Keiko Hirose, MD
Otolaryngology - certified
St. Louis Children's Hospital
For Patients:
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Suite 3S35
Saint Louis, MO 63110
314.454.6162
Education
Internship: University of Washington Seattle
Residency: University of Washington Seattle
Fellowship: Children's Hospital Boston
Health Plans Accepted
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Aetna Elect Choice EPO |
Aetna HealthFund |
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Aetna HMO/Open Access |
Aetna Managed Choice POS |
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Aetna Open Access Elect Choice EPO |
Aetna POS/PPO/Choice |
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Aetna PPO |
Aetna Quality Point of Service |
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Aetna USAccess |
Baxter Regional PHO |
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BCBS of IL PPO |
BCBS/Anthem(Blue Access Choice PPO |
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BCBS/Anthem(Blue Access PPO) |
Beech Street/Capp Care PPO |
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Best Doctors Inc |
Capital Regional Medical Center PP |
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Cigna Open Access HMO/POS |
Cigna PPO |
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CMR (Care Management Resources) |
Community Care Network PPO |
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Community Partners Health Plan/PPO |
CorVel PPO |
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Coventry Advantra HMO (formerlyGHP |
Coventry HMO/POS (formerly GHP) |
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Coventry PPO (formerly GHP) |
Decatur Memorial Tertiary/Quarterna |
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First Health |
Great-West HMO/POS |
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Great-West Open Access |
Great-West PPO |
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Hannibal Health Network Tertiary |
Health Alliance HMO & PPO |
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Healthlink Open Access/HMO/POS |
Healthlink PPO |
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HFN Inc. PPO |
Home State-MC+ |
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Humana PPO/ChoiceCare Network |
Illinois Public Aid/Health Connect |
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IPA Secondary to Medicare |
Mail Handlers/CNA PPO |
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Medicaid MO/ Missouri HealthNet |
Medicare |
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Mercy Health Plan HMO/POS |
Mercy Health Plan PPO |
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MO Medicaid Secondary to Medicare |
MultiPlan PPO |
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Personal Care Health Mgmt HMO |
Personal Care Health Mgmt PPO/POS |
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PPO Next/HealthStar |
Primrose Tertiary/Quarternary |
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Private Health Care Systems PPO |
Providers Network of America |
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Quincy Health Care Management |
St. John's Health System Tertiary |
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Tricare/Triwest Prime HMO/POS |
Tricare/Triwest Extra PPO |
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Union Pacific RR Emp. Health System |
United Healthcare Choice/Choice+ |
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United Healthcare PPO/ Options |
United Healthcare Select/Select+POS |
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USA Managed Care Org |
Wellborn HMO |
Comparative analysis of combination kanamycin-furosemide versus kanamycin alone in the mouse cochlea.Hirose K, Sato E.Hear Res. 2011 Feb;272(1-2):108-16. Epub 2010 Oct 31.
- PMID:
- 21044672
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsExpression of fractalkine receptor CX3CR1 on cochlear macrophages influences survival of hair cells following ototoxic injury.Sato E, Shick HE, Ransohoff RM, Hirose K.J Assoc Res Otolaryngol. 2010 Jun;11(2):223-34. Epub 2009 Nov 21.
- PMID:
- 19936834
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsDominant negative mutant actins identified in flightless Drosophila can be classified into three classes.Noguchi TQ, Gomibuchi Y, Murakami K, Ueno H, Hirose K, Wakabayashi T, Uyeda TQ.J Biol Chem. 2010 Feb 12;285(7):4337-47. Epub 2009 Nov 21.
- PMID:
- 19933578
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsDirect optical microscopic observation of the microtubule polymerization intermediate sheet structure in the presence of gas7.Uchida T, Akiyama H, Sakamoto W, Koga T, Yan K, Uchida C, Hirose K, Itoh TJ.J Mol Biol. 2009 Sep 4;391(5):849-57. Epub 2009 Jul 4.
- PMID:
- 19580814
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsDynein pulls microtubules without rotating its stalk.Ueno H, Yasunaga T, Shingyoji C, Hirose K.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 Dec 16;105(50):19702-7. Epub 2008 Dec 8.
