Norihiro Kokudo

Norihiro Kokudo is a hepatobiliary surgeon and liver cancer specialist who has made significant contributions to imaging-guided surgical planning for hepatocellular carcinoma resection. His work on future liver remnant volumetry, portal vein embolization timing, and intraoperative contrast-enhanced ultrasound has advanced the safety and completeness of complex liver resections. Kokudo has contributed to guidelines for hepatocellular carcinoma management in Japan and Asia and has led clinical research on biomarkers and imaging predictors of HCC recurrence after resection. His surgical volume and outcomes contributions have established benchmarks for liver cancer surgery in Asia.