Dr. Che-kai Tsao
Overview
Kai Tsao, MD, MS, is the system chief of solid tumor oncology, medical director of the R.J. Zuckerberg Cancer Center, and medical director of the medical oncology prostate cancer program at the Northwell Cancer Institute. He specializes in cancers of the genitourinary organs and has more than a decade of clinical experience. His research focuses on the development of biomarkers and novel therapies for patients with genitourinary cancers.
Dr. Tsao was inspired to become an oncologist after witnessing many close family and friends suffering from cancer. He completed medical school training at SUNY Downstate, an internal medicine residency at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, and a fellowship in hematology and medical oncology at Mount Sinai Hospital. He earned a master's degree in healthcare delivery leadership at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and completed Lean Six Sigma training at Johns Hopkins.
Prior to joining Northwell, Dr. Tsao served as medical director of the Ruttenberg Treatment Center, medical director of the medical oncology prostate cancer program, and physician leader for internal oncology collaborations at the Mount Sinai Hospital, Tisch Cancer Institute. In these roles, Dr. Tsao and his team built a cancer center that is patient centered, quality driven, scientifically innovative, and provided multi-disciplinary care to patients with cancer.
For me, patient care much more than the cancer diagnosis and treatment. It is essential to address the many needs of our cancer patients: emotional well-being, social support, nutrition, physical activity, financial challenges and more. We aim to provide the best support for our patients, one at a time.
Dr. Tsao is an accomplished physician-scientist who has authored more than 80 peer-reviewed publications in the field of genitourinary oncology. He serves as associate editor of Genitourinary Oncology, Frontiers in Oncology. His leadership in carrying out complex clinical trials in targeted therapies and immunotherapies positions his patients at the forefront of cutting-edge cancer research and patient-centered care.
What I most enjoy every day is seeing patients under our care, despite the devastation of their cancer diagnosis, beating their cancer and living a life that was not considered a possibility years ago. Our mission at Northwell Cancer Institute is to make this a reality for every single patient.
Dr. Tsao is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Wilms Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Prostate Cancer, Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes, Orchiectomy, and Nephrectomy.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 75 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
1 Clinical Trials
Northwell Health Physician Partners Smith Institute For Urology At Lake Success
Louis Kavoussi, MD, MBA, Director of teleintervention at Northwell. He is a world-renowned urologic surgeon who brings more than 30 years of specialized expertise in minimally invasive urological surgery. His area of focus includes treating a wide range of urologic diseases, including kidney obstructions, renal stones and urologic cancer. At the forefront of innovation, Dr. Kavoussi pioneered several new surgical techniques, including the first minimally invasive approaches to kidney surgery for kidney cancer and kidney donation. He was also part of the team that performed the first laparoscopic prostate removal for cancer. In 1999, Dr. Kavoussi received a Smithsonian Computerworld Permanent Collection award for his work in developing telerounding, the starting point of telehealth medicine-to facilitate physician communication with hospitalized patients. Before joining Northwell in 2005 as chair of urology, Dr. Kavoussi completed his medical degree at the State University of New York at Buffalo. He obtained his urologic training at Washington University of St. Louis and, directly following residency, was named chief of urology at the Jewish Hospital of St. Louis. In 1991, he was appointed assistant professor at Harvard School of Medicine and director of endourology at the Brigham and Women's Hospital. In 1993, he joined the faculty of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, where he was vice chairman of urology and named a Patrick C. Walsh Distinguished Professor. Dr. Kavoussi values a team approach to care, and often collaborates with other specialists to create personalized and comprehensive treatment plans. His patients appreciate his easygoing personality and thoughtfulness. As the Waldbaum-Gardner Distinguished Professor of Urology at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Dr. Kavoussi is passionate about training the next generation of surgeons. He has presented his work and given live surgical demonstrations at conferences around the world and has more than 500 academic publications. Dr. Kavoussi is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Wilms Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes, Nephrectomy, and Reconstructive Urology Surgery.
Memorial Solid Tumor Group
Robert Motzer is an Oncologist in New York, New York. Dr. Motzer is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Wilms Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, Teratoma of the Mediastinum, Nephrectomy, and Orchiectomy.
Memorial Solid Tumor Group
Martin Voss is an Oncologist in New York, New York. Dr. Voss is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Wilms Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma, Clear Cell Sarcoma, WT1-Related Wilms Tumor Syndromes, and Nephrectomy.
Areas of Expertise
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- Distinguished
- Adult Soft Tissue SarcomaDr. Tsao isDistinguished. Learn about Adult Soft Tissue Sarcoma.
- Chromophobe Renal Cell CarcinomaDr. Tsao isDistinguished. Learn about Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma.
- Clear Cell SarcomaDr. Tsao isDistinguished. Learn about Clear Cell Sarcoma.
- Familial Prostate CancerDr. Tsao isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Prostate Cancer.
- Familial Wilms Tumor 2Dr. Tsao isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Wilms Tumor 2.
- Muscle Invasive Bladder CancerDr. Tsao isDistinguished. Learn about Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer.
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- Bladder CancerDr. Tsao isAdvanced. Learn about Bladder Cancer.
- ChoriocarcinomaDr. Tsao isAdvanced. Learn about Choriocarcinoma.
- Penile CancerDr. Tsao isAdvanced. Learn about Penile Cancer.
- Teratoma of the MediastinumDr. Tsao isAdvanced. Learn about Teratoma of the Mediastinum.
- Testicular CancerDr. Tsao isAdvanced. Learn about Testicular Cancer.
- Urothelial CancerDr. Tsao isAdvanced. Learn about Urothelial Cancer.
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- Acute Eosinophilic PneumoniaDr. Tsao isExperienced. Learn about Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia.
- Adrenal CancerDr. Tsao isExperienced. Learn about Adrenal Cancer.
- Adrenocortical CarcinomaDr. Tsao isExperienced. Learn about Adrenocortical Carcinoma.
- AgranulocytosisDr. Tsao isExperienced. Learn about Agranulocytosis.
- ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
- AnemiaDr. Tsao isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.