Kevin Koo, M.D., M.P.H.

  1. Urologist
  1. Koo K, Cooper MA, Lomas DJ, Mynderse LA, Potretzke AM, Wymer KM. Evidence-Based Framework for Surgical Irrigation Fluid Stewardship and Endoscopic Case Prioritization During Fluid Shortages. Urol Pract. 2025 May; 12 (3):293-297 Epub 2025 Jan 25
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  2. Lehner K, Day P, Bornhorst J, Jannetto P, Lieske J, Koo K. Contemporary kidney stone analysis composition among U.S. adults and children in a large reference laboratory setting. Int Urol Nephrol. 2025 Mar 13 [Epub ahead of print]
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  3. Qi R, Potretzke AM, Liaw CW, Bearrick EN, Findlay BL, Ungerer GN, Granberg CF, Viers BR, Koo K. A Flipped Classroom Model to Enhance Simulation Education for Percutaneous Renal Surgery. Urol Pract. 2025 Mar; 12 (2):187-190 Epub 2025 Feb 21
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  4. Kemble JP, Liaw CW, Alamiri JM, Ungerer GN, Potretzke AM, Koo K. Public Interest in Vitamin C Supplementation During the COVID-19 Pandemic as a Potential Risk for Oxalate Nephrolithiasis. Cureus. 2025 Feb; 17 (2):e79452 Epub 2025 Feb 22
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  5. Aibel K, Chang R, Ochuba AJ, Koo K, Winoker JS. Pain management in percutaneous nephrolithotomy - an approach rooted in pathophysiology. Nat Rev Urol. 2025 Jan 13 [Epub ahead of print]
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  6. Huang MM, Winoker JS, Allaf ME, Matlaga BR, Koo K. Patient-Reported Needs in Postoperative Communication After Kidney Stone Surgery. Urol Pract. 2025 Jan; 12 (1):115-122 Epub 2024 Sept 20
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  7. Hanna KF, Koo K. Professional Burnout and Career Choice Regret in Urology Residents. Curr Urol Rep. 2024 Dec; 25 (12):325-330 Epub 2024 July 17
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  8. Zhou LT, Ali AE, Jayachandran M, Haskic Z, Harris PC, Rule AD, Koo K, McDonnell SK, Larson NB, Lieske JC. Association between Kidney Stones and CKD: A Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2024 Dec 1; 35 (12):1746-1757 Epub 2024 Aug 05
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  9. Harris A, Golan R, Kraft K, North A, Modi P, Meeks W, Galen E, Helsel A, Koo K. Burnout in Urological Education: An In-Depth Study of Residents and Fellows in the 2021 AUA Census. J Urol. 2024 Jul; 212 (1):205-212 Epub 2024 Apr 11
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  10. Pellegrino C, Koo K, North AC, Badalato GM, Badlani G, Fang R, Helsel A, Meeks W, Chien GW. An Analysis of American Urological Association Census Trends: Earlier Planned Retirement and Practice Pattern Changes May Exacerbate the Urology Workforce Shortage. Urology. 2024 Jun; 188:1-6 Epub 2024 Apr 25
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  11. Alamiri J, Qi R, Hanna KF, White LA, Ungerer GN, Kemble JP, Thompson CA, Potretzke AM, Koo K. Initial Experience and Clinical Assessment of the Karl Storz FLEX-XC1 Single-Use Flexible Ureteroscope. Urol Pract. 2024 May; 11 (3):462-468 Epub 2024 Mar 13
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  12. Bergman J, Filippou P, Suskind AM, Johnson K, Calvert E, Fero K, Lorenz KA, Giannitrapani K, Hugar L, Koo K, Leppert J, Scales CD Jr, Terris M, Nielsen M, Gore JL. Primary Palliative Care in Urology: Quality Improvement Summit 2021-2022. Urol Pract. 2024 May; 11 (3):529-536 Epub 2024 Mar 07
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  13. Jefferson FA, Fadel A, Findlay BL, Robinson MO, Seyer AK, Koo K, Granberg CF, Boorjian SA, Anderson KT. The prevalence of impostor phenomenon and its association with burnout amongst urologists. BJU Int. 2024 May; 133 (5):579-586 Epub 2024 Feb 20
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  14. Qi R, Koo K. Is dismissing preoperative pregabalin premature?-the role of gabapentinoids in multimodal pain management following ureteroscopic stone surgery. Transl Androl Urol 2024 Mar 31; 13 (3):467-469 Epub 2024 Mar 19
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  15. Ungerer GN, Winoker JS, Healy KA, Shah O, Koo K. Mobile and eHealth technologies in the management and prevention of nephrolithiasis: A systematic review. Actas Urol Esp (Engl Ed). 2024 Jan-Feb; 48 (1):25-41 Epub 2023 June 25
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  16. Koo K, Wymer KM, Potretzke AM. Reuse and Reprocessing of Endoscopic Instruments: For. Eur Urol Focus. 2023 Nov; 9 (6):857-858 Epub 2023 Nov 30
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  17. Ungerer GN, Liaw CW, Potretzke AM, Sas DJ, Gargollo PC, Granberg CF, Koo K. Examination of nutritional factors associated with urolithiasis risk in plant based meat alternatives marketed to children and infants. J Pediatr Urol. 2023 Oct; 19 (5):513.e1-513.e7 Epub 2023 Apr 17
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  18. Essig RM, Visenio MR, Sundland MR, Johns AJ, Srinivas S, Koo K. Champion the future of surgical training by becoming a surgeon-advocate. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2023; 108(8).
