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Dr. Angela Kao is a specialty care physician board certified in pediatric surgery. She joins the pediatric surgery team at Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital. Dr. Kao is a graduate of Georgetown University in Washington, DC, and the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago. After graduating from medical school, Dr. Kao completed her general surgery residency at Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, NC. While in residency, she completed a research fellowship in minimally invasive surgery techniques and championed multiple surgical quality improvement initiatives. Following residency, she completed her pediatric surgery fellowship at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. During her time in fellowship, she learned specialized skills to care for infants and premature babies. Throughout her training, she refined her skills in the latest minimally invasive techniques for laparoscopic and thoracoscopic surgeries. Dr. Kao has specific interests in surgical quality improvement and developing protocols to ensure safe and excellent surgical care for the children of Northern Virginia. She is proud to be a member of the American College of Surgeons verified Level I Children’s Surgery Center at Inova and is looking forward to taking on new roles as surgeon champion for the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program. Outside the office, Dr. Kao enjoys exploring the Washington, DC, metropolitan area and all the food and culture it has to offer. A proud Georgetown alum, she can occasionally be found at Hoya basketball games. Dr. Kao is highly rated in 3 conditions, according to our data. Her clinical expertise encompasses Hernia, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Hiatal Hernia, Secondary Peritonitis, and Endoscopy.

Brian Englum is a Pediatric Surgeon practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Englum is highly rated in 4 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Hereditary Spherocytosis, Post-Splenectomy Syndrome, Gastroschisis, Small Bowel Resection, and Lung Transplant.

James Moore is a Pediatric Surgeon practicing medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Moore is highly rated in 2 conditions, according to our data. His clinical expertise encompasses Pectus Excavatum, Urachal Cyst, Pectus Carinatum, Undescended Testicle, and Gastrostomy.