Wei-Yu Kao, M.D.

Gastroenterology

SPECIALTY/PRACTICE AREAS：
• Gastrointestinal diseases
• Hepatitis
• Digestive Endoscopy
• Abdominal sonography
• Local ablation for liver cancer
LANGUAGES SPOKEN：
• English
• Chinese

 

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION：

• M.D., 2006, Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan

 

ADMINSTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS：

• Residency of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (2006-2009)
• Chief residency of Gastroenterology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (2009-2011)
• Clinical Fellowship of Gastroenterology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan (2011-2012)
• Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taoyuan branch, Taiwan (2012.07-2013.07)
• Instructor, Faculty of Medicine, School of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan (2012.08～present)
• Attending Physician, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei , Taiwan (2013.07～present)
• Instructor, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology ,Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan (2015.08～present)

 

PUBLICATIONS：

• Hung HH, Su CW, Lai CR, Chau GY, Chan CC, Huang YH, Huo TI, Lee PC, Kao WY, Lee SD, Wu JC*. Fibrosis and AST to platelet ratio index predict post-operative prognosis for solitary small hepatitis-B related hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatol Int 2010;4:691-699
• Hung HH, Chiou YY, Hsia CY, Su CW*, Chou YH, Chiang JH, Kao WY, Huo TI, Huang YH, Su YH, Lin HC, Lee SD, Wu JC*. Survival rates are comparable after radiofrequency ablation or surgery in patients with small hepatocellular carcinomas. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2011;9:79-86
• Kao WY, Su CW, Chau GY*, Lui WY, Wu CW, Wu JC*. A comparison of prognosis between patients with hepatitis B and C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing resection surgery. World J Surg 2011;35:858-867
• Kao WY, Chiou YY*, Hung HH, Chou YH, Su CW*, Wu JC, Huo TI, Huang YH, Lin HC, Lee SD. Risk factors for long-term prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma after radiofrequency ablation therapy: the clinical implication of aspartate aminotransferase-platelet ratio index. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2011;23:528-536
• Kao WY, Chiou YY*, Hung HH, Su CW*, Chou YH, Huo TI, Huang YH, Wu WC, Lin HC, Lee SD, Wu JC. Younger Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Have Better Prognosis after Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation Therapy. J Clin Gastroenterol 2012; 46: 62–70
• Kao WY, Chiou YY*, Hung HH, Su CW*, Chou YH, Huo TI, Huang YH, Wu WC, Lin HC, Lee SD, Wu JC. Serum Alpha-fetoprotein Response Can Predict Prognosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Undergoing Radiofrequency Ablation Therapy. Clin Radiol 2012; 67:429-436
• Kao WY, Hung HH, Lu HC, Lin HC, Wu JC, Lee SD, Su CW*. Hepatocellular carcinoma with the presentation of Budd-Chiari syndrome. J Chin Med Assoc 2010;73:93-96
• Kao WY, Wu WC, Chen PH, Chiou YY*. Duodenal variceal bleeding caused by chronic pancreatitis. Gastrointest Endosc 2012; 75(4): 922-3.
• Kao WY, Chiou YY, TS Chen*. Coil migration into the common bile duct after embolization of a hepatic artery pseudoaneurysm. Endoscopy 2011; 43: E364 – E365
• Change WT, Kao WY, Chau GY*, Su CW*, Lei HJ, Wu JC, Hsia CY, Lui WY, King LK, Lee SD. Hepatic Resection Can Provide Long-term Survival of Patients with Non-early Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Extending the Indication of Surgery? Surgery 2012; 152:809-20.
• Wu WC, Chiou YY*, Hung HH, Kao WY, Chou YH, Su CW*, Wu JC, Huo TI, Huang YH, Lee KC,Lin HC, Lee SD. Prognostic Significance of Computed Tomography Scan Derived Splenic Volume in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with Radiofrequency Ablation. J Clin Gastroenterol 2012;46:789–795
• Kao WY, Hwang CY, Chang YT, Su CW*, Hou MC, Lin HC, Lee FY, Lee SD, Wu JC. Cancer risk in patients with pyogenic liver abscess: a nationwide cohort study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2012; 36: 467–476.
• Kao WY, Su CW. Letter: pyogenic liver abscess is a red flag sign of hepatocellular carcinoma – authors’ reply. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2012; 36: 906-907
• Kao WY, Su CW. Letter: pyogenic liver abscess and colorectal cancer – authors’ reply. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2013; 37: 165-166
• Wu WC, Wu CY, Wang YJ, Hung, HH, Yang HI, Kao WY, Su CW*, Wu JC, Chan WL, Lin HC, Lee FY, Lee SD. Updated Thresholds for Serum Alanine Aminotransferase Level in a Large-Scale Population Study Composed of 34346 Subjects. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2012; 36: 560–568.
• Chen PH†, Kao WY†, Chiou YY*, Hung HH, Su CW, Chou YH, Huo TI, Huang YH, Wu WC, Chao Y, Lin HC, Wu JC. Comparison of prognosis by viral etiology in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after radiofrequency ablation. Ann Hepatol 2013;12:263-73 †contributed equally to this work.
• Kao WY, Hwang CY, Su CW, Chang YT, JC Luo*, Hou MC, Lin HC, Lee FY, Wu JC. Risk of hepato-biliary cancer after cholecystectomy: a nationwide cohort study. J Gastrointest Surg 2013; 17:345–351
• Hung HH, Lei HJ, Chau GY*, Su CW*, Hsia CY, Kao WY, Lui WY, Wu WC, Lin HC, JC Wu. Milan Criteria, Multi-nodularity and Microvascular Invasion Predict Recurrence Patterns of Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Resection. J Gastrointest Surg 2013; 17:702–711
• Wu WC, Chen YT, Hwang CY, Su CW, Li SY, Chen TJ, Liu CJ, Kao WY, Chao Y, Lin HC, Wu JC*. Second primary cancers in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma: a nationwide cohort study in Taiwan. Liver International 2013: 33: 616–623
• Cheng YL, Wang YJ, Kao WY, Chem PH, Huo TI, Huang YH, Lan KH, Su CW*, Chan WL, Lin HC, Lee FY, Wu JC*. Inverse association between hepatitis B virus infection and fatty liver disease: A large-scale study in populations seeking for check-up. PLoS ONE 2013 Aug 22;8(8):e72049
• Kao WY, Su CW, Huang YS*, Chou YC, Chen YC, Chung WH*, Hou MC, Lin HC, Lee FY, Wu JC. Risk of Oral Anti-fungal Agent-Induced Liver Injury in Taiwanese. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2014 Jan;77(1):180-9.
• Lee CW, Kao WY, Weng SH, Liu IF*. Esophageal Submucosal Tumor-A Red Flag in Patients Receiving Thoracic Aortic Aneurysmal Stent-Graft. Korean Circulation Journal 2014; 44 (6), 444-445.
• Kao WY, Chao Yee, Chang CC, Li CP, Su CW*, Huo TI, Huang YH, Chang YJ, Lin HC, Wu JC. Prognosis of Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma: The Clinical Implications of Substages of Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer System Based on a Cohort of 1265 Patients. Medicine 2015 Oct; 94(43): e1929.
• Fang KC, Su CW, Chiou YY*, Lee PC, Chiu NC, Liu CA, Chen PH, Kao WY, Huang YH, Huo TI, Hou MC, Lin HC, Wu JC. The impact of clinically significant portal hypertension on the prognosis of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after radiofrequency ablation: A propensity score matching analysis. European Radiology 2016