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Dr. Tomoya Hirota is a psychiatrist who specializes in assessing psychiatric problems in children and adolescents who also have neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs). He also specializes in pharmacotherapy, providing both medication management and consultations. He collaborates with other doctors to perform diagnostic assessments of autism spectrum disorder and NDDs.

In research, Hirota is interested in exploring early development pathways of social, emotional and behavioral problems in young children and how they relate to diagnoses later in life. His other research interest is investigating how psychiatric disorders emerge in individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders.

Hirota earned his medical degree from Kobe University School of Medicine in Japan. He completed a residency in general psychiatry at Vanderbilt University and a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry at UCSF.

Outside of work, Hirota enjoys traveling and fondly remembers the years he spent backpacking in Europe and Asia, seeing ancient architecture. He also enjoys running and reading the novels of Kazuo Ishiguro.

  • Board Certifications

    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2019

    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Psychiatry, 2017

  • Fellowships

    UCSF, Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, 2017

  • Residencies

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center GME, Psychiatry, 2015

    Okayama University School of Medicine, Psychiatry, 2012

  • Internship

    Osaka City General Hospital, Internal Medicine, 2009

  • Degree

    Kobe University Faculty of Medicine, 2007

Where I see patients (2)

    Fetal surgery firsts

    The first open fetal surgery in the world was performed at UCSF in the early 1980s.

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