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Chao, Kuang-Hwa K, MD

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Our multi-specialty surgical team is committed to providing our patients with the safest, comprehensive and highest quality care. Now offering advanced surgical treatment options for bariatric (weight-loss), breast disease, abdominal wall hernia, foregut, gallbladder, skin cancer, plastic/reconstructive surgery, otolaryngology (ENT), and more! Contact an Epic Care surgeon nearest you for a referral, consult or a second opinion.

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Additional Specialties: Radiation Oncology

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Chao, Kuang-Hwa K, MD

General Practitioners

Medical Weight Loss
Our multi-specialty surgical team is committed to providing our patients with the safest, comprehensive and highest quality care. Now offering advanced surgical treatment options for bariatric (weight-loss), breast disease, abdominal wall hernia, foregut, gallbladder, skin cancer, plastic/reconstructive surgery, otolaryngology (ENT), and more! Contact an Epic Care surgeon nearest you for a referral, consult or a second opinion.
Pediatric Care
Primary Care
Family Practice
In addition to family medicine, our internal medicine team includes several sub-specialties such as Endocrinology and Infectious Disease. Epic Care will be sure to match you with a doctor that is appropriate for your needs and delivers the care you deserve. To find a doctor that’s right for you, please click here.
Emergency Care
Immunizations
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have shared and consistently demonstrated our commitment to safety. Despite enormous progress over the past year, the risk of COVID-19 remains, especially for our immunocompromised patients. To minimize exposure and the spread of COVID-19 the best defense against the COVID-19 virus remains vaccination. If you have questions, please review this FAQ provided by our team of Epic Care Physicians or visit the CDC website for more. We thank you for your continued trust and support.

Internal Medicine
Epic Care patients may now visit with their doctor or care provider all while remaining in the safety of their homes. With Telehealth, Epic Care physicians and providers use real-time audio and video to discuss medical concerns and symptoms with their patients. Depending on the visit, the provider may be able to diagnose and treat your particular condition. In most cases, Telehealth visits are billed to and covered by commercial health insurance and copays do apply. Epic Care in the East Bay area can provide Telehealth services and consultations for internal medicine, surgery, oncology and much more!
Kidney Cancer
While we strive to offer you the most information and support you need to overcome your kidney cancer, the additional resources provided below will help you in finding the networks and publications you need to learn about, and tend to, your condition.
Ovarian Cancer
Family history of breast cancer in a mother, sister or daughter, especially if it occurred before the age of 50. Or family history of male breast cancer or ovarian cancer.
Prostate Cancer
You don’t have to overcome your prostate cancer alone. Visit the links provided to learn about the treatment options, support groups, networks, and events available to you.
Cancer Care
Look no further for exceptional surgical and cancer care. Our dedicated and fellowship trained breast surgeons expertly treat breast disease and cancer using the most effective techniques for diagnosis and treatment.
Lung Cancer
There are numerous alliances and organizations available to help you learn about the support and treatments available to your condition. Overcoming lung cancer can be frightening and formidable, visit the links below to learn about the support available to you.

Endocrinologist

Endocrinology
Internal Medicine is made up of several sub-specialties including infectious disease and endocrinology. Epic Care will be sure to match you with a doctor that is appropriate for your needs and delivers the care you deserve. Learn More

