenital heart surgery through clinical excellence, education, and collaboration, while helping build a strong and sustainable program for Hawai‘i’s children and families. I am deeply committed to improving access to high-quality care across the Pacific region,” says Dr. Kinami.

As Director of Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery at Kapiʻolani Medical Center, a Stanford-affiliated partner site for congenital cardiac service, Dr. Kinami provides comprehensive care for neonates, infants, children, and adults with congenital heart disease.

Dr. Kinami earned his medical degree from the Jikei University School of Medicine in Japan in 2011. He completed his surgical residency at the Japanese Red Cross Medical Center in 2013, followed by a cardiothoracic surgery residency at the Jikei University School of Medicine in 2016 and a fellowship in pediatric cardiac surgery in 2019. He completed an additional fellowship in pediatric cardiac surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina in 2020.

He has held clinical roles at NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia/Weill Cornell, Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital and UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospitals at Oakland and San Francisco. In 2023, he joined Stanford as a Clinical Instructor in Pediatric Cardiac Surgery.

Dr. Kinami’s academic interests include surgical innovation, the use of 3D modeling for preoperative planning, and outcomes research aimed at improving the safety and quality of congenital heart surgery. As a clinician and faculty member, he is dedicated to training and mentoring the next generation of cardiac surgeons in both clinical and research endeavors.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Kinami on this appointment.