Po-Jen KO MD

Pioneer of Vascular Stent

Aorta Surgery, EVAR & TEVAR Peripheral Artery Surgery Dialysis Access Surgery Endovascular Treatment for Dialysis Access, Peripheral Artery Disease and Aortic Aneurysm Tracheobronchial Surgery and stenting

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Po-Jen Ko, MD, is a board certified vascular and endovascular surgeon, specializing in minimally invasive treatments for vascular diseases including aortic, peripheral arterial and venous diseases. Currently he is the chief of Vascular Surgery and the head of the vascular intervention team at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.  He is also an active member of the Taiwan Society for Vascular Surgery and the International Society for Vascular Surgery.

Dr. Ko graduated from the National Taiwan University in 1992. He completed his fellowship in Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital. Since then, Dr. Ko has focused his research on endovascular treatments for aortic pathology and peripheral vascular diseases. He has published over 100 papers in peer reviewed medical journals, and has also given numerous lectures at renown international symposiums.

Today, the Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery uses minimally invasive techniques to treat a wide range of vascular related diseases which include: thoracic aneurysm/dissection, abdominal aneurysm, peripheral arterial occlusive disease, varicose vein and dialysis access related conditions. Every year, the vascular intervention team treats over 150 aortic cases, 400 lower limb arterial disease cases and 2000 dialysis access related cases.

Research Interests

1. Vascular Surgery - Endovascular Treatment for Dialysis Access, Peripheral Artery Disease

2. Aortic Aneurysm -Tracheobroncheal stenting

Major Publications

  1. Liu YH, Chu Y, Wu YC, Yeh CJ, Chang HW, Ko PJ*, Liu HP. Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery: A transtracheal approach for the thoracic cavity in a live canine model. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2011May;141(5):1223-30(O)(SCI).
  2. Yu SY, Hsieh HC, Ko PJ*, Huang YK, Chu JJ, Lee CH. Surgical outcome for mycotic aortic and iliac anuerysm. World J Surg 2011Jul;35(7):1671-8(O)(SCI).
  3. Lee CH, Hsieh HC, Ko PJ*, Li HJ, Kao TC, Yu SY. In situ versus extra-anatomic reconstruction for primary infected infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg. 2011Jul;54(1):64-70(O)(SCI).
  4. Liu YH, Wu YC, Hsieh MJ, Ko PJ*. Effective closure of a tracheal incision by BioGlue in natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery performed for thoracic exploration. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2011 Aug;142(2):458-60 (EM)(SCI).
  5. Chen WH, Ko PJ*, Liu CY, Wu YC, Hsieh MJ, Chen TP, Chao YK, Wu CY, Liu YH*, Liu HP. Dumon Y-stent in the management of central airway disease involving the carina.  Thorac Med 2011Oct;26(5):252-60 (O).
  6. Liu YH, Yen-Chu, Wu YC, Yeh CJ, Liu CY, Hsieh MJ, Chen TP, Yuan HC, Ko PJ*. Single-dose antimicrobial prophylaxis in transoral surgical lung biopsy: a preliminary experience. Surg Endosc 2011 Dec;25(12):3912-7(O)(SCI).
  7. Ko PJ*, Chu Y, Wu YC, Liu CY, Hsieh MJ, Chen TP, Chao YK, Wu CY, Yuan HC, Liu YH, Liu HP*. Feasibility of endoscopic transoral thoracic surgical lung biopsy and pericardial window creation. J Surg Res. 2011 Apr 7 Epub (SCI).
  8. Liu YH, Wu YC, Chen TP, Ko PJ*. Secure closure of the tracheal incision after natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery with a surgical sealant (CoSeal). Surg Innov 2011 Apr 18 Epub (SCI).
  9. Wu CY, Fu JY, Feng PH, Kao TC, Yu SY, Li HJ, Ko PJ*, Hsieh HC. Catheter fracture of intravenous ports and its management. World J Surg 2011 Sep 1 Epub(O)(SCI).
  10. Liu YH, Chu Y, Wu YC, Chen TP, Lu MS, Lu HY, Yuan HC, Ko PJ*. Feasibility of Endoscopic Transoral Surgical Lung Biopsy in a Live Canine Model. Surg Innov 2011 Oct 16 Epub.