Chief, Gastroenterology Section, Harborview Medical Center, Associate Professor, Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine
Gastroenterology
Dr. Joo H. Hwang, MD
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Hwang works in the field of Gastroenterology. He studied medicine at University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine has a rank of 10 in research and a 19 in primary care Doctor Joo H. Hwang, MD is also a published doctor. He has 44 paper published. The most recent paper is: Emerging HIFU applications in cancer therapy.
Publications
- Emerging HIFU applications in Cancer therapy.
- Passive Cavitation Detection during Pulsed HIFU Exposures of Ex Vivo Tissues and In Vivo Mouse Pancreatic Tumors.
- Regression of metastatic Merkel cell carcinoma following transfer of polyomavirus-specific T cells and therapies capable of re-inducing HLA class-I.
- Scanning fiber endoscopy: a novel platform for cholangioscopy.
- A pilot study of in vivo identification of pancreatic cystic Neoplasms with needle-based confocal laser endomicroscopy under endosonographic guidance.
- Twinkling artifact of Doppler imaging for cavitation detection during high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy: Sensitivity and resolution.
- Confocal Microscopy in the Esophagus and Stomach.
- Endoscopic Ultrasound-Fine Needle Aspiration versus Core Biopsy for the Diagnosis of Subepithelial Tumors.
- The use of twinkling artifact of Doppler imaging to monitor cavitation in tissue during high intensity focused ultrasound therapy.
- Histological and biochemical analysis of mechanical and thermal bioeffects in boiling histotripsy lesions induced by high intensity focused ultrasound.
- Synthesis and Characterization of Anti-EGFR Fluorescent Nanoparticles for Optical Molecular Imaging.
- HIFU for palliative treatment of pancreatic Cancer.
- Barrett's Esophagus: surveillance and reversal.
- Targeted long-term venous occlusion using pulsed high-intensity focused ultrasound combined with a pro-inflammatory agent.
- Assessment of a simple, novel endoluminal method for gastrotomy closure in NOTES.
- Confocal endomicroscopic evaluation of Colorectal squamous metaplasia and dysplasia in ulcerative colitis.
- High-intensity focused ultrasound to treat primary hyperparathyroidism: a feasibility study in four patients.
- Imaging of subsquamous Barrett's epithelium with ultrahigh-resolution optical coherence tomography: a histologic correlation study.
- 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?
- High-resolution OCT balloon imaging catheter with astigmatism correction.
- Current status of clinical high-intensity focused ultrasound.
- Flexible miniature compound lens design for high-resolution optical coherence tomography balloon imaging catheter.
- High-intensity focused ultrasound: current potential and oncologic applications.
- A prospective study comparing endoscopy and EUS in the evaluation of GI subepithelial masses.
- Optical coherence tomography imaging of the pancreas: a needle-based approach.
- The incidental upper gastroIntestinal subepithelial mass.
- High-intensity focused US: a potential new treatment for GI Bleeding.
- Complications of ERCP.
- Complications of colonoscopy.
- The role of endoscopy in the management of choledocholithiasis.
- Prevention of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-induced gastropathy.
- [Enhanced chemotherapeutic drug delivery to tumor tissue by high intensity focused ultrasound].
- Role of EUS for the evaluation of mediastinal adenopathy.
- Early clinical experience using high intensity focused ultrasound for palliation of inoperable pancreatic Cancer.
- Current and Future Clinical Applications of High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) for Pancreatic Cancer.
- Concurrent chemotherapy and pulsed high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy for the treatment of unresectable pancreatic Cancer: initial experiences.
- Preclinical in vivo evaluation of an extracorporeal HIFU device for ablation of pancreatic tumors.
- The effect of the scanning pathway in high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy on lesion production.
- Correlation between inertial cavitation dose and endothelial cell damage in vivo.
- Intravascular inertial cavitation activity detection and quantification in vivo with Optison.
- American Gastroenterological Association Institute technical review on the management of Gastric subepithelial masses.
- Vascular effects induced by combined 1-MHz ultrasound and microbubble contrast agent treatments in vivo.
Schools
University Of ChicagoThe Pritzker School Of Medicine
University Of Washington Med Center
Procedures Preformed
- Colonoscopy, Proctosigmoidoscopy, and Sigmoidoscopy
- Endoscopy (Esophagus, Stomach, Small Intestine)
- ERCP (Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography)
- Fecal Impaction Removal
Conditions Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Anemia
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Benign Neoplasm of the Digestive System
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Doctors Specialties
- Gastroenterology
Accepted Insurances
Education
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University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
Hospital
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University of Washington Medical Center
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1194815043 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | HWANG | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | JOO | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 981950001 | |
| NPPES Provider State | WA | |
| Specialty Description | Gastroenterology | |
| Total Claim Count | 69.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1194815043 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | HWANG |
| First Name Of The Provider | JOO |
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