Takashi Harano

Title(s)	Assistant Professor of Clinical Surgery
School	Keck School of Medicine of Usc
Address	1510 San Pablo St. Health Sciences Campus Los Angeles CA 90033
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Dr. Harano is a thoracic surgeon with a focus on lung transplantation. He served general surgery residencies at Saga Prefectural Hospital in Saga, Japan and Toranomon Hospital in Tokyo. He then stayed on at Toranomon Hospital to undertake a fellowship in Thoracic Surgery with an emphasis on minimally invasive surgery and stayed on as an attending physician.

Dr. Harano took on another Thoracic Surgery fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital with Harvard Medical School and then spent three years as a faculty member in the Division of Lung Transplant and Lung Failure at the University of Pittsburgh before coming to Keck Medicine of USC.

Dr. Harano is committed to a patient-centered model of care, and undertook his training in minimally invasive surgery because it offers patients reduced pain and faster recoveries. Dr. Harano believes in staying current with the latest technology in order to continually improve patient care.

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Performance of the Charlson and Elixhauser Comorbidity Index Varies With the Type of Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery. World J Surg. 2025 Apr 22. Kim AT, Ding L, Udelsman BV, Atay SM, Wightman SC, Harano T, Rosenberg GM, Blasberg JD, Boffa DJ, Kim AW. PMID: 40261152.

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Gen General Surgery
Impact of Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion on Inpatient Cost: A Propensity Score-Matched Analysis of the US Nationwide Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Database. Clin Transplant. 2025 Feb; 39(2):e70096. Yin V, Atay SM, Rodman JCS, Wightman SC, Rosenberg GM, Udelsman BV, Kim AW, Harano T. PMID: 39876610.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Living on the edge: Role of adjuvant therapy after resection of primary lung cancer within 2 millimeters of a T-stage cutoff. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 May; 169(5):1338-1345.e15. Udelsman BV, Bedrosian CK, Kawaguchi ES, Ding L, Wallace WD, Rosenberg G, Harano T, Wightman S, Atay S, Kim AW, Woodard G. PMID: 39521371; PMCID: PMC12034478.

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Car Cardiology Gen General Surgery Pul Pulmonary Medicine Vas Vascular Diseases
Translation:Humans
Outcomes of single-lung retransplantation after double-lung transplantation. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2025 May; 169(5):1398-1406.e2. Yin V, Rodman JCS, Atay SM, Wightman SC, Rosenberg GM, Udelsman BV, Ganesh S, Chung P, Kim AW, Harano T. PMID: 39357566.

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Car Cardiology Gen General Surgery Pul Pulmonary Medicine Vas Vascular Diseases
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Thrombolysis and Surgical Decompression for Venous Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. J Surg Res. 2024 Nov; 303:134-140. Yin V, Udelsman BV, Kim AT, Wightman SC, Harano T, Rosenberg GM, Atay SM, Kim AW. PMID: 39332077.

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Gen General Surgery
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Initial management and outcomes of nonmalignant esophageal perforations: A Nationwide Inpatient Sample analysis. Surgery. 2024 10; 176(4):1115-1122. Ashbrook MJ, Theeuwen HA, Cheng V, Harano T, Wightman SC, Atay SM, Rosenberg GM, Udelsman BV, Kim AW. PMID: 39025691.

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Gen General Surgery
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Alternative discharge destination following lobectomy: Analysis of a national quality improvement database. JTCVS Open. 2024 Oct; 21:349-357. Yin V, Wightman SC, Harano T, Atay SM, Kim AW. PMID: 39534327; PMCID: PMC11551280.

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Esophageal perforation secondary to esophageal gastrointestinal stromal tumor. JTCVS Tech. 2024 Oct; 27:172-175. Sheth M, Atay SM, Wightman SC, Rosenberg GM, Udelsman BV, Kim AW, Harano T. PMID: 39478888; PMCID: PMC11518882.

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Ethical Concerns Regarding the Timing of Written Consent. J Clin Ethics. 2024; 35(4):274-283. Wightman SC, Yin V, Hershenhouse JS, Abebe TB, Ding L, Atay SM, Harano T, Kim AW, Pagteilan JN, Uppal A, Shakhsheer BA. PMID: 39540639.

