KT Park
Academic Appointments
- Instructor, Pediatrics - Gastroenterology
Key Documents
Contact Information
-
Clinical Offices
Pediatric Gastroenterology 730 Welch Rd, 2nd Floor Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel Work (650) 721-2250 Fax (650) 498-5608Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
Personal Information EmailNot for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
Clinical Focus
- Pediatric Gastroenterology
- inflammatory bowel diseases
- complex chronic diseases
Honors and Awards
- Clinical Scientist Career Development Award (K08), NIH/NIDDK (2012-2017)
- Stanford Society of Physician Scholars Research Grant, School of Medicine (2011)
- Rosa and Marjorie Wann Fellowship Research Award, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital (2010)
- Resident Research and Scholarly Performance Award, CCMC (2007)
- Howard Hughes Research Scholar, Howard Hughes Foundation (2000)
Professional Education
| Board Certification: | Pediatric Gastroenterology, American Board of Pediatrics (2011) |
| MSc: | Stanford University, Health Services Research (2011) |
| Fellowship: | Stanford University - Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics CA (2011) |
| Board Certification: | Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics (2008) |
| Residency: | Steven and Alexandra Cohen Children's Hospital NY (2008) |
| Medical Education: | University of Tennessee, Memphis TN (2005) |
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
My research interests are in the development of effective and cost-effective clinical approaches to treating gastrointestinal diseases, with an emphasis in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Using large databases, patient-reported outcomes, and decision science (e.g., Markov modeling), my overarching research goal is to optimize the use of various diagnostic and therapeutic strategies to improve patients' health, healthcare delivery, and pharmaco-economics of chronic gastrointestinal diseases - thereby informing patients, clinicians, and policy makers. Aside from inflammatory bowel disease, I am interested in applying available data and translating innovative ideas (e.g., technology, social media, and bioinformatics) to other complex chronic diseases, especially those with child health significance, through collaborative and inter-disciplinary efforts. Recently, we have adapted our investigations into the study of celiac disease, liver transplantation, functional abdominal pain, childhood obesity, acute and chronic diarrhea (e.g., Clostridium difficile infections), and microbiota. Whenever possible, our research attempts to compare the health and economic impact of clinical decisions from a health policy standpoint.
Publications
- Cost-effectiveness of Universal Serologic Screening to Prevent Nontraumatic Hip and Vertebral Fractures in Patients With Celiac Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013; (6): 645-53
- Geographical rural status and health outcomes in pediatric liver transplantation: an analysis of 6 years of national United Network of Organ Sharing Data. J Pediatr. 2013; (2): 313-8.e1
- Non-Drug Costs Associated with Outpatient Infliximab Administration in Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2013
- Cost-effectiveness of early colectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastamosis versus standard medical therapy in severe ulcerative colitis. Ann Surg. 2012; (1): 117-24
- Perspectives on cost-effective medicine and the use of cost-effectiveness analyses. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2012; (1): 2-3
- Cost-effectiveness analysis of adjunct VSL#3 therapy versus standard medical therapy in pediatric ulcerative colitis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2011; (5): 489-96
Help