Women in Medicine and Sciences Feature: Lillian Kao, MD, MS, FACS
Each month, the Women Faculty Forum presents its Women in Medicine and Sciences Feature, highlighting the women faculty at McGovern Medical School who are leaders in medicine, research, and education. This month’s feature is Lillian Kao, MD, MS, FACS, professor and…
Kao to lead ACS Board of Governors
Lillian S. Kao, MD, professor and Jack H. Mayfield, MD, Chair in the Department of Surgery, recently was elected chair of the Board of Governors Executive Committee of the American College of Surgeons. She has served the ACS Executive Committee as the…
Kao helps lead study on antibiotics for appendicitis
Antibiotics are now an accepted first-line treatment for most people with appendicitis, according to final results of the Comparing Outcomes of antibiotic Drugs and Appendectomy (CODA) trial and an updated treatment guideline for appendicitis from the American College of Surgeons….