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Eth Ethics
Translation:Humans
Association between underweight status and chylothorax after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer: A propensity score-matched analysis. JTCVS Open. 2024 Feb; 17:322-335. Yin V, Kim AT, Wightman SC, Harano T, Atay SM, Kim AW. PMID: 38420538; PMCID: PMC10897597.

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Early outcomes of lung transplantation with lung allografts from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-positive donors. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 Jun; 167(6):1955-1964.e3. Jeon JH, Harano T, Rodman JCS, Sheth M, Wightman SC, Atay SM, Kim AW. PMID: 37625616.

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Car Cardiology Gen General Surgery Pul Pulmonary Medicine Vas Vascular Diseases
Translation:Humans Cells
Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Wound Classification is Prognostic of 30-Day Readmission Following Surgery. World J Surg. 2023 10; 47(10):2392-2400. Yin V, Cobb JP, Wightman SC, Atay SM, Harano T, Kim AW. PMID: 37405445; PMCID: PMC10474202.

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Gen General Surgery
Translation:Humans
Delays to surgery and worse outcomes: The compounding effects of social determinants of health in non-small cell lung cancer. JTCVS Open. 2023 Sep; 15:468-478. Ashrafi A, Ding L, Atay SM, Wightman SC, Harano T, Kim AW. PMID: 37808033; PMCID: PMC10556947.

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Longer hospitalizations, more complications, and greater readmissions for patients with comorbid psychiatric disorders undergoing pulmonary lobectomy. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024 04; 167(4):1502-1511.e11. Kim AT, Ding L, Lee HB, Ashbrook MJ, Ashrafi A, Wightman SC, Atay SM, David EA, Harano T, Kim AW. PMID: 37245626.

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Car Cardiology Gen General Surgery Pul Pulmonary Medicine Vas Vascular Diseases
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Adjuvant chemotherapy, not radiotherapy, prolongs survival for node-negative non-small cell lung cancer with positive surgical margins. JTCVS Open. 2023 Jun; 14:472-482. Ashrafi A, Yu J, Kim AT, Ye JC, David EA, Wightman SC, Atay SM, Harano T, Kim AW. PMID: 37425454; PMCID: PMC10328815.

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Estimating revenue, costs, and operating margin of any hospital-based thoracic surgery practice using a novel financial model. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2023 09; 166(3):690-698.e1. Ashrafi A, Atay SM, Wightman SC, Harano T, Kim AW. PMID: 36934070.

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Car Cardiology Gen General Surgery Pul Pulmonary Medicine Vas Vascular Diseases
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Heart transplantation for pediatric foreign nationals in the United States. Clin Transplant. 2023 02; 37(2):e14900. Harano T, Sheth M, Sasaki K, Yu J, Wightman SC, Atay SM, Sainathan S, Kim AW. PMID: 36587308.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
Benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy for resected pathologic N1 non-small cell lung cancer is unrecognized: A subgroup analysis of the JBR10 trial. Semin Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2024; 36(2):261-270. Toubat O, Ding L, Ding K, Wightman SC, Atay SM, Harano T, Kim AW, David EA. PMID: 36272526.

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Car Cardiology Gen General Surgery Pul Pulmonary Medicine Vas Vascular Diseases
Translation:Humans CTClinical Trials
Oxygenated right ventricular assist device with a percutaneous dual-lumen cannula as a bridge to lung transplantation. J Thorac Dis. 2022 Apr; 14(4):832-840. Harano T, Chan EG, Furukawa M, Reck Dos Santos P, Morrell MR, Sappington PL, Sanchez PG. PMID: 35572883; PMCID: PMC9096291.

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Adhering to guideline concordant care improves survival among the different subtypes of T3 N2 non-small cell lung cancer. JTCVS Open. 2022 Jun; 10:384-392. Wang JC, Ding L, David EA, Atay SM, Wightman SC, McFadden PM, Harano T, Kim AW. PMID: 36004267; PMCID: PMC9390621.

