Jack H. Mayfield, M.D. Distinguished Professor in Surgery Vice-Chairman for Harris County Hospital District, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, Chief of Surgery of Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital
General Surgery
Dr. Tien C. Ko, MD
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Tien practices General Surgery. He researched medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is a top medical college. David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA is ranked 13 in research and 7 in primary care medicine He received awards:"Distinguished Surgeon Award", "Shipley Award", "Career Development Award" and "Fellow (FACS)". Dr. Tien C. Ko is also published. He has 68 publications published. The lastest publication: "A novel cytotoxic agent for human carcinoid tumors.'
Publications
- Barriers to Participation in Preoperative Risk-Reduction Programs Prior to Ventral Hernia Repair: An Assessment of Underserved Patients at a Safety-Net Hospital.
- Nanoparticle Improved Stem Cell Therapy for Erectile Dysfunction in a Rat Model of Cavernous Nerve Injury.
- Preoperative Glycosylated Hemoglobin and Postoperative Glucose Together Predict Major Complications after Abdominal Surgery.
- Development and Validation of a Risk Stratification Score for Ventral Incisional Hernia after Abdominal Surgery: Hernia Expectation Rates in Intra-Abdominal Surgery (T...
- Is nighttime the right time? Risk of complications after laparoscopic cholecystectomy at night.
- Never-frozen liquid plasma blocks endothelial permeability as effectively as thawed fresh frozen plasma.
- Regional disparities affect treatment and survival of patients with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma-A Texas Cancer Registry Analysis.
- Survival with Near Total Small Intestinal Loss Associated with Mesenteric Vein Thrombosis: A Report of Prothrombin G20210A Mutation.
- Secondary use of existing public microarray data to predict outcome for hepatocellular Carcinoma.
- Interaction between age and race alters predicted survival in coloRectal cancer.
- BMP2 inhibits TGF-β-induced Pancreatic stellate cell activation and extracellular matrix formation.
- Relationship between documentation status and survival for medically underserved Hispanic breast Cancer patients.
- PTHrP is a novel mediator for TGF-?-induced apoptosis.
- The Effect of Age on Race-Related Breast Cancer Survival Disparities.
- Pilot prognostic model of extremely poor survival among high-risk hepatocellular Carcinoma patients.
- Gallstone ileus ten days after laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
- A Multi-institutional Study of Pancreatic Cancer in Harris County, Texas: Race Predicts Treatment and Survival.
- Overexpression of Evi-1 oncoprotein represses TGF-? signaling in coloRectal cancer.
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma survival in uninsured and underinsured patients.
- Dietary fiber enhances TGF-β signaling and growth inhibition in the gut.
- Plasma Restoration of Endothelial Glycocalyx in a Rodent Model of Hemorrhagic Shock.
- Increased TGF-β Contributes to Deterioration of Refrigerated Fresh Frozen Plasma's Effects in Vitro on Endothelial Cells.
- Synergistic regulation of COX-2 expression by bombesin and transforming growth factor-beta.
- Identification of apoptotic genes mediating TGF-beta/Smad3-induced cell death in Intestinal epithelial cells using a genomic approach.
- TGF-beta inhibits Akt-induced transformation in Intestinal epithelial cells.
- Dietary fiber enhances a tumor suppressor signaling pathway in the gut.
- Repression of bone morphogenetic protein and activin-inducible transcription by Evi-1.
- TGF-beta signaling in colon Cancer cells.
- Autocrine and exogenous transforming growth factor beta control cell cycle inhibition through pathways with different sensitivity.
- Endogenous control of cell cycle progression by autocrine transforming growth factor beta in breast Cancer cells.
- The role of transforming growth factor alpha in determining growth factor independence.
- Transforming growth factor beta 1 increases the stability of p21/WAF1/CIP1 protein and inhibits CDK2 kinase activity in human colon Carcinoma FET cells.
- The use of Abdominal computed tomography scan decreases the frequency of misdiagnosis in cases of suspected appendicitis.
- Cyclin D3 is essential for Intestinal epithelial cell proliferation.
