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Dr. Akemi Kawaguchi is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatric Surgery at McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).
Dr. Kawaguchi has been in practice since 2008, first in California and moving to Houston in 2014. Her patients range in age from premature infants to teenagers. She believes in treating children like they are her own by combining excellent surgical skills with good communication and a caring bedside manner. She loves children and making them better, focusing on treatment delivered with a kind, fun-loving attitude.
A Houston resident, Dr. Kawaguchi is married and the mother of two boys. Outside of her practice, she enjoys figure skating, art and baking.
Dr. Akemi Kawaguchi earned her medical degree at the University of California-Los Angeles School of Medicine. She completed a residency in general surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and a fellowship in pediatric surgery at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston.
Board certified in surgery and pediatric surgery, Dr. Kawaguchi’s clinical interests center on general pediatric surgery, including neonatal diseases, oncology, minimally invasive surgery, thoracic and abdominal surgery. Her clinical research interests include neutropenic enterocolitis, epidemiology and outcomes for neonatal diseases. She serves as an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatric Surgery at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) Medical School.
Dr. Kawaguchi has been in practice since 2008, first in California and moving to Houston in 2014. Her patients range in age from premature infants to teenagers. She believes in treating children like they are her own – combining excellent surgical skills with good communication and a caring bedside manner. She loves children and making them better, focusing on treatment delivered with a kind, fun-loving attitude.
A Houston resident, Dr. Kawaguchi is married and the mother of two boys. Outside of her practice, she enjoys figure skating, art and baking.
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I feel much better about my daughter's diagnosis with Dr. Kawaguchi.
My surgical team has been amazing! Thank you all!
Excellent doctor.
Very, very pleased looking for a pediatrician in that area
I was treated very well, excellent services, good attention and problem solving, the best hospital
Thank you for your attention, very kind, responsible and respectful.
She is an excellent doctor, she did an excellent job and I am very grateful for all her care.
Great experience
I just want to say that I was completely satisfied with Dr. Kawaguchi, Dr. [...], Dr. [...]. There was another doctor, Dr. [...], with [...] and with [...]. Everybody in this process was wonderful. Everybody explained everything. Everybody took their time. It was a completely wonderful experience.
Great service.
Dr. Kawaguchi was so thorough and remembered my daughters medical history and little details about her. It felt like we were family and not a faceless case. She didn't force my daughter out of her comfort zone, she met her where she was and still did her job quickly and efficiently. She made sure we were prepared for the aftercare and knew all the steps.
I am very satisfied and grateful for the treatment they gave me and the attention they gave my son.