Overview
Jeff Gao, MD, is a board-certified family medicine physician who offers primary care for patients of all ages.Dr. Gao strives to listen to his patients, present their options for care and help them make the best medical decision possible. He believes every patient has his or her own unique set of health challenges and deserves the personalized, multidisciplinary approach to care needed to overcome them. He treats his patients as individuals, not as conditions to be treated.Dr. Gao is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Dr. Gao is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Melorheostosis. His top areas of expertise are Obesity, High Cholesterol, Obesity in Children, and Sciatica.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
Insurance
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Locations
1812 S J St, Suite 120, Tacoma, WA 98405
34503 9th Ave S, Federal Way, WA 98003
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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Erin Dawson is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Port Orchard, Washington. Dr. Dawson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Melorheostosis. Her top areas of expertise are ALK-Positive Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Squamous Cell Lung Carcinoma, and Lung Adenocarcinoma.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Advanced
- High CholesterolDr. Gao isAdvanced. Learn about High Cholesterol.
- ObesityDr. Gao isAdvanced. Learn about Obesity.
- Obesity in ChildrenDr. Gao isAdvanced. Learn about Obesity in Children.
- SciaticaDr. Gao isAdvanced. Learn about Sciatica.
- Experienced
- AcneDr. Gao isExperienced. Learn about Acne.
- Alopecia AreataDr. Gao isExperienced. Learn about Alopecia Areata.
- AnemiaDr. Gao isExperienced. Learn about Anemia.
- Aseptic and Alopecic Nodules of Scalp (AANS)
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autosomal Recessive HypotrichosisDr. Gao isExperienced. Learn about Autosomal Recessive Hypotrichosis.