Kwo WeiDavidHoMDPhD

Neurology • Tigard, OR

Pain Medicine

Neurologist and Pain Physician, Nerve and Pain Institute

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Office
11930 SW Greenburg Rd
Tigard, OR 97223
Phone+1 503-987-3707

Fax+1 503-987-3001

Summary

Kwo Wei David Ho, MD, PhD is the founder of Nerve and Pain Institute in Portland, OR. He is currently the only practicing neurologist with interventional pain training in the Greater Portland area. He received his dual M.D. and Ph.D. training from the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) sponsored by National Institute of Health. He also speaks multiple languages, including Chinese (Mandarin). He specializes in pain medicine and neurological diseases. He has over 30 peer-reviewed research publications in neurology, pain medicine and neuroscience.

Clinical Expertise

General neurology, Radio frequency nerve lesioning, Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, Trigeminal neuralgia, Complex regional pain syndrome, Occipital neuralgia, Sciatica, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Abdominal pain, Osteoarthritis, Neck pain, Cervical facet arthropathy, Cervical dystonia, Cervical radiculopathy, Back pain, Herniated disc, Lumbar facet arthropathy, Lumbar radiculopathy, Shoulder pain, Hand and wrist pain, Carpal tunnel syndrome, Hip pain, Hip osteoarthritis, Knee pain, Foot pain, Botulinum toxin injections for spasticity, Meralgia paresthetica, Genetics, Minimally invasive lumbar decompression, Facet rhizotomy, Pain management, Idiopathic polyneuropathy, Cerebrovascular disease, Cancer pain, Failed back surgery syndrome, Neuropathy, Peripheral nerve stimulation, Spinal cord injuries, Brain MRI, Botulinum toxin injections for headache, Peripheral radiofrequency neurolysis, Diskogenic pain, Fluoroscopy, Interventional pain management, Knee osteroarthritis, Ultrasound-guided nerve blocks, Botulinum toxin injections for pain, Behavioral neurology / Neuropsychiatry, Botulinum toxin injections for facial cosmesis, Shoulder osteoarthritis, Chronic low back pain, Headache, radiculopa, spinal cord stimula

Education & Training

Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Pain Medicine, 2019 - 2020
University of FloridaResidency, Neurology, 2016 - 2019
University of FloridaInternship, Internal Medicine, 2015 - 2016
University of Iowa, Medical Scientist Training ProgramMD, PhD, Genetics, 2007 - 2015
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineClass of 2015
University of VirginiaBS, Chemistry with specialization in biology, 2003 - 2007
University of VirginiaB.A., Physics, 2003 - 2007

Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 2019 - 2025
OR State Medical License 2020 - 2025
WA State Medical License 2020 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Pain Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Peer Reviewer Award, top 1% in the field of Neuroscience & Behavior Publons, 2018
Young Investigator Award American Pain Society, 2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

11 citations
Long-term Parkinson's disease quality of life after staged DBS: STN vs GPi and first vs second lead.
Stephanie Cernera, Robert S Eisinger, Joshua K Wong, Kwo Wei David Ho, Janine Lobo Lopes
NPJ Parkinson's Disease. 2020-01-01
30 citations
Synaptic vesicle recycling is enhanced by torsinA that harbors the DYT1 dystonia mutation.
Yasuhiro Kakazu, Jin-Young Koh, K. W. David Ho, Pedro Gonzalez-Alegre, N. Charles Harata
Synapse. 2012-05-01
7 citations
Anesthesia Dolorosa of Trigeminal Nerve, a Rare Complication of Acoustic Neuroma Surgery
Foad Elahi, Kwo Wei David Ho
Case Reports in Neurological Medicine. 2014-09-25

Lectures

Association of OPRM1, OPRK1 and COMT gene polymorphism with opioid response is opioid and pain modality specific
Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2018
Sphenopalatine Ganglion: Block, Radiofrequency Ablation and Neurostimulation - A Systematic Review
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL - 1/1/2018
A SNP in COL11A2 associated with thermal hyperalgesia in knee osteoarthritis
Pittsburgh, PA - 1/1/2017
Single-nucleotide polymorphism in COL11A2 associated with thermal hyperalgesia in knee osteoarthritis
Boston, MA - 1/1/2017
Long-term follow-up of impedance drift in deep brain stimulation
Shanghai, China - 1/1/2017
Prediction models for facilitating�deep brain stimulation setting in Parkinson's disease
Gainesville, FL - 1/1/2017
The Genetic Basis of Seasonal Affective Disorder
Iowa City, IA - 1/1/2014
Common variants between genes HS3ST4 and C16orf82 associated with seasonal affective disorder
Iowa City, IA - 1/1/2013
Bipolar Disorder: Do mutations in the circadian rhythm genes play a role?
Iowa City, IA - 1/1/2013
Abnormal synaptic vesicle recycling in the hippocampus, cerebral cortex and striatum in a model of DYT1 dystonia
Iowa City, IA - 1/1/2012
Synaptic dysfunction in a DYT1 dystonia mouse model
Iowa City, IA - 1/1/2012
Synaptic vesicular recycling abnormalities in the cerebral cortex and striatum of a DYT1 dystonia model
Iowa City, IA - 1/1/2012
Fluorescent imaging: pitfalls, remedies and optimization
Iowa City, IA - 1/1/2011
Neuronal abnormalities in a DYT1 dystonia model
Iowa City, IA - 1/1/2011
Analysis of calcium store distribution in hippocampal neurons
Iowa City, IA - 1/1/2010
Aberrations in live cell confocal imaging
Iowa City, IA - 1/1/2010
Optical analysis of the neuronal calcium stores
Iowa City, IA - 1/1/2010
Calmodulin regulates the surface expression of Cav1.2 calcium channels
Iowa City, IA - 1/1/2008
Molecular basis for transmembrane signaling in an outer-membrane transporter
Charlottesville, VA - 1/1/2007
Crystallization of spin-labeled BtuB� a Beta-barrel membrane protein
Charlottesville, VA - 1/1/2006
The effect on the conformation of the outer membrane protein BtuB in various membrane mimetic systems
Charlottesville, VA - 1/1/2005
The effect of different detergents on the conformation of the outer membrane protein BtuB
Charlottesville, VA - 1/1/2005
The effect of various detergent environments on the conformation of the BtuB membrane protein
Charlottesville, VA - 1/1/2004
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Authored Content

Recommendations on Diagnostic MBB and RFA from AAPMMarch 2020
New Guidelines for Lumbar Facet Blocks and Radiofrequency AblationMarch 2020
Publons – A useful resource for residents and fellows to become experienced reviewers, and get recognized for it7/11/2018