- Dr. Er-kai Gao, MD
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Dr. Er-kai Gao, MD
Neurology
- California, La Mesa
Overview
Dr. Er-kai Gao, MD works in La Mesa, California is a specialist in Neurology and graduated Beijing Medical University in 1983. Dr. Gao is affiliated with Alvarado Hospital, Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, Sharp Memorial Hospital and practicing for 40 years
Specialties
- Neurology
Conditions
• Acute Alcohol Sensitivity• Acute Myeloid Leukaemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes Related to Topoisomerase Type II Inhibitor
• Addison-Gull Syndrome
• Adrenal Gland Diseases
• Allergic Rhinitis Due to Food
• Alzheimer's Disease With Late-Onset
• Arthropathy Associated With Infectious and Parasitic Diseases
• Aureobasidium (Pullularia) Fungus Allergy
• Benzyl Salicylate Allergy
• Beta Thalassemia Intermedia
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• Biceps Tendinitis
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Cataract, Anterior Polar, Dominant
• Cellulaze® Cellulite Reduction
• Cholecystitis
• Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy
• Colic
• Coronary Angiogram
• Cranial Trauma
• Diagnostic Evaluation
• Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
• Dystonia 13, Torsion, Autosomal Dominant
• Dystonia 15, Myoclonic
• Dystonia 3, Torsion, X - Linked
• Dystonia 6, Torsion
• Elbow Or Upper Arm Arthritis
• Electron Microscopy
• Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome
• Familial Polyposis
• Fear of Everything
• Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment
• Functional Hemispherectomy
• Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for AVM
• Gardner Syndrome
• Gingivostomatitis
• Goosefoot Allergy
• Helminthosporium Fungus Allergy
• Heroin Dependence
• Idiopathic Diffuse Interstitial Fibrosis
• Implanon® Placement
• Infertility Surgery
• Influenza (Flu)
• Intestinal Atresia
• Isolaz System Acne Treatment
• IV Sedation
• Jaw Implant Surgery
• Job Syndrome
• Joint Fusion
• Lattice Corneal Dystrophy, Type 1
• Liver Test
• Macules, Hereditary, Congenital Hypopigmented and Hyperpigmented
• Malignant Diseases of the Pancreas
• Menopause Evaluation and Treatment
• Multiple Injuries
• Muscle Weakness
• Myocardial Revascularization
• Neurological Injuries
• Non-Surgical Gum Treatment
• Open Reduction Internal Fixation (ORIF) of Hip Fracture
• Pediatric AIDS
• Pediatric Thoracic Disorders
• Pleural Mesothelioma
• Post Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery
• Professional Voice Disorders
• Pterygium Syndrome, Multiple Dominant Type
• Radical Cystectomy and Prostate Removal
• Rectovaginal Repair
• Renal Artery Arteriosclerotic Disease
• Retinal Pigment
• Shoulder, Elbow, Hand, and Wrist Joint Replacement
• Skin Aging
• Surgical Mesh Removal
• Syndactyly
• The treatment of complicated hypertension
• Thyroid Biopsy
• Visual Field Loss
• White Coat Hypertension
• Women's Health Rehabilitation
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Procedures
• Alzheimer's Disease• Anterior Horn Disease
• Ataxia
• Autonomic Disorders
• Bell's Palsy
• Brachial Plexus Palsy
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Brain Aneurysm
• Brain Injury
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
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• Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
• Cerebral Hemorrhage
• Cerebral Palsy
• Cerebrovascular Disease
• Chiari's Deformity
• Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuritis
• Cluster Headache
• Concussion
• Convulsions
• Corticobasal Degeneration
• Cranial Trauma
• Dementia
• Diabetic Polyneuropathy
• Diplopia
• Dystonia
• EEG (Electroencephalogram)
• EMG (Electromyography)
• Epilepsy
• Essential Tremor
• Gait Abnormality
• Giant Cell Arteritis
• Headache
• Huntington's Disease
• Hydrocephalus
• Inflammatory and Toxic Neuropathy
• Insomnia
• Intervertebral Disc Herniation
• Low Back Pain
• Meningiomas
• Menstrual Migraine
• Migraine
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
• Myasthenia Gravis
• Myelopathy
• Myoclonus
• Narcolepsy and Cataplexy
• Nerve Block, Somatic
• Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve)
• Nerve Sheath Tumors
• Non-Cosmetic Chemodenervation
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
• Nystagmus
• Parkinson's Disease
• Parkinsonism
• Peripheral Nerve Disorders
• Peripheral Neuropathy
• Polymyositis
• Polyneuropathy Due to Alcohol and Drugs
• Post-Concussion Syndrome
• Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
• Postherpetic Neuralgia
• Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
• Pseudotumor Cerebri
• Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
• Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
• Restless Leg Syndrome
• Sleep Apnea
• Sleep-Walking
• Spina Bifida
• Spinal Stenosis
• Stiff-Man Syndrome
• Stroke
• Syncope
• Tension Headache
• Tic Disorders
• Tourette's Syndrome
• Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
• Tremor
• Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Vasculitis
• Vertigo
• Visual Field Defects
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology
Years Since Graduation
- 40
State License
- California
Education & Training
Medical School
Beijing Medical University
BEIJING, China
Graduated: 1983
BEIJING, China
Graduated: 1983
Fellowship Hospital
Scripps Clin
La Jolla, CA, USA
Year completed: 1989
La Jolla, CA, USA
Year completed: 1989
Residency Hospital
St Louis University Health Science Center
Saint Louis, MO, USA
Year completed: 1999
Saint Louis, MO, USA
Year completed: 1999
Awards
1 ABNP
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Office Locations
Primary location
Er Kai Gao MD Inc
8851 Center Drive Suite 603
California (CA)
La Mesa
91942
Phone:(619) 667-4545
Accepting New Patients
- No
Map & Directions
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Advantage Preferred DirectAccess Plus PPO
- Aetna
- Aetna HMO
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue & Gold HMO
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Choice
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of California PPO
- CaliforniaCare HMO
- CHAMPVA
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- CoreSource
- Coventry Health Care
- Employer Group HMO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- GEHA
- Gold Value
- Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Health Net
- Health Premier
- HealthPartners
- Humana
- Kaiser Permanente
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
- Managed Care (Non-HMO)
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Medicare Advantage PFFS
- Medicare MCR
- Molina
- Molina Healthcare
- National Elevator
- Open Access Plus
- PacifiCare HMO
- Power Select HMO
- Select Plus HMO
- Sharp Health Plan
- SmartCare HMO
- State Farm
- Tricare
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
- WholeCare Network HMO
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Affiliated Hospitals
Alvarado Hospital
6655 Alvarado Road
California CA,
San Diego,
92120
Alvarado Hospital is a hospital located in San Diego, CA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 12 of 15 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 2 of 15 procedures.
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center
751 Medical Center Court
California CA,
Chula Vista,
91911
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center is a hospital located in Chula Vista, CA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 13 of 13 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 9 of 13 procedures.
Sharp Memorial Hospital
7901 Frost Street
California CA,
San Diego,
92123
Sharp Memorial Hospital is a hospital located in San Diego, CA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 15 of 15 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 14 of 15 procedures.
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