Youran Gao, MD
- Gastroenterology
My goal is to provide patients with the most advanced and compassionate care by treating the person, not the disease.
Languages Spoken
- Mandarin
Related Services
Specialties, Procedures &
Conditions Treated
Primary Areas of Practice
- Gastroenterology
Procedures
- BRAVO pH Monitoring
- Cancer Screening
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Colon Cancer Prevention/Screening
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopy
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant
- Feeding Tube (Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy; PEG) Placement
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Hemorrhoid Ablation
- Stricture Dilation
- Upper Endoscopy
Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Acid Reflux
- Anal Fissure
- Anemia (Iron Deficiency)
- Angiodysplasias
- Angioectasias
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Celiac Disease
- Cirrhosis
- Colitis
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Polyps
- Constipation
- Crohn's Disease
- Diarrhea
- Diverticulitis
- Duodenitis
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Disorders
- Fatty Liver Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding
- Gastrointestinal Cancer
- GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease)
- Heartburn
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis
- Ileitis
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
- Jejunitis
- Liver Disease
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic Ulcer Disease
- Rectal Bleeding
- Rectal Pain
- Short Bowel Syndrome
- Small Bowel Bleeding
- Small Bowel Polyps
- Small Bowel Tumors
- Small Bowel Ulcers
- Small Intestine Bacterial Overgrowth
- Stomach Cancer
- Stomach Disorders
- Swallowing Disorders
- Ulcerative Colitis
Locations &
Appointments
Locations
The Park Medical Group at Fort Lee - Englewood Health Physician Network
1555 Center Avenue Fort Lee, NJ 07024
The Park Medical Group at Tenafly - Englewood Health Physician Network
274 County Road Tenafly, NJ 07670
Gastroenterology at Cliffside Park - Englewood Health Physician Network
695 Anderson Avenue Suite 2010 Cliffside Park, NJ 07010
Asian Health and Wellness at Englewood Cliffs - Englewood Health Physician Network
910 Sylvan Avenue Suite 110 Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632
Appointments
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Insurances Accepted
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1199 (SEIU)
- 1199 (SEIU)
Aetna
- Aetna Assure Premier Plus
- Aetna Better Health of New Jersey
- Aetna CCN
- Aetna CoreSource
- Aetna Coventry
- Aetna FIDE-SNP
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Managed Care
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- Aetna Whole Health HMO
- Aetna Whole Health PPO
- Medsolutions
- Meritan Health
AmeriHealth
- AmeriHealth Administrator
- AmeriHealth HMO
- AmeriHealth PPO
- Value Network (Exchange Plan)
APWU
- APWU Health Plan
Cigna
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna Medicare Advantage
- Cigna Open Access Plus
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Supplemental
- Great-West Healthcare (GWH)
- Health Partners
Clover Health
- Clover Medicare Advantage
Consumer Health Network (CHN)
- CHN PPO
Devon Health Plan
- Devon Health Plan
EmblemHealth
- EmblemHealth EPO
- EmblemHealth EPO2
- EmblemHealth FEHB
- EmblemHealth FEHBP
- EmblemHealth GHI CBP
- EmblemHealth GHI PPO
- EmblemHealth National
- EmblemHealth PPO1
- EmblemHealth PPO2
- EmblemHealth PPO3
- EmblemHealth Tri-State
- Vytra
Empire BCBS
- Blue Priority
- Empire BCBS EPO
- Empire BCBS HealthPlus Gatekeeper (prefix VJD)
- Empire BCBS Indemnity
- Empire BCBS Medicare Advantage Plus
- Empire BCBS PPO
Empire Plan (NYSHIP)
- Empire Plan (NYSHIP)
Fidelis Care NJ
- Fidelis Care NJ Medicaid Managed Care
First Health
- First Health
GEHA
- GEHA Health Plan
Horizon BCBS
- Federal Employee Program
- Horizon BCBS Braven Health
- Horizon BCBS EPO
- Horizon BCBS HMO
- Horizon BCBS Medicare Managed Care
- Horizon BCBS PPO
- NJ Carpenters Fund
- OMNIA Tier 1
- Traditional
Horizon NJ Health
- Horizon NJ Health Medicaid
- Horizon NJ TotalCare (D-SNP)
Humana
- Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
- Humana ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
- Humana ChoicePOS
- Humana Gold Choice Network PFFS
- Humana Gold Choice Network PFFS 23
- Humana Gold Plus DE-SNP
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Humana Medicare (Employer PPO Plus)
- Humana Medicare PPO
- Humana Medicare PPO 2023
- Humana National Medicare HMO
- Humana National POS - Open Access
- Humana National POS - Open Access Plus
MagnaCare
- Local 825
- MagnaCare PPO
Mail Handlers
- Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
Medicaid
- Medicaid NJ
