Kazunari Sasaki, MD

Clinical Professor, Surgery - Abdominal Transplantation

Clinical Focus

General Surgery

Academic Appointments

Clinical Professor, Surgery - Abdominal Transplantation

Administrative Appointments

Director of Transplant Oncology, Stanford Unievrsity (2024 - Present)
Pediatric Small Bowel Transplant Surgical Director, Stanford Unviersity (2024 - Present)
Director of Population Research in Transplantation, Stanford University (2021 - Present)

Honors & Awards

Travel Grant, Japan Surgical Society (2019)
Young Investigator Award, The Japanese Society of Gastroenterological Surgery (2018)
Veloxis Fellowship Grant, American Society of Transplant Surgeons (2018)
Vanguard Award, International Liver Transplant Society (2018)
Lower Academic Award, Cleveland Clinic (2018)
Excellence in Teaching Award, Cleveland Clinic (2017)
Research Award, Japan Society of Hepatology (2014)

Professional Education

Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic Foundation (2018) OH
Residency: Toranomon Hospital (2009) Japan
Internship: Kyoto University, Faculty of Medicine (2006) Japan
Medical Education: Shiga University of Medical Science (2004) Japan

Contact

Academic sasakik@stanford.edu

Clinical (Primary)

This is the primary clinic for this clinical provider. For additional clinical locations and information, please visit the link(s) listed below in the 'Additional Clinical Info' section.

Transplant Department 750 Welch Rd Ste 319 MC 5731 Palo Alto CA 94305 Tel: (650) 498-5689 Fax: (650) 498-5690

Additional Clinical Info

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