YAO-CHOU TSAI, MD PhD

Urology

SPECIALTY/PRACTICE AREAS：
• Robot assisted laparoscopic surgery

• Laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS):
Radical nephrectomy, Nephroureterectomy, adrenalectomy, partial nephrectomy, partial cystectomy, nephropexy, herniorrhaphy, lumbar sympathectomy, pyeloplasty, ventral hernia repair.

• Endourology: Flexible ureterorenoscopy.

• Pediatric Urology: Vesicoureteral Reflux, Nocturnal Enuresis, Mini-laparoscopic pediatric surgery

LANGUAGES SPOKEN：
• English
• Chinese

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION：

Medical School, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
PhD, Institute of Biomedical Engineering, National Taiwan University,Taipei, Taiwan

ADMINSTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS：

Director, Department of Urology, Taipei Medical University Hospital
Attending physician, Taipei Medical University Hospital
Associate Professor of Urology, Medical College of Tzu Chi University
Concil member of Taiwan Hernia Society and Taiwan Society of Aldosteronism

PUBLICATIONS：

A comprehensive study comparing tack and glue mesh fixation in laparoscopic total extraperitoneal repair for adult groin hernias. Yu CC, Chen YT, Huang CS, Chueh SJ, Lo CW, Tsai YC*. Surg Endosc. 2019 Nov 18. doi: 10.1007/s00464-019-07234-7. [Epub ahead of print]

Risk of new-onset autoimmune diseases in primary aldosteronism: a nation-wide population-based study. Er LK, Chen L, Tsai YC, Lin YH, Huang WC, Chang CC, Lu CC, Huang KH, Chueh JS, Wu KD, Wu VC; TAIPAI Study Group. J Hypertens. 2019 Nov 20. doi: 10.1097/HJH.0000000000002300. [Epub ahead of print]

Novel Robot assisted laparoscopic total extra-peritoneal (TEP) repair with primary fascial closure plus pre-peritoneal mesh for large groin defects. Yu CC, Lo CW, Chen YT, Lin CD, Chueh SJ, Tsai YC*. Int J Med Robot. 2019 Nov 1:e2052. doi: 10.1002/rcs.2052.

Plasma Aldosterone After Seated Saline Infusion Test Outperforms Captopril Test at Predicting Clinical Outcomes After Adrenalectomy for Primary Aldosteronism. Wu CH, Wu V, Yang YW, Lin YH, Yang SY, Lin PC, Chang CC, Tsai YC, Wang SM; TAIPAI group . Am J Hypertens. 2019 Oct 16;32(11):1066-1074

Risk of severe erectile dysfunction in primary hyperaldosteronism: A population-based propensity score matching cohort study. Chang CH, Chueh SJ, Wu VC, Chen L, Lin YH, Hu YH, Wu KD, Tsai YC*. Surgery. 2018 Nov 22. pii: S0039-6060(18)30556-7. doi: 10.1016/j.surg.2018.08.020. [Epub ahead of print]