Lindsay E. Y. Kuo - Housestaff Profile

Office:
Department of Surgery
4 Maloney
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Administrative Telephone: 215-662-6156

Contact Information (internal use only)

Lindsay.Kuo@uphs.upenn.edu

Dr. Kuo is a PGY-6 general surgery resident. Her clinical interest lies in endocrine surgery. She recently received her MBA from the Wharton School of Business where she majored in health care management.

Dr. Kuo recently completed two years of research as a Fellow in the Center for Surgery and Health Economics, under the mentorship of Dr. Rachel Kelz. Dr. Kuo received a grant from the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons to pursue research into variations in the use of minimally invasive surgery. Her research interests also lie in the management of endocrine surgical diseases, delays in diagnosis, large-scale variations in care, and costs of surgical procedures.

From 2013-2015, Dr. Kuo served as REC chair for the residency program. In 2015, Dr. Kuo received a prestigious Leadership Scholarship from the Residents and Associates Section of the American College of Surgeons. She was also awarded the 2015 Gordon P. Buzby Surgical Leadership award by the Department of Surgery.

Dr. Kuo hopes to pursue a career in academic endocrine surgery and hospital administration.


Appointments
2012 - present	Postdoctoral Researcher

2010 - present	Assistant Instructor in Surgery


Education/Training
2013 – 2015	MBA – Wharton School of Business University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

2006 - 2010	MD – Northwestern University Chicago, Illinois

2002 - 2006	BS in Biology, Literature Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts


Memberships/Societies
2014– present	Association of Program Directors in Surgery

2014– present	American College of Surgeons

2012 - present	Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons

2012 – present	Association for Academic Surgeons

2012 – present	Association for Surgical Education

2010 - present	Pennsylvania Medical Society


Research
2013 – present	Fellow, Center for Surgery and Health Economics Department of Surgery, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA Preceptor: Rachel R. Kelz, MD Multiple ongoing projects including investigation into variations in utilization of minimally invasive surgical techniques, delay in diagnosis and access to care, cost-effectiveness, and outcomes.

01/2007 - 6/2010	Obstetrics and Gynecology Research Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chicago, IL Preceptor: Alan Peaceman, M.D., Chief of the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Medical Student Summer Research Program: Research assistant on project investigating the morbidity and mortality of vaginal vs. cesarean delivery of twin gestations, presenting either cephalic or breech. Research Thesis Program: Primary investigator on project assessing the utility of discordance as a measurement of fetal growth and well-being in twin gestations, as well as comparing fetal and singleton growth curves as a means of measuring abnormal development.

05/2003 - 11/2004	Developmental Biology Research The Forsyth Institute, Center for Regenerative and Developmental Biology, and the Department of Developmental Biology, Harvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA Preceptor: Michael Levin, Ph.D. Research assistant investigating the origins of left-right asymmetry in complex organisms. Projects focused on a) the role of the V-ATPase ion pump in asymmetric gene expression, b) the role of the K-ATP ion channel in asymmetric gene expression, and c) the effects of ciliary rotation in determining left and right along the anterior-posterior axis in chick embryos.

Publications

Kuo LE, Simmons KD, Kelz RR. Bariatric Centers of Excellence: The Effect of Centralization on Access to Care. J Am Coll Surg. Accepted for publication.
Simmons KD, Hoffman RL, Kuo LE, Bartlett EK, Holena DN, Kelz RR. Is a colectomy always just a colectomy? Additional procedures as a proxy for operative complexity. J Am Coll Surg. Accepted for publication.
Kuo LE, Wachtel H, Roses RE, Fraker DL, Kelz RR. Incidental and Intentional Medicine Achieve Similar Results in Primary Hyperaldosteronism. Ann Surg Onc. E-pub 23 Jul 2015.
Kuo LE, Simmons KD, Williams NN, Kelz RR, Variation in the Use of Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery. Surg Obes Rel Dis. In press.
Ecker BL, Kuo L, Simmons KD, Fischer JP, Morris JB, Kelz RR, Laparoscopic versus Open Ventral Hernia Repair: Longitudinal Outcomes and Cost Analysis Using State-wide Claims Data. Surg Endosc. 2015 June 20. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 26092027.
Kuo LE, Simmons K, Holena DN, Karakousis GC, Kelz RR. A Risk-Prediction Model for Mortality in the Moribund General Surgical Patient. J Crit Care. 2015 Apr;30(2):310-4. PMID: 25499416.
Kuo LE, Wachtel H, Fraker DL, Kelz RR. Reoperative Parathyroidectomy: Who is at risk and what is the risk? J Surg Res. 2014 Oct;191(2):256-61. PMID: 25012272.
Kuo LE, Wachtel H, Fraker DL, Kelz RR. Parathyroidectomy in Dialysis Patients. J Surg Res. 2014 Aug;190(2):554-8. PMID: 24950795.
Peaceman A, Kuo L, Feinglass J. Infant morbidity and mortality associated with vaginal delivery in twin gestations. Am J Ob Gyn. 2009 April;200(4):462-8. PMID: 19318158.
Adams DS, Robinson KR, Fukumoto T, Yuan S, Albertson RC, Yelick P, Kuo L, McSweeney M, Levin M. Early, H+-VTPase-dependent proton flux is necessary for consistent left-right patterning of non-mammalian vertebrates. Development. 2006 May;133(9):1657-71. PMID: 16554361.


Awards
2015	Gordon P. Buzby Surgical Leadership Award, Department of Surgery The University of Pennsylvania

2015	Leadership Scholarship, Residents and Associates Section The American College of Surgeons

2013	Herman O. West Fellowship, The Wharton School of Business The University of Pennsylvania