Kevin Koo

ORCID: 0000-0003-0627-5518
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Research Areas
  • Diversity and Career in Medicine
  • Kidney Stones and Urolithiasis Treatments
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Social Media in Health Education
  • Innovations in Medical Education
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
  • Hospital Admissions and Outcomes
  • Pediatric Urology and Nephrology Studies
  • Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes
  • Pelvic floor disorders treatments
  • Healthcare cost, quality, practices
  • Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
  • Medical Education and Admissions
  • Pain Management and Opioid Use
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Ethics in Clinical Research
  • Urological Disorders and Treatments
  • Anesthesia and Pain Management
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • Health and Medical Research Impacts
  • Radiation Dose and Imaging
  • Primary Care and Health Outcomes

WinnMed
2023-2025

Mayo Clinic
2021-2025

Mayo Clinic in Arizona
2020-2025

Urology Team
2023-2024

Johns Hopkins University
2019-2021

Johns Hopkins Medicine
2019-2021

Media Working Group
2021

Canada Research Chairs
2020

University of Baltimore
2019-2020

Nashville Oncology Associates
2020

To compare the carbon footprint and environmental impact of single-use reusable flexible cystoscopes.We analysed expected clinical lifecycle (Ambu aScope™ 4 Cysto) (Olympus CYF-V2) cystoscopes, from manufacture to disposal. Performance data on cumulative procedures between repairs before decommissioning were derived a high-volume multispecialty practice. We estimated expenditures per-case using published endoscope manufacturing, energy consumption during transportation reprocessing, solid...

10.1111/bju.15949 article EN BJU International 2022-12-14

Objectives To characterise the prevalence of impostor phenomenon (IP; tendency for high‐achieving individuals to perceive themselves as fraudulent in their successes) amongst attending staff urology, identify variables that predict more severe impostorism, and study association IP with burnout. Subjects Methods A survey composed Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale (CIPS), demographic information, practice details, burnout levels was e‐mailed urologists via urological subspecialty societies....

10.1111/bju.16301 article EN BJU International 2024-02-20

Efforts to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) in sub-Saharan Africa have focused overwhelmingly on women, the unintended exclusion of their male partners. A cross-sectional study was conducted Tshwane, South Africa, determine barriers male-partner participation during PMTCT. In-depth interviews were with 124 men whose partners had recently been pregnant, and five focus group discussions held physicians, nurses, counselors, community representatives. Qualitative analysis...

10.1521/aeap.2013.25.1.14 article EN AIDS Education and Prevention 2013-02-01

Objective To characterize unprofessional content on public Facebook accounts of contemporary US urology residency graduates. Methods was queried with the names all urologists who graduated from programmes in 2015 to identify publicly accessible profiles. Profiles were assessed for or potentially objectionable using a prospectively designed rubric, based professionalism guidelines by American Urological Association, Medical and Accreditation Council Graduate Education. Content authorship...

10.1111/bju.13846 article EN BJU International 2017-04-09

Opioids are frequently overprescribed after surgery. The 2018 AUA position statement on opioid use suggests using the lowest dose and potency to achieve pain control but lack of procedure specific prescribing guidelines contributes wide variation in patterns. To address this gap we aimed develop recommendations through an expert panel consensus.The 15-member multidisciplinary included representatives from 5 stakeholder groups. A 3-step modified Delphi method was used for postoperative...

10.1097/ju.0000000000000514 article EN The Journal of Urology 2019-08-29

Objective To assess the quality and accuracy of online videos about medical management nephrolithiasis. Materials Methods evaluate trends in interest, we first examined frequency worldwide YouTube searches for ‘kidney stones’ from 2015 to 2020. We then queried with terms related symptoms treatment kidney stones analysed English‐language >5000 views. Quality was assessed using validated DISCERN instrument. Evidence‐based content analysis video viewer comments performed. Results Online...

10.1111/bju.15213 article EN BJU International 2020-09-19

No AccessJournal of UrologyAdult Urology11 Apr 2024Burnout in Urological Education: An In-Depth Study Residents and Fellows the 2021 AUA Census Andrew Harris, Roei Golan, Kate Kraft, Amanda North, Parth Modi, William Meeks, Emily Galen, Alexis Helsel, Kevin Koo HarrisAndrew Harris Corresponding Author: M. Department Urology, University Kentucky Medical Center, 800 Rose St, MS 283, Lexington, KY 40536-0298 ( ([email protected]) ). , GolanRoei Golan https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7214-3073...

10.1097/ju.0000000000003949 article EN The Journal of Urology 2024-04-11

To characterize changes in the frequency and nature of unprofessional content on urologists' Facebook accounts during transition from residency to practice.Facebook was queried with names all 2015 US urology graduates 1 year after completion residency. We identified potentially objectionable public using a rubric based professionalism guidelines by American Urological Association, Medical Association Accreditation Council for Graduate Education. Comparisons were made data this cohort...

10.1111/bju.14363 article EN BJU International 2018-04-25

The AUA convened a 2021-2022 Quality Improvement Summit to bring together interdisciplinary providers inform the current state and discuss potential strategies for integrating primary palliative care into urology practice. We hypothesized that findings would scalable model urology.

10.1097/upj.0000000000000538 article EN Urology Practice 2024-03-07

Key Points Common kidney stones are unlikely to be an independent and direct cause of CKD in the general population. may protect against because changes key urinary factors critical for stone formation. Background Kidney common disorders with a substantial interaction. Although observational studies have suggested potential enhanced risk after prior stones, exact relationship remains ambiguous. Methods Shared comorbidities between two diseases were identified using unbiased screening....

10.1681/asn.0000000000000453 article EN Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2024-08-05

The limitations of lectures are magnified when teaching technical skills. A "flipped classroom" (FC) model allows learners to first review material and replaces with active teacher-learner engagement. FC has been shown improve knowledge retention, but its impact on skill acquisition is unknown. This exploratory study assesses the feasibility learner perception a for percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) simulation. Urology residents participated in PCNL simulation curriculum. Residents...

10.1097/upj.0000000000000752 article EN Urology Practice 2025-02-21

The US supply disruption of surgical irrigation fluids in September 2024 prompted the need for fluid conservation and potential deferral urology procedures. We characterized use common endoscopic procedures to articulate recommendations stewardship case prioritization during shortages. reviewed volumes urological at our institution January-September 2024. convened a panel high-volume urologists used 3-step modified Delphi method determine consensus prioritization. Among 6155 cases, consuming...

10.1097/upj.0000000000000772 article EN Urology Practice 2025-04-23

Introduction: Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) therapy was widely touted as a potential treatment or preventive for COVID-19 despite lack of supporting evidence. One harm high-dose vitamin supplementation is increased urinary oxalate, which may increase the risk hyperoxaluria and oxalate kidney stones. This study aims to evaluate public interest in during pandemic based on online search volume characterize variation contributor stone formation. Methods: The frequency traffic related were assessed...

10.7759/cureus.79452 article EN Cureus 2025-02-22

No AccessUrology PracticeReply21 Mar 2025Reply by Authors Kevin Koo and M. Wymer KooKevin https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0627-5518 WymerKevin View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1097/UPJ.0000000000000786AboutFull TextPDF Cite Export CitationSelect Citation formatNLMAMAIEEEACMAPAChicagoMLAHarvardTips on citation downloadDownload citationCopy ToolsAdd to favoritesTrack Citations ShareFacebookLinked InTwitterEmail "Reply Authors." Urology Practice, Publish Ahead of Print, pp. References...

10.1097/upj.0000000000000786 article EN Urology Practice 2025-03-21
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