  19. Koo K, Essig RM, Visenio MR. Are early specialization and integrated subspecialty training the fast track to the future? Bull Am Coll Surg. 2023; 108(8).
  20. Thongprayoon C, Vaughan LE, Barreto EF, Mehta RA, Koo K, Schulte PJ, Lieske JC, Rule AD. Outpatient Antibiotic Use is Not Associated with an Increased Risk of First-Time Symptomatic Kidney Stones. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2023 Aug 1; 34 (8):1399-1408 Epub 2023 May 15
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  21. Koo K, Badalato GM, Malik RD, Edney MT. Advancing Practice Through Science: Strategies for Publishing in Urology Practice((R)). Urol Pract 2023 Jul; 10 (4):285-287 Epub 2023 June 02
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  22. Kemble JP, Winoker JS, Patel SH, Su ZT, Matlaga BR, Potretzke AM, Koo K. Environmental impact of single-use and reusable flexible cystoscopes. BJU Int. 2023 May; 131 (5):617-622 Epub 2023 Jan 02
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  23. Britton CJ, Potretzke AM, Liaw C, Ahmed ME, Manka MG, Wymer KM, Alom M, Linder BJ, Koo K, Klett DE. Healthcare system contact following ureteroscopy: does discharge instruction readability matter? Can J Urol. 2023 Apr; 30 (2):11480-11486
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  24. Sudhir Pillai P, Hsieh SS, Vercnocke AJ, Potretzke AM, Koo K, McCollough CH, Ferrero A. In Vivo Prediction of Kidney Stone Fragility Using Radiomics-Based Regression Models. J Endourol. 2023 Apr; 37 (4):443-452 Epub 2022 Dec 16
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  25. Findlay BL, Bearrick EN, Granberg CF, Koo K. Path to Parity: Trends in Female Representation Among Physicians, Trainees, and Applicants in Urology and Surgical Specialties. Urology. 2023 Feb; 172:228-233 Epub 2022 Dec 07
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  26. Koo K, Granberg CF. After the surge: flattening the curve of physician burnout in the United States and beyond. BJU Int 2023 Feb; 131 (2):133-134
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  27. Liaw CW, Potretzke AM, Winoker JS, Matlaga BR, Lieske JC, Koo K. Dietary Assessment of Lithogenic Factors in Plant-Based Meat Products. J Endourol. 2023 Jan; 37 (1):119-122 Epub 2022 Oct 10
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  28. Vigneshwar NG, Essig R, Johns AJ, Visenio M, Sundland R, Koo K. The importance of advocacy increased during the pandemic. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2022; 107(8).
  29. Vigneshwar NG, Essig R, Koo K. RAS-ACS Symposium: have EHRs led to better care or bigger burdens in surgical practice? Bull Am Coll Surg. 2022; 107(8).
