"Drs. Pei Tsau and Christina Kim fulfill a huge need in the University and in the community," says Allan J. Hamilton, MD, head of the UA Department of Surgery. "We are excited to have them join the Department of Surgery."
Pei H. Tsau, MD, assistant professor of surgery, is one of only 20 women cardiothoracic surgeons in the United States. Dr. Tsau completed her undergraduate studies at the UA in 1990, graduating cum laude with a degree in molecular and cellular biology. Four years later, she graduated from the UA College of Medicine. Also at the UA, Dr. Tsau finished her general surgery residency in 2000, including a one-year fellowship in cardiothoracic transplantation and artificial hearts. She completed the UA's cardiothoracic surgery program for residency training in June 2002.
As an undergraduate, Dr. Tsau won a number of awards, including the John P. Schaefer Scholarship, the President's Award for Excellence, the Fansett Scholarship and the Digital Equipment Corporation Scholarship. During her fellowship year in cardiothoracic transplantation and artificial hearts, she was awarded a Trainee Award of Excellence by the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs, having presented the resident award paper at an international meeting in New York.
Dr. Tsau is the co-author of five papers. Her research interests include artificial hearts and immunosuppression, artificial hearts and coagulation, and heparin coated membranes and coagulations.
Christina J. Kim, MD, joins the department as assistant professor, specializing in surgical oncology. A graduate of the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Dr. Kim completed an internship in surgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, a research fellowship at the National Cancer Institute, a residency and chief residency at the Medical College of Georgia, and a fellowship in surgical oncology at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, University of South Florida.
During her training, Dr. Kim received numerous awards, including the National Institutes of Health Summer Research Awards, residents awards from the Medical College of Georgia, and a nomination for the Association of Women Surgeons Outstanding Woman Resident Award.
Dr. Kim is the co-author of 15 articles and three book chapters. Her professional memberships include the American College of Surgeons and the Society of Surgical Oncology. Her research focuses on the development of novel immunotherapies and vaccine therapies for pancreatic cancer and melanoma, and the investigation of the molecular mechanisms of tumor progression.
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