Kei Nagatomo, D.O.

Board-Certified General Surgeon & Hepatobiliary

Dr. Nagatomo graduated from the University of Arizona with a bachelor’s degree in Molecular Cellular Biology. He completed medical school at Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Missouri and general surgery residency at Lankenau Medical Center-Thomas Jefferson affiliated program in Wynnewood, PA. During his residency, he received the intern of the year award in 2013, the medical student teaching award, and the clinical research award. During his surgical training, Dr. Nagatomo completed a one-year research fellowship on pancreatic cancer. He then completed an advanced gastrointestinal/complex gastrointestinal surgery fellowship at Methodist Richardson Medical Center in Richardson, Texas, focusing on foregut and hepatobiliary surgeries. Before joining Valley Surgical Clinics, he practiced as a general surgeon in Louisiana and served as a medical student clinical preceptor at the University of Louisiana Monroe (VCOM-Monroe). Dr. Nagatomo provides comprehensive care for various acute and chronic surgical conditions. He is passionate about helping his patients and enjoys the challenges related to managing complex gastrointestinal surgical diseases. He focuses on the “total care of a patient” mentally and physically. He believes that the best medical care is achieved when a surgeon considers surgical issues from the patient’s perspective. Dr. Nagatomo is fluent in Japanese.