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📊 SOCIAL PHARMACY
Li-Ting Kao
Li-Ting Kao
Professor
LABORATORY INTRUDUCTION
We are the Population Health & Drug Safety Lab at the National Defense Medical Center in Taiwan. Our work is based on clinical and health information from the real world. Using appropriate designs and statistical strategies, we conduct research in various clinical areas such as dermatology, psychiatry, and obstetrics & gynecology. Our goal is to provide comprehensive perspectives on population health and drug safety. Additionally, we aim to facilitate meaningful changes in the health system through real-world evidence. We welcome collaborators and students with backgrounds in pharmacy, clinical sciences, and public health, as well as anyone interested in related research topics. For more information, please visit the personal website above.
📞 Contact Information
Office: 9113 / Lab: 9112
Tel：+886-2-8792-3100 ext. 18894, 18893 (Lab)
E-mail： kaoliting@mail.ndmutsgh.edu.tw
🎓 Education
B.S., School of Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center, 2010
M.S., Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, 2012
Ph.D., Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, 2017
🏛 Experience
2022–present Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, National Defense Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
2022–present Leader, Pharmacy Research Team, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
2021–2022 Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2021–2022 Clinical Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2018–2021 Assistant Professor, Graduate Institute of Life Sciences, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2018–2021 Pharmacist, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
2019–2021 Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
2018 Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
🔬 Research Interest
Pharmacoepidemiology, Drug Safety, Medical Services Utilization Assessment, Data Analysis
🧾 Publications
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(* Corresponding author；Bold First author； Underline Co-author)
  1. Kao, L. T.*, Li, I. H., Wang, W. M., Lee, H. C., Kao, H. H., & Pan, K. T. (2020). Illicit Drugs, Cannabis, and Psoriasis in the United States: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 82(6), 1514-1517. (IF: 15.487; R/C: 1/68, DERMATOLOGY, 2021 JCR)
  2. Li, I. H., Wang, W. M., Chien, W. C., Kao, H. H., Shih, J. H., Cheng, Y. D., Pan, K. T., & Kao, L. T.* (2019). Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists and Subsequent Risk of Psoriasis: A 5-Year Follow-up Cohort Study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 81(6), 1433–1435. (IF: 15.487; R/C: 1/68, DERMATOLOGY, 2021 JCR)
  3. Kao, L. T., Wang, K. H., Lin, H. C., Tsai, M. C., & Chung, S. D. (2015). Association between psoriasis and neovascular age-related macular degeneration: A population-based study. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 72(6), 1090-1092. (IF: 15.487; R/C: 1/68, DERMATOLOGY, 2021 JCR)
  4. Kao, L. T., Wang, K. H., Lin, H. C., Li, H. C., Yang, S., & Chung, S. D. (2015). Use of health care services by patients with psoriasis: a population-based study. British Journal of Dermatology, 172(5), 1346-1352. (IF: 11.113; R/C: 3/68, DERMATOLOGY, 2021 JCR)
  5. Zhong, P. X., Li, I. H., Shih, J. H., Yeh, C. B., Chiang, K. W., & Kao, L. T.* (2021). Antidepressants and risk of sudden sensorineural hearing loss: a population-based cohort study. International Journal of Epidemiology, 50(5), 1686-1697. (IF: 9.685; R/C: 16/210, PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, 2021 JCR)
  6. Tzeng, Y. M., Li, I. H., Kao, H. H., Shih, J. H., Yeh, C. B., Chen, Y. H., & Kao, L. T.* (2021). Protective Effects of Anti-depressants against the Subsequent Development of Psoriasis in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder: a Cohort Study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 281, 590-596. (IF: 6.533; R/C: 29/212, PSYCHIATRY, 2021 JCR)
  7. Huang, Y. C.#, Kao, L. T.#, Liao, T. H., Chiu, C. C., & Wen, H. C.* (2023). Risk factors of involuntary referral by police to ER psychiatric services for patients with a severe mental illness: A GEE analysis. Schizophrenia Research, 254, 68-75. (IF: 4.662; R/C: 47/143, PSYCHIATRY, 2021 JCR SSCI)
  8. Zhong, P. X., Chen, Y. H., Li, I. H., Wen, Y. L., Kao, H. H., Chiang, K. W., & Kao, L. T.* (2023). Increased risk of olfactory and taste dysfunction in the United States psoriasis population. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, 280(2), 695-702. (IF: 3.236; R/C: 12/43, OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, 2021 JCR)
  9. Wang, H. J., Chen, A. C., Chen, H. Y., Cheng, H. C., Kao, L. T., Lu, C. K., Tsai, K. C., Lee, I. J., & Ueng, Y. F. (2023). Identification of the perpetrator imperatorin in Xin-yi-san-theophylline interaction: observed and predicted herb-drug interaction in rats. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, 75(9), 1225-1236. (IF: 4.810; R/C: 83/279, PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY, 2021 JCR)
  10. Chang, Y. T., Kao, L. T., Liao, G. S., Chen, Y. C., Hu, J. M., & Chang, Y. T.* (2023). Investigating the prognosis gene profile of triple-negative breast cancer. Journal of Medical Sciences.
