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Dr. Tomoaki Kato, MD

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(Tomoaki Kato, MD)

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

Professional interests include: intestinal transplant , hepatobiliary surgery, cancer surgery, and more.

51 West 51st Street Suite 380 ColumbiaDoctors
New York, NY 10019

(212) 305-0914

Dr. Tomoaki Kato, MD is a transplant surgeon in New York, NY specializing in transplant surgery, general practice, general surgery and pediatric surgery. Dr. Tomoaki Kato, MD is affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian, ColumbiaDoctors, ColumbiaDoctors - Midtown, NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center, NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children's Hospital, NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK and NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center.

Office Locations

Address:

51 West 51st Street Suite 380 ColumbiaDoctors
New York, NY 10019

Address:

136-20 38th Avenue Office Suite 8E ColumbiaDoctors
Flushing, NY 11354

Address:

622 West 168th Street Floor 14 CUIMC/Presbyterian Hospital and Vanderbilt Clinic
New York, NY 10032

Address:

3959 Broadway Floor 7
New York, NY 10032

Some issues Dr. Tomoaki Kato, MD can help you with:

Small Bowel Resection

Small bowel resection is a surgical procedure performed to remove all or part of the small intestine. The small intestine absorbs nutrients from food and passes waste to the large bowel. Tumors or conditions such as cancer or inflammatory bowel disease can cause injury to the intestine or lead to blockage. To allow the small intestine to function normally, surgery to remove part of the intestine may be necessary.

Small bowel resection can be done through either a laparoscopic or open approach. If someone is having a laparoscopic small bowel resection, their surgeon will make multiple small incisions on the abdomen and insert a thin tube with a camera, called a laparoscope. If they are having an open small bowel resection, a large cut is made on the abdomen to expose the intestine. A laparoscopic small bowel resection is associated with less pain and requires a shorter recovery period, but depending on the condition, patients may have to undergo an open procedure.

After making the necessary incisions, the surgeon will remove the targeted portion of the intestine and then perform an anastomosis. Depending on the amount of intestine left, an anastomosis may involve the surgeon either joining together the ends of the intestine or creating a stoma which is an opening in the abdomen. In this procedure, called an ileostomy, the end of the small intestine (ileum) is attached to the opening in the abdominal wall. A drainage pouch will be attached to the skin to collect waste.

Stomas may be permanent or temporary. If the stoma is temporary, the ends of the intestine will be rejoined in a later procedure. Temporary stomas are generally used to allow time for the intestines to heal following surgery.

Small bowel resection is typically completed in one to four hours. After the operation, patients will need to stay in the hospital for a few days, and it may take some time before they can return to their normal diet.

In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Enter Dr. Tomoaki Kato of Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, he of the famous 40-hour surgery and a pioneer in multi-organ transplanatations.”—"Island runner continues comeback from extremely rare liver cancer", Staten Island NY Local News, October 2024

“NEW YORK - Early in the pandemic, as hospitals in New York began postponing operations to make way for the flood of COVID-19 cases, Dr. Tomoaki Kato continued to perform surgery.”—"'I had never faced the reality of death': A surgeon becomes a patient", Chicago Tribune, June 2021

“Dr. Tomoaki Kato, who performs liver and intestinal transplantations on adults and children at New York-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center, in New York on May 17.”—"New York surgeon 'never faced the reality of death' until becoming a COVID-19 patient", Honolulu Star-Advertiser, June 2021

doctor visit	45

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	17

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	13

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	51
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

abdominal imaging	17
doctor visit	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	15

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	54
Dementia	0
Cancer	21

doctor visit	17

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	17

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	13

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	20
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	51
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	11

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	12

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	47
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	28

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	18

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	24
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	26
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	46
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	34

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	15

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	11

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

abdominal imaging	24
doctor visit	66
ultrasound (sonogram)	24

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tomoaki Kato, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Tomoaki Kato, MD treated as a transplant surgeon in New York, NY were ultrasound (sonogram) and abdominal imaging.

abdominal imaging	20
doctor visit	31
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tomoaki Kato, MD.

**Gender**
Female	12
Male	21

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	19
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	0
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	19

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tomoaki Kato, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Tomoaki Kato, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, diabetes and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	4
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	2
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	2
Dementia	0

Education & Training

He completed residency at Itami City Hospital, Hyogo, Japan. He has a state license in New York.

Residency: Itami City Hospital, Hyogo, Japan

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Tomoaki Kato, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

NewYork-Presbyterian

ColumbiaDoctors

ColumbiaDoctors - Midtown

NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

NewYork-Presbyterian Komansky Children's Hospital

NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK

NewYork-Presbyterian / Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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. Tomoaki Kato, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: AETNA, Multiplan, Local 1199, World Trade Center Health Plan, Medicare, CIGNA, UnitedHealthcare, VNSNY CHOICE, Emblem/Hip, Emblem/GHI, MagnaCare, EmblemHealth, WellCare, Fidelis Care, MultiPlan, Amerigroup, Affinity Health Plan, Aetna, Medicare, Healthfirst, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, Cigna, Quality Health Management, 1199SEIU, MVP Health Care, UnitedHealthcare, Group Health Incorporated (GHI), RiverSpring, Amida Care and AgeWell.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Tomoaki Kato, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

AETNA

Multiplan

Local 1199

World Trade Center Health Plan

Medicare

CIGNA

UnitedHealthcare

VNSNY CHOICE

Emblem/Hip

Emblem/GHI

MagnaCare

EmblemHealth

WellCare

Fidelis Care

MultiPlan

Amerigroup

Affinity Health Plan

Aetna

Medicare

Healthfirst

Empire BlueCross BlueShield

Cigna

Quality Health Management

1199SEIU

MVP Health Care

UnitedHealthcare

Group Health Incorporated (GHI)

RiverSpring

Amida Care

AgeWell

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Astellas Pharma Inc	$10,625 TACROLIMUS CAPSULES $10,625
Baxter Healthcare	$8,274 BioSurgery - TACHOSIL $6,888	Surgical Care - TachoSil $1,387
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$3,931 Da Vinci Surgical System $3,931
Daiichi Sankyo Company LTD	$3,270 $3,270
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$2,625 GATTEX $2,625
Other	$3,125 SurgiMend $448	Organ Care System $439	BARACLUDE $249	OLYSIO $216	1688 $172	Other $1,601

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$16,204
Consulting Fee	$12,575
Food and Beverage	$3,072

Research Payments

Dr. Tomoaki Kato, MD has received 41 research payments totaling $590,667.

Biography

Dr. Tomoaki Kato's areas of specialization are general practice, pediatric surgery, and general surgery. His areas of expertise include cancer surgery, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and small bowel resection. Dr. Kato is professionally affiliated with ColumbiaDoctors. Amerigroup, UnitedHealthcare, and Blue California are among the insurance carriers that Dr. Kato honors. According to Yext, new patients are welcome to contact his office in New York, NY. Dr. Kato has received the following distinctions: Humanitarian of the Year, Consulate General of Israel in Miami; New York Magazine's Best Doctors; and Nobility in Science Award, Sarcoma Foundation of Americas. In addition to English, he speaks Japanese.