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Dr. Sean Cao, MD

(Dr. Sean Cao, M.D.)

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery

SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1990)

9940 Talbert Avenue Suite 202
Fountain Valley, CA

(714) 378-5790

Dr. Sean Cao, MD is a general surgeon in Fountain Valley, CA specializing in general surgery. He graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences in 1990 and has 36 years of experience. Dr. Sean Cao, MD is affiliated with Long Beach Medical Center, MemorialCare, Orange Coast Medical Center and MemorialCare Medical Group.

Office Locations

MemorialCare Medical Group

9940 Talbert Avenue Suite 202
Fountain Valley, CA

(714) 378-5790

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9940 Talbert Avenue Suite 202
Fountain Valley, CA 92708

(714) 378-5790

(714) 378-5544

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Holm represents Thomas Cesario, dean of UCI Medical School; former UCI transplant surgeon Sean Cao; and the University of California Board of Regents.”—"UCI transplant doctors may face criminal charges", The Orange County Register, April 2006

“Problems in the liver program began in 2001, when Dr. Sean Cao took over as chief transplant surgeon from Dr. David Imagawa.”—"UCI: Where the buck stops", The Orange County Register, February 2006

“Dr. Sean Cao, the lone transplant surgeon employed by UCI Medical Center, was typing at his computer around midnight.”—"Liver Unit Suffered in Silence", Los Angeles Times, December 2005

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Sean Cao, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

hepatectomy

open partial hepatic lobectomy

open wedge liver biopsy

In 2023, Dr. Sean Cao, MD performed more hepatectomy (liver resection), open partial hepatic lobectomy, and open wedge liver biopsy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Top 25%

By Volume:

open surgery

In 2012, Dr. Sean Cao, MD performed more open surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sean Cao, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fountain Valley, CA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	31
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sean Cao, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fountain Valley, CA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	51
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	27

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	46
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Cao, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sean Cao, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fountain Valley, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
ablation	12
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	43
excision	14
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
minimally invasive procedures	12
open surgery	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	29

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	14
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	45
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Cao, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	51
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sean Cao, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fountain Valley, CA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	50
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	84
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Cao, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sean Cao, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fountain Valley, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	49
excision	15
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
open surgery	15

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	16
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	43
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Cao, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	51
Dementia	19
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sean Cao, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fountain Valley, CA during 2017 were open surgery, hospital care, inpatient care and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	74
excision	14
hospital care	23
inpatient care	23
open surgery	28

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	22
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	55
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Cao, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	49
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sean Cao, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fountain Valley, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	48
excision	12
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26
open surgery	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	27

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	51
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Cao, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	56
Dementia	16
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sean Cao, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fountain Valley, CA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	62
excision	20
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35
open surgery	20

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	37

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	69
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	13
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Cao, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	57
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sean Cao, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fountain Valley, CA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	39
hospital care	27
inpatient care	27

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	23

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	45
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Cao, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	47
Dementia	21
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sean Cao, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fountain Valley, CA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	61
excision	12
hospital care	28
inpatient care	28
open surgery	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	14
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	45
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Cao, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sean Cao, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fountain Valley, CA during 2022 were open surgery, diagnostic procedures, excision and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	60
excision	20
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
open surgery	32

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	35

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	46
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Cao, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sean Cao, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sean Cao, MD treated as a general surgeon in Fountain Valley, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

abdominal surgery	12
ablation	12
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	51
excision	15
hospital care	23
inpatient care	23
minimally invasive procedures	12
open surgery	19
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Cao, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	31

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	48
Non-Hispanic White	6
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	17
85 and over	1
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	30

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sean Cao, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sean Cao, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	43
Atrial Fibrillation	1
Cancer	4
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Sean Cao, MD graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences in 1990. He completed residency at University of California, Davis Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (1990)

Residency: University of California, Davis Affiliated Hospitals (1995)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sean Cao, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Long Beach Medical Center

MemorialCare

Orange Coast Medical Center

MemorialCare Medical Group

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Sean Cao, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sean Cao, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Fountain Valley, CA.

3.4

Overall Rating

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Sean Cao, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$698 Da Vinci Surgical System $698
Boston Scientific Corporation	$114 FIXATE $114
Covidien LP	$100 Emprint $100
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$36 SEPRAFILM ADHESION BARRIER $36
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$15 SOLIRIS $15
Other	$15 Xeomin $15

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$652
Food and Beverage	$326

Biography

Dr. Sean Cao is a specialist in general surgery. Dr. Cao is a graduate of SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. He trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, Davis for residency. He has received a 3.5 out of 5 star rating by his patients. In addition to English, he speaks Vietnamese. His professional affiliations include Orange Coast Medical Center, Long Beach Medical Center, and MemorialCare Medical Group.