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Lana Tsao

Lana Tsao, MD

Cardiology

Highlights

Age Groups Seen

  • Adults
  • Geriatrics

Languages

  • Chinese - Mandarin
  • English

Gender

Female

About Lana Tsao

Lana Tsao trained in cardiovascular medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York followed by an Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Fellowship at New York Presbyterian Hospital of Columbia University Medical Center and a Cardiovascular Research Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital. Dr. Tsao also established the Cardiac Transplantation and Mechanical Circulatory Assist Program at UMASS, developed the Heart Failure Program at BIDMC, attended at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, and was the Director of Advanced Heart Failure at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center.

Locations

  1. Massachusetts General Cardiology Clinic
    • 52 Second Avenue, Green Building, Suite 520, Waltham, MA 02451
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  2. Massachusetts General Heart Failure and Transplantation Program at the Corrigan Minehan Heart Center
    • 32 Fruit Street, Yawkey Building, 5th Floor, Suite 5B, Boston, MA 02114
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  3. Massachusetts General Cardiology Clinic

Expertise

Education

  • Fellowship: Columbia University Medical Center, Congestive Heart Failure & Cardiac Transplantation, 1998
  • Fellowship: Mount Sinai Hospital Medical Center, Cardiovascular Disease, 1997
  • Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Internal Medicine, 1993
  • Internship: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Medicine, 1991
  • Medical Education: University of Vermont Medical Center (UVM)*, 1990

Board Certifications

  • Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2012
  • Cardiovascular Disease: American Board of Internal Medicine, 1998

Insurance

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  • Aetna
  • Beech Street
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield - Indemnity
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
  • Cigna
  • Commonwealth Care Alliance
  • Coventry
  • Fallon Health
  • Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
  • Humana
  • Maine Community Health Options
  • Mass General Brigham Health Plan
  • MassHealth
  • Medicaid CT
  • Medicaid ME
  • Medicaid NH
  • Medicaid RI
  • Medicaid VT
  • Medicare
  • Medicare ACO
  • Multiplan
  • Railroad Medicare
  • Senior Whole Health
  • TriCare
  • Tufts Health Plan
  • Tufts Medicare Preferred
  • United Health Care
  • Wellpoint
  • WellSense
  • WellSense NH

Ratings & Reviews

4.9 out of 5

283 ratings, 107 reviews

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  • Reviewed on 2/6/2026

    [redacted] I couldn't be happier with Dr. Tsao. She is a very proficient, knowledgeable, I'm trying to think of nice words, very good person. and of good character and personality besides. I am grateful that she is my doctor.

  • Reviewed on 2/4/2026

    My care team always makes me comfortable. Compassionate people

  • Reviewed on 2/4/2026

    Make me very comfortable, always let's me know what i should be doing , my progress and what to do going forward. I'm fortunate no have her as my provider

  • Reviewed on 2/4/2026

    Excellent provider

  • Reviewed on 2/4/2026

    First rate service and care. Could mot be more pleased.

  • Reviewed on 2/2/2026

    Very good.

  • Reviewed on 2/3/2026

    Dr. Tsao is extremely competent and caring. She provides excellent care.

  • Reviewed on 2/2/2026

    Dr Tsao is amazing, she's like a bulldog, never leaving any stone unturned when there is a problem. After heart surgery I was complaining they my legs were getting heavy walking up stairs and small inclines. I told her just walking after registering to her office it happened. After examining me and not finding anything she put a heart rate on my finger and said let's go to registration. Most would probably say's well you just had heart surgery yada, yada yada. Not Dr Tsao, she found that my heart rate wasn't going up and solved the issue . That was just one issue, Dr Tsao doesn't let any issue ride, she's on it. I feel completely safe and well cared for in her hands. Mass General is lucky to have her.

  • Reviewed on 1/29/2026

    never had a problem

  • Reviewed on 1/21/2026

    Awesome

  • Reviewed on 1/21/2026

    Allways a pleasure to visiit Dr Tsao!

  • Reviewed on 1/15/2026

    She is a great doctor, makes you feel very comfortable, and she makes sure that she goes over everything. She's very, very thorough, and I would recommend her to any one of my friends that needed a cardiologist. Thank you.

  • Reviewed on 1/14/2026

    My experience with this provider was excellent in all respects. She spent plenty of time with me and explained everything completely and thoroughly. On the response, there's a one one given in there that was hitting an error because my granddaughter bumped my hand.

