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Holly H. Zhao, M.D.

Clinical/Research Interests

Holly Zhao specializes in rehabilitation of spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries and stroke, and in medical acupuncture for treatment of sports injuries, neck and lumbar pain, and shoulder and knee pain. Her research interests include medical conditions related to physical disabilities--such as metabolic syndrome and shoulder pain related to wheelchair use--and the efficacy of acupuncture in pain control.

Title:

Assistant Professor

Specialty:

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Address:

Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center
4860 Y St.
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 734-7041

Other Languages:

Chinese, Chinese

Education:

Third Military Medical University
Chong Qing
China
M.D. 1983

Internships:

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2000

Residency:

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2004
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Board Certifications:

American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2005

Professional Memberships:

American Academy of Medical Acupuncture
American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Association of Academic Physiatrists

Select Recent Publications:

Kilmer D, Zhao H. Obesity, physical activity and metabolic syndrome in adult neuromuscular disease. Phys Med Rehab Clin N Am 2005, 16: 1053-62.

Zhao H, Horton JA, Munin MC, Penrod L. An unusual case of Brown-Sequard syndrome caused by a hypotensive event during cervical laminoplasty: a case report. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2003, 82(3): 241.

Zhao H, Liu BY, Boninger M, Zafonte R. Healthcare trends in women with disability in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. Am J Phys Med Rehabil 2003, 82(3): 231-2.

Zhao H, Yee D, Barr FG, Brown PH, Fuqua S, Osborne CK. FKHR, a bifunctional nuclear receptor interacting protein with both co-activator and corepressor functions. J Biol Chem 2001, 276(30): 27907-12.

Fuqua S, Zhao H, Osborne CK. Structure and function of selective estrogen receptor modulators (Review). J Clin Oncol 2000, 18(17); 3172-86.

De B, Gupta S, Zhao H, Banerjee AK. Specific interaction in vitro and in vivo of G3PD and La protein with Cis-acting RNAs of human parainfluenza virus-3. J Biol Chem 1996, 271(40): 24728-35.

Zhao H, De B, Das T, Banerjee AK. Inhibition of human parainfluenza virus-3 by interferon and human MxA. Virology 1996, 220: 330-8.

Zhao H, Banerjee AK. Interaction between the nucleocapsid protein and the phosphoprotein of human parainfluenza virus-3: mapping of the interacting domains using a two-hybrid system. J Biol Chem 1995, 270(21): 12485-90.

Zhao H, Sun BY. The production and roles of oxygen free radicals in acute lung injury (Review). Medical Information of Chinese Army 1990, 4(1): 13-15.

Zhao H, Sun BY. Roles of oxygen free radicals and antiperoxidation enzyme in acute lung injury induced by ZAP. Chinese J Pathophysiol 1990, 6(2): 95-99.

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