Radiology Faculty

Simon C.S. Kao, MBBS, DMRD, FRCR, FACR

Professor Director, Pediatric Fellowship Program Division: Pediatric Office Address: 3894 JPP Phone: (319) 356-4447 Fax: (319) 356-2220 simon-kao@uiowa.edu Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

Undergraduate: Medical School: Residency:

St. Paul's Co-Educational College, Hong Kong, 1969-71 College of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 1976 Diagnostic radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 1985-87

BOARD CERTIFICATION

American Board of Radiology, Diplomate, 1987
Certificate of Added Qualification in Pediatric Radiology, 2005

AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST

1. Utility of ultrasound, including Doppler techniques in imaging of children
2. The use of 3D computerized tomographic techniques in pediatric tumors and mediastinal vasculatures
3. The utility of magnetic resonance angiography in assessment of visceral vasculature
4. The utility of ultrafast CT in airway problems
5. The utility of thin-section CT in cystic fibrosis
6. The physiology of portal venous flow in children
7. Gastrointestinal imaging
8. Imaging of liver transplantation
9. The use of magnetic resonance imaging in dermoid fibromatosis

AREA AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION

Pediatric radiology