Dr. Holly Zhao

Professor

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Biography

Holly H. Zhao, M.D., Ph.D., is a Volunteer Clinical Professor at UC Davis Health specializing in spinal cord injury medicine, brain injury medicine, integrative medicine, and physical medicine rehabilitation. She has extensive clinical interests in neurological disorders, including spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke, acupuncture treatment, sports injuries, and pain syndromes. Dr. Zhao's research focuses on medical conditions associated with physical disabilities, metabolic syndrome, osteoporosis, and spinal cord injury, with a particular emphasis on the efficacy of acupuncture in pain management. Her educational background includes an M.D. from Army Medical University in Chongqing, China, and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. She completed her internship in Internal Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and her residency in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at the same institution. Dr. Zhao has received numerous awards for her teaching and research contributions, including the Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award from the Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation at UC Davis Health System and the Burroughs-Wellcome Award from the American Endocrine Society.

Research Interests

Experience

Volunteer Clinical Professor

— Present

UC Davis Health • Sacramento, CA

Teaching and supervising students in the field of physical medicine and rehabilitation.

Awards

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Outstanding Faculty Teaching Award

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Elan Pharmaceutical Awards Outstanding Paper Presentations

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Burroughs-Wellcome Award

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Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Fellowship Award

Requirements for University of California, Davis

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:80
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field ECS 120 (Theory of Computation) ECS 122A (Algorithm Design and Analysis) ECS 140A (Programming Languages) or ECS 160 (Software Engineering) ECS 150 (Operating Systems) or ECS 154B (Computer Architecture)
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Application fee
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Transcripts
  • Statement of Purpose
  • Personal History Statement
  • CV/Resume
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science. GRE is NOT required.