Suzana Tsao, DO
University of Pennsylvania
Biography
Dr. Suzana Tsao, DO, is a Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Vice-Chair of Education for the Department of Emergency Medicine, and the Co-Director of the Perelman School of Medicine Virtual Health System (PSOM VHS) program at the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania. She earned her undergraduate degree in Biology from The Evergreen State College and obtained her medical degree from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Tsao completed her residency in Emergency Medicine at Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, where she served as chief resident.Dr. Tsao began her academic career in 2009 at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, initially serving as the Clerkship Director for the Emergency Medicine core clerkship. In 2020, she became the inaugural Vice-Chair of Education for Emergency Medicine.
Her scholarly work focuses on integrating extended reality (XR) into medical education to develop immersive and interactive learning experiences and the use of artificial intelligence-generated assessment modalities. Dr. Tsao’s research emphasizes XR’s role in enhancing self-directed learning and serving as an innovative tool for assessment and coaching. This work earned her and her team a grant from the Benjamin and Mary Siddons Measey Foundation to advance the development of XR in medical education. As Co-Director of the Perelman School of Medicine Virtual Health System (PSOM VHS), Dr. Tsao explores how XR technology can transform medical training, particularly through virtual reality (VR) applications.
Her scholarly work focuses on integrating extended reality (XR) into medical education to develop immersive and interactive learning experiences and the use of artificial intelligence-generated assessment modalities. Dr. Tsao’s research emphasizes XR’s role in enhancing self-directed learning and serving as an innovative tool for assessment and coaching. This work earned her and her team a grant from the Benjamin and Mary Siddons Measey Foundation to advance the development of XR in medical education. As Co-Director of the Perelman School of Medicine Virtual Health System (PSOM VHS), Dr. Tsao explores how XR technology can transform medical training, particularly through virtual reality (VR) applications.
