Myung Ko, MD
Assistant Professor
Medicine
School of Medicine

Dr. Myung Ko is a gastroenterologist with an interest in gastrointestinal motility disorders, medical education, and geriatric gastroenterology. Her research endeavors include development of a motility curriculum for the gastroenterology fellowship, outcomes of Barrett's esophagus in elderly patients, and treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction.

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Dr. Ko earned her medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine Residency, Chief Residency, and Gastroenterology Fellowship at UCSF.

Dr. Ko belongs to the American College of Gastroenterology, American Gastroenterological Association, American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society, and Northern California Society for Clinical Gastroenterology. She is a recipient of ACG Presenter Award and ANMS Fellowship. In her spare time, Dr. Ko enjoys playing the piano, hiking, and indulging in culinary excursions.

Awards

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• Clinical Training Fellowship, American Neurogastroenterology and Motility Society, 2020
• Gastroenterology Clinical Fellow Award, University of California San Francisco, 2018
• Presentation Award, American College of Gastroenterology, 2017
• MacKenzie Award, Stanford University School of Medicine, 2009
• Medical Scientist Research Award, Stanford University School of Medicine, 2008-2013

Education & Training

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• Gastroenterology Fellowship UCSF 2020
• Internal Medicine Chief Residency UCSF 2017
• Internal Medicine Residency UCSF 2016
• MD Doctorate of Medicine Stanford University 2013
• BS Biology, Chemistry Duke University 2007

Websites

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• LinkedIn (linkedin.com)

Publications (7)

Top publication keywords:
Barrett EsophagusEsophageal AchalasiaDermisPregnancy ComplicationsInflammatory Bowel DiseasesEpidermisSkin NeoplasmsEpidermolysis BullosaSigmoidoscopyLife ExpectancySkin AbnormalitiesSigmoidoscopesDiverticulum, EsophagealPliabilityVeterans

• Implementation and Analysis of a 5-Year Online Esophageal Motility Curriculum for Gastroenterology Fellows.
  Digestive diseases and sciences 2024 Wang CW, Lees CR, Ko MS, Sewell JL, Kathpalia P
• Safety of Flexible Sigmoidoscopy in Pregnant Patients with Known or Suspected Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
  Digestive diseases and sciences 2020 Ko MS, Rudrapatna VA, Avila P, Mahadevan U
• Epiphrenic diverticula: An added source of complexity in achalasia management.
  Neurogastroenterology and motility : the official journal of the European Gastrointestinal Motility Society 2019 Holmes I, Ko MS, Kouanda A, Singh A, Nett A, Kathpalia P
• Barrett's Esophagus Commonly Diagnosed in Elderly Men with Limited Life Expectancy.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2016 Ko MS, Fung KZ, Shi Y, Espaldon R, Shergill A, Walter LC
• Ribavirin improves early responses to peginterferon through improved interferon signaling.
  Gastroenterology 2010 Feld JJ, Lutchman GA, Heller T, Hara K, Pfeiffer JK, Leff RD, Meek C, Rivera M, Ko M, Koh C, Rotman Y, Ghany MG, Haynes-Williams V, Neumann AU, Liang TJ, Hoofnagle JH
• Role of dermal-epidermal basement membrane zone in skin, cancer, and developmental disorders.
  Dermatologic clinics 2010 Ko MS, Marinkovich MP
• Role and regulation of sickle red cell interactions with other cells: ICAM-4 and other adhesion receptors.
  Transfusion clinique et biologique : journal de la Societe francaise de transfusion sanguine 2008 Zennadi R, De Castro L, Eyler C, Xu K, Ko M, Telen MJ