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Wei-Yu Kao

Assistant Professor

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5506-4293
  • 724 Citations
  • 14 h-Index
20102020

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Education

  • Ph.D., Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University
  • 1999-2006 M.D., School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University

Experience

  • 2019.08- Assistant Professor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 2018.02- Supervisor, Taiwan Academy of Tumor Ablation
  • 2015.08-2019.08 Instructor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 2013.07- Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 2012.08- Instructor, Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 2012.07-2013.06 Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taoyuan Branch, Taiwan
  • 2009.08-2012.06 Chief Resident Physician, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital
  • 2006.08-2009.07 Resident Physician, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital

Awards

  • 2016 Young Investigator Award of the Asia Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver
  • 2018 Research Award of Taiwan Association for the Study of the Liver

Research Interests

  • Hepatiti B virus
  • hepatitis C virus
  • non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
  • hepatocellular carcinoma
  • local abaltion therapy 

Other

專科證書

  • 醫師證書
  • 內科專科醫師證書
  • 消化系內科專科醫師證書
  • 消化系內視鏡專科醫師證書

專科學會

  • 臺灣內科醫學會
  • 臺灣消化系醫學會
  • 臺灣消化系內視鏡醫學會
  • 臺灣腫瘤消融醫學會
  • 社團法人台灣Ｂ型肝炎醫療策進會
  • 中華民國醫用超音波學會
  • 台灣胰臟醫學會

Training

  • 2006-2009 Residency of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 2009-2011 Chief residency of Gastroenterology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 2011-2012 Clinical Fellowship of Gastroenterology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
  • 2012-2013 Clinical Fellowship of local ablation for liver cancer, Division of Gastrointestinal Radiology, Department of Radiology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan 
  • 2015 SMC Image-guided Tumor Ablation Training Course, Department of Radiology, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
  • 2016 Juntendo University International RFA Training Program, Department of Diagnostic Imaging and Interventional Oncology, Juntendo University, Tokyo, Japan

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Projects

Predictors of Improvement of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery(III)

Kao, W.

8/1/19 → 7/31/20

Project: A - Government Institution › b - Ministry of Science and Technology

Predictors of Improvement of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery(II)

Kao, W.

8/1/18 → 7/1/19

Project: A - Government Institution › b - Ministry of Science and Technology

Research Output

  • 724 Citations
  • 14 h-Index
  • 34 Article
  • 4 Letter
  • 1 Comment/debate
  • 1 Editorial

Association between esophagogastric varices in hepatocellular carcinoma and poor prognosis after transarterial chemoembolization: A propensity score matching analysis

Su, C. W., Fang, K. C., Lee, R. C., Liu, C. A., Chen, P. H., Lee, P. C., Kao, W. Y., Huang, Y. H., Huo, T. I., Hou, M. C., Lin, H. C. & Wu, J. C., Feb 2020, In : Journal of the Formosan Medical Association. 119, 2, p. 610-620 11 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access
    • 2 Citations (Scopus)

    Fibroscan-Based Score to Predict Significant Liver Fibrosis in Morbidly Obese Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

    Kao, W. Y., Chang, I. W., Chen, C. L., Su, C. W., Fang, S. U., Tang, J. H., Chang, C. C., Chang, Y. J. & Wang, W., Apr 1 2020, In : Obesity Surgery. 30, 4, p. 1249-1257 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • 2 Citations (Scopus)

    Liver stiffness measured by acoustic radiation force impulse elastography predicted prognoses of hepatocellular carcinoma after radiofrequency ablation

    Lee, P. C., Chiou, Y. Y., Chiu, N. C., Chen, P. H., Liu, C. A., Kao, W. Y., Huo, T. I., Huang, Y. H., Hou, M. C., Lin, H. C., Wu, J. C. & Su, C. W., Dec 1 2020, In : Scientific Reports. 10, 1, 2006.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Open Access

    • Low dose of propranolol treatment is associated with better survival in cirrhotic patients with hepatic encephalopathy

    Lee, P. C., Chen, Y. J., Chou, Y. C., Lee, K. C., Chen, P. H., Kao, W. Y., Huang, Y. H., Huo, T. I., Lin, H. C., Hou, M. C., Lee, F. Y., Wu, J. C. & Su, C. W., Mar 1 2020, In : European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology. 32, 3, p. 365-372 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • A rare cause of hematochezia after colonoscopy

    Kao, W. Y., Cheng, T. & Chang, C. C., Mar 1 2019, In : Digestive and Liver Disease.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article