  30. Koo K, Malik RD. Beyond Self-Promotion: The New Landscape of Social Media Use in Clinical Practice and Career Development. Urol Pract 2022 Jul; 9 (4):267-269 Epub 2022 May 11
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  31. Rindorf DK, Tailly T, Kamphuis GM, Larsen S, Somani BK, Traxer O, Koo K. Repair Rate and Associated Costs of Reusable Flexible Ureteroscopes: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Eur Urol Open Sci. 2022 Mar; 37:64-72 Epub 2022 Jan 29
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  32. Dejban P, Wilson EM, Jayachandran M, Herrera Hernandez LP, Haskic Z, Wellik LE, Sinha S, Rule AD, Denic A, Koo K, Potretzke AM, Lieske JC. Inflammatory Cells in Nephrectomy Tissue from Patients without and with a History of Urinary Stone Disease. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 Mar; 17 (3):414-422 Epub 2022 Jan 25
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  33. Su ZT, Becker REN, Huang MM, Biles MJ, Harris KT, Koo K, Han M, Pavlovich CP, Allaf ME, Herati AS, Patel HD. Patient and in-hospital predictors of post-discharge opioid utilization: Individualizing prescribing after radical prostatectomy based on the ORIOLES initiative. Urol Oncol. 2022 Mar; 40 (3):104.e9-104.e15 Epub 2021 Nov 29
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  34. Winoker JS, Koo K, Alam R, Matlaga BR. Opioid-Sparing Analgesic Effects of Peripheral Nerve Blocks in Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: A Systematic Review. J Endourol. 2022 Jan; 36 (1):38-46 Epub 2021 Dec 01
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  35. Koo K, Winoker JS, Patel HD, Faisal F, Gupta N, Metcalf MR, Mettee LZ, Meyer AR, Pavlovich CP, Pierorazio PM, Matlaga BR. Evidence-Based Recommendations for Opioid Prescribing After Endourological and Minimally Invasive Urological Surgery. J Endourol. 2021 Dec; 35 (12):1838-1843
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  36. Koo K, Javier-DesLoges JF, Fang R, North AC, Cone EB. Professional Burnout, Career Choice Regret, and Unmet Needs for Well-Being Among Urology Residents. Urology. 2021 Nov; 157:57-63 Epub 2021 June 24
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  37. Su ZT, Huang MM, Matlaga BR, Hutfless S, Koo K. A micro-costing analysis of outpatient flexible cystoscopy: implications for adoption of single-use flexible cystoscopes. World J Urol. 2021 Nov; 39 (11):4275-4281 Epub 2021 May 21
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  38. Wymer KM, Sharma V, Juvet T, Klett DE, Borah BJ, Koo K, Rivera M, Agarwal D, Humphreys MR, Potretzke AM. Cost-effectiveness of Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery, Standard and Mini Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy, and Shock Wave Lithotripsy for the Management of 1-2cm Renal Stones. Urology. 2021 Oct; 156:71-77. Epub 2021 Jul 15.
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  39. Ryan R, Herremans K, Vigneshwar N, Koo K, Essig R. Competency-based training: A gateway to efficiency or a hurried sprint to the finish line. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2021; 106(8):56-61.
  40. Winoker JS, Koo K, Matlaga BR. Barriers to the adoption and integration of patient-facing mHealth tools in urology. Nat Rev Urol. 2021 May; 18 (5):247-249
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  41. Ray S, Clifton MM, Koo K. Inaccuracies in News Media Reporting About the 2019 US Food and Drug Administration Ban on Transvaginal Mesh for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair. Urology. 2021 Apr; 150:194-200 Epub 2020 May 18
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  42. Harris KT, Clifton MM, Matlaga BR, Koo K. Gender Representation Among Plenary Panel Speakers at the American Urological Association Annual Meeting. Urology. 2021 Apr; 150:54-58 Epub 2020 June 24
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  43. Cone EB, Westerman ME, Nguyen DD, Stern KL, Javier-Desloges J, Koo K. Gender-based Differences in Career Plans, Salary Expectations, and Business Preparedness Among Urology Residents. Urology. 2021 Apr; 150:65-71 Epub 2020 June 12
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  44. Huang MM, Winoker JS, Matlaga BR, Allaf ME, Koo K. Evidence-based analysis of online consumer information about prostate artery embolization for benign prostatic hyperplasia. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis. 2021 Mar; 24 (1):106-113 Epub 2020 June 08
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  45. Tracy BM, Koo K, Strong B, Poulson M, Marsh KM, Ryan RJ, Coleman JR. Glass ceilings and sticky floors: Examining diversity and inclusion in the surgical workforce. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2021; 106(1):31-37.
