The Duke Department of Surgery is pleased to announce that esteemed cardiothoracic surgeon Hiroshi Date, MD, has joined the faculty of the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, effective February 17, 2025.
Dr. Date is a renowned surgeon known for performing the first successful living-donor lobar lung transplantation in Japan in 1998. He most recently served as Chairman and Professor, Department of Thoracic Surgery, at Kyoto University.
“Dr. Date is bringing a new technique with him from Japan to Duke,” says Allan D. Kirk, MD, PhD, Chair of the Duke Department of Surgery. “He is one of the few world authorities on living donor lung transplantation, and this new international addition to our team will serve to make our already nation-leading team even more capable.”
Having authored more than 600 peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Date’s research interests span various fields of general thoracic surgery including thoracic malignancy and lung transplantation.
“I am thrilled to welcome Dr. Date to the Duke Surgery team,” says Carmelo Milano, MD, Chief of the Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery. “I am confident that Dr. Date’s expertise as one of the world’s leaders in living-donor lung transplantation will be an important, timely addition to the life-saving care options that Duke offers to our patients.”
Learn more about the Duke Division of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery.
Learn more about the Duke Lung Transplant Program.