Mio Kitano, MD FACS

Dr. Kitano is Surgical Oncologist within the Division of Surgical Oncology & Endocrine Surgery at UT Health San Antonio. She completed her General Surgery Residency at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. During her surgical training, she completed a 3-year clinical research fellowship at the National Institutes of Health. She completed a 2-year clinical fellowship in General Complex Surgical Oncology at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. She is board certified in both General Surgery and Complex General Surgical Oncology. Dr. Kitano’s clinical practice focuses on the surgical management of both benign and malignant thyroid and parathyroid tumors, adrenal and neuroendocrine tumors, and gastrointestinal malignancies, including those of the stomach, small bowel, colon, and pancreas. Her research focuses on racial disparities in gastric cancer.

Endocrine (Gland)

• adrenal cancers/tumors
• adrenal surgery
• Endocrine (Gland)
• hyperparathyroidism
• pancreatic endocrine tumors
• parathyroid cancer
• parathyroid surgery
• pheochromocytoma
• thyroid nodules/cancer
• thyroid surgery

Abdomen and Digestion Disorder/Procedure

• gastric cancer
• splenectomy

Liver, Gallbladder, Pancreas Disor/Proc

• cholecystectomy
• pancreatic cancer
• pancreatic cysts

Skin & Soft Tissue Disorders/Procedures

• skin gland tumors

Minimally Invasive Procedures

• laparoscopic surgery
• Minimally Invasive Procedures
• robotic surgery

Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)

• adrenal tumors
• colon cancer/polyps
• colon/rectal cancer
• endocrine cancer
• gastrointestinal cancer/tumors
• melanoma
• neurofibromatosis
• pancreatic cancer/tumors
• stomach cancer/tumors
• Surgical Oncology (Cancer/Tumors)
• thyroid cancer/nodules

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

Asst Surgeon

09/2016—Present

University of Texas School of Medicine at San Antonio

San Antonio, TX

Assistant Professor

09/2016—Present