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About Hensin Tsao, MD, PhD
Hensin Tsao, MD, PhD is a board-certified dermatologist and Professor of Dermatology at Harvard Medical School. Presently, he is Director of the Melanoma and Pigmented Lesion Center, the Melanoma Genetics Program, and the Skin Cancer Genetics Laboratory in the Wellman Center for Photomedicine, all of which are at the Massachusetts General Hospital. Beyond patient care, he dedicates much of his time to melanoma research and the education of medical students, dermatology residents, and fellows.
Hensin Tsao, MD, PhD received his undergraduate degree from Brown University where he graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. Later, he graduated Alpha Omega Alpha from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons with a MD degree and received his PhD from Columbia University Graduate School of Arts of Sciences. Dr. Tsao completed one year of clinical training in internal medicine and three years of dermatology residency, including one-year Melanoma Fellowship in the Harvard-affiliated hospitals. He concluded his training with a postdoctoral fellowship in the Division of Oncology at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Dr. Tsao supervises an active cancer genetics laboratory and is the author of more than 100 scholarly articles, reviews, abstracts, textbook chapters, and online media texts. He has also delivered more than 100 lectures on melanoma, genetics, and skin disease throughout the world. To learn more, visit The Wellman Center for Photomedicine.
Departments, Centers, & Programs:
Clinical Interests:
- Genetic skin disorders
- Melanoma
- Skin cancer
Treats:
- Adult
Languages:
- Chinese
Locations
Mass General Dermatology
50 Staniford St.
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: 617-726-2914
Medical Education
- MD, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
- PhD, Columbia University in the city of New York
- Residency, Massachusetts General Hospital
- Fellowship, Massachusetts General Hospital
American Board Certifications
- Dermatology, American Board of Dermatology
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Cigna
- Commonwealth Care Alliance
- Coventry
- Fallon Health
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
- Humana
- Maine Community Health Options
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MassHealth
- Medicaid CT
- Medicaid ME
- Medicaid NH
- Medicaid RI
- Medicaid VT
- Medicare
- Medicare ACO
- Multiplan
- Railroad Medicare
- Senior Whole Health
- TriCare
- Tufts Health Plan
- United Health Care
- Wellpoint
- WellSense
- WellSense NH
Note: This provider may accept more insurance plans than shown; please call the practice to find out if your plan is accepted.
Dr Tsao is great. For various reasons, the main one being JHWs limited mobility and numerous delivery trucks blocking the entrance, we were over half an hour late, despite our allowing an hour and a half for the half.hour journey , but dr tsao kindly saw us and was his usual helpful and kind self.
Dr. H. Tsao is a a wonderful doctor, very kind and patient.
Well done
I mostly interacted and was treated by an inTern who was very helpful. The primary care provider simply looked over the intern's removing the sample from my skin. While I had no problems with anything while at the physician's office the next day I had some reaction (probably from the medication to numb the area of the cut) that left me feeling ... Read More
Dr. Tsao is brilliant, professional, and caring.
HENSIN TSAO is very friendly and cheerful
Dr. Tsao is a good professional and nice person. He has treated his patients with respect and great attitude.
Love his positivity and his smile. It is contagious!
He is wonderful
Always very through friendly and respectful been seeing doctor for several years and would not want to see anybody else