Hiroko Kunitake, MD
Hiroko Kunitake, MD
About Hiroko Kunitake, MD
Hiroko Kunitake, MD, MPH, is a board-certified colorectal surgeon at Massachusetts General Hospital.
She received her medical degree at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA and completed her general surgery residency at Massachusetts General Hospital followed by a fellowship in Colorectal Surgery at the University of Minnesota.
Dr. Kunitake’s clinical areas of expertise include Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, colorectal cancer, diverticulitis, anorectal disease, and colonoscopy. Her particular areas of interest are in minimally invasive approaches to the treatment of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis and sphincter preservation techniques for rectal cancer.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Laparoscopy for colon and rectal cancer
- Laparoscopy for Crohn's disease
- Laparoscopy for ulcerative colitis and diverticulitis
- Ileoanal j-pouch surgery
- Colonoscopy
Treats:
- Adult
Locations
Surgery Department
15 Parkman Street
Boston, MA 02114-3117
617-724-4338
Fax: 617-726-0638
Medical Education
- MD, UCLA School of Medicine
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, University of Minnesota
American Board Certifications
- Surgery, American Board of Surgery
- Colon & Rectal Surgery, American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna Health Inc.
- AllWays Health (NHP) - ACD
- AllWays Health (NHP) - PBO
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Blue Care 65
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Managed Care
- Blue Cross Blue Shield - Partners Plus
- BMC HealthNet Mass Health MCO/ACO
- Cigna (PAL #'s)
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Fallon Community HealthCare
- Great-West Healthcare (formally One Health Plan)
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - ACD
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan - PBO
- Health Care Value Management (HCVM)
- Humana/Choice Care PPO
- Maine Community Health Options (MCHO)
- MassHealth
- Medicare
- Medicare - ACD
- OSW - Connecticut
- OSW - Maine
- OSW - New Hampshire
- OSW - Rhode Island
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS)
- Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare - ACD
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- Unicare
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - ACD
- United Healthcare (non-HMO) - PBO
- Well Sense Pediatrics
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Research
Dr. Kunitake's research interests include Inflammatory bowel disease, Colon and Rectal cancer and Cancer survivorship.