Naomi Ko | Profiles RNS

Naomi Y Ko, MD MPH AM

Assistant Professor

Boston University School of Medicine

Dept of Medicine

Hematology & Medical Oncology

MD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
MPH, Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health
AM, Harvard University

Websites

	Boston Medical Center Provider Profile
	Radio Boston Financial Toxicity of Cancer
	A Look at the Patient Navigator Program in Breast Cancer
	Radio MD Breast Cancer 101
	WBZ radio link 2020
	ResearchGate

ORCID : 0000-0001-9689-9601

Breast Cancer
Cancer Disparities
Health Equity

Dr. Ko is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and a medical oncologist at Boston Medical Center (BMC) who has a lifelong passion for social justice. After college, Dr. Ko participated in Teach For America followed by volunteer service at the Berkeley Free Clinic in the Bay Area. She went on to Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and School of Public Health to complete her MD MPH with a focus on health outcomes research for vulnerable populations. After internal medicine residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital she arrived for fellowship in hematology/oncology at BUSM/BMC, which allowed Dr. Ko to conduct research in the context of caring for an underserved population within a large safety net institution. She has sought out meaningful projects that are a culmination of her passion for oncology, service to the underserved, and academic research. Her research has a translational focus that has been directed to understanding the disconnect between scientific discoveries in cancer treatment and delivery of evidence-based treatment to vulnerable, racial/ethnic minority women with breast cancer. She is actively investigating how tumor biology, poverty, communication and treatment influence breast cancer outcomes in diverse breast cancer populations.

Member
Boston University
BU-BMC Cancer Center

Member
Boston University
Center of Excellence in Women’s Health

Member
Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research

BMC Research

Mechanisms of BET bromodomain metabolic reprogramming in triple negative breast cancer
08/07/2018 - 07/31/2023 (PI)
Trustees of Boston University NIH-NCI
5R01CA222170-02

DFCI 17-101: Palbociclib After CDK and Endocrine Therapy (PACE): A Randomized Phase II Study…
01/02/2020 - 01/01/2023 (PI)
Dana Farber

Improving Cancer Equity: Community-Based Engagement and Interventions
01/03/2018 - 02/28/2021 (PI)
Mass General Hosp Kraft Center for Com

Disparities in Breast Cancer Knowledge and Treatment Adherence
01/01/2019 - 12/31/2020 (PI)
Dana Farber American Cancer Soc

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Yr	Title	Project-Sub Proj	Pubs

Publications listed below are automatically derived from MEDLINE/PubMed and other sources, which might result in incorrect or missing publications. Faculty can login to make corrections and additions.

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Zhou J, Sweiss K, Nutescu EA, Han J, Patel PR, Ko NY, Lee TA, Chiu BC, Calip GS. Racial Disparities in Intravenous Bisphosphonate Use Among Older Patients With Multiple Myeloma Enrolled in Medicare. JCO Oncol Pract. 2021 Jan 15; OP2000479. PMID: 33449809

Poulson MR, Beaulieu-Jones BR, Kenzik KM, Dechert TA, Ko NY, Sachs TE, Cassidy MR. Residential Racial Segregation and Disparities in Breast Cancer Presentation, Treatment, and Survival. Ann Surg. 2021 01 01; 273(1):3-9.View Related Profiles.

Cassidy, Michael
Ko, Naomi
Sachs, Teviah
Dechert, Tracey

PMID: 32889878

Gupta VK, Dennis M, Mann E, Jacobson JO, Ko NY. Identifying Actionable Causes of Potentially Avoidable Readmissions to an Oncology Service at a Safety Net Hospital. JCO Oncol Pract. 2020 Dec 08; OP2000593. PMID: 33290161

Lombardi FL, Jafari N, Bertrand KA, Oshry LJ, Cassidy MR, Ko NY, Denis GV. Novel semi-automated algorithm for high-throughput quantification of adipocyte size in breast adipose tissue, with applications for breast cancer microenvironment. Adipocyte. 2020 12; 9(1):313-325.View Related Profiles.

