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Paul L Tso

Paul L Tso, MD

4.945 ratings

Transplant Surgery

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Highlights

Languages

  • English

About Paul L Tso

Emory Affiliation

Emory Clinic - School of Medicine Faculty
Emory Healthcare Network
Emory Physician Group Practice

Academic Title

Associate Professor

Year Started Practicing

1989

About the Provider

Dr. Tso is an Associate Professor of Surgery in the Division of Transplantation at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Tso earned his medical degree from the University of Maryland, completed his general surgery residency at Louisiana State University, did his fellowship in traumatology and critical care at the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems, and completed his fellowship in transplantation at Ohio State University. Dr. Tso's clinical specialties are dual renal transplant, islet transplant, pancreatic transplant, and live donor nephrectomy. His primary research pursuits are developing methods of increasing the donor organ pool and evaluating policies of organ allocation.

Professional Memberships

American Medical Association

Society of Critical Care Medicine

Interpretive Services

To provide the highest quality of care, interpreter services may be utilized to ensure proper communication of medical information for deaf, hard-of-hearing, and non-English speaking patients or family members.

Awards

Featured Physician for 2017 Doctors' Day, Emory School of Medicine Recognitions Committee

Young Surgeon Representative for the Georgia Chapter of the American College of Surgeons, 2004 Leadership Conference

Cardiac Surgery Resident of the Year, The Touro Infirmary, New Orleans, LA, 1988

Alpha Omega Alpha, University of Maryland at Baltimore, 1983

Phi Kappa Phi, 1979, Phi Eta Sigma, 1978, General Honors Program, 1977, Academic Scholarship, 1977, University of Maryland at College Park

Locations

  1. Emory Transplant Center
    • 1365 Clifton Road Northeast, Bldg B, Fl 6, Atlanta, GA 30322
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  2. Emory Transplant Center Acworth
  3. Emory Transplant Center at Dublin
  4. Emory Transplant Center at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital
    • 5673 Peachtree Dunwoody Road, Fl 3, Ste 350, Atlanta, GA 30342
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  5. Emory Transplant Center at Savannah

Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: Ohio State University College of Medicine, Transplant Surgery, 1995
  • Fellowship: Maryland Inst for Emergency Medical Svcs Systems, Critical Care Medicine, 1990
  • Residency: Louisiana State University, Surgery, 1989
  • Internship: Louisiana State University, Surgery, 1985
  • Medical Education: University of Maryland School of Medicine, MD, 1984

Board Certifications

  • Surgery (General Surgery): American Board of Surgery, 1991

Ratings & Reviews

4.9 out of 5

45 ratings

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    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 9/23/2025

    Satisfactory

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 3/4/2025

    Dr. Tsu was great. He remembered all of my information from the surgery and he took time to hear my concerns yesterday. He was thorough and pleasant.

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 2/21/2025

    Dr. Tso..is awesome!

    5 out of 5 stars
    Reviewed on 11/12/2024

    Again, love Dr. Tso, he was very informative, took his time to explain, I didn't feel like he was rushing the appointment or anything.