  • Reviewed on 12/29/2025

    Dr Tsao is the best. I'm lucky to have her on my team of health care providers

  • Reviewed on 12/24/2025

    Very caring and thorough

  • Reviewed on 12/24/2025

    Dr.Tsao is always friendly and professional. She knows what all my other doctors reports say and all future testing that I should have. When I leave my appointment I know exactly what what she expect me to do.

  • Reviewed on 12/24/2025

    I think that Dr. Tsao and her staff are the best of the best and would recommend her to anyone who has a need for her specialty and services. She is direct, honest and extremely compassionate. I give her the highest rating.

  • Reviewed on 12/21/2025

    She is great

  • Reviewed on 12/21/2025

    Very good

  • Reviewed on 12/20/2025

    ALL WAS ABSOLUTELY PERFECT !

  • Reviewed on 12/16/2025

    Feel lucky to see her

  • Reviewed on 12/11/2025

    Yes, this provider was involved with my operation, which was five hours long and was a high-risk operation with even a spinner and lots of blood and fluids and anesthesia for five hours. So and she was right there with Dr. [redacted], so that was great.

  • Reviewed on 11/26/2025

    The cardiac team is the best there is

  • Reviewed on 11/27/2025

    Dr was just so caring and so on her game she is the Best of the Best

  • Reviewed on 11/24/2025

    She is an excellent provider

  • Reviewed on 11/24/2025

    Very caring, personable, knowledgeable and thorough.

  • Reviewed on 11/13/2025

    Dr Tsao always listens and takes all the time needed to help me!!! I am very lucky to be her patient!! I am extremely grateful for all the help she has given me!! She gives me confidence that my heart transplant journey will continue to be successful!!! It's a tough journey but having Dr Tsao on my side is more than I can ask for. A grateful thank you to Dr Tsao and all her staff!!!

  • Reviewed on 11/13/2025

    everything was great

  • Reviewed on 11/10/2025

    Has been very instrumental in my recovering from my heart operation

  • Reviewed on 10/20/2025

    Always a great visit. Office staff very helpful.

  • Reviewed on 10/22/2025

    Hi, I find Dr to be an excellent position. She's very knowledgeable. Very caring and very kind and explain things very well. So I appreciate all of that from her.

  • Reviewed on 10/17/2025

    Yeah, this is [redacted]. I just want to say she's wonderful. She knows what she's doing, and she has everything under control, and I appreciate her knowledge and work. Thank you.

  • Reviewed on 10/16/2025

    I'm grateful that MGB doesn't keep all their top doctors in Boston. Dr. Tsao is one of their best cardiologists. I always value time with her and she offers me choices about how to find further information about my condition, i.e., through tests, etc.

  • Reviewed on 10/6/2025

    Just fine

  • Reviewed on 10/8/2025

    Dr. Tsao is a wonderful doctor, very caring, very knowledgeable. Always have a great visit when we're there.

  • Reviewed on 10/2/2025

    Excellent. Dr Tsao is always great and thorough

  • Reviewed on 9/30/2025

    from the front desk to the nurses to the visit with provider, it was amazing, cardiac can be scary and I was put at ease. Dr Tsao took the time to explain everything to me, kind and courteous.

  • Reviewed on 9/26/2025

    Dr. Tsao is definitely, is the best doctor and has been the best doctor that I've ever had. She is unbelievable and I owe her a lot. So I recommend her very, very highly. She's one of the best.

  • Reviewed on 9/24/2025

    I had a very good experience with this doctor, very caring and explained in detail throughout the visit.

  • Reviewed on 9/19/2025

    MGH doctors and nurses are simply the best at their profession

  • Reviewed on 9/17/2025

    Excellent caring doctor

  • Reviewed on 9/18/2025

    I am thankful to be a patient of Dr Tsao. She is both brilliant and kind hearted.

  • Reviewed on 9/18/2025

    Very thorough, spent sufficient time (unlike other providers I have seen).

  • Reviewed on 9/15/2025

    Dr Tsao is personable, knowledgeable, a good listener and an excellent communicator. She is an extraordinary person-honest and caring. I give her my highest recommendation.

  • Reviewed on 9/15/2025

    She seemed very interested in me and my well being

  • Reviewed on 9/14/2025

    Dr. Tsao has always treated me with kindness and care and listens to me. I appreciate that. I'm lucky she's one of my doctors.

