Dr. William K Hirota MD
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
1112 6th Ave 200 Tacoma WA, 98405About
Dr. William Hirota is a gastroenterologist practicing in Tacoma, WA. Dr. Hirota specializes in the digestive system and its diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from the mouth to the anus as well as liver disorders. Gastroenterology includes conditions such as hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, nutritional problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Hirota performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
Georgetown Univ Sch of Med, Washington Dc 1990
Georgetown University School of Medicine 1990
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Prescreening versus empirical immunization for hepatitis A in patients with chronic liver disease: a prospective cost analysis.
- The utility of prescreening for hepatitis A in military recruits prior to vaccination.
- Fulminant hepatic failure secondary to neoplastic infiltration of the liver.
- Normalization of intestinal metaplasia in the esophagus and esophagogastric junction: incidence and clinical data.
- Minor complications in colonoscopy: Mars versus Venus, and preps matter too.
- Of black swans on golden ponds.
- Arbaclofen placarbil decreases postprandial reflux in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease.
- Recruitment patterns in the rat hindlimb muscle during swimming.
Treatments
- Iron Deficiency Anemia, Colorectal Cancer (colon Cancer), Esophageal Cancer And More
- Hepatitis
- Acid Reflux
- Hepatitis B
- Diarrhea
- Colon Polyps
- Indigestion
- Diverticulosis
- Gastroenteritis
- Hepatitis C
- Pain
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