Overview
Kuojen Tsao is a Pediatric Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Tsao is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in Appendectomy. His top areas of expertise are Appendicitis, Myelomeningocele, Hernia, Appendectomy, and Pancreaticoduodenectomy. Dr. Tsao is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 157 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 24 articles in the study of Appendectomy.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
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- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE SNP
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- INDEMNITY
- POS
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- OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
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Locations
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
Kevin Lally is a Pediatric Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Lally is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Appendectomy. His top areas of expertise are Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Diaphragmatic Hernia, Hernia, Appendicitis, and Appendectomy. Dr. Lally is currently accepting new patients.
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Lillian Kao is a General Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kao is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Appendectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Hernia, Appendicitis, Gallstones, Appendectomy, and Gallbladder Removal.
Akemi Kawaguchi is a Pediatric Surgeon and a General Surgeon in Houston, Texas. Dr. Kawaguchi is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Appendectomy. Her top areas of expertise are Appendicitis, Hirschsprung Disease, Imperforate Anus, Appendectomy, and Oophorectomy. Dr. Kawaguchi is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- AppendectomyDr. Tsao isElite. Learn about Appendectomy.
- AppendicitisDr. Tsao isElite. Learn about Appendicitis.
- MyelomeningoceleDr. Tsao isElite. Learn about Myelomeningocele.
- Distinguished
- Congenital Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Tsao isDistinguished. Learn about Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- Diaphragmatic HerniaDr. Tsao isDistinguished. Learn about Diaphragmatic Hernia.
- HerniaDr. Tsao isDistinguished. Learn about Hernia.
- Pectus ExcavatumDr. Tsao isDistinguished. Learn about Pectus Excavatum.
- Advanced
- Cystic Adenomatoid Malformation of Lung
- GastroschisisDr. Tsao isAdvanced. Learn about Gastroschisis.
- Imperforate AnusDr. Tsao isAdvanced. Learn about Imperforate Anus.
- OmphaloceleDr. Tsao isAdvanced. Learn about Omphalocele.
- Pulmonary SequestrationDr. Tsao isAdvanced. Learn about Pulmonary Sequestration.
- Experienced
- Donnai-Barrow SyndromeDr. Tsao isExperienced. Learn about Donnai-Barrow Syndrome.
- EncopresisDr. Tsao isExperienced. Learn about Encopresis.
- EndoscopyDr. Tsao isExperienced. Learn about Endoscopy.
- FasciotomyDr. Tsao isExperienced. Learn about Fasciotomy.
- Fetal EdemaDr. Tsao isExperienced. Learn about Fetal Edema.
- Fryns SyndromeDr. Tsao isExperienced. Learn about Fryns Syndrome.