Ultrasound
Fibroadenoma – Fibroadenoma is a solid benign tumor of the breast. Generally they are not associated with breast cancer, and do not turn into breast cancer. They do not increase your risk of future breast cancer. Sometimes these can be followed closely with exam and ultrasound, and other times treatment is recommended. Treatment options include excisional biopsy (removal in the operating room) and cryoablation (freezing the lesion in the office under ultrasound guidance). Your surgeon will evaluate your fibroadenoma characteristics and determine what treatment options you have.
MRI
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Radiology
Benign masses or non-cancerous abnormalities (atypia) are removed surgically in the operating room. When the area to be removed is not easily felt, a wire or metallic seed is placed in the area to guide the surgeon to the area that needs to be removed. The wire or seed is placed in radiology under local anesthesia. The excisional biopsy is an outpatient surgery and done usually under general anesthesia.
X-Rays
Computed Tomography
Positron Emission Tomography and Computed Tomography (PET/CT) scans are used to determine the extent of your cancer and to evaluate how responsive your body has been to treatment. Learn More
Chemotherapy
My mother had Dr. Yan as her oncologist, and he provided excellent and compassionate care for her, as he helped her with her best course of treatments. He always answered all of our questions, and he was also prompt through the messaging portal. The wait time sometimes might be a little long, but that's always because Dr. Yan is spending time helping other patient. When he does make time for us, it never feels rushed, and we always have a plan forward. The chemotherapy nurses are so kind and friendly as well. She's going through a radiation treatment course now, and we feel well taken care of on that side as well. Front desk was always pleasant to work with every time we came to check in for appointments. All in all, we're grateful for Dr. Yan and the team at Epic Care.
Radiation Therapy
If you have a brain tumor that is being removed with surgery, you will likely need radiation therapy after surgery. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage the DNA of cells. This helps kill any cancer cells that may be left after surgery. With traditional radiation therapy, you receive treatment 5 days a week for many weeks. GammaTile is a different type of radiation used for treating brain tumors. The goal of GammaTile Therapy is to stop brain tumors from coming back after surgery. To learn more, click here.
Radiation Oncology
Epic Care has several convenient locations throughout Northern California’s East Bay Area, Besides our widely known medical and radiation oncology, and hematology specialties, other services include...

General Surgery
Orthopedic Surgery
Our skilled radiation team treats all cancer sites in adults including skin cancer. We also treat some non-cancerous conditions such as keloids, bone/joints before or after orthopedic surgery, non-cancerous brain tumors, non-cancerous skin conditions.
Otolaryngology
Reconstructive Surgery
A Nipple Sparing Mastectomy can often be performed as a Hidden Scar Procedure. This means that the incision is made in a place that is hard to see. Nipple and skin sparing mastectomy leaves the nipple areola complex and the skin envelope intact to provide the best cosmetic outcome. This is combined with reconstructive surgery by our plastic surgery colleagues, either by implant or using your own tissue (autologous tissue reconstruction). This procedure provides an excellent cosmetic outcome. However, the skin and nipple will usually be numb.

Plastic Surgeons

Breast Reduction
A breast reduction or breast lift, also known as a mastopexy, is a procedure that removes part of the skin and as much breast tissue as needed to lift the nipple back up to the desired location and give good breast contour and shape. For a woman with breast cancer who has large sagging breasts, often it is an option to have your breast surgeon perform a lumpectomy (remove the cancer in the breast with a rim of normal tissue) and at the same time have your plastic surgeon lift and reduce the breast while also performing a breast reduction on the other breast for symmetry. For patients where radiation is recommended, you can proceed with radiation to the breast after having a reduction.
Breast Lift
For patients who will undergo a mastectomy on one side only, sometimes the plastic surgeon will recommend or offer a breast lift or reduction to the other breast to help with symmetry.
Breast Reconstruction
For women undergoing a mastectomy who may not be ready to decide upon breast reconstruction, you can still have reconstruction later on down the road if desired. Sometimes there are reasons to wait a certain amount of time after treatment (especially if you have had radiation to your chest wall), however the plastic surgeon will evaluate you, your treatment that you have had, and your healing to determine the best timing for you to have reconstruction.
Plastic Surgery
Oncoplastic surgery combines sound oncologic principles with plastic surgery techniques to provide excellent cosmetic results without compromising outcome. The priority will always be providing the best cancer outcome/survival, but we aim to do so with the best aesthetic results. We offer lumpectomy with hidden scars and oncoplastic closures to minimize dimpling and retraction of the skin. We work with our plastic surgery colleagues to provide reconstructive options such as simultaneous breast reductions at the time of lumpectomy, implant based reconstruction and autologous tissue reconstruction (using your own tissue) from the abdomen, back, or thigh.
Breast Surgery
Bariatric Surgery

Skin Cancer
As a skin cancer sufferer, there are limitless resources available to you. Whether you’re looking for support, education, publications, or opportunities to get involved, the links we’ve provided below will give you the resources you need to learn about, and overcome, your condition.
Cyst
Lesions
Papillomas – A papilloma is a small growth in a milk duct that can often be the cause of spontaneous nipple discharge. Papillomas are considered high risk lesions because in a small percentage of cases there is an associated atypical, in situ or invasive lesion present. Thus, when a papilloma is found on a core biopsy, the general recommendation is for excisional biopsy (removal in the operating room).

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