Faculty
Akemi Kawaguchi, MD
Dr. Akemi Kawaguchi is an Associate Professor at McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) in the Department of Pediatric Surgery. She completed her Surgery residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA in 2006 and completed Pediatric Surgery training at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital in 2008. Dr. Kawaguchi is board certified in Surgery and Pediatric Surgery.
Dr. Kawaguchi’s research focuses on patient safety and quality. She is the surgeon champion for the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program – Pediatrics (NSQIP-P) at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. Her research includes team communication and handoffs. Clinically, Dr. Kawaguchi is the Medical Director of Surgical Services at the Woman’s Hospital of Texas as well as the Director of the Texas Pediatric Colorectal Program at UTHealth.