Medical School
Second Military Medical University, China, 1983
Drexel University, College of Medicine, Pharmacology, 1997
Residency
Resident, Chief Resident, Attending. Department of Surgery, Capital University of Medicine, Beijing, China
Fellowship
Research Fellow, Department of Emergency Medicine, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Thomas Jefferson University
Degree
M.D., Second Military Medical University, China, Medicine, 1983
Ph.D., Drexel University, College of Medicine, Pharmacology, 1997
M.D./ECFMG 1999 United States
University Appointment
Research Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, 2002
Research Assistant Professor of Medicine, 2003
Research and Clinical Interests
Dr. Gao, the Head of the Animal Models of Human Disease Core in the Center also the Head of Animal Physiology and Surgery Core of PPG. is a key investigator for several of Dr. Koch's federally funded research awards. He is extensively trained in cardiac surgery and physiology, specifically in mouse and rat models of myocardial ischemia/reperfusion (I/R), and myocardial infarction (MI). He is responsible for the gene delivery in all animal models and evaluation of those interventions using both echocardiography and invasive hemodynamic methods. He also oversees the animal surgical training of students and fellows. His study interest is myocardial protection in models of I/R and MI. |