Dr Hop Tran Cao

Dr Hop Tran Cao

Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA

Dr. Tran Cao is an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgical Oncology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. He specializes in the management of hepatopancreatobiliary and neuroendocrine tumors and is an expert in the judicious and safe application of minimally invasive techniques in their surgical management.

His research focuses on quality of cancer care, and on the precision with which it is delivered. He has published numerous peer-reviewed articles, editorials, and book chapters examining treatment outcomes for HPB cancers, minimally invasive surgery, and the use of fluorescence-guided surgery in oncology.

Dr. Tran Cao chairs the MIS Training Taskforce for the Division of Surgery. He is also the director of the MIS Training Committee in the Department of Surgical Oncology, a role in which he stewarded the development of a robotic training curriculum incorporating the use of biotissues and virtual simulation. His passion for education and dedication to mentorship extends to research training, where his leadership of the HPB Fellows Research Consortium earned him the Faculty Research Education Teacher Award.

Dr. Tran Cao completed his General Surgery residency at the University of California San Diego (UCSD) and his fellowship in Complex General Surgical Oncology at MD Anderson. He resides in Houston with his wife, Dr. Carol Tran Cao (OB-GYN), and their three children.

Updated 21 February 2024