Practice Locations

UCHealth Heart & Vascular Center - Anschutz
12505 E. 16th Ave Anschutz Inpatient Pavilion 2, 3rd floor, Aurora, CO 80045

720-848-5300

David Kao, MD

Cardiology

Board Certified

David Kao

Care Philosophy

I am committed to providing holistic, personalized care using all available considerations ranging from genetics to clinical conditions to quality of life to patient health care goals and treatment references.

Clinical Interest for Patients

My clinical interests include heart failure, women's heart health, heart disease in pregnancy, clinical and genetic personalized cardiovascular medicine, and complementary medicine such as acupuncture and naturopathy.

Title(s)

Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Medical Director, UCHealth CARE Innovation Center

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Specialty

Cardiology, Clinical Informatics, Internal Medicine

Scheduling Phone Number

720-848-0000

Gender

Male

Languages

English

Hospital Affiliation

University of Colorado Hospital

Provider Information

  • Cardiology (2018,2018)
  • Clinical Informatics (2022,2022)
  • Internal Medicine (2006,2016)
  • Women's Health

  • Heart and Circulation

    Heart Diseases , Coronary Disease , Angina , Heart Valve Diseases , Circulatory Disorders , Heart Failure , Arrhythmia , Heart Diseases - Prevention , Heart Attack , Cardiomyopathy

  • Genetic Conditions and Testing

Personal Interests
In my spare time, I enjoy making music, snowboarding, flyfishing, and travel.


Associate Professor, Medicine-Cardiology

American College of Cardiology (ACC), Member American Heart Association (AHA), Member American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA), Member European Society of Cardiology, Member European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure Association, Member

Grants

Phenotyping Heart Failure through Analysis of Secondary Data (PHASED) (2023)

Implementation and Interaction of Clinician and Patient-facing Tools Aiming to Intensify Neurohormonal medicines for Heart Failure with reduced ejection fraction (I-I-CAPTAIN-HF). (2024)

Research Interests for Patients

My research is focused on using big data analysis to personalize management of heart disease, most notably heart failure. This includes development and use of various tools for prediction of survival and response to various therapies. I also am funded by a teaching grant aimed at establishing a data analysis team at the University of Zimbabwe.

Education and Training

Medical Schools

MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2003)


Undergraduate Schools

BSc, Johns Hopkins University (MD) (1998)


Internships

Stanford Hospital and Clinics Program (2004)


Residency Program

Stanford Hospital and Clinics Program (2007)


Fellowships

University of Colorado (2014)

Stanford University Program (2008)

Information for referring providers

Referral Contact Phone

720-848-0000

720-848-0000

Referring Patients Link

Information for Referring and Transferring Patients

Clinical Interests for Referring Providers

My clinical interests include heart failure, both with reduced and preserved ejection fraction, women's cardiovascular health, cardiovascular disease in pregnancy, clinical and genetic personalized cardiovascular medicine, and coordination with complementary care providers.

Research Interest for Referring Providers

My research is focused on using big data techniques including complex phenotyping analysis in order to personalize management of cardiovascular disease, most notably heart failure. I am funded by multiple awards investigating the development and use of various tools for prediction of risk and treatment response. My publication record consist primarily of big data analysis of heart failure patients ranging from genomic analysis to regional/national level health data. I also am funded by a grant aimed at establishing a research informatics core at the University of Zimbabwe.