Andrew C Kao MD

Heart Failure & Transplantation, Exercise Physiology and Cardiac Rehabilitation

Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Missouri, Kansas City School of Medicine Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program, St Luke's Health System Kansas City Mid America Heart Institute Medical Director, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Laboratory, St Luke's Health System Kansas City

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4330 Wornall RdSte 2000Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone+1 816-931-1883
Fax+1 816-756-3645

Summary

Dr. Andrew Kao is a cardiologist in Kansas City, MO and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Lee's Summit Medical Center, Saint Luke's East Hospital, Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City, Saint Luke's North Hospital - Barry Road, St Edward Mercy Medical Center, Hedrick Medical Center, Saint Luke's South Hospital, and Mercy Hospital Joplin. He received his medical degree from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and has been in practice 29 years. He is board certified in adult cardiology and advanced heart failure & cardiac transplantation . He has interest in the treatment of central sleep apnea and is also the medical director of the cardiopulmonary exercise laboratory and has been involved in numerous industry-sponsored and NIH-sponsored multicenter triaals.

Education & Training

Duke University HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1991 - 1994
University of MinnesotaResidency, Internal Medicine, 1988 - 1991
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1988

Certifications & Licensure

MO State Medical License 2004 - 2027
KS State Medical License 2004 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014-2017

Clinical Trials

IMAGE: A Comparison of AlloMap Molecular Testing and Traditional Biopsy-based Surveillance for Heart Transplant Rejection Start of enrollment: 2005 Jan 01
Completed
Not Applicable
Efficacy and Safety Study of Genetically Targeted Enzyme Replacement Therapy for Advanced Heart Failure Start of enrollment: 2007 Mar 01
Completed
Phase 1, Phase 2
A Pivotal Trial to Establish the Efficacy and Long-term Safety of the Parachute Implant System Start of enrollment: 2012 Dec 01
Terminated
Phase 3

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

1 citations
Nocturnal Oxygen Therapy for Central Sleep Apnea in Patients with Heart Failure: A Multisite, Double-Blind, Sham-controlled Randomized Clinical Trial (LOFT-HF).
Susan Redline, Dongdong Li, Shahrokh Javaheri, Sanjay R Patel, Sairam Parthasarathy
Annals of the American Thoracic Society. 2025-12-01
3 citations
Transcatheter Left Ventricular Reconstruction in Heart Failure Patients With Prior Anterior Myocardial Infarction: The Prospective ALIVE Trial.
Jerry D Estep, Ori Ben-Yehuda, Andrew S Wechsler, Rishi Puri, Andrew C Kao
JACC. Heart Failure. 2025-02-01
A comparison of quality-adjusted life years in older adults after heart transplantation versus long-term mechanical support: Findings from the SUSTAIN-IT study.
Kathleen L Grady, Mary Amanda Dew, Francis D Pagani, John A Spertus, Eileen Hsich
The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation. 2024-09-01

Press Mentions

'Saint Luke's Saved My Life': Arkansas Man Receives Life-Saving Heart Transplant in Kansas City, MissouriFebruary 14th, 2025
Michigan Man Now Able to Spend More Time with Family After Heart Transplant Surgery at St. Luke’sDecember 24th, 2019
Clinical Trial Uses 'Zipper' to Help Heart BeatJune 27th, 2018