Hung Sy Ho, M.D.

Clinical/Research Interests

Dr. Ho's clinical and research interests include laparoscopic and pancreatic surgery, colon and pancreatic cancer, chronic pancreatitis, reflux esophagitis, gall bladder disease, hernias, and colorectal disorders.

Title:

Professor, Chief of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery

Specialty:

Surgery - Gastrointestinal, Surgery - General

Address:

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

Alternate Address:

UC Davis Medical Group - Davis (West Covell Boulevard)
2660 W. Covell Blvd.
Davis, CA 95616

Phone:

(916) 734-2680

Other Languages:

Vietnamese

Education:

UC Davis School of Medicine
Sacramento, California
M.D. 1987

UC Davis
Davis, California
B.S. 1983

Internships:

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1987-1990

Residency:

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1992-1994

Fellowships:

UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California
1990-1992

Board Certifications:

American Board of Surgery - Recertification, 2005
American Board of Surgery, 1997

Professional Memberships:

American College of Surgeons
Association of Academic Surgery
Pancreas Club
Shock Society
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
Society of University Surgeons

Honors and Awards:

US Faculty Scholar, Vietnam Education Foundation, 2009
Gunther Schlag Memorial Research Award, 1999
Young Investigator Award, International Association of Pancreatology, 1998
Morton Levitt Research Citation, UC Davis School of Medicine, 1987
Scholar of the Year, Porterville College, 1981

Select Recent Publications:

Chu QD, Zibari G, Ho HS. Surgical Volunteerism in Vietnam: Surgeons and Educators Strengthen the US - Vietnam Relationship. American College of Surgeons Bulletin. 2011. 96(11):12-18

Troppmann KM, Palis BE, Goodnight JE Jr, Ho HS, Troppmann C. Women surgeons in the new millennium. Arch Surg. 2009 Jul;144(7):635-42.

Troppmann KM, Palis BE, Goodnight JE, Ho HS, Troppmann C. Career and lifestyle satisfaction among surgeons: what really matters? The National Lifestyles in Surgery Today Survey. J Am Coll Surg. 2009 Aug;209(2):160-9.

Ho HS. Clinical usefulness of a treatment algorithm for pancreatic pseudocysts. Gastrointest Endosc, 67(2): 253-4. 2008.

Lee SL, Ho HS. Acute appendicitis: is there a difference between children and adults? Am Surg, 72(5): 409-13. 2006.

Mortenson MM, Ho HS, Bold RJ. An analysis of cost and clinical outcome in palliation for advanced pancreatic cancer. American Journal of Surgery, 190:406-411, 2005.

Nguyen NT, Anderson JT, Budd M, Fleming NW, Ho HS, Jahr J, Stevens CM, Wolfe BM. Effects of pneumoperitoneum on intraoperative pulmonary mechanics and gas exchange during laparoscopic gastric bypass. Surgical Endoscopy, 18:64-71, 2004.

Schlieman MG, Ho HS, Bold RJ. Utility of tumor markers in determining resectability of pancreatic cancer. Archives of Surgery, 138:951-956, 2003.

Anderson SE, Liu H, Ho HS, Lewis EJ, Cala PM. Age-related differences in Na-dependent Ca accumulation in rabbit hearts exposed to hypoxia and acidification. American Journal of Physiology Cell Physiology, 84:C1123-C1132, 2003.

Stein M, Schneider PD, Ho HS, Eckert R, Urayama S, Bold RJ. Percutaneous transhepatic portography with intravascular ultrasonography for evaluation of venous involvement of hepatobiliary and pancreatic tumors. Journal of Vascular Interventional Radiology, 13:805-814, 2002.

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