Hung Sy Ho, M.D.
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.
Title
Chief of Gastrointestinal and Minimally Invasive Surgery
Professor
Specialty
Department
Division
Clinic
Surgery - Gastrointestinal, Surgery - General
Surgery
Gastrointestinal Surgery
UC Davis Medical Group, Davis
UC Davis Medical Group, Rocklin
Center/Program Affiliation
Address/Phone
UC Davis Medical Group
UC Davis Medical Center - Cypress Building, 2221 Stockton Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
UC Davis Medical Group - Davis (West Covell Boulevard), 2440 West Covell Blvd Suite 104 Davis,
CA 95616
Phone: 530-747-3000
UC Davis Medical Group - Rocklin, 550 West Ranch View Dr. Suite 2005 Rocklin, CA 95765
Phone: 916-295-5700
Additional Phone
Clinic Phone: 916-734-2858
Physician Referrals: 800-4-UCDAVIS (800-482-3284)
Languages
Education
Vietnamese
M.D., UC Davis School of Medicine, Sacramento, California, 1987
B.S., UC Davis, Davis, California, 1983
Internships
UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, 1987-1990
Residency
UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, 1992-1994
Hung Sy Ho, M.D.
Fellowships
Board Certifications
UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, 1990-1992
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.
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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.
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