Podcast: Managing mental health and chronic pain
Grace Kao
Department of Pain Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine, and Pain Medicine
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Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Pain Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2013 | Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA, PHD, School Psychology, Clinical Child Strand |
| 2011 | Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA, ME, Educational Psychology |
| 2008 | The University of Texas Austin, Austin, TX, USA, BS, Psychology, Biology |
| 2008 | The University of Texas Austin, Austin, TX, USA, BA, Plan II Honors |
Postgraduate Training
| 2013-2014 | Clinical Fellowship, Pain Psychology (Pediatric), Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA |
| 2012-2013 | Clinical Internship, Health Service Psychology, Boston Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
Board Certifications
| 2021 | American Board of Professional Psychology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Pain Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Housotn, TX, 2014 - 2023
Assistant Professor, Department of Pain Medicine, Division of Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine and Pain Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2014 - 2023
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Chu AS, Torres L, Kao G., et al.. Multidisciplinary care for refractory pediatric functional abdominal pain decreases emergency and inpatient utilization. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, 2022.
- Misra, S., Monico, E., Kao, G., Guffy, D., Kim, E., Khatker, M., Gilbert, G., Bird, M., Roth, I., Giardino, A. Addressing pain with inpatient integrative medicine at a large children’s hospital. Clinical Pediatrics, 2019.
- Kao, G. A family’s experience with chronic pain, grief, and healing. Families, Systems, & Health, 2018.
- Huestis, S., Kao, G., Dunn, A., Hilliard, A.T., Yoon, I.A., Golianu, B., Bhandari, R.P. Multi- family pediatric pain group therapy: Capturing acceptance and cultivating change. Children, 2017.
- Clementi, M., Kao, G., Monico, C. Pain acceptance as a predictor of medical utilization and school absenteeism in adolescents with chronic pain. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 2017.
- Kao, G. A perfect distance. Intima: A Journal of Narrative Medicine, 2017.
- Kao, G., Bhandari, R., Huestis, S., Golianu, B. Traumatic stress and pediatric pain: Towards a neurobiological stress-health perspective. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 2017.
- Kao, G. Pain Clinic 101. Texaschildrensblog, 2016.
- Bhandari, R., Kao, G., Logan, D. E. Pediatric pain psychology fellowship training: Current trends in the USA and future goals. Pediatric Pain Letter, 2014.
- Liew, J., Lench, H.C., Kao, G., Yeh, Y., & Kwok, O. Avoidance temperament and social- evaluative threat in college students’ math performance: A mediation model of math and test anxiety. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping: An International Journal, 2014.
- Kao, G. & Thomas, H. Test review: C. Keith Conners Conners 3rd Edition. Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 2010.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified October 15, 2024