Dr. Gao hails from Beijing, China, where she earned her medical degree at Shangxi Medical College. She then went on to complete a Masters Degree in Neuropsychopharmacology at the Beijing Academy of Medical Science. Dr. Gao earned her PhD in Neuropsychopharmacology at New York University (NYU) Medical Center’s Department of Psychiatry. She remained in New York City where she completed her neurology residency at NYU Medical Center and then went on to pursue an EMG fellowship at Bellevue Hospital. Dr. Gao has managed a successful private practice in New York City for 28 years, expanding to two primary care clinics in midtown and Chinatown. In addition to her clinic work, Dr. Gao is an assistant professor of Clinical Neurology at NYU Medical Center and Cornell School of medicine. She acts as an attending physician at NYU Downtown Hospital, now is NYP lower Manhattan Hospital and NYU Tisch Hospital now is NYU Langone hospital. Currently, it is her most valued commitment (her family) which brings her to PRCMG in California. As she has a new granddaughter with whom she wants to spend as much time as possible, she is transitioning gradually from the East Coast to offer neuro treatment and evaluation to our patients in the Bay Area and Sacramento regions. Dr. Gao is a Diplomate of the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry, a Member of the American Academies of Neurology and was a member of Pain Management, the American Association of Neuro-Rehabilitation and the American Board of Sleep Medicine.
