Dr. Yaokai KaoDr. Yaokai Kao｜Chinese-medicine physician · writer · teacher of energy medicine
Double major in Chinese and Western medicine at China Medical University; master’s in integrative Chinese–Western medicine; researcher in the doctoral program at the Yang Ming Institute of Brain Science. Attending physician at Taipei Daan TCM Clinic; vice chair, Ruey-I Aesthetic Clinic (mind–body); director of two professional societies. The record below can be checked on official sites.
Education
- ・China Medical University — Chinese medicine, double major in medicine
- ・China Medical University — M.S., integrative Chinese–Western medicine
- ・National Yang Ming University — doctoral researcher, Institute of Brain Science
Present posts
- ・Attending physician, Taipei Daan TCM Clinic
- ・Vice chair, Ruey-I Aesthetic Clinic (mind–body)
- ・Director, Taipei Society of Clinical Chinese Medicine
- ・Director, Taiwan International Iridology Society
Earlier work
- ・Former director, Kaohsiung Youdong TCM Clinic
- ・TEDxLinkou speaker — The Medicine I See
- ・Invited talks on the medicine of qi, at home and abroad
- ・Author of the four books in the nourishing-qi series
- ・Long-term donor to the CMU scholarship “Guard her, help a doctor dream”
Fields
- ・Internal Chinese medicine (constitution and internal care)
- ・Acupuncture that retains qi (pain, insomnia, autonomic imbalance)
- ・Integrative and mind–body medicine
- ・Qigong teaching; energy and brain-wave coordination
How to check the record
Official paths for anyone who wishes to verify.
Taipei Daan TCM Clinic
Where he now holds clinic. 3–4F, No. 65, Sec. 1, Daan Rd. Tel 02-2731-7711. Appointments only.
Book on the clinic siteMinistry of Health and Welfare practitioner search
Search by name on the government .gov.tw register of Chinese-medicine physicians.
Open the ministry searchTaipei / Taiwan Society of Clinical Chinese Medicine
He serves as a director in academic and clinical education.
Society siteTaiwan International Iridology Society
He serves as a director in teaching and outreach.
Society notesNational Union of Chinese Medical Doctors’ Associations
The national professional body for licensed Chinese-medicine physicians.
Union site