Hung Sy Ho, M.D.
Specialties
Surgery - Robotic
Robotic Surgery
Department
Title
- Chief of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Professor
Reviews
UC Davis Medical Center - Cypress Building
2221 Stockton Blvd.
Sacramento, CA 95817
Driving Directions
Primary Phone:
800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
UC Davis Medical Group - Davis (West Covell Boulevard)
2440 West Covell Blvd, Suite 104
Davis, CA 95616
Driving Directions
Primary Phone:
530-747-3000
UC Davis Medical Group - Rocklin
550 West Ranch View Dr., Suite 2005
Rocklin, CA 95765
Driving Directions
Primary Phone:
916-295-5700
Additional Phone Numbers
Clinic Phone: 916-734-2858
Physician Referrals: 800-4-UCDAVIS (800-482-3284)
Clinical 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.
Division
Gastrointestinal Surgery
General Surgery
Center/Program Affiliation
Education
M.D., UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, 1987
B.S., UC Davis, Davis, California, 1983
Internship: 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, 1997
American Board of Surgery - Recertification, 2005
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.
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.
Nguyen NT, Ho HS, Fleming NW, Moore P, Lee SJ, Goldman CD, Cole CJ, Wolfe BM. Cardiac function during laparoscopic versus open gastric bypass: A randomized comparison. Surgical Endoscopy, 16:78-83, 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.