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

Professor of Radiology-Division of Pediatric Radiology

Current Positions

  • Professor of Radiology - Division of Pediatric Radiology

Education

  • MBBS in Medicine/Surgery, College of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
  • Resident in Diagnostic Radiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong
  • Resident in Diagnostic Radiology, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
  • Resident in Diagnostic Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, IA

Research Interests

  • Research Summary: (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

Licenses & Certifications

  • Fellow of Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR), United Kingdom
  • Diagnostic Radiology/Pediatric Radiology, American Board of Radiology (ABR)
  • Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ) in Pediatric Radiology, American Board of Radiology (ABR)
  • Diplomate, American Board of Radiology (ABR)
  • Iowa Medical License (Permanent), Iowa Board of Medicine

Selected Publications

  • Schoot RA, van Ewijk R, von Witzleben AA, Kao SC, Hans Merks JHM, Morosi C, Pace E, Shulkin BL, Ferrari A, von Kalle T, van Rijn RR, Weiss AR, Sparber-Sauer M, Ter Horst SAJ, Beth McCarville M. Corrigendum to "INternational Soft Tissue saRcoma ConsorTium (INSTRuCT) consensus statement: Imaging recommendations for the management of rhabdomyosarcoma" [Eur. J. Radiol. 166 (2023) 111012]. Eur J Radiol. 2023 Nov;168:111108. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2023.111108. Epub 2023 Sep 27. Erratum for: Eur J Radiol. 2023 Sep;166:111012. PMID: 37774530.
  • Schoot RA, van Ewijk R, von Witzleben AA, Kao SC, Merks JHMH, Morosi C, Pace E, Shulkin BL, Ferrari A, von Kalle T, van Rijn RR, Weiss AR, Sparber-Sauer M, Ter Horst SAJ, McCarville MB. INternational Soft Tissue saRcoma ConsorTium (INSTRuCT) consensus statement: Imaging recommendations for the management of rhabdomyosarcoma. Eur J Radiol. 2023 Sep;166:111012. doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2023.111012. Epub 2023 Jul 25. Erratum in: Eur J Radiol. 2023 Sep 27;168:111108. PMID: 37541182.
  • Weiss AR, Chen YL, Scharschmidt TJ, Xue W, Gao Z, Black JO, Choy E, Davis JL, Fanburg-Smith JC, Kao SC, Kayton ML, Kessel S, Lim R, Million L, Okuno SH, Ostrenga A, Parisi MT, Pryma DA, Randall RL, Rosen MA, Shulkin BL, Terezakis S, Venkatramani R, Zambrano E, Wang D, Hawkins DS, Spunt SL. Outcomes After Preoperative Chemoradiation With or Without Pazopanib in Non-Rhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcoma: A Report From Children's Oncology Group and NRG Oncology. J Clin Oncol. 2023 Nov 1;41(31):4842-4848. doi: 10.1200/JCO.23.00045. Epub 2023 Jul 31. PMID: 37523624.
  • Alvarez E, He J, Spunt SL, Hayes-Jordan A, Kao SC, Parham DM, Million L, Weiss AR, Barkauskas DA. Lymph node metastases in paediatric and young adult patients with non-rhabdomyosarcoma soft tissue sarcoma (NRSTS): Findings from Children's Oncology Group (COG) study ARST0332. Eur J Cancer. 2023 Feb;180:89-98. doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2022.11.014. Epub 2022 Nov 25. PMID: 36566574; PMCID: PMC9940640.
  • Pace E, Johnson TS, Kao SC, Parikh AK, Qi J, Rajderkar DA, Reid JR, Towbin AJ, States LJ. Imaging of pediatric extragonadal pelvic soft tissue tumors: A COG Diagnostic Imaging Committee/SPR Oncology Committee White Paper. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2023 Jun;70 Suppl 4:e29966. doi: 10.1002/pbc.29966. Epub 2022 Dec 8. PMID: 36482882.
  • Kao SC. Editorial Comment: Imaging of Pediatric Chronic Pancreatitis Requires Standardized Interpretation Criteria. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2022 Aug;219(2):314. doi: 10.2214/AJR.22.27579. Epub 2022 Mar 2. PMID: 35234487.
  • Venkatramani R, Xue W, Randall RL, Wolden S, Anderson J, Lopez-Terrada D, Black J, Kao SC, Shulkin B, Ostrenga A, Pappo A, Spunt SL. Synovial Sarcoma in Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group ARST0332 Study. J Clin Oncol. 2021 Oct 8:JCO2101628. doi: 10.1200/JCO.21.01628. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34623899.
  • Subramani S, Bellizzi AM, Borcherding N, Kao SC, Dillon J, Howe J, Norris AW, Tansey MJ, Pinnaro CT. Hypoglycemia secondary to insulinoma masking the onset of type 1 diabetes in an adolescent. Clin Case Rep. 2021 Sep 24;9(9):e04868. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.4868. PMID: 34594558; PMCID: PMC8462061.
  • Million L, Hayes-Jordan A, Chi YY, Donaldson SS, Wolden S, Morris C, Terezakis S, Laurie F, Morano K, Fitzgerald TJ, Yock TI, Rodeberg DA, Anderson JR, Speights RA, Black JO, Coffin C, McCarville MB, Kao SC, Hawkins DS, Spunt SL, Randall RL. Local Control For High-Grade Nonrhabdomyosarcoma Soft Tissue Sarcoma Assigned to Radiation Therapy on ARST0332: A Report From the Childrens Oncology Group. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2021 Jul 1;110(3):821-830. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.01.051. Epub 2021 Feb 3. PMID: 33548339.
  • Weiss AR, Chen YL, Scharschmidt TJ, Chi YY, Tian J, Black JO, Davis JL, Fanburg-Smith JC, Zambrano E, Anderson J, Arens R, Binitie O, Choy E, Davis JW, Hayes-Jordan A, Kao SC, Kayton ML, Kessel S, Lim R, Meyer WH, Million L, Okuno SH, Ostrenga A, Parisi MT, Pryma DA, Randall RL, Rosen MA, Schlapkohl M, Shulkin BL, Smith EA, Sorger JI, Terezakis S, Hawkins DS, Spunt SL, Wang D. Pathological response in children and adults with large unresected intermediate-grade or high-grade soft tissue sarcoma receiving preoperative chemoradiotherapy with or without pazopanib (ARST1321): a multicentre, randomised, open-label, phase 2 trial. Lancet Oncol. 2020 Aug;21(8):1110-1122. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(20)30325-9. Epub 2020 Jul 20. PMID: 32702309; PMCID: PMC7745646.

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