Post-Graduate Training
2005-2010 University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX Otolaryngology- Head and Neck Surgery
Chief resident: 2009- 2010
US Patent:
Protsenko DE, Wong BJ, Aguilar G, Ho KH, Diaz S. "Method And Apparatus For The Control And Monitoring of Shape Change In Tissue." US 7,416,550 B2
Oral Presentations:
1. American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery Annual Meeting, Grapevine, TX 2007. "Laser Assisted management of Congenital and Acquired Pediatric Airway disorders".
2. AAO-HNS Academy Meeting, New York NY, 2004. "The Viability of Rabbit Nasal Septal Cartilage Following Electromechanical Reshaping".
3. Triological Society Western Section Meeting, Indian Wells, CA 2003. "Electromechanical Reshaping of Septal Cartilage".
4. SPIE, International Society for Optical Engineering, San Jose, CA 2003. "Effect of electrode composition on Electromechanical cartilage reshaping".
Research Grants:
2007 American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery Annual Meeting Travel Grant
2002 UCI-SOM Dean's Office Summer Research Fellowship
2002 Whitaker Foundation Biomedical Engineering Research Fellowship
Research Award:
2004 UCI-SOM Nathan Weinstein Memorial Research Award
2003 Pacific Coast Oto-Ophthalmalogical Society (PCOOS) Best Resident/ Medical Student Manuscript Award
2003 UCI-SOM Dean's Summer Research Award
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Kevin HO MD's Books & Publications :
1. Ho KH et al. Electromechanical Reshaping of Septal Cartilage. Laryngoscope. 2003 Nov;113(11):1916-21.
2. Ho KH et al. Laser assisted management of Congenital and Acquired Pediatric Airway disorders. Photomed Laser Surg. 2008 Dec, 26(6): 601-607.
3. Ho KH et al. Left tracheal bronchus in an infant with Laryngeal cleft. Journal of Bronchology and interventional pulmonology. 2009 Jan, 16 (1): 52-54
4. Protsenko DE, Ho K, Wong BJ. Stress Relaxation in Porcine Septal Cartilage during Electromechanical Reshaping: Mechanical and Electrical Responses. Ann Biomed Eng. 2006 Feb 1:1-10
5. Chao KK, Ho KH, Wong BJ. Measurement of the Elastic Modulus of Rabbit Nasal Septal Cartilage during Nd: YAG ( = 1.32 m) Laser Irradiation. Lasers in Surgery and Medicine. 2003;32(5):377-83.
6. Gaon MD, Ho KH, Wong BJ. Measurement of the Elastic modulus of porcine septal cartilage specimens following Nd: YAG laser treatment. Lasers Med Sci. 2003 Sep;18(3)...
Kevin HO MD's Special Expertises :
Adult and Pediatrics Ear, Nose, and Throat disorders.
Tonsillectomy, Ear tube placement
Sinus and Allergy
Head and Neck, Thyroid surgery
Sleep apnea evaluation
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