Scarlett Benben Hao MD MPH (She/Her)

[Pronunciation: SKAR-leht HOW]

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Staff Physician

3999 Dutchmans LnSte 2ELouisville, KY 40207
Phone+1 502-559-6560

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Summary

Dr. Scarlett Hao is a colorectal surgeon at Norton Women’s and Children’s in Louisville, KY. She received her medical degree from University of Maryland School of Medicine, followed by general surgery residency at ECU Health in Greenville NC and Colon & Rectal Fellowship at William Beaumont in Royal Oak, MI. She has an academic focus on trainee education and cancer. She has over 50 publications.

Education & Training

Corewell Health William Beaumont University HospitalFellowship, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 2024 - 2025
ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityChief Residency, Surgery, 2023 - 2024
ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityResidency, Surgery, 2018 - 2023
ECU Health Medical Center/East Carolina UniversityInternship, Surgery, 2017 - 2018
University of Maryland School of MedicineClass of 2017

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Certifications & Licensure

KY State Medical License 2025 - 2027
MI State Medical License 2024 - 2026
NC State Medical License 2017 - 2024
American Board of Surgery Surgery
ACSATLS Instructor
AHAACLS
AHABLS
SCCMFCCS
Stop the BleedInstructor

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Outstanding Resident of the Year in Plastics Surgery ECU Department of Surgery, 2020
ACS Resident Member Scholarship Award ACS, 2019
Outstanding Resident of the Year in General/MIS ECU Department of Surgery, 2018

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Management of spontaneous atraumatic splenic rupture in the setting of anticoagulation: case report and literature review.
Christina Regelsberger-Alvarez, Scarlett B Hao, Sarah K Struble, Kieran J Ved
Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2025-11-01
Improved Survival with Improved NAPRC Compliance: A Single-Institution Experience.
Harry Wasvary, Jacob A Applegarth, Scarlett Hao, Tyler A Kowalczyk, Gayaneh Nazarian
Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2025-09-28
A case report of recurrent endometrial cancer invading the rectum and bladder with concurrent primary rectal cancer treated with total neoadjuvant therapy and pelvic e...
Batoul Mazraani, Quinn Simpson, Marine Bolliet, Scarlett Hao, Harry Wasvary
Journal of Surgical Case Reports. 2025-07-01

Journal Articles

Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders
Rajabrata Sarkar, Scarlett Hao, ScienceDirect
Infrainguinal wound infections in vascular surgery: an antiquated challenge without a modern solution
Aicher B, Curry P, Croal-Abrahams L, Hao S, Kalsi R, Menon N, Drucker C, Harris D, Toursavadkohi S, Crawford R, Rosenberger S, Journal of Vascular Nursing, 5/26/2017
Chronic type B aortic dissection: endovascular and hybrid aortic management
Khalifeh A, Menon N, Kalsi R, Hao S, Drucker CB, Harris DG, Toursavadkohi S, Taylor BS, Laser A, Crawford RS, Current Surgical Reports, 1/1/2017

Abstracts/Posters

Minority Race Is Independently Associated With Need for Late Intervention in Medically Managed Type B Aortic Dissection
Richa Kalsi, Scarlett Hao, Donald G. Harris, MD, Oussama Benalla, Zaid A. Naseer, Ilynn Bulatao, MD, Charles B. Drucker, MD, Abhishek Bhardwaj, MD, Andres Fajardo, MD,..., Journal of Vascular Surgery, 9/2016
A technical method to resolving cannulation failure during endovenous ablation procedures
Scarlett Hao, Samantha Cox, Rajabrata Sarkar, 2016 Annual Meeting of the Eastern Vascular Society, Philadelphia, PA, 9/2016
Results of ultrasound guided double puncture technique for venous radiofrequency ablation
Scarlett Hao, Samantha Cox, Rajabrata Sarkar, 2016 Society of Vascular Ultrasound Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, 8/2016

Lectures

Changes in the proportion of patients presenting with early stage colon cancer over time among Medicaid expansion and nonexpansion states.
ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium - San Francisco, CA - 1/25/2020