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Commentary: To whom much is given much will be required. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 11; 164(5):1338-1339. Harano T, Kim AW. PMID: 35279292.

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Car Cardiology Gen General Surgery Pul Pulmonary Medicine Vas Vascular Diseases
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Primary Graft Dysfunction After Lung Transplantation. ASAIO J. 2021 09 01; 67(9):1071-1078. Harano T, Ryan JP, Morrell MR, Luketich JD, Sanchez PG. PMID: 33470638.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans
A review of liver dysfunction in the lung transplant patient. Clin Transplant. 2021 08; 35(8):e14344. Hyzny EJ, Chan EG, Morrell M, Harano T, Sanchez PG. PMID: 33960530.

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Tra Transplantation
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Human Lung-Resident Macrophages Colocalize with and Provide Costimulation to PD1hi Tissue-Resident Memory T Cells. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2021 05 15; 203(10):1230-1244. Snyder ME, Sembrat J, Noda K, Myerburg MM, Craig A, Mitash N, Harano T, Furukawa M, Pilewski J, McDyer J, Rojas M, Sanchez P. PMID: 33306940; PMCID: PMC8456469.

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Cri Critical Care Pul Pulmonary Medicine
Translation:Humans Cells
Lung transplantation protocols during the COVID-19 pandemic: a single center experience. J Thorac Dis. 2021 Apr; 13(4):2081-2086. Chan EG, Harano T, Morrell MR, Sanchez PG. PMID: 34012558; PMCID: PMC8107516.

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Trends in Lung Transplantation Practices Across the United States During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Transplantation. 2021 01 01; 105(1):187-192. Chan EG, Chan PG, Harano T, Ryan JP, Morrell MR, Sanchez PG. PMID: 33141810.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Humans Cells
Lung transplantation for the treatment of irreversible acute respiratory distress syndrome. Clin Transplant. 2021 02; 35(2):e14182. Harano T, Ryan JP, Chan EG, Noda K, Morrell MR, Luketich JD, Sanchez PG. PMID: 33280169; PMCID: PMC7883278.

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Tra Transplantation
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Dabigatran reversal with idarucizumab prior to lung transplantation. Clin Transplant. 2021 01; 35(1):e14142. Harano T, Rivosecchi RM, Morrell MR, Sanchez PG. PMID: 33150658.

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Tra Transplantation
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Outcome of Bridge to Lung Transplantation With Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation in Pediatric Patients 12 Years and Older. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 10; 112(4):1083-1088. Sainathan S, Ryan J, Sharma M, Harano T, Morell V, Sanchez P. PMID: 33217402.

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Gen General Surgery Pul Pulmonary Medicine
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Oxy-RVAD support for lung transplant in the absence of inferior vena cava. J Card Surg. 2020 Dec; 35(12):3603-3605. Joubert K, Harano T, Pilewski J, Sanchez PG. PMID: 32939851.

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Car Cardiology Gen General Surgery
Translation:Humans
Cyclosporin A Administration During Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion Preserves Lung Grafts in Rat Transplant Model. Transplantation. 2020 09; 104(9):e252-e259. Haam S, Noda K, Philips BJ, Harano T, Sanchez PG, Shigemura N. PMID: 32217944.

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Tra Transplantation
Translation:Animals
Transition of femoral-jugular to dual-stage left subclavian without discontinuation of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation. J Card Surg. 2020 Oct; 35(10):2794-2797. Chan EG, Chan PG, Harano T, Sanchez PG. PMID: 32720393.

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Car Cardiology Gen General Surgery
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National Trends in Extended Criteria Donor Utilization and Outcomes for Lung Transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2021 02; 111(2):421-426. Christie IG, Chan EG, Ryan JP, Harano T, Morrell M, Luketich JD, Sanchez PG. PMID: 32663473.

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Gen General Surgery Pul Pulmonary Medicine
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Comparison of Hydromorphone versus Fentanyl-based Sedation in Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Propensity-Matched Analysis. Pharmacotherapy. 2020 05; 40(5):389-397. Landolf KM, Rivosecchi RM, Goméz H, Sciortino CM, Murray HN, Padmanabhan RR, Sanchez PG, Harano T, Sappington PL. PMID: 32149413.