  • Reviewed on 9/12/2025

    She was a fabulous doctor, addressed all my issues, had some great recommendations, was fully transparent about what my options were, and gave me the opportunity to make my own choices with the information that she provided, which was excellent. And I would highly recommend her to any other person interested in good cardiology. And I look forward to seeing her again. Thank you.

  • Reviewed on 9/10/2025

    My Doctor covered all my medications with me and listened to my concerns. She also added some additional testing for me that I inquired about. Overall, the appointment was a very attentive interaction.

  • Reviewed on 9/7/2025

    Dr Tsao is very skilled and knowledgeable. I always feel comfortable in the knowledge that she is one the best cardiologists in the field. Always looking out for my heart health and overall wellbeing

  • Reviewed on 8/27/2025

    Dr Tsao is an excellent care provider.

  • Reviewed on 8/25/2025

    Dr Tsao is a dedicated care provider who researchs her patients extensively, is always fully prepared and understood my needs. She is extremely knowledgeable and works closely with other members of my care team. I cannot say enough positive things about Dr. Tsao...I feel lucky to have found her.

  • Reviewed on 8/25/2025

    Best ever

  • Reviewed on 8/19/2025

    my visit was a very posive visit

  • Reviewed on 8/22/2025

    Dr Tsao put it right on me about my health and in the end I was, and am, very thankful for how she went about it. I'm now right back on track with my life. I'm very grateful.

  • Reviewed on 8/21/2025

    Dr. Tsao and her team are always respectful, professional, caring, and always have the patients best interest, and are dedicated to their recovery,

  • Reviewed on 8/19/2025

    We were seen on time and Dr explained everything to us ...

  • Reviewed on 8/22/2025

    Dr. Tsao was so professional and fun and easy to talk to. Our conversations were extremely engaging and she kept a keen interest in me throughout the whole session, which was over an hour of us together. And she really took the time to get to know me and we built a great rapport and I'm so excited to work with her moving forward. for whoever knows how long it's gonna be as my cardiologist. So she did a great job. I'm really feeling optimistic after my cardiology appointment during such a scary time of my life, which was heart failure. Thank you, Dr. Tsao.

  • Reviewed on 8/17/2025

    Dr. Tsao is a world class cardiologist. I am very confidant that I am receiving the very best care and feel very privileged to be her patient.

  • Reviewed on 8/15/2025

    Hi, Dr. Tsao, the cardiologist that I saw a few days back, was very thorough, very courteous, very informative. I can't say enough about her, she was the best. I recommend her to everybody. Okay, so thank you.

  • Reviewed on 8/13/2025

    Is was dismissed, I was talked down to and was all around made to feel like I'm doing things wrong.

  • Reviewed on 8/7/2025

    No, the doctors were all very good. The surgery was a success.

  • Reviewed on 8/4/2025

    doctor was very nice and explained everything

  • Reviewed on 8/6/2025

    I thought she was very efficient and listened to me quite well and is working to resolve my problem.

  • Reviewed on 7/24/2025

    She is great and thorough.

  • Reviewed on 7/24/2025

    Dr Tsao is the best cardiologist there is. She is caring professional and dedicated to her patients.

  • Reviewed on 7/21/2025

    Dr is very good?

  • Reviewed on 7/18/2025

    Dr. Tsao is very competent in her field of medicine, provides excellent care, is a good listener, follow up all test results with a phone call for clarification and assurances. I am very thankful for her excellent care and concern.

  • Reviewed on 7/16/2025

    Perfect

  • Reviewed on 7/9/2025

    One of the most thorough doctors we've ever had. I was with [redacted], my husband, and was so impressed by her, as was he. (He's not the questionnaire type.)

  • Reviewed on 7/4/2025

    Awesome! Easy to communicate with and makes you feel comfortable. Shows care for your health and well being focusing on your condition and the reason you are there.

  • Reviewed on 7/3/2025

    Dr. Tsao is the perfect combination of excellent and respectful direct communication, listening and digesting patient input, as well as objective analysis. I value these attributes immensely and fervently hope that she remains my cardiologist for as long as I need one.

  • Reviewed on 6/30/2025

    Dr. TSAO is very knowledgeable caring and has been a wonderful provider for me

  • Reviewed on 6/28/2025

    She was very kind and knowledgeable about my medical issues.

