Hung-TehKaoMD

Psychiatry • Providence, RI

Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Brown University Program in Medicine

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Office
345 Blackstone Blvd
Providence, RI 02906
Phone+1 401-455-6200
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Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1990 - 1994
University of ManitobaClass of 1980

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1991 - Present
RI State Medical License 2009 - 2024
CT State Medical License 2018 - 2018
NY State Medical License 1996 - 2009
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Examining the Biological Impacts of Parent-Child Relationship Dynamics on Preschool-Aged Children who have Experienced Adversity.
Jesse L Coe, Lindsay Huffhines, Ronald Seifer, Carmen J Marsit, Barbara Porton, Stephanie H Parade, Teresa Daniels, Hung-Teh Kao, Audrey R Tyrka> ;Developmental Psychobiology. 2024 Feb 1
1 citations
Circulating Cell-Free Mitochondrial DNA and Depressive Symptoms Among Low-Active Adults Who Smoke.
Teresa E Daniels, Emily K Zitkovsky, Laura E Laumann, Zachary J Kunicki, Destiny J Price, Abigail L Peterson, Phyllis A Dennery, Hung-Teh Kao, Stephanie H Parade, Lawr...> ;Psychosomatic Medicine. 2024 Jan 1
Corrigendum to "Associations of circulating cell-free DNA, C-reactive protein, and cardiometabolic risk among low-active smokers with elevated depressive symptoms" [Br...
Teresa E Daniels, Emily K Zitkovsky, Zachary J Kunicki, Destiny J Price, Abigail L Peterson, Phyllis A Dennery, Hung-Teh Kao, Lawrence H Price, Audrey R Tyrka, Ana M A...> ;Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health. 2023 Feb 1
2 citations
Associations of circulating cell-free DNA, C-reactive protein, and cardiometabolic risk among low-active smokers with elevated depressive symptoms.
Teresa E Daniels, Emily K Zitkovsky, Zachary J Kunicki, Destiny J Price, Abigail L Peterson, Phyllis A Dennery, Hung-Teh Kao, Lawrence H Price, Audrey R Tyrka, Ana M A...> ;Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health. 2022 Nov 1
8 citations
Synergistic interactions of repurposed drugs that inhibit Nsp1, a major virulence factor for COVID-19.
Hung-Teh Kao, Andrew Orry, Michael G Palfreyman, Barbara Porton> ;Scientific Reports. 2022 Jun 17
6 citations
Relationships Between Telomere Length, Plasma Glucagon-like Peptide 1, and Insulin in Early-Life Stress-Exposed Nonhuman Primates.
Kathryn K Ridout, Shariful A Syed, Hung-Teh Kao, Barbara Porton, Anna V Rozenboym, Jean Tang, Sasha Fulton, Tarique Perera, Andrea P Jackowski, John G Kral, Audrey R T...> ;Biological Psychiatry Global Open Science. 2022 Jan 1
13 citations
Molecular markers of neuroendocrine function and mitochondrial biogenesis associated with early life stress.
Kathryn K. Ridout, Jesse L. Coe, Stephanie H. Parade, Carmen J. Marsit, Hung-Teh Kao, Barbara Porton, Linda L. Carpenter, Lawrence H. Price, Audrey R. Tyrka> ;Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2020 Feb 20
Corrigendum to "Childhood maltreatment, behavioral adjustment, and molecular markers of cellular aging in preschool-aged children: A cohort study" [Psychoneuroendocrin...
Kathryn K. Ridout, Stephanie H. Parade, Hung-Teh Kao, Stevie Magnan, Ronald Seifer, Barbara Porton, Lawrence H. Price, Audrey R. Tyrka> ;Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 Oct 8
30 citations
Childhood maltreatment, behavioral adjustment, and molecular markers of cellular aging in preschool-aged children: A cohort study
Kathryn K. Ridout, Stephanie H. Parade, Hung-Teh Kao, Stevie Magnan, Ronald Seifer, Barbara Porton, Lawrence H. Price, Audrey R. Tyrka> ;Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2019 May 15
5 citations
Postsynaptic Mechanisms Render Syn I/II/III Mice Highly Responsive to Psychostimulants.