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Dru Drug Therapy
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Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation to Overcome Graft-Cavity Disparity of Lung Transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 04; 109(4):e275-e277. Harano T, D'Cunha J, Kilaru S, Morrell MR, Luketich JD, Sanchez PG. PMID: 31472129.

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Gen General Surgery Pul Pulmonary Medicine
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Successful lung transplantation from a hepatitis C RNA-positive donor to a hepatitis C treatment-experienced recipient with cystic fibrosis. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2019 10; 158(4):e155-e157. Harano T, Haidar G, Schaheen L, Morrell MR, Pilewski JM, D'Cunha J. PMID: 31229293.

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Car Cardiology Gen General Surgery Pul Pulmonary Medicine Vas Vascular Diseases
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Jejuno-jejunal intussusception in a post-lung transplant patient from a gastrojejunostomy tube: A case report. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2019; 55:129-131. Harano T, Sanchez PG, Bauza G, McDyer JF, D'Cunha J. PMID: 30731299; PMCID: PMC6365386.

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Three-port thoracoscopic middle lobectomy in a patient after left pneumonectomy. Ann Thorac Surg. 2015 Apr; 99(4):1422-5. Fukui Y, Kohno T, Fujimori S, Harano T, Suzuki S, Fujii M, Yamase H. PMID: 25841825.

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Gen General Surgery Pul Pulmonary Medicine
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Phrenic nerve reconstruction in complete video-assisted thoracic surgery. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2015 Jan; 20(1):54-9. Kawashima S, Kohno T, Fujimori S, Yokomakura N, Ikeda T, Harano T, Suzuki S, Iida T, Sakai E. PMID: 25232130.

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Car Cardiology Gen General Surgery Pul Pulmonary Medicine Vas Vascular Diseases
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[Remarkable improvement in dyspnea following bronchofiberscopic ethanol injection therapy -a case report]. Gan To Kagaku Ryoho. 2013 Nov; 40(12):2339-41. Shimoda K, Shiraishi Y, Harano T, Hiramatsu M, Kita H, Katsuragi N. PMID: 24394105.

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Ant Antineoplastic Agents Neo Neoplasms
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Invasiveness and malignant potential of pulmonary lesions presenting as pure ground-glass opacities. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014; 20(5):347-52. Ichinose J, Kohno T, Fujimori S, Harano T, Suzuki S, Fujii T. PMID: 24088912.

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Car Cardiology Gen General Surgery Pul Pulmonary Medicine Vas Vascular Diseases
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Efficacy and complications of computed tomography-guided hook wire localization. Ann Thorac Surg. 2013 Oct; 96(4):1203-1208. Ichinose J, Kohno T, Fujimori S, Harano T, Suzuki S. PMID: 23895891.

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Gen General Surgery Pul Pulmonary Medicine
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Early cystic duct carcinoma of new classification. Int J Surg Case Rep. 2011; 2(8):246-9. Sasaki K, Matsuda M, Hashimoto M, Harano T, Fujii T, Watanabe G. PMID: 22096742; PMCID: PMC3215238.

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Original method of transumbilical single-incision laparoscopic deroofing for liver cyst. J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci. 2010 Sep; 17(5):733-4. Sasaki K, Watanabe G, Matsuda M, Hashimoto M, Harano T. PMID: 20703853.

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Gas Gastroenterology
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Histological type-selective, tumor-predominant expression of a novel CHK1 isoform and infrequent in vivo somatic CHK2 mutation in small cell lung cancer. Cancer Res. 2000 Sep 01; 60(17):4689-92. Haruki N, Saito H, Tatematsu Y, Konishi H, Harano T, Masuda A, Osada H, Fujii Y, Takahashi T. PMID: 10987268.

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Neo Neoplasms
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Hemoglobin Andrew-Minneapolis (beta 144 (HCl) lysine----asparagine) in a Japanese family. Intern Med. 1992 May; 31(5):659-61. Gomi T, Ikeda T, Harano T. PMID: 1504431.

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Int Internal Medicine
Translation:Humans