Andrew Ko, MD
Colorectal and gastrointestinal cancer specialist
Dr. Andrew H. Ko is a specialist in colorectal and gastrointestinal cancers, with a particular focus on pancreatic cancer. He is interested in the development of new treatment strategies, including molecularly targeted therapies, which block cancer cell activity by interfering with specific molecules.
Ko earned an undergraduate degree in applied mathematics and biology at Brown University. He earned his medical degree at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. After a residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, he completed a fellowship in medical oncology at Stanford University. He joined UCSF in 2001.
