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Sunny Y. Tao, MD
Gastroenterology
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine
Email:
taosy@upmc.edu
Phone: 412-784-1110
Contact
Office:
UPMC St. Margaret - Medical Arts 200
200 Delafield Road - Suite 2005
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
Phone:
412-784-1110
Fax:
E-mail:
taosy@upmc.edu
Administrative Assistant:
Clinical-Procedure Scheduling
Address:
UPMC St. Margaret - Medical Arts 200
200 Delafield Road - Suite 2005
Pittsburgh, PA 15215
Phone:
412-784-1110
Fax:
412-784-1181
Education and Training
Education
MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine - Pittsburgh, PA, 2016
BA - Molecular & Cellular Biology, Vanderbilt University - Nashville, TN, 2012
Training
Gastroenterology & Hepatology Fellowship, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Pittsburgh, PA, 2022
Internal Medicine Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Pittsburgh, PA, 2019
Research Interest
Dr. Tao's research concentrates on frailty measurement tools in cirrhosis and predicting readmission and mortality among hospitalized patients with liver disease.
Clinical Interest
Dr. Tao treats all gastroenterology patients. She has a particular interest in liver diseases and inflammatory bowel disease.
Educational Interest
Dr. Tao teaches gastroenterology fellows, medical residents, and medical students.
Publications
Selected Publications:
Tao, SY, Serper M, Kent DS, Garren P, Burdzy AE, Lai JC, Gougol A, Bloomer PM, Reddy KR, Dunn MA, Duarte-Rojo A. Inpatient Frailty Assessment Is Feasible and Predicts Nonhome Discharge and Mortality in Decompensated Cirrhosis.
Liver Transplantation
. 2021; 27(12).
Groff AJ, Serper M, Tao SY, Bloomer PM, Dunn MA, Duarte-Rojo A. A Novel Method Using the Level of Mobility to Predict Mortality in Patients Admitted for Decompensated Cirrhosis: A Prospective Study.
Liver Transplantation
. 2022.
Notable Achievements
Fellow Clinical Research Awardee, University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine Research Day, 2020
Resident Clinical Research Awardee, University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine Research Day, 2018
Emerging Liver Scholar, American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases, 2018
