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Login to My HealthChester J. Koh, MD, FACS, FAAP
Title:
- Associate Professor of Urology (Clinical Scholar)
- Director, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles Robotic Surgery Program
- Attending Surgeon, Division of Pediatric Urology, CHLA
Areas of Treatment:
- Robotic Surgery / Minimally Invasive Surgery / Laparoscopic Surgery in Pediatric Urology
- Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction/Pyeloplasty
- Vesicoureteral Reflux
- Advanced Fetal Care
- Hypospadias
- Undescended Testicle/Cryptorchidism
- Hydronephrosis
- Hydrocele/Hernia
- Kidney/Bladder/Urinary Tract Reconstruction
- Circumcision
Specialties:
- Pediatric Urology
Sub-specialties:
- Robotic Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery in Pediatric Urology
Background:
Dr. Chester Koh is a pediatric urologist at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) and an assistant professor of Urology (Pediatric) at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. He completed his urology residency at USC and his research fellowship at Childrens Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, as well as at the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine. He then completed his pediatric urology fellowship at Childrens Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School. Koh currently serves as director of the CHLA Pediatric Robotic Surgery Program, which provides robotic-assisted laparoscopic surgery for pediatric patients. This allows the application of the most technologically advanced tools available for reconstructive urologic procedures in children with better accuracy. In addition, Koh also serves as a principal investigator in the Developmental Biology, Regenerative Medicine, and Surgery Program in the Saban Research Institute at CHLA, with NIH (NIDDK) funding to support his research in the stem cells and bladder tissue engineering fields.
Education:
- M.D., Tufts University School of Medicine
Internships:
- Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, General Surgery
Residencies:
- Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Urology
Fellowships:
- Childrens Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, Pediatric Urology
- Childrens Hospital Boston and Harvard Medical School, and the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Tissue Engineering and Stem Cell Biology
Board Certification:
- American Board of Urology
Professional Society Memberships:
- American Urological Association
- Western Section, American Urological Association
- American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Urology
- Society for Pediatric Urology
- American College of Surgeons
- Tissue Engineering Society International
- International Society for Stem Cell Research
- Society for Korean American Urologists
- Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association
- Los Angeles Pediatric Society
Awards:
- American College of Surgeons Forum on Fundamental Surgical Problems Resident/Fellow Excellence in Research Awards, 2004
- American College of Surgeons Faculty Research Fellowship, 2006 - 2008
Languages:
- English
- Korean
- Spanish