  46. Koo K, North AC, Granberg CF. Trends in Female Representation in Urology Residency: Impact on Workforce Projections. Urology 2021 Jan; 147:324-326 Epub 2020 Nov 17
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  47. Winoker JS, Koo K, Huang MM, Bhanji Y, Matlaga B. Systematic evaluation of smartphone applications for the medical management of nephrolithiasis. J Endourol. 2020 Nov 19 [Epub ahead of print]
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  48. Huang MM, Winoker JS, Allaf ME, Matlaga BR, Koo K. Evidence-Based Quality and Accuracy of YouTube Videos about Nephrolithiasis. BJU Int. 2020 Aug 17 [Epub ahead of print]
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  49. Koo K, Aro T, Matlaga BR. Buyer Beware: Evidence-Based Evaluation of Dietary Supplements for Nephrolithiasis. J Endourol. 2020 Jun; 34 (6):702-707 Epub 2020 Mar 24
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  50. Hou LT, Pierorazio PM, Koo K. Impact of Social Media Visual Abstracts on Media Attention and Literature Citation in Urology. J Urol 2020 May 12; 101097JU0000000000001136 [Epub ahead of print]
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  51. Aro T, Lim S, Petrisor D, Koo K, Matlaga B, Stoianovici D. Personalized Renal Collecting System Mockup for Procedural Training Under Ultrasound Guidance. J Endourol. 2020 May; 34 (5):619-623 Epub 2020 Apr 07
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  52. Aro T, Koo K, Matlaga BR. Infrequent use of clinical trials registries in published systematic reviews in urology. World J Urol. 2020 May; 38 (5):1335-1340 Epub 2019 Aug 23
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  53. Koo K, Aro T, Becker REN, Lim S, Winoker JS, Petrisor D, Stoianovici D, Matlaga BR. Integrated, Real-Time Digital Measurement during Ureteroscopic Procedures for Nephrolithiasis: A Workflow Feasibility Study. J Endourol. 2020 Apr 15 [Epub ahead of print]
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  54. Shee K, Koo K, Wu X, Ghali FM, Halter RJ, Hyams ES. A novel ex vivo trainer for robotic vesicourethral anastomosis. J Robot Surg. 2020 Feb; 14 (1):21-27 Epub 2019 Jan 28
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  55. Koo K, Faisal F, Gupta N, Meyer AR, Patel HD, Pierorazio PM, Matlaga BR, Promoting Opioid Stewardship in Endourology Work Group//Promoting Opioid Stewardship in Endourology Work Group. Recommendations for Opioid Prescribing after Endourological and Minimally Invasive Urological Surgery: An Expert Panel Consensus. J Urol 2020 Jan; 203 (1):151-158 Epub 2019 Aug 29
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  56. Koo K, Aro T, Pierorazio PM. Impact of Social Media Visual Abstracts on Research Engagement and Dissemination in Urology. J Urol. 2019 Nov; 202 (5):875-877 Epub 2019 Oct 09
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  57. Koo K, Cone EB. When More is Less: The Burden of Increasing Urology Residency Applications. J Urol. 2019 Oct; 202 (4):669-671 Epub 2019 Sept 06
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  58. Koo K, Aro T, Matlaga BR. Rapid, Efficient Crowdsourcing Using Social Media for the Surgical Management of Nephrolithiasis. J Endourol. 2019 Oct; 33 (10):872-876 Epub 2019 Oct 03
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  59. Koo K, Hyams ES. Assessment of men's risk thresholds to proceed with prostate biopsy for the early detection of prostate cancer. Int Urol Nephrol. 2019 Aug; 51 (8):1297-1302 Epub 2019 June 11
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  60. Koo K, Matlaga BR. New Imaging Techniques in the Management of Stone Disease. Urol Clin North Am. 2019 May; 46 (2):257-263 Epub 2019 Mar 04
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  61. Koo K, Shee K, Gormley EA. Following the crowd: patterns of crowdsourcing on Twitter among urologists. World J Urol. 2019 Mar; 37 (3):567-572 Epub 2018 July 16
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  62. Koo K, Bowman MS, Ficko Z, Gormley EA. Older and wiser? Changes in unprofessional content on urologists' social media after transition from residency to practice. BJU Int. 2018 Aug; 122 (2):337-343 Epub 2018 May 14
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  63. Koo K, Shee K, Yap RL. News Media Analysis of the United States Preventive Services Task Force and American Urological Association Prostate Cancer Screening Guidelines. Urol Pract. 2018 Jan; 5(1):24-30. Epub 2016 Dec 12.
