Dr. Daniel Thomas Kao MD

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Dr. Kao is a rehabilitation and physical medicine specialist who is currently serving patients in New York. He is affiliated with New York-Presbyterian Queens, located in Flushing, New York. NewYork-Presbyterian Queens is a community teaching hospital affiliated with Weill Cornell Medicine, serving Queens and metro New York residents.The 535-bed tertiary care facility provides services in 14 clinical departments and numerous subspecialties. Annually, 15,000 surgeries and 4,000 infant deliveries are performed at NewYork-Presbyterian Queens.

Dr. Kao received his medical degree from the Boston University School of Medicine. He then went on to complete his residency in physical medicine & rehabilitation at the NYU School of Medicine, followed by his fellowship training in spine & sports medicine at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City.

Dr. Kao was a part of the Resident/Fellow Council at the Association of Academic Physiatrists (AAP) - an organization of faculty, researchers, and others interested in supporting the advancement of physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) academics.

Dr. Kao is a member of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R). The AAPM&R is the national medical specialty organization representing more than 9,000 physicians who are specialists in physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R).

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians, like Dr. Kao, treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons. By taking the whole body into account, they are able to accurately pinpoint problems and enhance performance without surgery.

In addition to English, Dr. Kao speaks Chinese (Mandarin).

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