Joo Ha Hwang
Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterology
300 PASTEUR DR PALO ALTO CA, 94305About
Dr. Joo Ha Hwang is a UW associate professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology. He specializes in diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal cancers, Barrett's esophagus and diseases o ...
Education and Training
Univ of Chicago, Pritzker Sch of Med, Chicago Il 1997
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Gastroenterology- 2005
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Intravascular inertial cavitation activity detection and quantification in vivo with Optison.
- Correlation between inertial cavitation dose and endothelial cell damage in vivo.
- High-intensity focused ultrasound: current potential and oncologic applications.
- Flexible miniature compound lens design for high-resolution optical coherence tomography balloon imaging catheter.
- Prevention of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced gastropathy.
- Early clinical experience using high intensity focused ultrasound for palliation of inoperable pancreatic cancer.
- [Enhanced chemotherapeutic drug delivery to tumor tissue by high intensity focused ultrasound].
- High-resolution OCT balloon imaging catheter with astigmatism correction.
- Targeted venous occlusion using pulsed high-intensity focused ultrasound.
- To perform a biopsy or not to perform a biopsy? Does confocal endomicroscopy provide the answer for surveillance in Barrett's esophagus?
- Current status of clinical high-intensity focused ultrasound.
- High-intensity focused ultrasound to treat primary hyperparathyroidism: a feasibility study in four patients.
- Confocal endomicroscopic evaluation of colorectal squamous metaplasia and dysplasia in ulcerative colitis.
- Current and Future Clinical Applications of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for Pancreatic Cancer.
- Assessment of a simple, novel endoluminal method for gastrotomy closure in NOTES.
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- UW - Division of Gastroenterology
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