Andrew H. Ko

MD

Colorectal and gastrointestinal cancer specialist
East Coast transplant and lover of piano, singing and sports

Dr. Andrew H. Ko is a specialist in colorectal and gastrointestinal cancers, with a particular focus on pancreatic cancer. He is interested in the development of new treatment strategies, including molecularly targeted therapies, which block cancer cell activity by interfering with specific molecules.

Ko earned an undergraduate degree in applied mathematics and biology at Brown University. He earned his medical degree at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. After a residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, he completed a fellowship in medical oncology at Stanford University. He joined UCSF in 2001.

  • Education

    Johns Hopkins University, 1995

  • Residencies

    Beth Israel Hospital-Boston, MA, Internal Medicine, 1998

  • Fellowships

    Stanford University Medical Center, 2001

  • Board Certifications

    Medical Oncology, American Board of Internal Medicine

  • Academic Title

    Professor

I am honored to partner with patients as I provide compassionate, thoughtful and cutting-edge care during a challenging time in their lives.

Conditions I specialize in

Where I see patients (2)

    My reviews

    4.9

    Overall Experience
    207 Ratings
    About our process
    Sep 24, 2024
    Dr. Ko is a fabulous provider!
    Sep 17, 2024
    Outstanding communication by all.
    Jun 29, 2024
    Dr. Ko is the best!
    Jun 21, 2024
    For the type of cancer I experienced you cant find better than Andrew Ko
    May 28, 2024
    Dr. Ko is great!!! He listens intently, and is a very kind Dr.
    May 02, 2024
    Dr. KO has been an exceptional care provider towards me
    Apr 28, 2024
    It was a very good experience
    Apr 18, 2024
    Both Dr. Feng and Dr. Ko are very easy to understand and take time to listen and answer all my questions.
    Mar 19, 2024
    Wonderful experience (as always!)!
    Nov 30, 2023
    I have the up most respect for Dr. Ko.
    Nov 09, 2023
    Dr ok was amazing
    Oct 19, 2023
    Dr. Ko is prepared for our meetings. He's obviously reviewed my chart from our very first visit and speaks with knowledge about my treatment and response to treatment. I have never needed to remind Dr. Ko of something related to my cancer treatment.
    Oct 06, 2023
    I recommend UCSF and Dr. Ko regularly
    Sep 04, 2023
    I needed more specifics regarding the stage of my cancer, and the prognosis based on the recommended treatment.
    Aug 17, 2023
    Doctor KO is a very good, caring provider, I would recommend him to others i!
    Aug 06, 2023
    Dr. Ko is very kind, listens well, and is an expert in his field.
    Aug 03, 2023
    Can't receive any better responses to my treatment.
    Jul 27, 2023
    I saw Dr. Andrew Ko for a second opinion about my terminal cancer. He had reviewed my history, answered all of my questions and gave me really good advice.
    Jul 13, 2023
    Very pleasant, knowledgeable, and caring gentleman!
    Jun 15, 2023
    Dr. Ko listened to my concerns, answered all questions. His knowledge about my condition was Impressive and he gave me important information that I really needed to know.
    Jun 04, 2023
    Doctor Ko is the best doctor I've ever had
    May 18, 2023
    My care provider is so easy to talk to!Even tho I was scared to talk to him at the beginning, I feel very comfortable to talk to him now!
    Mar 28, 2023
    The visit was very helpful and I very much appreciated the opportunity to have the visit. I was able to gain some important understandings about my illness and its treatment.
    Mar 17, 2023
    Dr. Ko was very pleasant. I would have loved to have had an opportunity to sit and discuss options for dealing with my pancreatic cancer. He was very nice but I'm not sure how to implement some of the suggestions he gave me, though some were great!
    Mar 07, 2023
    Would happily recommend Dr. Ko to others!
    Feb 11, 2023
    Dr. Ko and his supporting Fellow were the best.
    Jan 12, 2023
    Dr Ko is very thorough. I appreciate his patience in answering my questions and very clear / concise explanations.
    Jan 10, 2023
    I will highly recommend Dr KO . An excellent doctor love him
    Jan 05, 2023
    We had a great initial experience with Dr. Ko. His explanations were clear and concise, and his discussion of treatment options was excellent.
    Dec 17, 2022
    Excellent consultation
    Nov 30, 2022
    Dr. Ko of UCSF is one of the best Drs I have ever encountered in my life; he is exceptional in every way and I appreciate his manner and how he regards me. I have come to trust him 100%.

    Selected research

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    Decorative Caduceus

    Testing the Use of the Usual Chemotherapy Before and After Surgery for Removable Pancreatic Can...

    Overall survival is defined as the time from randomization to death due to any cause. The median and 95% confidence intervals are estimated using the Kaplan-Meier estimator. The treatment arms will be compared using a stratified C...

    Recruiting

    Decorative Caduceus

    The PLATINUM Trial: Optimizing Chemotherapy for the Second-Line Treatment of Metastatic BRCA1/2...

    Will be assessed by the proportion of patients who achieve complete response (CR) or partial response (PR) per Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1 (RECIST v1.1) during the protocol treatment. Fisher's exact te...

    Recruiting

    Decorative Caduceus

    Study of Avutometinib (VS-6766) +Defactinib With Gemcitabine and Nab-paclitaxel in Patients Wit...

    Assessment of Dose-limiting toxicities (DLTs)

    Recruiting

    Decorative Caduceus

    A Study of Ivaltinostat Plus Capecitabine or Capecitabine in Metastatic Pancreatic Adenocarcino...

    The percentage of subjects who experience a grade 3 or higher adverse event that qualifies as a DLT

    Recruiting

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