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1600 Divisadero StSan Francisco, CA 94143
Phone+1 415-353-9846
Fax+1 415-353-9958
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Education & Training
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1995 - 2003
Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2004 - 2028
MD State Medical License 1998 - 2005
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2017
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2010-2014
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Characterization of small intestinal neuroendocrine tumorlets.Akitada Yogo, Naoki Akanuma, Grace E Kim, Alan Paciorek, Li Zhang
Endocrine-Related Cancer. 2026-04-01 - Spatial Transcriptomics Reveals Location-Specific Tumor Cell Subtypes and Signaling within Multifocal Small Intestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors.Akitada Yogo, Naoki Akanuma, Grace E Kim, Netta Mäkinen, Chrissie Thirlwell
Clinical Cancer Research. 2026-03-04 - ASO Visual Abstract: True Incidence of Appendiceal Neoplasms in Patients Presenting with Complicated Appendicitis: A Call for a Revised Management Algorithm.Laleh Foroutani, Jaeyun Jane Wang, Shreyas Kiran, Han Yin, Joshua Myszewski
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2026-02-24
Journal Articles
- Randomized Clinical Trial of Nasogastric Tube Placement After PancreaticoduodenectomyJeremy M Sharib, Eric K Nakakura, JAMA Surgery
Authored Content
- Randomized Clinical Trial of Nasogastric Tube Placement After PancreaticoduodenectomyJuly 2020
Press Mentions
Laparoscopy, Surgery in a Draw for Gastric Cancer SurvivalMarch 15th, 2023- Staging Laparoscopy Benefits Tx Strategy in Metastatic Gastric CancerOctober 28th, 2021
Bay Area Top Doctors 2016December 18th, 2015
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