
Dr. Emily M Ko MD
OB-GYN (Obstetrician-Gynecologist) | Gynecologic Oncology
101 Manning Dr Unc Hospitals. Cb 75 Chapel Hill NC, 27599About
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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Nearby Providers
- Dr. Courtney D. Stephenson DO3010 Old Clinic Building Chapel Hil NC 27599
- Dr. Haritha V. Nadendla M.D.204 Ashville Ave Cary NC 27518
- Dr. Erinn Myers MDUnc Chapel Hill School Of Medicine Dept Obgyn Chapel Hill NC 27599
- Dr. Kristina R. Ericsson MD, MPH600 NEW WAVERLY PL STE 310 CARY NC 27518
- Dr. Chelsea Ward MD.101 Medical Park Drive Mebane NC 27302
- Dr. Jeff Charles Reinhardt MD101 MANNING DR CHAPEL HILL NC 27514
Nearest Hospitals
DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITALl
PO BOX 3814 DUMC ERWIN RD DURHAM NC 27710UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALl
101 MANNING DRIVE CHAPEL HILL NC 27514THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALl
111 SOUTH 11TH STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19107PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITALl
800 SPRUCE STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19107HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALl
230 NORTH BROAD STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19102