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Department of Surgery

Hung Sy Ho, M.D.

Hung Sy Ho

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. He has published extensively on these topics.

Title:

Professor
Chief of Gastrointestinal Surgery

Specialty:

Surgery - Gastrointestinal

Address:

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

Phone:

(916) 734-2680

Other Languages:

Vietnamese

Education:

UC Davis School of Medicine
Davis, 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 Association for the Advancement of Science
American College of Surgeons
Association of Academic Surgery
Pancreas Club
Sacramento Surgical Society
Shock Society
Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons
University of California, Davis, Surgical Association

Select Recent Publications:

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.

Ho HS, Frey CF. The Frey procedure. Operative Techniques in General Surgery, 4:153-167, 2002.

Nguyen NT, Goldman CD, Ho HS, Gosselin R, Singh A, Wolfe BM. Systemic stress response after laparoscopic and open gastric bypass. Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 194:557-567, 2002.

Ueda T, Takeyama Y, Takase K, Hori Y, Kuroda Y, Ho HS. Hematin is one of the cytotoxic factors in pancreatitis-associated ascitic fluid that causes hepatocellular injury. Surgery, 131:66-74, 2002.

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