  11. Chang, T. Y., Wang, H. J., Hsu, S. H., Chang, M. L., Kao, L. T.*, & Pao, L. H.* (2022). Evidence of the need for modified well-stirred model in vitro to in vivo extrapolation. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 177, 106268. (IF: 5.112; R/C: 74/279, PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY, 2021 JCR)
  12. Zhong, P. X., Chen, Y. H., Li, I. H., Wen, Y. L., Kao, H. H., Chiang, K. W., & Kao, L. T.* (2022). Increased risk of olfactory and taste dysfunction in the United States psoriasis population. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology. (IF: 3.236; R/C: 12/43, OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY, 2021 JCR)
  13. Kao, H. H., Chen, H. H., Chiang, K. W., To, S. Y., Li, I. H., Huang, Y. C.*, & Kao, L. T.* (2022). Illicit Drug Use and Smell and Taste Dysfunction: A National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2013-2014. Healthcare, 10(5). (IF: 3.160; R/C: 35/88, HEALTH POLICY & SERVICES, 2021 JCR SSCI)
  14. To, S. Y., Kao, L. T., Shih, J. H., Li, I. H., Huang, T. W., Tsai, C. L., Chian, C. F., Ho, C. L., & Chang, P. Y.* (2022). Modified-Dose Pembrolizumab and Prognostic Outcomes among Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients: A Chart Review Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(10). (IF: 4.614; R/C: 71/210, PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, 2021 JCR SSCI)
  15. Hsu, K. F., Kao, L. T., Chu, P. Y., Chen, C. Y., Chou, Y. Y., Huang, D. W., Liu, T. H., Tsai, S. L., Wu, C. W., Hou, C. C., Wang, C. H., Dai, N. T., Chen, S. G., & Tzeng, Y. S.* (2022). Simple and Efficient Pressure Ulcer Reconstruction via Primary Closure Combined with Closed-Incision Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (CiNPWT)-Experience of a Single Surgeon. Journal of Personalized Medicine, 12(2), 182. (IF: 3.508; R/C: 41/109, HEALTH CARE SCIENCES & SERVICES, 2021 JCR)
  16. Yang, B. H.#, Chung, H. Y.#, Kao, L. T., Jian, M. J., Chang, C. K., Lin, J. C., Yeh, K. M., Chen, C. W., Yang, Y. S., Hsieh, S. S., Tang, S. H., Perng, C. L., Chang, F. Y.*, & Shang, H. S.* (2022). Emergency SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern: rapidly direct RT-qPCR detection without RNA extraction, clinical comparison, cost-effective, and high-throughput. Aging, 14. (IF: 5.955; R/C: 15/54, GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY, 2021 JCR)
  17. Pan, K. T., Li, I. H., Kao, H. H., Chen, Y. H., Zhong, P. X., & Kao, L. T.* (2021). Association of Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonist Use With Changes in Psoriasis Severity in Adult Population: A Population-Based Study. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 12, 596375. (IF: 5.810; R/C: 39/275, PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY, 2020 JCR)
  18. Chen, Y. H., Wang, W. M., Li, I. H., Kao, H. H., Yeh, C. B., & Kao, L. T.* (2021). Major depressive disorder increased risk of psoriasis: A propensity score matched cohort study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 278, 407-412. (IF: 4.839; R/C: 25/143, PSYCHIATRY, 2020 JCR SSCI)
  19. Chuang, C. H., Li, Y. F., Kuo, L. C., Yang, M. C.*, & Kao, L. T.* (2021). Factors Influencing the Use of Health Information Exchange by Physicians-Using the National Health Insurance PharmaCloud System in Taiwan. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(16), 8415. (IF: 3.390; R/C: 41/176, PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, 2020 JCR SSCI)
  20. Lin, P. T., Li, I. H., Yang, H. W., Chiang, K. W., Wang, C. H.*, & Kao, L. T.* (2021). Illegal Drug Use and Risk of Hearing Loss in the United States: A National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(22), 11945. (IF: 3.390; R/C: 41/176, PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, 2020 JCR SSCI)
  21. Huang, Y. J., Kao, S., Kao, L. T., Chian, C. F., Chung, C. H., Chien, W. C., & Wang, K. Y. (2021). Association Between Statin Use and Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Among Patients Receiving Corticosteroids. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 16, 591-602. (IF: 3.355; R/C: 30/64, RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, 2020 JCR)
  22. Hung, H. Y., Chien, W. C., Chung, C. H., Kao, L. T., Chow, L. H., Chen, Y. H., Kotlinska, J. H., Silberring, J., & Huang, E. Y. (2021). Patients with alcohol use disorder increase pain and analgesics use: A nationwide population-based cohort study. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 229(Pt A), 109102. (IF: 4.492; R/C: 5/37, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, 2020 JCR SSCI)
