UC San Diego Health System Associate Professor of Medicine Director of Hepatology Medical Director, Liver Transplantation

Gastroenterology

Alexander practices Gastroenterology. He went to medical school at University of California San Francisco School of Medicine. University of California San Francisco School of Medicine is one of the top medical schools in the US. University of California San Francisco School of Medicine is ranked 3 in research and 3 in primary care medicine He received 1 awards: "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification". Dr. Alexander Kuo has written publications. He has 8 publications published with PubMed. The lastest publication is: 'Interferon-free Therapy for Genotype 1 Hepatitis C in Liver Transplant Recipients: Real World Experience from HCV-TARGET.'

Publications

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• Interferon-free Therapy for Genotype 1 Hepatitis C in Liver Transplant Recipients: Real World Experience from HCV-TARGET.
• Sofosbuvir and ribavirin prevent recurrence of HCV infection after Liver transplantation: an open-label study.
• Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance: A National Survey of Current Practices in the USA.
• Risk assessment for coronary heart Disease in patients with haemophilia: a single centre study in the United States.
• Risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis is low in patients with chronic Liver disease exposed to gadolinium-based contrast agents.
• Risk stratification for Hepatitis B treatment in the molecular age.
• Chronic Hepatitis B infection.

Schools

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• University Of California San Francisco School Of Medicine

• Massachusetts General Hospital Harvard Medical School

• Massachusetts General Hospital

• University Of California San Francisco

• Johns Hopkins University

Procedures Preformed

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• Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
• Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
• Liver Biopsy
• Medical Aspects of Liver Transplantation

Conditions Treated

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• Abdominal Pain
• Acute Liver Failure
• Anemia
• Ascites
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Doctors Specialties

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• Gastroenterology
• Internal Medicine
• Transplant Hepatology

Accepted Insurances

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Awards

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• CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification

Education

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• UCSF
• Massachusetts General Hospital
• University of California San Francisco School of Medicine

Hospital

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• UC San Diego Health

Drug Facts

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NPI NUMBER		1912032764
NPPES Provider LastName		KUO
NPPES Provider FirstName		ALEXANDER
NPPES Provider ZIPCode		941432205
NPPES Provider State		CA
Specialty Description		Gastroenterology
Total Claim Count		406.0
Distinct Opioid Count		0.0
Opioid Claim Count		0.0
Percent Opioid Claims		0.0

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1912032764
Last Name Of The Provider	KUO
First Name Of The Provider	ALEXANDER
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