Department of Surgery
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Specialties

Hau D. Le, MD, FACS, FAAP

Associate Professor

  • Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering – University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Division of Pediatric Surgery

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

  • Timing of Inguinal Hernia Repair Does Not Influence Recurrence in Premature Infants.
    Brierley SF, Ochoa B, Alhajjat A, Byrd E, Chao SD, Clifton MS, Clinker CE, Dantes G, Diaz-Miron J, Fialkowski EA, Gillory L, Gurria JP, Guner Y, Haddadin Z, Highet A, Huerta CT, Keane OA, Laje P, Le HD, Lee J, Lesher A, Pandya SR, Lin S, Papastefan ST, Parrado RH, Perez EA, Kelley-Quon LI, Rehrer W, Russell KW, Selesner L, Shideler BL, Slater BJ, Stellon MA, Stephens C, Sutyak KM, Tsao K, Velazco CS, Webber N, Wieck MM, Yu PT, Ostlie DJ, Padilla BE
    J Pediatr Surg 2026 Sep 03; 163442
    [PubMed ID: 42692192]

  • Surgeon perceptions on fertility counseling and preservation in children with cancer: A multicenter survey of North American Hospitals.
    Talbot A, Roach JP, Bothwell S, Talbot L, Romao R, Murphy J, Lucas D, Dasgupta R, Cromeens B, Lautz T, Newman E, Malek M, Craig B, Aldrink J, Riehle K, Stafman L, Shipe M, Polites S, Tracy E, Rhee D, Fahy A, Le H, Walker J, Fialkowski E, Robertson D, Brown E, Buchanan A, Boomer L, Suh M, Grant C, Shaffiey S, Christison-Lagay E, Ahmed T, Rice H, Calabro K, Cameron D, Boehmer C, Peters M, Corkum KS
    J Pediatr Surg 2026 Jul 16; 61(10): 163312
    [PubMed ID: 42463000]

  • Indocyanine Green Fluorescence for Intraoperative Tumor Identification During Resection of Pediatric and Adolescent Intra-Abdominal Malignancy: A Prospective Multi-Institutional Observational Study.
    Schermerhorn SM, Hartman SJ, Dasgupta R, Jenkins TM, Lautz TB, Kastenberg Z, Malek MM, Aldrink JH, Piché N, Brown EG, Roach JP, Rhee DS, Polites SF, Lal DR, Kim ES, Le HD, Tracy ET, Davies DA, Boehmer C, Bondoc AJ, Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative
    J Am Coll Surg 2026 Jun 03;
    [PubMed ID: 42233485]

  • Pediatric Palliative Surgical Oncology: Principles, Practice, and Evolving Roles.
    Piché N, Le HD
    Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2026 Oct; 35(4): 899-912
    [PubMed ID: 42686239]

  • Outcomes and Surgical Management of Malignant Rhabdoid Tumor of the Kidney: A Report From the Pediatric Surgical Oncology Research Collaborative.
    Rinehardt HN, Tracy ET, Paredes A, Beckhorn C, Leraas HJ, Fusco J, McKay KG, Kontchou NT, Kastenberg ZJ, Hoyt DW, Roach J, Myers EK, Cost NG, Mullapudi B, Marchese CR, Jensen AR, Lautz TB, Carter M, Dasgupta R, Lundstedt J, Brungardt JG, Talbot L, Davidoff AM, Murphy AJ, Aldrink JH, Mansfield S, Piche N, Le-Nguyen A, Lal DR, Craig BT, Schuh JM, Cromeens BP, Mannava S, Castle S, Lopez A, Mello K, Short J, Petroze RT, Rajavel S, Thompson GR, Mattei P, Rothstein DH, Fialkowski E, Fowler K, Martchenke N, Rich BS, Glick RD, Brown EG, Doyle K, Abril P, Seemann N, Davidson J, Wilson CA, Le HD, Joshi D, Stellon M, Ahmed T, Dimmer A, Ehrlich PF, Hammoud M, Williams K, Grant CN, Gorgy M, Polites SF, Debertin J, Cameron DB, Stetson A, Kim ES, Lee WG, Barkhordar A, Austin M, Coakley BA, Kahan A, Murphy JT, Pitonak M, Boehmer C, Malek MM
    Pediatr Blood Cancer 2026 Jun; 73(6): e70296
    [PubMed ID: 41889149]

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