Biographical summary
Dr. Ishitani has completed training and is certified in Pediatric Surgery, General Surgery, Transplant Surgery and Surgical Critical Care with specific clinical focus on:
- Neonatal surgery
- Single incision transumbilical abdominal procedures:
- Appendectomy
- Splenectomy
- Cholescystectomy
- Colectomy
- Nissen fundoplication anti-reflux procedure
- Radionuclide guided resection of pulmonary and soft tissue metastases
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
Mayo Clinic locations
Rochester, Minnesota
Education
- 1993
Fellow - Transplantation SurgeryHealth Sciences Center, University of Virginia
- 1991
Fellow - Pediatric SurgeryChildrens' Hospital of Los Angeles
- 1989
Resident - General SurgeryHealth Sciences Center, University of Virginia
- 1983
MDVanderbilt University
- 1979
BA - History (with distinction)Stanford University
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 1994
Pediatric SurgeryAmerican Board of Surgery
- 1993
Surgical Critical CareAmerican Board of Surgery
Awards and honors
- 1989
Hugh Shepard Warren, M.D. Teaching AwardUniversity of Virginia
- 1981
Exchange FellowshipKarolinska Institute - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- 1980
Northern California I Care Auxiliary FellowshipAwarding Organization
- 1975
ScholarshipOregon Regional Primate Research Center
Professional memberships
- 2019 - present
MemberAmerican Pediatric Surgical Association, Wellness Task Force
- 2016 - present
MemberThe Priestley Society
- 2016 - present
MemberPacific Association of Pediatric Surgeons
- 2015 - present
Co-ChairCurriculum Development for Transplant Surgery Fellowship, American Society of Transplant Surgeons
- 2014 - present
Fellowship Training Committee, Exam Development GroupAmerican Society of Transplant Surgeons
- 2013 - present
Active MemberQuality Committee, Department of Surgery
- 2011 - 2014
MemberCME Committee, American Pediatric Surgical Association
- 2011 - 2014
MemberEducation Committee, American Pediatric Surgical Association
- 2008 - present
Active MemberPediatric Trauma Performance Improvement Committee, Mayo Clinic Trauma Center
- 2007 - 2013
ChairCME Committee, American Society of Transplant Surgeons
- 2007 - 2010
MemberSurgical Quality and Safety Committee, American Pediatric Surgical Association
- 2004 - 2010
MemberCME Committee, American Society of Transplant Surgeons
- 1996 - present
MemberAmerican College of Surgeons
- 1995 - present
MemberAmerican Society of Transplantation