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Aimee W. Kao
Aimee W. Kao

Aimee W. Kao, MD, DPHIL

Neurology

Memory and Aging Center
1651 Fourth St., Suite 212,
San Francisco, CA 94158
(415) 353-2057
Virtual visits available
Virtual visits available
Memory and Aging Center
1651 Fourth St., Suite 212,
San Francisco, CA 94158
(415) 353-2057

Dr. Aimee Kao is an expert in the diagnosis and treatment of age-related cognitive conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body disease and frontotemporal lobar degeneration. Kao's research uses model organisms such as the roundworm C. elegans to understand the basic mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases.

Kao's research is funded by the National Institutes of Health.

Kao received her bachelor of science degree from Brown University and her medical and doctoral degrees from the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. She completed her internship at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and her neurology residency at UCSF, where she was chief resident. She has fellowship training in behavioral neurology and molecular genetics. Kao joined the UCSF faculty in 2007.

  • Board Certifications

    American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Neurology

  • Fellowships

    UCSF, Behavioral Neurology

  • Residencies

    UCSF, Neurology

  • Internship

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

  • Degree

    MD, University of Iowa

I treat each person seeking care in our clinic with the attention and respect I'd hope my own family members would receive.

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