- PMID:
- 19064920
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsHearing loss and diabetes: you might not know what you're missing.Hirose K.Ann Intern Med. 2008 Jul 1;149(1):54-5. Epub 2008 Jun 16. No abstract available.
- PMID:
- 18559823
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free ArticleRelated citationsSingle-headed mode of kinesin-5.Kaseda K, Crevel I, Hirose K, Cross RA.EMBO Rep. 2008 Aug;9(8):761-5. Epub 2008 Jun 13.
- PMID:
- 18552767
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and postoperative bleeding following adenotonsillectomy in pediatric patients.Jeyakumar A, Brickman TM, Williamson ME, Hirose K, Krakovitz P, Whittemore K, Discolo C.Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008 Jan;134(1):24-7.
- PMID:
- 18209131
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free ArticleRelated citationsRepopulation of cochlear macrophages in murine hematopoietic progenitor cell chimeras: the role of CX3CR1.Sato E, Shick HE, Ransohoff RM, Hirose K.J Comp Neurol. 2008 Feb 20;506(6):930-42.
- PMID:
- 18085589
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsStudying the structure of microtubules by electron microscopy.Amos LA, Hirose K.Methods Mol Med. 2007;137:65-91.
- PMID:
- 18085222
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsA cool look at the structural changes in kinesin motor domains.Amos LA, Hirose K.J Cell Sci. 2007 Nov 15;120(Pt 22):3919-27.
- PMID:
- 17989090
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsHigh-resolution structural analysis of the kinesin-microtubule complex by electron cryo-microscopy.Hirose K, Amos LA.Methods Mol Biol. 2007;392:213-30.
- PMID:
- 17951721
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsAminoglycoside ototoxicity.Rizzi MD, Hirose K.Curr Opin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2007 Oct;15(5):352-7. Review.
- PMID:
- 17823553
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Related citationsA novel system for expressing toxic actin mutants in Dictyostelium and purification and characterization of a dominant lethal yeast actin mutant.Noguchi TQ, Kanzaki N, Ueno H, Hirose K, Uyeda TQ.J Biol Chem. 2007 Sep 21;282(38):27721-7. Epub 2007 Jul 26.
- PMID:
- 17656358
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free ArticleRelated citationsOrphan glutamate receptor delta1 subunit required for high-frequency hearing.Gao J, Maison SF, Wu X, Hirose K, Jones SM, Bayazitov I, Tian Y, Mittleman G, Matthews DB, Zakharenko SS, Liberman MC, Zuo J.Mol Cell Biol. 2007 Jun;27(12):4500-12. Epub 2007 Apr 16.
- PMID:
- 17438141
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsCC chemokine receptor 2 is protective against noise-induced hair cell death: studies in CX3CR1(+/GFP) mice.Sautter NB, Shick EH, Ransohoff RM, Charo IF, Hirose K.J Assoc Res Otolaryngol. 2006 Dec;7(4):361-72. Epub 2006 Oct 31.
- PMID:
- 17075702
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsLarge conformational changes in a kinesin motor catalyzed by interaction with microtubules.Hirose K, Akimaru E, Akiba T, Endow SA, Amos LA.Mol Cell. 2006 Sep 15;23(6):913-23.
- PMID:
- 16973442
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsA role of the double-stranded RNA-binding protein PACT in mouse ear development and hearing.Rowe TM, Rizzi M, Hirose K, Peters GA, Sen GC.Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2006 Apr 11;103(15):5823-8. Epub 2006 Mar 29.
- PMID:
- 16571658
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsA bidirectional kinesin motor in live Drosophila embryos.Sciambi CJ, Komma DJ, Sköld HN, Hirose K, Endow SA.Traffic. 2005 Nov;6(11):1036-46.
- PMID:
- 16190984
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Free PMC ArticleRelated citationsSurgical management of cervical ganglioneuromas in children.Cannady SB, Chung BJ, Hirose K, Garabedian N, Van Den Abbeele T, Koltai PJ.Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2006 Feb;70(2):287-94. Epub 2005 Aug 15.
- PMID:
- 16102846
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]











