William K. Hirota
Advanced in Bowel Incontinence

Dr. William K. Hirota

Gastroenterology
CommonSpirit Health
Franciscan Digestive Care Associates - Lakewood
11311 Bridgeport Way SW, Suite 207, 
Lakewood, WA 
Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Advanced in Bowel Incontinence
CommonSpirit Health
Franciscan Digestive Care Associates - Lakewood
11311 Bridgeport Way SW, Suite 207, 
Lakewood, WA 
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Overview

William Hirota, MD has a sincere desire to work closely with his colleagues and patients to provide the highest quality of GI care in a compassionate and timely fashion.He is actively involved in physician leadership development, public policy regarding health care delivery, local community charity care and participating in improving quality care measurements in GI.

Dr. Hirota is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bowel Incontinence. His top areas of expertise are Crohn's Disease, Barrett Esophagus, Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, and Indigestion.

Graduate Institution
Georgetown University School Of Medicine, Washington, DC
Residency
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
Specialties
Gastroenterology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in WA
Board Certifications
Gastroenterology
Fellowships
Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC
Hospital Affiliations
St Joseph Medical Center
St Clare Hospital
St Francis Community Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Cambia Health Solutions
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Change Healthcare
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Cigna
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Community Health
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Coordinated Care
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Group Health Cooperative
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Humana
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Walgreens
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Wellcare
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Locations

Franciscan Digestive Care Associates - Lakewood
11311 Bridgeport Way SW, Suite 207, Lakewood, WA 98499
Call: 253-272-8664

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Hirota has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
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    • Barrett Esophagus
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    • Crohn's Disease
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    • Familial Adenomatous Polyposis
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    • Gardner Syndrome
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    • Indigestion
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    • Achalasia
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    • Benign Esophageal Stricture
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    • Bowel Incontinence
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    • Celiac Disease
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    • Chronic Pancreatitis
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    • Acute Pancreatitis
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    • Alcoholic Cirrhosis
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    • Anal Fissure
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    • Anemia
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    • Angiodysplasia of the Colon
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