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  64. Koo K, Zubkoff L, Sirovich BE, Goodney PP, Robertson DJ, Seigne JD, Schroeck FR. The Burden of Cystoscopic Bladder Cancer Surveillance: Anxiety, Discomfort, and Patient Preferences for Decision Making. Urology. 2017 Oct; 108:122-128 Epub 2017 July 21
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  65. Koo K, Shee K, Yap RL. Readability analysis of online health information about overactive bladder. Neurourol Urodyn. 2017 Sep; 36 (7):1782-1787 Epub 2016 Oct 29
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  66. Koo K, Hyams ES. Emphysematous Pyelonephritis with Renal Artery Pseudoaneurysm. Urol Case Rep. 2017 Jul; 13:28-30 Epub 2017 Apr 15
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  67. Ficko Z, Koo K, Hyams ES. High tech or high risk? An analysis of media reports about robotic surgery. J Robot Surg. 2017 Jun; 11 (2):211-216 Epub 2016 Oct 24
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  68. Koo K, Ficko Z, Gormley EA. Unprofessional content on Facebook accounts of US urology residency graduates. BJU Int. 2017 Jun; 119 (6):955-960 Epub 2017 Apr 09
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  69. Koo K, Yap RL. How Readable Is BPH Treatment Information on the Internet? Assessing Barriers to Literacy in Prostate Health. Am J Mens Health. 2017 Mar; 11 (2):300-307 Epub 2016 Nov 30
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  70. Koo K, Gormley EA. Transvaginal mesh in the media following the 2011 US food and drug administration public health notification update. Neurourol Urodyn. 2017 Feb; 36 (2):329-332 Epub 2015 Nov 17
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  71. Koo K, Brackett CD, Eisenberg EH, Kieffer KA, Hyams ES. Impact of numeracy on understanding of prostate cancer risk reduction in PSA screening. PLoS One. 2017; 12 (12):e0190357 Epub 2017 Dec 28
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  72. Koo K, Yap RL. Trends in Urological Direct-to-Consumer Advertising during Prime-Time Television News Programs. Urol Pract. 2017 Jan; 4 (1):7-13 Epub 2016 Sept 21
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  73. Koo K, Yap RL. Commercial Sponsorship and Health on the Net Certification of Online Sources of Information about Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Urol Pract. 2016 Sep; 3 (5):338-341 Epub 2016 June 21
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  74. Koo K, Sangji NF, Kuy S, Ogunleye AA. The ACS and advocacy: A tradition of protecting our patients and advancing our profession. Bull Am Coll Surg. 2016 Aug; 101 (8):30-5
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  75. Koo K, Herrick BW, Yap RL. Development of an Integrated Mobile Application for Evaluating Voiding Dysfunction: A Proof of Concept Study. Urol Pract. 2015 Jan; 2 (1):7-11 Epub 2014 Oct 27
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  76. Koo K, Lapp I. Educating the next generation of physicians in public health: the MPH for medical students. Public Health Rep. 2014 Sep-Oct; 129 (5):460-4
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  77. Fu J, Koo K, Sang AX, Shisler DC. Jellyfish envenomation in an ocean swimmer. Intern Emerg Med. 2014 Feb; 9 (1):103-4 Epub 2013 Sept 22
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  78. Fu J, Koo K. Non-uraemic calciphylaxis with acral necrosis. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2014 Jan; 2 (1):90 Epub 2013 Nov 04
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  79. Koo K. Encounters with death. Journal of palliative medicine. 2013; 16(8):986.
  80. Koo K, Makin JD, Forsyth BW. Barriers to male-partner participation in programs to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa. AIDS Educ Prev. 2013 Feb; 25 (1):14-24
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  81. Koo K, Makin JD, Forsyth BW. Where are the men? Targeting male partners in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission. AIDS Care. 2013; 25 (1):43-8 Epub 2012 June 07
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  82. Koo K. Carers' representations of affective mental disorders in British Chinese communities. Sociol Health Illn. 2012 Nov; 34 (8):1140-55 Epub 2012 Feb 14
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  83. Koo K. Up, up Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. 2012; 19(11):1316-1317.
  84. Koo K, Martin AN. Reimagining the behavioral and social sciences in medical education. Acad Med 2012 Sep; 87 (9):1151; author reply 1151-2
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  85. Koo K. Speechless. J Palliat Med. 2012 Apr; 15 (4):489-91
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  86. Koo K. The rest of the story. Patient Educ Couns. 2012 Feb; 86 (2):156-7 Epub 2011 June 23
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  87. Koo K. Learning to be helpful. Acad Med. 2011 Sep; 86 (9):1119
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  88. Koo K. Six words. J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Nov; 25 (11):1253-4
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  89. Koo K. Weak nerves. Conn Med. 2009 Aug; 73 (7):419-20
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