Skip to page body Patient Care Survivorship Research Cancer Types News Giving Community Partners Clinical Trials

UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center

UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
JCCC: A Comprehensive Cancer Center
JCCC Member Directory
Calendar
Contact Us
Map and Directions to JCCC
Privacy Practices
 
About Us

JCCC Member Directory

Clifford Ko, M.D.
Clifford Ko, M.D.

Specialty:

Colon and Rectal Surgery, Surgery

General Information:

Gender:
Male
Language(s):
English

Affiliation(s):

Associate Professor, Department of Surgery
Member, JCCC Patients and Survivors Program Area

Education:

Medical Degree:
M.D., University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, 1991
Degree:
M.S., UCLA, 1999 - 2001
M.S., University of Chicago, 1987 - 1989

Contact Information:

Surgery:
(310) 794-7788 Patient appointments
General Surgery:
(310) 794-7788 Information, referral, and outpatient clinic appointments - Westwood
(310) 319-4080 Information, referral, and outpatient clinic appointments - Santa Monica
Colorectal Surgery:
(310) 794-7788 Information and referral
Phone:
(310) 825-9425
E-mail:
cko@mednet.ucla.edu

Scientific Interest(s):

Dr. Clifford Ko's research focuses on studying quality of care, quality of life and outcomes in cancer surgery.

Selected Cancer-Related Publications:

Bilimoria KY, Bentrem DJ, Ko CY, Ritchey J, Stewart AK, Winchester DP, Talamonti MS. Validation of the 6(th) edition AJCC pancreatic cancer staging system: report from the National Cancer Data Base. Cancer. 2007.

Malin JL, Ko C, Ayanian JZ, Harrington D, Nerenz DR, Kahn KL, Ganther-Urmie J, Catalano PJ, Zaslavsky AM, Wallace RB, Guadagnoli E, Arora NK, Roudier MD, Ganz PA. Understanding cancer patients' experience and outcomes: development and pilot study of the Cancer Care Outcomes Research and Surveillance patient survey. Support Care Cancer. 2006; 14(8): 837-48.

McGory ML, Shekelle PG, Ko CY. Development of quality indicators for patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2006; 98(22): 1623-33.

Ng TT, McGory ML, Ko CY, Maggard MA. Meta-analysis in surgery: methods and limitations. Arch Surg. 2006; 141(11): 1125-30; discussion 1131.

Soohoo NF, Zingmond DS, Lieberman JR, Ko CY. Optimal timeframe for reporting short-term complication rates after total knee arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2006; 21(5): 705-11.

In the News: