Hau D. Le, MD, FACS, FAAP

Assistant Professor

  • Director of Pediatric Surgical Oncology – American Family Children’s Hospital
  • Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering – University of Wisconsin-Madison

leh@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 262-0466

600 Highland Avenue
WIMR 5159
Madison, WI 53792-0001
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Scheduling or patient-related questions: (608) 263-6420
Administrative assistance: (608) 262-0466

Education

  • MD, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
  • Research Fellowship in Surgery and Vascular Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
  • General Surgery Residency, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
  • Fellowship in Pediatric Surgery, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, CA

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Le is certified by the American Board of Surgery in General Surgery and Pediatric Surgery. Dr. Le takes care of a full spectrum of general and thoracic conditions in children and neonates with a strong emphasis on minimally invasive approach. Dr. Le also has a special focus on complex pediatric surgical oncology, including high-risk neuroblastoma, Wilms’ tumor, liver cancer, and rhabdomyosarcoma.

For a complete listing of conditions for which our pediatric surgeons provide treatment, please click here.

Research Interests

Dr. Le has a joint appointment in the Department of Biomedical Engineering where he applies engineering techniques to treat pediatric cancers and to control tissue development. His laboratory investigates the effects of cold atmospheric plasma on pediatric cancers such as neuroblastoma. His laboratory also studies lung development and regeneration in neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Additionally, Dr. Le leads a number of clinical studies and trials in pediatric surgery and pediatric surgical oncology.

Dr. Le received a one-year, $20,000 Robert Draper Technology Innovation Fund award from UW’s Discovery to Product (D2P) to focus on a potentially innovative treatment for various solid cancers such as breast, lung, prostate, and colorectal cancer based on a novel technology called Cold Atmospheric Plasma (CAP). Read more here.

Recent Publications

  • Laser Hair Removal May Be a Primary Treatment of Pilonidal Disease: A Pilot Study.
    Janek KC, Kenfield M, Stafford LC, Stalter L, Carchman E, Leys CM, Nichol P, Brinkman A, Arkin LM, Le HD
    J Pediatr Surg 2025 Jan 25; 60(4): 162182
    [PubMed ID: 39893840]

  • Impact of Locum Tenens Providers on Delivery of Pediatric Surgical Care.
    Wolf LL, Skarda DE, Fisher JC, Short SS, Ignacio RC, Le HD, Van Arendonk KJ, Gow KW, Glick RD, Guner YS, Ahmad H, Danko ME, Downard C, Raval MV, Robertson DJ, Weiss RG, Rich BS, American Association of Pediatrics Section on Surgery Delivery of Surgical Care Committee
    J Surg Res 2025 Jan 07; 306: 137-143
    [PubMed ID: 39778232]

  • What Pediatric Palliative Care Offers to Pediatric Surgeons.
    Halix SJ, Porter AS, Robbins AJ, VanHouwelingen L, Antiel RM, Le HD, Baertschiger RM, Cameron DB
    J Pediatr Surg 2024 Dec 27; 60(3): 162127
    [PubMed ID: 39755004]

  • Prophylactic surgical drain placement with irrigation reduces abscess formation in patients with severe, uncontained, perforated appendicitis.
    Stellon MA, Joshi DS, Herberg R, Walker B, Hellner J, Riggle KM, Le HD
    Pediatr Surg Int 2024 Nov 28; 41(1): 11
    [PubMed ID: 39607567]

  • Roles of pediatric surgeons in palliative pediatric oncology.
    Le HD, Braungart S, Shalkow-Klincovstein J, Piché N
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 2024 Oct 04; e31354
    [PubMed ID: 39367580]

All Publications on PubMed