Dr. Pauline Yuen Chao MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
825 Washington St Suite 110 Norwood MA, 02062About
Dr. Pauline Chao is a nephrologist practicing in Norwood, MA. Dr. Chao specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Chao most typically treats conditions like kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure, polycystuc kidney disease, high blood pressure and more. Nephrologists are also experts on kidney transplantation and dialysis. They are usually referred to by primary care physicians for problems related to the kidneys, and while they can perform tests to diagnose kidney disorders, they do not perform surgeries.
Education and Training
Yale Univ Sch of Med, New Haven Ct 1976
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- PHYSIOLOGY OF URINARY CORTISOL EXCRETION.
- THE INFLUENCE OF PLASMA PROTEIN BINDING ON THE EXTRA-ADRENAL METABOLISM OF CORTISOL IN NORMAL, HYPERTHYROID AND HYPOTHYROID SUBJECTS.
- DETERMINATION OF URINARY TESTOSTERONE BY CHROMATOGRAPHY AND COLORIMETRY: FINDINGS IN NORMAL SUBJECTS AND IN PATIENTS WITH ENDOCRINE DISEASES.
- In vitro and in vivo evaluations of biodegradable implants for hormone replacement therapy: effect of system design and PK-PD relationship.
- Glutathione production in copper-deficient isolated rat hepatocytes.
- Inhibition of elevated hepatic glutathione abolishes copper deficiency cholesterolemia.
- Fibrinogen response to corticotropin preparations in rabbits.
- Pain and analgesia evaluated by the intraperitoneal bradykinin-evoked pain method in man.
- Urea metabolism and distribution in rabbits treated with neomycin.
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