Dr. Yao completed his residency and fellowship training at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and earned his PhD. in clinical medical science from Chang Gung University. He provides clinical care in pediatric allergy, immunology, and rheumatology. He received more than 10 awards recognizing his work including the Award for Outstanding Contributions to Pediatric Medicine, the Outstanding Social Youth Award of the Year 2004, the Taiwan Society of Pediatric Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Top Research Award of the Year 2006 & 2009, the Top Schering-Plough Research Award, the Top Nestle Research Award, and the Annual Teaching Excellence Award for Attending Physicians. He has published many peer-reviewed articles and has been an ad hoc reviewer of several scientific journals.