Dr. Patricia C Kao MD
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
111 Colchester Ave 5th Floor, Main Pavi Burlington VT, 05401About
Dr. Patricia Kao is a gastroenterologist practicing in Burlington, VT. Dr. Kao specializes in the digestive system and its diseases that affect the gastrointestinal tract, which include organs from the mouth to the anus as well as liver disorders. Gastroenterology includes conditions such as hepatitis, peptic ulcer disease, colitis, nutritional problems and irritable bowel syndrome. Dr. Kao performs colonoscopy and endoscopy procedures and provides accurate and thorough care for patients suffering from digestive issues.
Education and Training
Univ of Va Sch of Med, Charlottesville Va 2001
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Gastroenterology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Preliminary studies on paragonimiasis in Ichun, Hokiang and Mutankiang areas of Heilungkiang Province with observations on a new subspecies of Paragonimus westermani--Paragonimus westermani ichunensis.
- Preliminary studies on paragonimiasis in Ichun, Hokiang and Mutankiang areas of Heilungkiang Province with observations on a new subspecies of Paragonimus westermani--Paragonimus westermani ichunensis.
- Zinc increases the activity of vitamin D-dependent promoters in osteoblasts.
- Removal of chlorophenols from aqueous solution by fly ash.
- Hydroxyurea-induced marked oscillations of platelet counts in patients with polycythemia vera.
- Overnight inhibition of insulin secretion restores pulsatility and proinsulin/insulin ratio in type 2 diabetes.
- Diagnosis of adrenal cortical dysfunction by liquid chromatography-tandem mass
- Biochemical evaluation of adrenal dysfunction: the laboratory perspective.
- [Epidemic meningitis: clinical analysis of 980 cases in Chengchou].
- C-peptide immunochemiluminometric assay developed from two seemingly identical polyclonal antisera.
- Correlations of plasma concentrations of B-cell polypeptides with pathologic features of insulinomas.
- Improved recovery of a radiolabeled peptide with an albumin-treated reversed-phase HPLC column.
- Multisite immunochemiluminometric assay for simultaneously measuring whole-molecule and amino-terminal fragments of human parathyrin.
- Intact parathyroid hormone: performance and clinical utility of an automated assay based on high-performance immunoaffinity chromatography and chemiluminescence detection.
- Focal myointimal hyperplasia of mesenteric veins is associated with previous trauma in surgical specimens.
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