  23. Ma, K. H., Cheng, C. Y., Chan, W. H., Chen, S. Y., Kao, L. T., Sung, C. S., Hueng, D. Y., & Yeh, C. C. (2021). Pulsed Radiofrequency Upregulates Serotonin Transporters and Alleviates Neuropathic Pain-Induced Depression in a Spared Nerve Injury Rat Model. Biomedicines, 9(10), 1489. (IF: 6.081; R/C: 65/297, BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY, 2020 JCR)
  24. Yin, J. H., Peng, G. S., Chen, K. H., Chu, C. M., Chien, W. C., Kao, L. T., Wu, C. C., Yang, C. W., Tsai, W. C., Lin, W. Z., Wu, Y. S., Lin, H. C., & Chang, Y. T. (2021). Long-Term Use of Statins Lowering the Risk of Rehospitalization Caused by Ischemic Stroke Among Middle-Aged Hyperlipidemic Patients: A Population-Based Study. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 12, 741094. (IF: 5.810; R/C: 39/275, PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY, 2020 JCR)
  25. Kao, L. T.*, Li, I. H., Wang, W. M., Lee, H. C., Kao, H. H., & Pan, K. T. (2020). Illicit Drugs, Cannabis, and Psoriasis in the United States: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 82(6), 1514-1517. (IF: 11.527; R/C: 1/69, DERMATOLOGY, 2020 JCR)
  26. Kao, L. T., Shih, J. H., Yeh, C. B., Wang, C. H., Chen, H. C., Chien, W. C., & Li, I. H. (2020). Association between major depressive disorder and subsequent tinnitus: A population-based study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 263, 367-372. (IF: 4.839; R/C: 25/143, PSYCHIATRY, 2020 JCR SSCI)
  27. Li, I. H., Pan, K. T., Wang, W. M., Chien, W. C., Shih, J. H., & Kao, L. T.* (2020). Digoxin use and following risk of psoriasis: A population-based cohort study in Taiwan. Journal of Dermatology, 47(5), 458-463. (IF: 4.005; R/C: 18/69, DERMATOLOGY, 2020 JCR)
  28. Shih, J. H., Li, I. H., Pan, K. T., Wang, C. H., Chen, H. C., Fann, L. Y., Tseng, J. H., & Kao, L. T.* (2020). Association between Anemia and Auditory Threshold Shifts in the US Population: National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(11), 3916. (IF: 3.390; R/C: 41/176, PUBLIC, ENVIRONMENTAL & OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH, 2020 JCR SSCI)
  29. Wu, F. J., Li, I. H., Chien, W. C., Shih, J. H., Lin, Y. C., Chuang, C. M., Cheng, Y. D., & Kao, L. T.* (2020). Androgen deprivation therapy and the risk of iron-deficiency anaemia among patients with prostate cancer: A population-based cohort study. BMJ Open, 10(3), e034202. (IF: 2.692; R/C: 64/169, MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL, 2020 JCR)
  30. Shih, J. H., Kao, L. T., Chung, C. H., Liao, G. S., Fann, L. Y., Chien, W. C., & Li, I. H. (2020). Protective Association Between Calcium Channel Blocker Use and Breast Cancer Recurrence in Postsurgical Women: A Population-Based Case-Control Study in Taiwan. Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 60(6), 785-792. (IF: 3.126; R/C: 156/275, PHARMACOLOGY & PHARMACY, 2020 JCR)
🧾 Research Projects
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  1. Developing a Psoriasis Risk Prediction Model Combining Medical, Nutritional and Environmental Factors: Applications of Epidemiology and Deep Learning (PI)
    Ministry of Science and Technology
    Aug, 2022 - Jul, 2025, MOST 111-2314-B-016-047-MY3
  2. Effects of Benzodiazepine Receptor Agonists on the Auditory System in Taiwan Population (PI)
    Cheng Hsin General Hospital
    Jan, 2022 - Dec, 2022, CHNDMC-111-01
  3. Comorbidity Assessment and Antiviral Drugs Screening for Dengue Fever and Relevant Infectious Diseases: Big Data Analysis in Taiwan (1/3) (PI)
    Medical Affairs Bureau
    Jan, 2022 - Dec, 2022, MND-MAB-C10-111038
  4. Parental Psychotropic Medications Exposure and Offspring Health Status (PI)
    Tri-Service General Hospital
    Jan, 2022 - Dec, 2022, TSGH-E-111272
  5. Psoriasis and Common Skin Disease: Epidemiology, Health Status, and Risk Factors (PI)
    Tri-Service General Hospital
    Jan, 2021 - Dec, 2021, TSGH-E-110274
  6. Impact of Parental Psoriasis and Treatments on Offspring Health Status (PI)
    Ministry of Science and Technology
    Aug, 2020 - Jul, 2021, MOST 109-2314-B-016-010
  7. The Role of Depressive Disorder and Antidepressants in Psoriasis Incidence: a Retrospective Cohort Study (PI)
    Ministry of Science and Technology
    Aug, 2019 - Jul, 2020, MOST 108-2635-B-016-002
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