Vladimir M. Pogorelov, Hung-Teh Kao, George J. Augustine, William C. Wetsel> ;The International Journal of Neuropsychopharmacology. 2019 Jul 1
14 citations
Synapsins regulate brain-derived neurotrophic factor-mediated synaptic potentiation and axon elongation by acting on membrane rafts.
Hung-Teh Kao, Kanghyun Ryoo, Albert Lin, Stephen R. Janoschka, George J. Augustine, Barbara Porton> ;The European Journal of Neuroscience. 2017 Mar 21
187 citations
Alterations of Mitochondrial DNA Copy Number and Telomere Length With Early Adversity and Psychopathology
Audrey R. Tyrka, Stephanie H. Parade, Lawrence H. Price, Hung-Teh Kao, Barbara Porton, Noah S. Philip, Emma S. Welch, Linda L. Carpenter> ;Biological Psychiatry. 2016 Jan 15
84 citations
Association of telomere length and mitochondrial DNA copy number in a community sample of healthy adults.
Audrey R. Tyrka, Linda L. Carpenter, Hung-Teh Kao, Barbara Porton, Noah S. Philip, Samuel J. Ridout, Kathryn K. Ridout, Lawrence H. Price> ;Experimental Gerontology. 2015 Jun 1
31 citations
Telomeres, early-life stress and mental illness.
Samuel J. Ridout, Kathryn K. Ridout, Hung-Teh Kao, Linda L. Carpenter, Noah S. Philip, Audrey R. Tyrka, Lawrence H. Price> ;Advances in Psychosomatic Medicine. 2015 Mar 30
103 citations
Autism-related behavioral abnormalities in synapsin knockout mice
Barbara Greco, Francesca Managò, Valter Tucci, Hung-Teh Kao, Flavia Valtorta, Fabio Benfenati> ;Behavioural Brain Research. 2013 Aug 15
20 citations
Transcriptome deep-sequencing and clustering of expressed isoforms from Favia corals
Shaadi Mehr, Rob DeSalle, Hung-Teh Kao, Apurva Narechania, Zhou Han, Dan Tchernov, Vincent A. Pieribone, David F. Gruber> ;BMC Genomics. 2013 Aug 12
239 citations
Telomeres and Early-Life Stress: An Overview
Lawrence H. Price, Hung-Teh Kao, Darcy E. Burgers, Linda L. Carpenter, Audrey R. Tyrka> ;Biological Psychiatry. 2013 Jan 1
29 citations
Synapsin III: Role in Neuronal Plasticity and Disease
Barbara Porton, William C. Wetsel, Hung-Teh Kao> ;Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology. 2011 Jun 1
40 citations
Mice lacking synapsin III show abnormalities in explicit memory and conditioned fear
Barbara Porton, Ramona M. Rodriguiz, Lindsey E. Phillips, John W. Gilbert, Jian Feng, Paul Greengard, Hung-Teh Kao, William C. Wetsel> ;Genes, Brain, and Behavior. 2010 Apr 1
29 citations
A new bright green-emitting fluorescent protein--engineered monomeric and dimeric forms.
Robielyn P. Ilagan, Elizabeth Rhoades, David F. Gruber, Hung-Teh Kao, Vincent A. Pieribone, Lynne Regan> ;The FEBS Journal. 2010 Apr 1
240 citations
Childhood maltreatment and telomere shortening: preliminary support for an effect of early stress on cellular aging.
Audrey R. Tyrka, Lawrence H. Price, Hung-Teh Kao, Barbara Porton, Sarah A. Marsella, Linda L. Carpenter> ;Biological Psychiatry. 2010 Mar 15
18 citations
The correlation between rates of cancer and autism: an exploratory ecological investigation.
Hung-Teh Kao, Stephen L. Buka, Karl T. Kelsey, David F. Gruber, Barbara Porton> ;Plos One. 2010 Feb 23
4 citations
Novel Internal Regions of Fluorescent Proteins Undergo Divergent Evolutionary Patterns
David F. Gruber, Rob DeSalle, E. Kurt Lienau, Dan Tchernov, Vincent A. Pieribone, Hung-Teh Kao> ;Molecular Biology and Evolution. 2009 Dec 1
43 citations
Telomerase levels in schizophrenia: a preliminary study.
Barbara Porton, Lynn E. DeLisi, Hilary Bertisch, Fei Ji, Derek Gordon, Ping Li, Melissa M. Benedict, William M. Greenberg, Hung-Teh Kao> ;Schizophrenia Research. 2008 Dec 1
21 citations
Patterns of Fluorescent Protein Expression in Scleractinian Corals
David F. Gruber, Hung-Teh Kao, Stephen Janoschka, Julia Tsai, Vincent A. Pieribone> ;The Biological Bulletin. 2008 Oct 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode IslandProvidence, Rhode Island
Kent HospitalWarwick, Rhode Island
Butler HospitalProvidence, Rhode Island