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Dr. Kuojen Tsao, MD

Pediatric Surgery

General Surgery

Co-Director, The Fetal Center Professor, Department of Pediatric Surgery Department of Pediatric Surgery The University of Texas Medical School at Houston 6431 Fannin, MSB 5.256 Houston, TX 77030 phone: (832) 325-7234 e-mail: KuoJen.Tsao@uth.tmc.edu Dr. Tsao is a Professor at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in the Department of Pediatric Surger...

Co-Director, The Fetal Center
Professor,
Department of Pediatric Surgery


Department of Pediatric Surgery
The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
6431 Fannin, MSB 5.256
Houston, TX 77030
phone: (832) 325-7234
e-mail: KuoJen.Tsao@uth.tmc.edu

Dr. Tsao is a Professor at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth in the Department of Pediatric Surgery. He is board certified in pediatric surgery with a special interest in clinical trials and minimally invasive surgery. He completed his Pediatric Surgery Training at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He joined The University on August 1, 2007.

Dr. Tsao is a clinical researcher with interests in diseases of the neonate and children. His primary research is focused on the diagnosis and treatment of neonatal gastroesophageal reflux disease as it relates to chronic lung disease of prematurity. Dr. Tsao has been the principal investigator or co-investigator on several prospective clinical trials. His research program supports medical students and surgical residents interested in pediatric surgical clinical research.

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UT Physicians Pediatric Surgery – Texas Medical Center
6410 Fannin St, Ste 950, Houston, TX 77030
(832) 325-7234 | (713) 512-2221 Fax
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  • Mon - Fri 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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6410 Fannin St, Ste 950, Houston, TX 77030
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23920 Katy Fwy, Ste 510, Katy, TX 77494
(832) 325-7234 | (713) 512-2221 Fax
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23920 Katy Fwy, Ste 510, Katy, TX 77494
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Meet the Provider

Specialties
  • Pediatric Surgery
  • General Surgery
Medical Education

University of Kansas at Kansas City 1998

Languages Spoken
  • English
Fellowship

University of California San Francisco - Graduate Medical Education 2002, Childrens Mercy Hospital 2007

Affiliated Centers
  • Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
  • Memorial Hermann Katy Hospital
  • Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital
  • Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital
  • Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital
  • Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center
  • Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital
Gender

Male

Internship & Residency

University of Cincinnati-Surgery 2005

PCP Number

100000043386

Clinical Interests
  • Congenital Deformities
  • Minimally Invasive Surgery
  • Pediatric Urology
Cities Served

Barker, Bellaire, Cypress, Fulshear, Galena Park, Houston, Katy, Missouri City, Richmond

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