Dr. Hirano currently serves as associate chair for the American Gastroenterological Association’s esophageal, gastric and duodenal section and steering committee member for the Registry for Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders as well as the International Gastrointestinal Eosinophil Researchers. He clinical interests include eosinophilic esophagitis, eosinophilic gastroenteritis, gastrointestinal motility and esophageal disorders.
Dr. Hirano has authored more than 60 scientific papers and 20 textbook chapters focusing on esophageal and swallowing disorders. He is an associate editor for Diseases of the Esophagus. He received the Northwestern University School of Medicine Award for Outstanding Achievement in Gastroenterology in 2002.
Dr. Hirano completed his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia and completed his residency and GI fellowship at Beth Israel Hospital in Boston.
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