- Bombesin enhances TGF-beta growth inhibitory effect through apoptosis induction in Intestinal epithelial cells.
- Inhibition of transforming growth factor-beta/Smad signaling by phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase pathway.
- Akt interacts directly with Smad3 to regulate the sensitivity to TGF-beta induced apoptosis.
- Butyrate-induced differentiation of Caco-2 cells is associated with apoptosis and early induction of p21Waf1/Cip1 and p27Kip1.
- Transforming growth factor-beta inhibits rat Intestinal cell growth by regulating cell cycle specific gene expression.
- Cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors block proliferation of human gastric Cancer cells.
- Disruption of fibronectin binding to the alpha 5 beta 1 integrin stimulates the expression of cyclin-dependent kinases and DNA synthesis through activation of extracel...
- Glutamine deprivation induces apoptosis in Intestinal epithelial cells.
- Glutamine is essential for epidermal growth factor-stimulated Intestinal cell proliferation.
- Transforming growth factor-beta 1 inhibits cyclin D1 expression in Intestinal epithelial cells.
- TGF-beta1 effects on proliferation of rat Intestinal epithelial cells are due to inhibition of cyclin D1 expression.
- A novel strategy for inhibiting growth of human pancreatic Cancer cells by blocking cyclin-dependent kinase activity.
- TGF-beta repression of Id2 induces apoptosis in gut epithelial cells.
- Protective effects of fresh frozen plasma on Vascular endothelial permeability, coagulation, and resuscitation after hemorrhagic shock are time dependent and diminish ...
- Prevention of mucosal atrophy: role of glutamine and caspases in apoptosis in Intestinal epithelial cells.
- The role of caspases in methotrexate-induced gastroIntestinal toxicity.
- Intestinal cell cycle regulations. Interactions of cyclin D1, Cdk4, and p21Cip1.
- Increased small bowel epithelial turnover in interleukin-1 receptor knockout mice.
- Caco-2 Intestinal cell differentiation is associated with G1 arrest and suppression of CDK2 and CDK4.
- Modulation of cell cycle control by vitamin D3 and its Analogue, EB1089, in human breast cancer cells.
- A novel cytotoxic agent for human carcinoid Tumors.
- Cytokine regulation of gut ornithine decarboxylase gene expression and enzyme activity.
- Multiple levels of degradation diminish hemostatic potential of thawed plasma.
- Cell cycle-mediated regulation of hepatic regeneration.
- Intestinal cell cycle regulation.
- Cell cycle protein suppression and p21 induction in differentiating Caco-2 cells.
- Evi1 is a survival factor which conveys resistance to both TGFbeta- and taxol-mediated cell death via PI3K/AKT.
- Localization of islet cell Tumors of the pancreas: a review of current techniques.
- Effect of somatostatin Analogue and cholecystokinin receptor antagonist on bile-induced acute canine pancreatitis.
- Secondary Pancreatic infections: are they distinct clinical entities?
- Mechanics of locomotion in lizards.
- Common bile duct Obstruction by free floating tumor.
- Bone Morphogenetic Protein Signaling Protects against Cerulein-Induced Pancreatic Fibrosis.
Schools
David Geffen School Of Medicine At UCLA University Of California Los Angeles
Loyola University Stritch School Med Maywood
University Tex Med Br Galveston
Procedures Preformed
- Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
- Colectomy
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
- Enterostomy (Laparoscopic or Open)
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Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Anal and Rectal Cancer
- AnoRectal Abscess
- Appendicitis
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Doctors Specialties
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Plus POS II
- Amerigroup (Wellpoint)
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Choice
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Open Access Plus
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Emblem Health
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Medicaid
- Medicare MCR
- MHealth Insured
- Molina
- Choice Plus POS
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
- United Healthcare
- Universal American
Awards
- Distinguished Surgeon Award
- Shipley Award
- Career Development Award
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals -
Loyola University -
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1649379629 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | KO | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | TIEN | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 770303000 | |
| NPPES Provider State | TX | |
| Specialty Description | General Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 51.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 1.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 20.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 39.22 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1649379629 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | KO |
| First Name Of The Provider | TIEN |
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