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Dr. Tomoaki Kato MD, Transplant Surgeon
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Dr. Tomoaki Kato MD

Transplant Surgeon

4/5(32)
622 W 168th St Fl 14 New York NY, 10032
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4/5

About

Dr. Tomoaki Kato is a transplant surgeon practicing in New York, NY. Dr. Kato specializes in organ transplants, and may perform surgeries involved with the transplant of organs such as the kidneys, liver, pancreas, intestines, heart, lungs, tracheal tissue and more. As a transplant surgeon, Dr. Kato performs long, complex surgeries that might take many hours to complete. Transplant surgeons remove the organ from the donor as well as transplant the organ in the recipient. Dr. Kato works with transplant physicians, nurses and surgical residents, and is responsible for and complications which may arise during or after surgery.

Education and Training

Osaka City University MD

Osaka University School of Medicine 1991

Board Certification

SurgeryAmerican Board of SurgeryABS

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 26 years of experience

Clinical Trials

Treatments

  • Hepatobiliary Surgery, Transplant Surgery, Surgical Procedures And More
  • Liver Cancer
  • Hepatitis
  • Cirrhosis
  • Bile Duct Cancer
  • Hepatitis C
  • Hernia

Fellowships

  • University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Fl   1997

Experience & Accolades

  • MemberChief, Division of Abdominal Organ Transplantation, NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia
  • Surgical Director Liver and Gastrointestinal Transplantation

Dr. Tomoaki Kato MD's Practice location

Tomoaki Kato, MD

622 W 168th St Fl 14 -
New York, NY 10032
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New patients: 212-305-5101, 212-305-0914
Fax: 212-305-4343, 212-305-9139

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Patient Experience with Dr. Kato


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Dr. Tomoaki Kato MD has a rating of 4 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 32 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Transplant Surgeon in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

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