Ming-Chih Jeffrey Kao MD PhD

Pain Medicine

Clinic Chief and Associate Division Chief of Operations at Stanford Pain Management

300 Pasteur DrStanford, CA 94305
Phone+1 650-723-4000
Fax+1 270-458-8899

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Summary

Ming-Chih Kao, MD, is a healthcare provider based in Redwood City, CA. He specializes in physical medicine and rehabilitation with a subspecialty in pain medicine. Dr. Kao completed his MD, fellowship, and chief residency at Stanford University and had his internship at Yale-New Haven Medical Center. He also has a Ph.D. in Biostatistics from Harvard University and holds a BA in Molecular & Cell Biology and Psychology. He has held various roles including the Associate Chief of Operations and Clinical Assistant Professor at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Kao has gained extensive experience in pain management and health technology/informatics over the years and has had numerous influential publications related to his field. He's also received numerous awards for his research from esteemed organizations like the American Academy of Pain Medicine, PM&R Journal, and the North American Spine Society.

Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2012 - 2013
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityChief Residency, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2009 - 2012
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2007 - 2008
University of Michigan Medical SchoolClass of 2007, MD, Dean’s Scholarship
Harvard UniversityPhD, Biostatistics, 1999 - 2005

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2008 - 2028
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Pain Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2015-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2015-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2015-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

28 citations
Innovations in acute and chronic pain biomarkers: enhancing diagnosis and personalized therapy.
Sean Mackey, Nima Aghaeepour, Brice Gaudilliere, Ming-Chih Kao, Merve Kaptan
Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine. 2025-02-05
11 citations
CHOIRBM: An R package for exploratory data analysis and interactive visualization of pain patient body map data.
Eric Cramer, Maisa Ziadni, Kristen Hymel Scherrer, Sean Mackey, Ming-Chih Kao
Plos Computational Biology. 2022-10-01
6 citations
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Acupuncture in Chronic Low Back Pain: Protocol for Two Linked Randomized Controlled Trials.
Sean Mackey, Gadi Gilam, Beth Darnall, Philippe Goldin, Jiang-Ti Kong
JMIR Research Protocols. 2022-09-27

Journal Articles

Duration of Fluoroscopic-Guided Spine Interventions and Radiation Exposure Is Increased in Overweight Patients
Smuck M, Zheng P, Chong T, Kao MCJ, Geisser ME, PM&R, 1/1/2013
An integrative approach to characterize disease-specific pathways and their coordination: a case study in cancer
Xu M, Kao MCJ, Nunez-Iglesias J, Nevins JR, West M, Zhou XJ, BMC Genomics, 1/1/2008
Functional Annotation and Network Reconstruction Through CrossPlatform Integration of Microarray Data
Zhou XH, Kao MCJ, Huang H, Wong A, Nunez-Iglesias J, Primig M, Aparicio OM, Finch CE, Morgan TE, Wong WH, Nature Biotechnology, 1/1/2005

Abstracts/Posters

A Novel Mathematical Method for Conversion From Morphine Daily Dose Equivalents to Methadone.
Schmidt T, Kao MCJ, 15th World Congress on Pain, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 1/1/2014
National Trends of Opioid Treatment for Adult and Pediatric Migraine Headache Patients in the Emergency Department, 1997 to 2010.
Eaton K, Kao MCJ, Zheng P, Aurora S, Mackey S, Barad M, American Headache Society 56th Annual Scientific Meeting, Los Angeles, CA, 1/1/2014
Where Do Smokers Hurt? A Comprehensive Body-Wide Analysis of Pain Reveals Smoking is Most Associated with Back Pain.
Smuck M, Tomkins-Lane C, Kao MCJ, 43rd International Society for the Study of the Lumbar Spine, Seoul, South Korea, 1/1/2014

Lectures

"Workshop on Physical Examination"
1/1/2014
A Novel Mathematical Method for Conversion from Morphine Daily Dose Equivalents to Methadone
Buenos Aires, Argentina - 1/1/2014
National Trends of Opioid Treatment for Adult and Pediatric Migraine Headache Patients in the Emergency Department, 1997 to 2010
Los Angeles - 1/1/2014

Other

Study Elucidates Spike in 1997-2009 Opioid Prescribing; Trend May Be Reversing.
Ming-Chih Kao, MD, Anesthesiology News
1/25/2014
Benzodiazepine, Opioid Prescribing Rises in Primary Care.
Ming-Chih Kao, MD, Medscape
1/12/2014
A Deadly Mix: Opioids and 'Benzos'.
Ming-Chih Kao, MD, American News Report
1/7/2014