Email

ck692121@bcm.edu

Addresses

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (Hospital)

2002 Holcombe Blvd
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (713) 770-1567

Education

MD from Baylor College Of Medicine

05/2001 - Houston, TX United States

Residency at Baylor College Of Medicine

06/2004 - Houston, TX United States

Internal Medicine

Clinical Fellowship at Baylor College Of Medicine

06/2008 - Houston, TX United States

Pulmonary and Critical Care

PhD from Baylor College of Medicine

11/2012 - Houston, United States

Professional Interests

• Lung transplantation
• Sarcopenia
• Sepsis
• Arginine metabolism

Websites

Selected Publications

• Thame MM, Fletcher HM, Baker TM, Marini JC, Kao CC, Jahoor F "Arginine Flux, but Not Nitric Oxide Synthesis, Decreases in Adolescent Girls Compared with Adult Women during Pregnancy.." J. Nutr.. 2011 Jan;141(1):71-4. Pubmed PMID: 21084652
• Kao CC, Bandi V, Guntupalli KK, Wu M, Castillo L, Jahoor F "Arginine, citrulline and nitric oxide metabolism in sepsis.." Clin. Sci.. 2009 Jul;117(1):23-30. Pubmed PMID: 19105791
• Kao CC, Hsu JW, Bandi V, Hanania NA, Kheradmand F, Jahoor F "Glucose and pyruvate metabolism in severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.." J. Appl. Physiol.. 2012 Jan;112(1):42-7. Pubmed PMID: 22016370
• Kao CC, Hsu JW, Bandi V, Hanania NA, Kheradmand F, Jahoor F "Resting energy expenditure and protein turnover are increased in patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.." Metab. Clin. Exp.. 2011 Oct;60(10):1449-55. Pubmed PMID: 21550084