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Kai Zhao, MD

Kai Zhao, MD

(4.9) , 12 Reviews
  • Specialty: Transplant Surgery, General Surgery
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  • Primary Location: 11100 Euclid Ave (0 mi.)
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  • Languages Spoken: English

Office Locations

UH Cleveland Medical Center Bolwell (0 mi.)

11100 Euclid Ave
Bolwell Ste 1200
Cleveland, OH 44106

216-844-5697

UH Cleveland Medical Center Bolwell (0 mi.)

11100 Euclid Ave
Bolwell Ste 2100
Cleveland, OH 44106
216-844-7874

Biography: Kai Zhao, MD

Expertise

  • Benign and Malignant Disease of the Liver
  • Dialysis Access Surgery
  • Hepatobiliary Surgery
  • Kidney Transplant
  • Liver Transplant
  • Pancreas Transplant

Titles

  • Director, Living Donor Liver Transplant Program, UH Cleveland Medical Center
  • Director, HCV and HIV Transplant Program, UH Cleveland Medical Center

Certifications & Memberships

  • Surgery - American Board of Surgery

Education

Fellowship | Transplant Surgery
Transplant Surgery - Hospital Of The University Of Pennsylvania (2017 - 2019)

Residency | General Surgery
General Surgery - Stony Brook University Hospital (SUNY) (2012 - 2017)

Undergraduate
Rutgers University - New Brunswick (2003 - 2008)

Medical Education
Umdnj-New Jersey Medical School (2012)

Patient Experience Reviews

4.9 out of 5
- based on 64 Ratings
(5)
8/1/2025

Great

(5)
3/2/2025

There is nothing bad I can said about Doctor, nurses or staff. Everyone was very aware of my needs and concerns. Best team I have encountered in a very long time.

(5)
3/2/2025

Everything went well

(5)
1/3/2025

I have the best care team

(5)
1/3/2025

Excellent surgeon I received *** my recovery has been very good. Dr. Zaou & the transplant team have been taking very good care of me.

(5)
12/3/2024

I'm got the best team ever! ***

(5)
12/3/2024

Good

(5)
11/1/2024

Dr. Ziao is very personable and is always easy to talk to. He is a very caring doctor and I am extremely grateful to him for the excellent care he has given me during and after my transplant surgery.

(5)
11/1/2024

My experience was very good with my Dr ***

(5)
11/1/2024

Dr. Z and my Surgical team has been absolutely excellent. Brilliant, kind, thoughtful, fabulous! EVERYONE including every person in every job was awesome. They were so caring and kind*** The gals who cleaned kept things great and were so pleasant. The folks who delivered the food. Thank you all very much. ***

(5)
11/1/2024

Good

(5)
11/1/2024

There very caring, an they stay on top of my health always I love how they know me so well they are always a call away

Industry Relationships

University Hospitals is committed to transparency in our interactions with industry partners, such as pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical device companies. At UH, we disclose practitioner and their family members’ ownership and intellectual property rights that are or in the process of being commercialized. In addition, we disclose payments to employed practitioners of $5,000 or more from companies with which the practitioners interact as part of their professional activities. These practitioner-industry relationships assist in developing new drugs, devices and therapies and in providing medical education aimed at improving quality of care and enhancing clinical outcomes. At the same time, UH understands that these relationships may create a conflict of interest. In providing this information, UH desires to assist patients in talking with their practitioners about industry relationships and how those relationships may impact their medical care.

UH practitioners seek advance approval for certain new industry relationships. In addition, practitioners report their industry relationships and activities, as well as those of their immediate family members, to the UH Office of Outside Interests annually. We review these reports and implement management plans, as appropriate, to address conflicts of interest that may arise in connection with medical research, clinical care and purchasing decisions.

View UH’s policy (PDF) on practitioner-industry relationships.

As of December 31, 2016, Kai Zhao did not disclose any Outside Relationships with Industry.