... bottom of page. Dr. Gary Kao VA'S PROSTATE CANCER DOC SAYS ... NO "ROGUE" Dr. Gary Kao, who botched prostate cancer treatments at ... Org ... Dr. Gary Kao says he will not be made a ... the Philly prostate cancer treatment program. Kao also claims that The New York Times ... Ricardo C. Flippin Panel II GARY KAO, M.D., Ph ... the hearing, followed by Dr. Kao's prepared testimony. For a ... hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Gary Kao (KAY'-oh) admits ... he says that is not uncommon. Kao's voluntary testimony came at a... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfjun09/nf063009-1.htm
... But when Dr. Gary D. Kao treated one patient at the veterans' ..., regulators investigated. But Dr. Kao, with their consent, made his ... The revision may have made Dr. Kao look better, but it did nothing ... later, in 2005, Dr. Kao rewrote another surgical plan after putting half ... the nuclear commission found. Dr. Kao and other members of his team, ... need to report it. Dr. Kao declined to comment for this article. ... public. Veterans officials said Dr. Kao was no longer at the Philadelphia hospital ... unit. A lawyer for Dr. Kao, Jack L. Gruenstein, said... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfjun09/nf062109-1.htm
... bottom of page. Dr. Gary Kao BOTCHED TREATMENT AT PHILLY VA BRINGS FEW ... for complete background on Dr. Gary Kao and the botched prostate cancer treatments at .../sessearch.php?q=kao&op=and --- ... continued for five more years. Gary Kao, the Penn radiation oncologist who directed ... Penn. A whole team worked with Kao and shares responsibility for what happened, ... team, led by Penn's Kao. "There seems to be at ... from the patient's bladder, Kao "revised" his plan to the ... to be reported to federal regulators because Kao had revised his plan before the patient... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfnov09/nf111609-4.htm
... bottom of page. Dr. Gary Kao VA'S PHILLY PROSTATE DOCTOR DEFENDS .... Once again, Dr. Gary Kao has testified before Congress, defending what ...------- Kao speaks before Congress In second hearing, ... the Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Gary Kao, a Penn School of Medicine radiation ... in order to attack cancer cells. Kao, as he did in the earlier ... radiation dosage rather than on activity. Kao said the brachytherapy program at the VA ... for Radiation Oncology, found fault with Kao's arguments and actions. After looking at images of Kao's procedures, Lee, who... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfjul09/nf072409-1.htm
... doctors, led by University of Pennsylvania radiation oncologist Gary Kao, didn't recognize their error because they ... congressional panel will hold a hearing in Washington to question Kao and other key individuals from the VA, Penn ... a "computer interface problem" - the same terminology Kao used during his testimony last month at a congressional ... 37 got excessive doses of radiation to nearby tissues. Kao, who did almost all the errant procedures, ... bowel complications due primarily to excess radiation." Like Kao, Wallner inserted needles loaded with radioactive seeds into ..., Philadelphia, prostate cancer treatment, Dr. Gary Kao click for more information -- a disabled veteran... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfjul09/nf072009-4.htm
... background on the VA's botched prostate cancer treatments, with Dr. Gary Kao at the center of the firestorm, use our search engine ... ...://www.yourvabenefits.org/sessearch.php?q=kao&op=and ---------- ... healthy surrounding tissues may be damaged - or both. Penn assigned radiation oncologist Gary Kao to head the VA brachytherapy program. Kao, who performed most of the improper seed implants, is also named in the... http://www.vawatchdog.org/10/nf10/nfjul10/nf070510-2.htm
... Watchdog dot Org ... For complete background on Dr. Gary D. Kao and his botched prostate cancer treatments at the Philadelphia VA hospital, click here ... program has taken a leave from Penn's medical school. Gary D. Kao "asked for a leave of absence" and it was granted yesterday, ... in response to The Inquirer's questions about the doctor's status. Kao also will voluntarily attend a hearing at the Philadelphia VA hospital on Monday to ... Penn medical residents. Last year, after questions were raised about the program, Kao voluntarily limited himself to laboratory work. Penn has said he was involved in... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfjun09/nf062709-3.htm
... engine ... http://www.yourvabenefits.org/sessearch.php?q=kao&op=and --------------- ...: Another dosing error triggers a full review. June 2008: The program is shut down. Director Gary Kao stops treating patients at the Philadelphia VA and the University of Pennsylvania. June 2009: Articles in the New York Times and The Inquirer detail a troubled program. Kao takes a leave from Penn research post. The first congressional hearing is held. August 2009: Radiation oncologist... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfdec09/nf121909-3.htm
... the Philadelphia VA hospital . The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) got involved. The treating doctor was Gary Kao . This story continues as Congress continues to hold hearings on the matter. The article below is written ... hold a hearing today in Washington to question the lead physician in the Philadelphia implant program. Dr. Gary Kao will be the primary witness before the House Veterans Affairs Committee. Other witnesses include Pittsburgh-based Michael ..., veterans' benefits, VA, Department of Veterans' Affairs, Philadelphia, Seattle, Dr. Gary Kao, Dr. Kent Wallner, prostate cancer treatment click for more information -- a disabled veteran owned... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfjul09/nf072309-1.htm
... they were essentially flying blind, the New York Times reported. And when one physician, Dr. Gary Kao, was found to have botched a brachytherapy in 2003, he simply changed his surgery plan to make the error appear to be intentional, the Times reported. Despite the violations that cost Kao his job, some veterans' groups said the general care provided by VA is among the best in the ... serious" and promising that they would get a "full and prompt review." A lawyer for Gary Kao said the doctor would appear at the Philadelphia hearing and answer any questions from Specter "fully and completely... http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfjun09/nf062509-4.htm
