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Ken K. Y. Ho is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States and focuses on research in the field of medicine, with a specialization in endocrinology, diabetes, and metabolism. Their work encompasses subfields including genetics, surgery, epidemiology, and physiology.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments
  • Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Adrenal and Paraganglionic Tumors
  • Neuroendocrine Tumor Research Advances
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Lipid metabolism and disorders

Ken K. Y. Ho has contributed to several recent publications, reflecting ongoing engagement with pituitary and endocrine disorders. Notable papers include:

  • "Multidisciplinary management of acromegaly: A consensus," 2020, published in Reviews in Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders
  • "Diagnosis and management of prolactin-secreting pituitary adenomas: a Pituitary Society international Consensus Statement," 2023, Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • "Clinical Biology of the Pituitary Adenoma," 2022, Endocrine Reviews
  • "Consensus on criteria for acromegaly diagnosis and remission," 2023, Pituitary
  • "Safety of growth hormone replacement in survivors of cancer and intracranial and pituitary tumours: a consensus statement," 2022, European Journal of Endocrinology

Their frequent co-authors include Шломо Мелмед, Maria Fleseriu, Mônica R. Gadelha, John Wass, and Beverly M. K. Biller, indicating collaborative efforts in the endocrinology and pituitary research communities.

Ken K. Y. Ho's work is commonly published in venues such as:

  • Nature Reviews Endocrinology
  • Pituitary
  • European Journal of Endocrinology
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • Criteria for cure of acromegaly: a consensus statement.

    Andrea Giustina;Ariel Barkan;Felipe F. Casanueva;Franco Cavagnini

  • Consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of growth hormone (GH) deficiency in childhood and adolescence: Summary statement of the GH research society

    Kenneth M. Attie;Bengt Ake Bengtsson;Sandra L. Blethen;Werner Blum

  • Effects of sex and age on the 24-hour profile of growth hormone secretion in man: importance of endogenous estradiol concentrations

    K. Y. Ho;W. S. Evans;R. M. Blizzard;J. D. Veldhuis

  • Growth Hormone Deficiency in Adulthood and the Effects of Growth Hormone Replacement: A Review

    P Carroll;E R Christ;B A Bengtsson;L Carlsson

  • Guidelines for Acromegaly Management: An Update

    S. Melmed;A. Colao;A. Barkan;Mark E Molitch

  • A Consensus on Criteria for Cure of Acromegaly

    Andrea Giustina;Philippe Chanson;M.D. Bronstein;A. Klibanski

  • Consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of adults with GH deficiency II: a statement of the GH Research Society in association with the European Society for Pediatric Endocrinology, Lawson Wilkins Society, European Society of Endocrinology, Japan Endocrine Society, and Endocrine Society of Australia.

    Ken K Y Ho

  • Contrasting effects of oral and transdermal routes of estrogen replacement therapy on 24-hour growth hormone (GH) secretion, insulin-like growth factor I, and GH-binding protein in postmenopausal women.

    Andrew J. Weissberger;Ken K. Y. Ho;Leslie Lazarus

  • Fasting enhances growth hormone secretion and amplifies the complex rhythms of growth hormone secretion in man.

    K. Y. Ho;J. D. Veldhuis;M. L. Johnson;R. Furlanetto

  • Dual defects in pulsatile growth hormone secretion and clearance subserve the hyposomatotropism of obesity in man.

    Johannes D. Veldhuis;Ali Iranmanesh;Ken K. Y. Ho;Michael J. Waters

  • Estrogen regulation of growth hormone action

    Kin-Chuen Leung;Gudmundur Johannsson;Gary M. Leong;Ken K. Y. Ho;Ken K. Y. Ho

  • Guidelines for Acromegaly Management

    S. Melmed;F. F. Casanueva;F. Cavagnini;P. Chanson

  • Expert consensus document: A consensus on the medical treatment of acromegaly

    Andrea Giustina;Philippe Chanson;David Kleinberg;Marcello D. Bronstein

  • Which patients do not require a GH stimulation test for the diagnosis of adult GH deficiency

    Mark L. Hartman;Brenda J. Crowe;Beverly M. K. Biller;Ken K. Y. Ho

  • A critical appraisal of the prevalence and metabolic significance of brown adipose tissue in adult humans.

    Paul Lee;Jerry R. Greenfield;Jerry R. Greenfield;Jerry R. Greenfield;Ken K. Y. Ho;Ken K. Y. Ho;Ken K. Y. Ho;Michael J. Fulham;Michael J. Fulham

  • Consensus statement: medical management of acromegaly

    S Melmed;F Casanueva;F Cavagnini;P Chanson

  • Insulin regulation of human hepatic growth hormone receptors: divergent effects on biosynthesis and surface translocation.

    Kin Chuen Leung;Nathan Doyle;Mercedes Ballesteros;Michael J. Waters

  • A Consensus on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Acromegaly Comorbidities: An Update.

    Andrea Giustina;Ariel Barkan;Albert Beckers;Nienke Biermasz

  • Consensus on diagnosis and management of Cushing's disease: a guideline update.

    Maria Fleseriu;Richard Auchus;Irina Bancos;Anat Ben-Shlomo

  • Diagnosis of GH Deficiency in Adults-How Good Do the Criteria Need to Be? (Editiorial) Which patients do not require a GH stimulation test for the diagnosis of adult GH deficiency?

    Mark L. Hartman;Brenda J. Crowe;Beverly M. K. Biller;Ken K. Y. Ho

Frequent Co-Authors

Shlomo Melmed
Shlomo Melmed Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Michael O. Thorner
Michael O. Thorner University of Virginia
David R. Clemmons
David R. Clemmons University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Gudmundur Johannsson
Gudmundur Johannsson Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Philippe Chanson
Philippe Chanson University of Paris-Saclay
Christian J. Strasburger
Christian J. Strasburger Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Richard J. Ross
Richard J. Ross University of Sheffield
Jens Sandahl Christiansen
Jens Sandahl Christiansen Aarhus University Hospital
Robert C. Baxter
Robert C. Baxter University of Sydney
Michael J. Waters
Michael J. Waters University of Queensland

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