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Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, MD, MD PHD

(43 Ratings)

Specializes in: Pediatric Transplant Surgery, General Surgery and Transplant Surgery

Professional interests include: liver transplant, kidney problems, pancreas problems, and more.

55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114

(617) 724-9996

Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, MD, MD PHD is a pediatric surgeon in Boston, MA specializing in pediatric transplant surgery, general surgery and transplant surgery. Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, MD, MD PHD is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC.

Office Locations

Address:

55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Slayman died from an "unexpected cardiac event," Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, the chair of transplant surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital said at a panel discussion hosted by the Globe.”—"Cause of death of Mass. man with pig kidney transplant released, report says", Mass Live, November 2024

“According to his surgeon, Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, the dialysis Slayman had required before the transplant was no longer needed afterward, and his only struggle was climbing the three flights of stairs to...”—"Their loved ones died after receiving pig organ transplants. The families have no regrets.", NBC News, August 2024

“Tatsuo Kawai had been in the operating room in Boston at the Mass General Brigham health care system location when his team completed the world's first successful transplant of a genetically-edited...”—"'Most beautiful thing I have ever seen': Boston team emotional over pig kidney transplant", Mass Live, June 2024

anastomosis	27
dialysis access procedures	38
doctor visit	145
hospital care	135
inpatient care	135
vascular procedures	38

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	127
Black	26
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	92

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	59
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

anastomosis	35
dialysis access procedures	33
doctor visit	216
hospital care	158
inpatient care	158
vascular procedures	33

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	25
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	121

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	61
Dementia	11
Cancer	5

anastomosis	32
dialysis access procedures	30
doctor visit	122
hospital care	161
inpatient care	161
minimally invasive procedures	15
urologic procedures	14
vascular procedures	30

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	46
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	208

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	53
Dementia	10
Cancer	6

abdominal surgery	13
anastomosis	31
dialysis access procedures	29
doctor visit	101
hospital care	87
inpatient care	87
transplant procedures	13
urologic procedures	12
vascular procedures	29

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	23
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	88

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	57
Dementia	19
Cancer	8

anastomosis	39
catheterization	15
dialysis access procedures	49
doctor visit	120
hospital care	137
inpatient care	137
vascular procedures	49

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	135
Black	13
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	92

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	49
Dementia	15
Cancer	7

abdominal surgery	10
anastomosis	31
catheterization	12
dialysis access procedures	43
doctor visit	112
hospital care	144
inpatient care	144
minimally invasive procedures	11
transplant procedures	10
urologic procedures	21
vascular procedures	43

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	82

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	54
Dementia	19
Cancer	12

abdominal surgery	10
anastomosis	10
catheterization	11
dialysis access procedures	8
doctor visit	89
hospital care	68
inpatient care	68
minimally invasive procedures	12
transplant procedures	10
urologic procedures	22
vascular procedures	8

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	19
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	65

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	53
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

dialysis access procedures	7
doctor visit	73
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31
vascular procedures	7

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	15
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	52
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

abdominal surgery	27
anastomosis	8
dialysis access procedures	6
doctor visit	159
hospital care	271
inpatient care	271
transplant procedures	27
urologic procedures	26
vascular procedures	6

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, MD, MD PHD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, MD, MD PHD treated as a pediatric surgeon in Boston, MA were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis access procedures and vascular procedures.

abdominal surgery	15
anastomosis	28
catheterization	12
dialysis access procedures	30
doctor visit	127
hospital care	132
inpatient care	132
minimally invasive procedures	12
transplant procedures	15
urologic procedures	19
vascular procedures	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, MD, MD PHD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	17
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	115
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	13
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	0
Less than 65	79
65 to 74	52

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, MD, MD PHD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, MD, MD PHD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	43
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Education & Training

He completed residency at Tokyo Women's Medical University. He has a state license in Massachusetts.

Residency: Tokyo Women's Medical University

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, MD, MD PHD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Massachusetts General Hospital

MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL PHYSICIANS ORGANIZATION INC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, MD, MD PHD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, MultiPlan, Tufts Health Plan, United Healthcare, Aetna, TRICARE, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Railroad Medicare, Coventry, Cigna, Blue California, Beech Street, WellPoint, Medicare ACO, WellSense, Senior Whole Health, Fallon Health, Commonwealth Care Alliance, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare, Maine Community Health Options, Mass General Brigham Health Plan, MassHealth and WellSense NH.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, MD, MD PHD accepts the following insurance providers:

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

MultiPlan

Tufts Health Plan

United Healthcare

Aetna

TRICARE

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Railroad Medicare

Coventry

Cigna

Blue California

Beech Street

WellPoint

Medicare ACO

WellSense

Senior Whole Health

Fallon Health

Commonwealth Care Alliance

Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare

Maine Community Health Options

Mass General Brigham Health Plan

MassHealth

WellSense NH

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, MD, MD PHD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.92 out of 5 stars based on 43 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, MD, MD PHD from all over the web to help you find the right in Boston, MA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, MD, MD PHD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Astellas Pharma Inc	$15,592 TACROLIMUS CAPSULES $2,993	$12,599
CSL Behring	$7,427 $7,427
TransMedics, Inc.	$750 Organ Care System $750
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.	$685 Non-Covered Product $685
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$154 Da Vinci Surgical System $154
Other	$25 Valcyte $25

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$12,306
Honoraria	$6,070
Consulting Fee	$5,075
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$750
Food and Beverage	$432

Research Payments

Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, MD, MD PHD has received 3 research payments totaling $50,724.

Biography

Dr. Tatsuo Kawai is a specialist in general surgery, transplant surgery, and pediatric transplant surgery. He works in Boston, MA. The average patient rating for Dr. Kawai is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Kawai's areas of expertise include the following: pancreas problems, kidney problems, and liver transplant. He is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. He appears to be in-network for Blue California, Coventry, and Viant, in addition to other insurance carriers. He speaks Japanese.

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2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, MD, MD PHD in 2020

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tatsuo Kawai, MD, MD PHD From 2013 - 2021

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Insurance Information

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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