Medicare
- Medicare NJ
MultiPlan/PHCS
- Beech Street
- MultiPlan Humana
- MultiPlan Worker's Comp
- PHCS
- Pomco
MVP Health Care
- MVP Health Care PPO
NALC
- NALC Health Benefit Plan
Nippon Life Insurance Co of America
- Nippon Life Benefits
Oxford
- Freedom
- Garden State Network
- Liberty
- Metro
- Oxford Medicare
QualCare
- Choice Care
- HIP HMO
- HIP PPO
- HIP PRIME HMO
- HIP PRIME PPO
- Oscar
- QualCare EPO
- QualCare FEHB
- QualCare GHI PPO
- QualCare HMO
- QualCare Humana
- QualCare PPO
- QualCare Worker's Comp
Railroad Medicare
- Railroad Medicare NJ
TRICARE (Humana Military)
- TRICARE (Humana Military)
TRICARE North Region
- CHAMPVA
- DVA
UMR
- UMR
United Healthcare Community and State
- Dual Complete
- UnitedHealthcare Community and State Medicaid (NJ FamilyCare)
- UnitedHealthcare Community and State Medicare
UnitedHealthcare
- AARP
- Commercial and Marketplace
- Compass Benefit (Exchange)
- Medica
- River Valley
- UnitedHealthcare EPO
- UnitedHealthcare HMO
- UnitedHealthcare POS
- UnitedHealthcare PPO
- UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
Wellcare NJ
- Wellcare NJ Ambetter
- Wellcare NJ Medicare Managed Care
Wellpoint
- Wellpoint Medicaid
- Wellpoint Medicare Advantage
About
About Youran Gao
Dr. Gao, part of The Park Medical Group, is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology. He specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, as well as of the liver and pancreas. His clinical interests include general gastroenterology, prevention and detection of gastrointestinal cancers, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), inflammatory bowel disease, irritable bowel syndrome, and liver disease. Dr. Gao received his MD from Drexel University College of Medicine. He completed his internal medicine residency at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, where he also did a gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship and was chief fellow. He is a member of the New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and has authored several papers published in peer-reviewed journals. In addition to English, Dr. Gao is fluent in Mandarin; he is conversational in Cantonese and Spanish.
Teaching Positions
Teaching Associate, Zucker School of Medicine, Hofstra University
Professional Memberships
New York Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
American College of Gastroenterology
Medical Society of the State of New York
Global Health and Community Health Activities
2016-Present: Emergency medicine provider for North Shore Baptist Church, Bayside, New York. Led the implementation of an automatic external defibrillator (AED) program.
Education &
Training
Education & Degrees
MD: Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Fellowship
Zucker School of Medicine: Gastroenterology
Certifications & Distinctions
- Gastroenterology (American Board of Internal Medicine)
- Internal Medicine (American Board of Internal Medicine)
Publications
Publications
Gao Y, Khan S, Akerman M, Sultan K. Analysis of the clinical indications for opiate use in inflammatory bowel disease. Intest Res. 2017 Jan;15(1):83-89. doi: 10.5217/ir.2017.15.1.83. Epub 2017 Jan 31. PubMed PMID: 28239317; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5323312.
Gao Y, Greben C, Duddempudi AT, Lee, T. Pre-emptive embolization for post liver biopsy asymptomatic type 2 hepatoportal fistula. Prac Gastro.2016 Mar;60:52-53
Koliani-Pace JL, Singh S, Luo M, Hirten R, Aniwan S,, Kochhar G, Chang S, Lukin D, Gao Y, Bohm M, Swaminath A, Gupta N, Shmidt E, Meserve J, Winters A, Chablaney S, Faleck DM, Yang J, Huang Z, Boland BS, Shashi P, Weiss A, Hudesman D, Varma S, Fischer M, Sultan K, Shen B, Kane S, Loftus EV, Sands BE, Colombel JF, Sandborn WJ, Lasch K, Siegel CA, Dulai P. Changes in Vedolizumab Utilization Across US Academic Centers and Community Practice Are Associated With Improved Effectiveness and Disease Outcomes. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2019 May 3.
J. Meserve, S. Aniwan, J.L. Koliani-Pace, P. Shashi, D. Faleck, A. Winters, Y. Gao, K. Sultan, A. Swaminath, N. Gupta, S. Kane, E.V. Loftus, B. Shen, B.E. Sands, J.-F. Colombel, C.A. Siegel, W.J. Sandborn, P.S. Dulai. A Multicenter Cohort Study to Assess the Safety of Vedolizumab for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Jul;17(8):1533-1540.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.09.035. Epub 2018 Sep 27
So, B, Gao, Y, Steinberg H. Saccular bronchiectasis: a rare subtype of Mounier-Kuhns syndrom. Chest: Rare and Interesting Cases of Lung Inflammation and Injury, and Infection. May 1, 2014, A5704.
Welch K, Gao Y, Patel R, Pereira S. The mysterious dance: a rare case of delayed onset diabetic striatopathy. J. Hosp Med. 2016;11
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