Dr. Kathryn R Ko M.D.
Neurosurgeon
3rd Avenue And 183rd Street St. Barnabas Hospita Bronx NY, 10457Rating
5/5
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Dr. Kathryn Ko practices Neurological Surgery in Bronx, NY. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Ko prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
Education and Training
Univ of Hi John A Burns Sch of Med, Honolulu Hi 1983
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Role of adenosine in regulation of regional cerebral blood flow in sensory cortex.
- The accuracy of current methods in determining the timing of epiphysiodesis.
- Effect of inosine on pial arterioles: potentiation of adenosine-induced vasodilation.
- Role of adenosine in regulation of cerebral blood flow: effects of theophylline during normoxia and hypoxia.
- A venous outflow method for continuously monitoring cerebral blood flow in the rat.
- Charcot shoulder as the initial symptom in Arnold-Chiari malformation with hydromyelia: case report.
- Effect of sciatic nerve stimulation on pial arterioles in rats.
- Role of adenosine in cerebral vasodilator responses to sciatic nerve stimulation.
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