  • Reviewed on 6/25/2025

    Dr Tsao is very focused and thorough and a delight to deal with.

  • Reviewed on 6/20/2025

    Dr. Tsao is very good at her job! She's very detailed & asks good questions. She is very encouraging!

  • Reviewed on 6/18/2025

    Dr Lana Tsao is one of the best doctors I am lucky to have. Thank God she comes to Danvers one day a week. I would not have traveled to MGH in Boston

  • Reviewed on 6/18/2025

    I feel very fortunate to have Dr. Tsao as my cardiac provider. She takes the time to discuss my condition and is responsive to my questions and concerns. She has been a strong advocate for me and my care.

  • Reviewed on 6/19/2025

    Happy with Doctor and the nurse in attendance.

  • Reviewed on 6/19/2025

    Satisfying

  • Reviewed on 6/16/2025

    Dr. Tsao is a very attentive listener and provides crystal clear explanations of her assessment of my condition, as well as plans for treatment.

  • Reviewed on 6/15/2025

    I've had some serious issues the last few weeks and everyone at MGH has been absolutely incredible. And I mean everyone. Easily a 10 out of 10 all around

  • Reviewed on 6/15/2025

    She was tremendous. If your scale went higher than 10, I'd have scored her higher.

  • Reviewed on 6/14/2025

    Awesome attention. very observant

  • Reviewed on 6/11/2025

    Very good dr

  • Reviewed on 6/12/2025

    Dr. Tsao is an extremely capable physician with a caring, supportive and respectfully direct manner. I consider Dr. Tsao among the best physician i have ever had

  • Reviewed on 6/11/2025

    I was completely satisfied with my visit with Dr Tsao. She explains everything to me completely and makes sure that I have no questions left unanswered before my appointment ends. I am so grateful and privileged to be her patient

  • Reviewed on 6/11/2025

    great doctor

  • Reviewed on 6/5/2025

    Dr Tsao & the entire cardiology team are all very professional

  • Reviewed on 6/4/2025

    I feel I received very good care during my visit

  • Reviewed on 5/26/2025

    The doctor isprofessional, pleasant, knowledgeable, caring. Listens and addresses my concerns.

  • Reviewed on 5/29/2025

    Dr. Tsao was excellent ano thorough.

  • Reviewed on 5/21/2025

    This provider spent a lot of time with my wife and I making certain we understood all information that she had to tell me. She also took time to answer any questions we had.

  • Reviewed on 5/21/2025

    Health care at this facility is Excellent

  • Reviewed on 5/19/2025

    Just excellent care excellent communication and very caring just love seeing Dr Tsao

  • Reviewed on 5/19/2025

    She's an expert cardiologist, Dr. Tsao. She's been particularly instrumental in keeping me alive with her treatment approaches and her willingness to listen and to help me get the best quality of life. I highly recommend Dr. Lana Tsao.

  • Reviewed on 5/23/2025

    Dr. Tsao is amazing. I have been her patient for many years. Dr Tsao and the care I receive from her is the reason why I transferred all my Care to MGB from [redacted].

  • Reviewed on 5/12/2025

    We were impressed with Dr. Tsao

  • Reviewed on 5/8/2025

    She was excellent, very attentive, very professional, very knowledgeable, and I would certainly like to have her be my doctor again.

  • Reviewed on 5/8/2025

    Dr. Tsao was very, very competent and was an excellent doctor to talk to, very courteous, very kind, and I would recommend her to anyone. Thank you.

  • Reviewed on 5/3/2025

    always a great experience

  • Reviewed on 5/1/2025

    I have always had the greatest confidence and respect for her diagnosis and treatment decisions.

  • Reviewed on 4/23/2025

    Very comfortable

  • Reviewed on 4/23/2025

    I have great respect for MGB and my medical team.

  • Reviewed on 3/31/2025

    Outstanding doctor. No one better. She cares about her patients.

  • Reviewed on 3/31/2025

    #1

  • Reviewed on 3/30/2025

    Dr. Tsao is the most caring, knowledgable doctor I have ever had. She is by far the BEST doctor ever and I look forward to be seen by her. She helps in different areas of my health also. I am so lucky to have her. I would rate her 10+.

  • Reviewed on 3/29/2025

    Dr Tsao is the best, most comprehensive doctor I have seen in this health journey. She also is very clear about her ideas and in answering all my questions. She is a uniquely talented doctor