JohnYung-ChongKaoMDAGAF, ASCI member(He/Him)

Professor of Medicine, Associate Director of GI Fellowship, Associate Director of NIH-T32 Basic & Translational Research Training Program, Enrichment Director, University of Michigan GI Research Center, Division of Gastronenterology & Hepatology, Dept of Internal Medicine, Michigan Medicine, University of Michigan Associate Editor of JCI Insight 2019-2022.

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Office
1500 East Medical Center Dr
3rd Floor Taubman Ctr Recp D
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Phone+1 734-647-5944

Summary

My career interest is developing young talents in academic medicine to maintain the progress of cutting-edge scientific and bench-to-bedside discoveries to advance the practice of medicine in GI and Liver diseases. In the era of increasing physician burnout due to decreased reimbursement and intrusion of EMR on one’s personal time, we need to bring to light the “why” and the “joy” of what we do.

Education & Training

University of MichiganFellowship, Gastroenterology, 1999 - 2002
University of California Davis HealthResidency, Internal Medicine, 1996 - 1999
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern CaliforniaClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

MI State Medical License 1999 - 2027
CA State Medical License 1997 - 2025
American Board of Internal Medicine Gastroenterology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013
Fellow (AGAF) American Gastroenterological Association, 2011

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

925 citations
The gut microbiome in health and in disease
Andrew B. Shreiner, John Y. Kao, Vincent B. Young
Current Opinion in Gastroenterology. 2015-01-01
124 citations
Restoration of short chain fatty acid and bile acid metabolism following fecal microbiota transplantation in patients with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection.
Anna M. Seekatz, Casey M. Theriot, Krishna Rao, Yu-Ming Chang, Alison E. Freeman
Anaerobe. 2018-04-12
113 citations
Interleukin-10 ablation promotes tumor development, growth, and metastasis
Takashi Tanikawa, Cailin Moira Wilke, Ilona Kryczek, Grace Y. Chen, John Y. Kao
Cancer Research. 2012-01-15

Press Mentions

Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Is Poised for a MakeoverJune 1st, 2021
DDW 2019: Activities and Interests of the AGA CouncilMay 18th, 2019
DDW 2017: Activities and Interests of the AGA CouncilMay 4th, 2017
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Grant Support

Role Of Dendritic Cells In H Pylori-Induced Treg-Mediated Host Immune ToleranceNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2011–2012
The Interplay Between Host Immunity And Clostridium Difficile PathogenesisNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2010–2011
The Impact Of Helicobacter Pylori Infection On Inflammatory Bowel Disease SusceptNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2008–2009
Adaptive Immune Mechanism In Acute H. Pylori InfectionNational Institute Of Diabetes And Digestive And Kidney Diseases2005–2009