Yuko(Itoh)KonoMDPhD
Gastroenterology • San Diego, CAHepatology & Liver Transplantation
Clinical Professor at UCSD
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Office
200 W Arbor Dr
MC 8707
San Diego, CA 92103Phone+1 619-543-5415Fax+1 619-543-5717- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Yuko Kono is a gastroenterologist in San Diego, CA and is affiliated with UC San Diego Medical Center – Hillcrest. She received her medical degree from Faculty of Medicine Kyoto University and has been in practice 27 years. She also speaks multiple languages, including Japanese. She specializes in hepatology & liver transplantation and is experienced in hepatology, hepatocellular carcinoma, and contrast ultrasound.
Education & Training
Faculty of Medicine Kyoto UniversityClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2010 - 2025
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
Clinical Trials
- Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound Evaluation of Chemoembolization Start of enrollment: 2016 Apr 01
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Genome-wide association study identifies high-impact susceptibility loci for HCC in North America.Manal M Hassan, Donghui Li, Younghun Han, Jinyoung Byun, Rikita I Hatia, Erping Long, Jiyeon Choi, Robin Kate Kelley, Sean P Cleary, Anna S Lok, Paige Bracci, Jennifer...> ;Hepatology. 2024 Feb 20
- 3 citationsThermal ablation compared to stereotactic body radiation therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: A multicenter retrospective comparative study.Andrew M Moon, Hannah P Kim, Amit G Singal, Dawn Owen, Mishal Mendiratta-Lala, Neehar D Parikh, Steven C Rose, Katrina A McGinty, Chris B Agala, Lauren M Burke, Anjeli...> ;Hepatology Communications. 2023 Jul 1
- Role of Quantitation of Saline Bubble Studies in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis.Sachiyo Igata, Yuko Kono, Thomas Van Houten, Calvin T Hang, Bruno R Cotter, Monet G Strachan, Nagisa Morikawa, Anthony N DeMaria> ;Ultrasound in Medicine & Biology. 2023 Aug 1
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Press Mentions
Causes of Liver Cancer Are Changing Around the World: Some up, Some DownJune 6th, 2022
To Remove “Black Box” on Ultrasound Contrast AgentsMarch 5th, 2019- Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound to Diagnose HCC Recommended in AASLD GuidelinesOctober 5th, 2023
Other Languages
- Japanese
Hospital Affiliations
UC San Diego Medical Center - HillcrestSan Diego, California
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