Ho H. Phan, M.D.

Clinical/Research Interests

Dr. Phan's clinical interests focus on trauma surgery, emergency surgery and surgical critical care. His research interests focus on gene regulation of the response to injury, particularly the effect of injury on LPS receptor signal transduction and NF-kappa B alternative splicing.

Title:

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Specialty:

Surgery - Trauma, Emergency and Critical Care

Address:

UC Davis Medical Center - Cypress Building
2221 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817

Phone:

(916) 734-2680

Other Languages:

Vietnamese

Education:

Meharry Medical College
Nashville, Tennessee
M.D. 2000

UCLA
Los Angeles, California
B.S. 1995

Internships:

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, Calif
2001

Residency:

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, Calif
2007
General Surgery

Fellowships:

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, Calif
2008
Trauma/Critical Care

Board Certifications:

American Board of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, 2008
American Board of Surgery, 2008

Professional Memberships:

American College of Surgeons, candidate member
American Medical Association
Shock Society
Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons, candidate member
Society of Critical Care Medicine

Honors and Awards:

Shock Society Travel Award, 2005
Intern of the Year, University of California, Davis, 2001
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 1999

Select Recent Publications:

Phan HH, Wisner DH. Should we increase the ratio of plasma/platelets to red cells in massive transfusion: What is the evidence? Vox Sanguinis

Tran NK, Wisner D, Albertson T, Cohen S, Greenhalgh DG, Galante G, Phan HH, Kost GJ. Qualitative Point-of-Care Pathogen Detection in Septicemia. Point of Care. September: 7(3):1-3.2008.

Lee YK, Chew A, Phan HH, Greenhalgh DG, Cho K. Genome-wide expression profiles of endogenous retroviruses in lymphoid tissues and their biological properties. Virology. April 10:373(2):263-73.2008.

Lyons JM, Davis C, Rieman MT, Kopcha R, Phan HH, Greenhalgh D, Palmieri T, Kagan R. Prophylactic intravenous immune globulin and polymixin B decrease the incidence of septic episodes and hospital length of stay in severely burned children. J Burn Care Res. Nov-Dec;27(6):813-8.2006.

Phan HH, Cho K, Sainz-Lyon KS, Shin S, Greenhalgh DG. CD14-dependent modulation of NF-?B alternative splicing in the lung after burn injury. Gene. Apr 12;371(1):121-9.2006.

Pham TN, Warren AJ, Phan HH, Molitor F, Greenhalgh DG, Palmieri TL. Impact of tight glycemic control in severely burned children. J Trauma. Nov;59(5):1148-54.2005.

Phan HH, Cho K, Nelson HA, Shin S, Jeong J, Greenhalgh DG. Downregulation of NF-?B activity associated with alteration in proliferative response in the spleen after burn injury. Shock. Jan;23(1):73-9.2005.

Reddy VS, Phan HH, Pierson RN 3rd, Drinkwater DC, Chang PA, Davis SF, Merrill WH. Late cardiac reoperation after cardiac transplantation. Ann Thorac Surg. Feb;73(2):534-7.2002.

Reddy VS, Phan HH, O'Neill JA, Neblett WW, Pietsch JB, Morgan WM, Cywes R. Laparoscopic versus open splenectomy in the pediatric population: a contemporary single-center experience. Am Surg. Sep;67(9):859-63.2001.

To see if Ho H. Phan is accepting new patients, or for assistance finding a UC Davis doctor, please call (800) 2-UC DAVIS.