Email

ck692121@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor

Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep
Baylor College of Medicine

Deputy Chief of Staff - Operations

Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

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.