Dr. Tang Ho Named a 2021 Regional Top Doctor


January 14, 2022

Tang Ho, MDTang Ho, MD, director of the Texas Center for Facial Plastic Surgery and chief of facial plastic surgery in the Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, has been named a Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor® for 2021. The elite designation, achieved by only 6 percent of all U.S. board-certified physicians, is based on his ability to achieve the best possible health outcomes.

Dr. Ho is dual board certified by the American Board of Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the American Board of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. His clinical interests include aesthetic and reconstructive surgeries of the face, including facial rejuvenation procedures (facelift, brow lift, Botox® injection, injectable fillers), rhinoplasty, facial reanimation procedures for patients with facial paralysis, reconstructive surgery of skin cancer defects and complex microvascular facial reconstruction. He is currently engaged in research on tissue engineering and clinical outcomes of rhinoplasty.

Dr. Ho received his medical degree at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, and returned to Texas to complete his otolaryngology-head and neck residency training at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He subsequently completed subspecialty fellowship training in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Before embarking on a career in medicine, Dr. Ho was a U.S. Fulbright Scholar to the United Kingdom, where he received his master’s degree in sociology from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.

Castle Connolly has been rating physicians since 1991. The “Top Doctors” series of books and database provides consumers with a directory of healthcare providers nominated by their peers and screened by a physician-led research team. Dr. Ho has been on the Castle Connolly list since 2018.


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