
Clifford Y. Ko MD
Professor, Surgery, UCLA School of Medicine
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10833 Le Conte Ave72-215 ChsLos Angeles, CA 90095
Phone+1 310-825-9425
Fax+1 310-825-0189
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Education & Training
Lahey ClinicResidency, Colon and Rectal Surgery, 1998 - 1999
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1998
University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1993 - 2026
American Board of Surgery Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsAmerican College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Surgical Risk Calculator Accuracy When Operative Risk is Represented by the Principal Curren...Mark E Cohen, Yaoming Liu, Bruce L Hall, Clifford Y Ko
Annals of Surgery. 2026-07-01 - 1 citationsEquity Landscape in Healthcare Quality: A Mixed-Methods Study of Efforts Within Surgical Quality Programs.Jessica K Liu, Courtney E Collins, Anoosha Moturu, Karen Pollitt, Lillian S Kao
Journal of the American College of Surgeons. 2025-08-01 - 6 citationsIdentifying Quality Improvement Targets After Pediatric Gastrostomy Tube Insertion: A NSQIP-Pediatric Pilot Study.Anoosha Moturu, Melvin Coleman, Catherine Mets, Vanessa Thompson, Catherine Grant
Journal of Pediatric Surgery. 2025-06-01
Journal Articles
- Combining Surgical Outcomes and Patient Experiences to Evaluate Hospital GastrointestinalClifford Y Ko, Larissa K Temple, Journal of gastrointestinal surgery
Press Mentions
Bypassing Closest Hospital for Emergency General Surgery Linked to Increased Complications and Prolonged Hospital StayFebruary 19th, 2026
American College of Surgeons Awards CHI Health Creighton UMC–Bergan Mercy National Recognition for Meritorious OutcomesNovember 7th, 2025
ACS NSQIP Recognizes 76 Hospitals for Achieving Meritorious Outcomes for Surgical Patient CareOctober 30th, 2025
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