Darryl T. Hiyama, MD
- General Surgery
About
Preferred Name: Darryl T. Hiyama, FACS
Dr. Darryl Hiyama is a Professor of Clinical Surgery in the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and surgeon who practices in Westwood, at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. He is board-certified in Surgery and Medical Informatics. Dr. Hiyama has 31 years of practice experience at UCLA in the surgical treatment of diseases of the esophagus, stomach, hepatobiliary system, small bowel, colon and rectum and spleen.
Dr. Hiyama received his medical degree from the University of Hawaii. During his medical education, he was a member of Alpha Omega Alpha and received the award for an outstanding student in surgery. He completed his residency in surgery at the University of Cincinnati before coming to UCLA in 1990. He received his bachelor's degree from Seattle University in Washington state.
When not working, Dr. Hiyama enjoys travel, cooking, gardening and woodworking.
Dr. Hiyama is a member of the American College of Surgeons, Pacific Coast Surgical Association, the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, the Society of Laparoscopic and Robotic Surgeons, the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons as well as a number of other groups.
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certifications
Fellowship
Residency
Internship
Degree
Recognitions
- Super doctors, Southern California, 2024
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2023, 2024
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2018, 2021, 2023
- 2009-2021 Castle Connolly Los Angeles Regional Top Doctors
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Locations
Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Medical Services
Areas of Focus
Research
Interests
- Gastric cancer
- Gastric diseases and problems
- Quality improvement in care for surgical patients
Publications
UCLA Health System Clinical Updates: - Participated in publication of clinical newsletter "Implanted neurostimulator palliates drug-refractory nausea associated with gastroparesis"
- Variability in multimodality treatment influences survival in non-metastatic gastric cancer patients. Hoang, T; Dayyani F; Alfaro A; Huynh, J; Ji, J; Ko, AH; Cho, M; Hiyama, D. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2020 Oct;11(5):952-963. PMID: 33209490
- Predictors of outcomes in patients with gastric cancer treated with contemporary multimodality strategies-a single institution experience. Hoang, T: Park, M; Hiyama, D; Dayyani, F. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2020 Apr;11(2):411-420. PMID: 32399281
- Gene mutations distinguishing gastric from colorectal and esophageal adenocarcinomas. Hoang, T; Ganesan, AK; Hiyama, d; Dayyani, F. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2020 Feb;11(1):45-54. PMID: 32175104
- Patient experience with electronic health record-integrated postoperative telemedicine visits in an academic endocrine surgery program. Schumm MA, Pyo HQ, Ohev-Shalom R, Tseng CH, Livhits MJ, Zanocco KA, Hiyama DT, Yeh MW. Surgery. 2021 May;169(5):1139-1144. PMID: 33384159.
- Intraoperative Laparoscopic Near-Infrared Fluorescence Cholangiography to Facilitate Anatomical Identification: When to Give Indocyanine Green and How Much. Zarrinpar A, Dutson EP, Mobley C, Busuttil RW, Lewis CE, Tillou A, Cheaito A, Hines OJ, Agopian VG, Hiyama DT. Innov. 2016 Aug;23(4):360-5. PMID: 26964557.
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Centivo
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net of California
- Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
- L.A. Care
- Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan
- UFCM Health System
- Prime Health Services
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
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Recognitions
- Super Doctors® Southern California, 2023, 2024
- Top Doctors, Los Angeles Magazine, 2018, 2021, 2023
- 2009-2021 Castle Connolly Los Angeles Regional Top Doctors
- 2010-2021 American Registry Southern California Top Doctors
- Super Doctors® Southern California 2010-2016
- Golden Scalpel Teaching Award 2010, Professor
- Los Angeles Super Doctors 2007
- Alpha Omega Alpha