Tomoaki Kato MD
Pediatric General Surgery, Transplantation
Professor of Surgery, Columbia P&S
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622 West 168th StreetFloor 14New York, NY 10032
Overview of Dr. Kato
Dr.Kato is a tenured Professor and the Chief of Transplant at NYP/Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
His surgical speciality includes adult and pediatric liver transplant, intestine and multivisceral transplant, and HPB surgery. He is well known to his innovative surgeries, ex vivo surgery in which surgeons take out organs out of the body, remove tumors and reimplant unaffected organs.
Education & Training
Osaka University Medical SchoolClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2022 - Present
NY State Medical License 2008 - 2028
CT State Medical License 2022 - 2025
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR (Complete), Allscripts, 2014-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR, Allscripts, 2014-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR, Allscripts, 2014-2017
Clinical Trials
- Sorafenib Tosylate Following a Liver Transplant in Treating Patients With Liver Cancer Start of enrollment: 2012 Jul 16
- Everolimus Post Orthotopic Liver Transplant
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Trending ileal microbiome dysbiosis over time as an early assessment of intestinal transplant rejection risk.Julie S Hong, Abrar Shamim, Hussein Atta, Sarah Merl, Heekuk Park
American Journal of Transplantation. 2026-07-22 - ASO Author Reflections: A Surgical Video of an Ex Vivo Liver Resection with Autotransplantation in a Case with Extensive Inferior Vena Cava Leiomyosarcoma Extending to...Junichi Yoshikawa, Peter Liou, Tomoaki Kato
Annals of Surgical Oncology. 2026-04-01 - 1 citationsTrends and recipient outcomes in multiorgan transplantation in the United States 2013-2023.Mason Lai, Elizabeth C Verna, Tomoaki Kato, Charles E McCulloch, Sandy Feng
American Journal of Transplantation. 2026-01-01
Press Mentions
One Living Donation Saves Three Lives: NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia Performs the First Domino Split-Liver Transplant in Adults in the United StatesAugust 20th, 2025- NewYork-Presbyterian Transplant Team Performs New York’s First Heart-Lung-Liver TransplantJuly 1st, 2025
- A Renowned Surgeon Almost Died from Covid-19. Here's What He Learned Facing 'The Reality of Death.'June 9th, 2021
Grant Support
- Preclinical Studies of Living and Deceased Donor Liver Allograft ToleranceCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES2024–2029
Professional Memberships
- Member
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna Choice POS II
Aetna HMO
BCBS Blue Card PPO
CIGNA HMO
CIGNA Open Access
CIGNA PPO
Empire BCBS HMO
Empire BCBS PPO
First ChoiceFirst Health PPO
Great West PPO
Multiplan PPO
MVP Healthcare PPO
Oxford Health Freedom
Oxford Health Liberty
United Healthcare - Direct Choice Plus POS
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