Chuan-Hsiang(Steve) Kao, M.D.

Medical School:
　National Defense Medical Center, 1985-1992

Residency:
　1. Flight Surgeon in Air Force, 1992-1996,
　2. Residency: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Tri-service General Hospital,    1996-2000

Observerships:
　1. Fourth mini-Fellowship on Endoscopic Sinus
　　Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, 2002
　2. One-Year Postgraduate Course of Education
　　in Facial Plastic and Skull Base Surgery,
　　University of California, San Diego School of   Medicine, 2003 (Preceptor: Dr. Kris S. Moe , Craniomaxillofacial Surgery, Skull Base Surgery, Facial Plastic and  Reconstructive, Surgery Division of  Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California,  San Diego)

Areas of Expertise:
　1. Sinus surgery
　2. Facial plastic surgery, including rhinoplasty
　　for functional and cosmetic problems and revision rhinoplasty for functional deficits after rhinoplasty.
　3. Facial reanimation for facial paralysis (brow lift).
　4. Corrections of ectropion (medial and lateral Canthopexy)

Areas of Clinical Interest:
　1. Dacryocystorhinostomy
　2. Facial and neck scar revision
　3. Minimally invasive facial rejuvenation surgery
　4. Botox injection

Areas of Research Interest:
　1. Revision rhinoplasty using various nasal grafts.
　2. Solving nasal obstruction with septoplasty and advance rhinoplasty.
　3. Augmentation rhinoplasty with autogenous costal cartilage.
　4. GoreTex, Alloderm and donated rib cartilage, fascia lata in rhinoploasty.
　5. Gold weight implantation for correction of lagophthalmos.
　6. Minimal endoscopic surgery

Blog:
http://blog.udn.com/chuanhsiang

Clinic hours:
Wednesday Afternoon Clinic 14:00~16:00

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