
Hoi See Tsao, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician
Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English,

Education and Training
- Medical School
- Harvard Medical School (2015)
- Residency
- Massachusetts General Hospital Pediatrics (2018), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- Rhode Island Hospital (2021), Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Graduate School
- Brown University School of Medicine (2021)
- Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics/Emergency Medicine
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Prehospital medicine/emergency medical services (EMS)
- Medical education
- Simulation
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Publications
- Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP) in a Pediatric Patient Positive for SARS-CoV-2. Tsao HS, Chason HM, Fearon DM, Pediatrics 2020 08 146 2
- Excellence in Communication and Emergency Leadership (ExCEL): Pediatric First 5 Minutes Workshop for Residents. Wing R, Tsao HS, Toomey V, Mercurio L, Carillo M, Brown LL, Kelley MN, MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources 2020 09 16 10980
- A Case Report of Cake Frosting as a Source of Copper Toxicity in a Pediatric Patient. Tsao HS, Allister L, Chiba T, Barkley J, Goldman RH, Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine 2020 Aug 4 3 384-388
- Do Unmet Health Needs Drive Pediatric Emergency Department Utilization?: A Population-Based Assessment. Sojar S, Gjelsvik A, Tsao HS, Amanullah S, Pediatric emergency care 2020 Dec
- Sounding the Alarm on Sleep: A Negative Association Between Inadequate Sleep and Flourishing. Tsao HS, Gjelsvik A, Sojar S, Amanullah S, The Journal of pediatrics 2021 01 228 199-207.e3
- Excellence in Communication and Emergency Leadership (ExCEL): Pediatric Primary and Secondary Survey in Trauma Workshop for Residents. Kelley MN, Mercurio L, Tsao HS, Toomey V, Carillo M, Brown L, Wing R, MedEdPORTAL : the journal of teaching and learning resources 2021 01 17 11079
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Professional Activities
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Medical Association
- Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Awards and Honors
- Rhode Island Hospital Fellows Research Travel Award, (2019, 2021), Brown Emergency Medicine
- Graduate School Conference Travel Grant, (2020, 2021), Brown University Graduate School Committee
- “Sounding the Alarm on the Importance of Sleep: The Positive Impact of Sufficient Sleep on Childhood Flourishing” 1 of 16 Abstracts Selected for Media Relations Program 2019, American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Research Highlighted in New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/28/well/family/teenagers-sleep-insomnia.html
- Master of Public Health Thesis Grant Award 2019, Brown University School of Public Health
- Honorable Mention for Resident Quality Improvement Award 2018, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Nominated for Principal Clinical Experience Teaching Award 2017, Harvard Medical School
- “Changing the Way We Approach Medically Complex Children: A Screener for Unmet Needs” 1 of 4 Students Selected to Give Oral Presentation of Original Research 2013, Harvard Medical School Soma Weiss Student Research Day
- Outstanding Alumni Award 2013, Chinese International School
- M.A. Cartland Shackford Medical Fellowship 2011, Wellesley College
- Symantec Award for Innovation in Teaching 2010, Teach for America
- Summa cum laude 2009, Wellesley College
- Neuroscience major departmental honors 2009, Wellesley College
- Phi Beta Kappa 2009, 1 of 12 students inducted as a junior, Wellesley College
- Beck Honor Fellowship 2008, Wellesley College
- Robert D. Staley and Karl A. Staley Grant for Cancer-Related Research 2008, Wellesley College
- Sally Whitcher World Travel and Peace Award 2008, 1 of 2 undergraduate students selected to receive award, Hostelling International USA – Eastern New England Council