Yuko(Itoh)KonoMDPhD
Gastroenterology • San Diego, CAHepatology & Liver Transplantation
Clinical Professor at UCSD
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Office
200 W Arbor Dr
MC 8707
San Diego, CA 92103Phone+1 619-543-5415Fax+1 619-543-5717
Summary
- Dr. Yuko Kono is a gastroenterologist in San Diego, CA and is affiliated with UC San Diego Medical Center – Hillcrest. She received her medical degree from Faculty of Medicine Kyoto University and has been in practice 27 years. She also speaks multiple languages, including Japanese. She specializes in hepatology & liver transplantation and is experienced in hepatology, hepatocellular carcinoma, and contrast ultrasound.
Education & Training
Faculty of Medicine Kyoto UniversityClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2010 - 2025
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2013
Clinical Trials
- Contrast-enhanced Ultrasound Evaluation of Chemoembolization Start of enrollment: 2016 Apr 01
Roles: Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 628 citationsLiver Imaging Reporting and Data System (LI-RADS) Version 2018: Imaging of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in At-Risk Patients.Victoria Chernyak, Kathryn J. Fowler, Aya Kamaya, Ania Z. Kielar, Khaled M. Elsayes
Radiology. 2018-09-25 - 274 citationsEzetimibe for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis: assessment by novel magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance elastography in a randomized trial (...Rohit Loomba, Claude B. Sirlin, Brandon Ang, Ricki Bettencourt, Rashmi Jain
Hepatology. 2015-04-01 - 208 citationsEffect of Colesevelam on Liver Fat Quantified by Magnetic Resonance in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis: A Randomized Controlled TrialThuy-Anh Le, Joshua Chen, Christopher Changchien, Michael R. Peterson, Yuko Kono
Hepatology. 2012-09-01
Press Mentions
Causes of Liver Cancer Are Changing Around the World: Some up, Some DownJune 6th, 2022
To Remove “Black Box” on Ultrasound Contrast AgentsMarch 5th, 2019- Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound to Diagnose HCC Recommended in AASLD GuidelinesOctober 5th, 2023
Other Languages
- Japanese
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