Dr. Emily M Ko MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Gynecologic Oncology
800 WALNUT STREET PHILADELPHIA PA, 19107About
Dr. Emily Ko is an obstetrician-gynecologist practicing in Chapel Hill, NC. Dr. Ko specializes in women's health, particularly the female reproductive system, pregnancy and childbirth. As an obstetrician-gynecologist, or OB-GYN, Dr. Ko can treat a number of health issues related to the vagina, uterus, ovaries, fallopian tubes and breasts. Dr Ko can also treat women during pregnancy, labor, childbirth and the postpartum period. In this specialty, doctors focus on reproductive care from puberty through adulthood.
Education and Training
University of Massachusetts / Worcester Campus 2004
Board Certification
Obstetrics and GynecologyAmerican Board of Obstetrics and GynecologyABOG- 2011
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Physician attitudes and practice toward human papillomavirus vaccination.
- HPV Reflex Testing in Menopausal Women.
- Does chlamydial infection increase the risk of cervical dysplasia?
- Chemotherapy for gynecologic cancers occurring during pregnancy.
- Physical activity, daily walking, and lower limb lymphedema associate with physical function among uterine cancer survivors.
- Development of a risk-screening tool for cancer survivors to participate in unsupervised moderate- to vigorous-intensity exercise: results from a survey study.
- Metformin and the risk of endometrial cancer: a population-based cohort study.
- Adjuvant Treatment and Clinical Trials in Elderly Patients With Endometrial Cancer: A Time for Change?
- Non-surgical management of ovarian cancer: Prevalence and implications.
- Cytologic findings following intraoperative use of Floseal hemostatic matrix: A potential diagnostic pitfall in fluid aspiration cytology.
- Survival implications of time to surgical treatment of endometrial cancers.
Clinical Trials
Treatments
- Laparoscopic Hysterectomy, Laparoscopic Surgery, Ovarian Cancer And More
Professional Memberships
- Fellow American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: Member
- Member American Society of Clinical Oncology: Associate
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