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Office
1301 Punchbowl St
Honolulu, HI 96813Phone+1 808-585-5494Fax+1 808-585-5490- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Wega Koss, MD is a general surgeon in Honolulu, Hawaii. She is currently licensed to practice medicine in Hawaii, New Mexico, and Texas. She is affiliated with Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center.
Education & Training
- MedStar Health/Georgetown-Washington HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1998 - 2000
- University of HawaiiResidency, Surgery, 1994 - 1998
- Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Faculty of MedicineClass of 1993
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2000 - 2025
- HI State Medical License 1994 - 2022
- NM State Medical License 2011 - 2012
- TX State Medical License 2010 - 2011
- DC State Medical License 1998 - 2000
- VA State Medical License 1998 - 2000
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
- American Board of Surgery Surgical Critical Care
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 6 citationsHistologically confirmed necrotizing fasciitis: risk factors, microbiology, and mortality in HawaiiNuntra Suwantarat, Dominic C. Chow, Wega Koss, Dagmar Lin, Alan D. Tice> ;International Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2012 Dec 1
- 24 citationsPreventing loss of domain: a management strategy for closure of the "open abdomen" during the initial hospitalization.Wega Koss, Hao C. Ho, Mihae Yu, Kurt D. Edwards, Mona Ghows, Andrew Tan, Danny Takanishi> ;Journal of Surgical Education. 2009 Mar 1
- 9 citationsThe availability of circulating blood volume values alters fluid management in critically ill surgical patientsDanny Takanishi, Elisabeth N Biuk-Aghai, Mihae Yu, Fedor Lurie, Hideko Yamauchi, Hao C. Ho, Alyssa Chapital, Wega Koss> ;American Journal of Surgery. 2009 Feb 1
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Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
- Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical CenterFontana, California