Denis, Gerald
Bertrand, Kimberly
Oshry, Lauren
Cassidy, Michael
Ko, Naomi
Jafari, Naser

PMID: 32633194

Oladeru OT, Hirsch AE, Ko NY. Trends in Deescalation of Localized Breast Cancer Treatment and Caution for the Most Vulnerable Patients-A Look Back on the Decade That Was. JAMA Oncol. 2020 Sep 24.View Related Profiles.

Hirsch, Ariel
Ko, Naomi

PMID: 32970115

Ko NY, Qureshi MM, Oladeru OT, Cassidy MR, Oshry L, Truong MT, Hirsch AE. Racial differences in genomic testing and receipt of endocrine therapy in early-stage breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2020 Dec; 184(3):849-859.View Related Profiles.

Hirsch, Ariel
Oshry, Lauren
Cassidy, Michael
Truong, Minh
Qureshi, Muhammad
Ko, Naomi

PMID: 32888137

Mukand NH, Zolekar A, Ko NY, Calip GS. Risks of Second Primary Gynecologic Cancers following Ovarian Cancer Treatment in Asian Ethnic Subgroups in the United States, 2000-2016. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2020 Nov; 29(11):2220-2229. PMID: 32856609

Ghosh S, Chen ML, Weinberg J, Fikre T, Ko NY. Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer: A Retrospective Chart Analysis. Oncologist. 2020 Oct; 25(10):845-852.View Related Profiles.

Weinberg, Janice
Ko, Naomi

PMID: 32488966

Festa K, Hirsch AE, Cassidy MR, Oshry L, Quinn K, Sullivan MM, Ko NY. Breast Cancer Treatment Delays at an Urban Safety Net Hospital Among Women Experiencing Homelessness. J Community Health. 2020 06; 45(3):452-457.View Related Profiles.

Hirsch, Ariel
Quinn, Kathryn
Oshry, Lauren
Cassidy, Michael
Ko, Naomi

PMID: 31625050

Coleman C, Yan C, Ko NY, Chiu B, Calip GS. PCN181 PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING, FRAILTY AND RISKS OF LOCALLY-ADVANCED BREAST CANCER AMONG OLDER WOMEN. Value in Health. 2020; 23:S55. View Publication

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McCormick C, Ko NY, Calip GS. MC3 DISPARITIES IN HEALTH INSURANCE STATUS AMONG YOUNG ADULT CANCER PATIENTS IN STATES WITH AND WITHOUT MEDICAID EXPANSION: ANALYSES OF THE SURVEILLANCE, EPIDEMIOLOGY AND END RESULTS REGISTRIES, 2007 - 2016. Value in Health. 2020; 23. View Publication

Nabulsi NA, Alobaidi A, Talon B, Asfaw AA, Zhou J, Sharp LK, Sweiss K, Patel PR, Ko NY, Chiu BC, Calip GS. Self-reported health and survival in older patients diagnosed with multiple myeloma. Cancer Causes Control. 2020 Jul; 31(7):641-650. PMID: 32356139

Zhou J, Asfaw AA, Nabulsi NA, Mukand NA, Lee I, Ko NY, Boudreau DM, Calip GS. HSR20-113: Diabetes Complications and Risks of Breast Cancer Recurrence Among Older Women. Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. 2020; 18(3.5). View Publication

Ko NY, Hong S, Winn RA, Calip GS. Association of Insurance Status and Racial Disparities With the Detection of Early-Stage Breast Cancer. JAMA Oncol. 2020 03 01; 6(3):385-392. PMID: 31917398

Kim KN, Qureshi MM, Huang D, Ko NY, Cassidy M, Oshry L, Hirsch AE. The Impact of Locoregional Treatment on Survival in Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer: A National Cancer Database Analysis. Clin Breast Cancer. 2020 04; 20(2):e200-e213.View Related Profiles.

Hirsch, Ariel
Oshry, Lauren
Cassidy, Michael
Qureshi, Muhammad
Ko, Naomi

PMID: 32089454

Alobaidi A, Nabulsi NA, Talon B, Asfaw AA, Zhou J, Sharp LK, Sweiss K, Patel PR, Ko NY, Chiu BC, Calip GS. Depressive symptoms, mental health-related quality of life, and survival among older patients with multiple myeloma. Support Care Cancer. 2020 Sep; 28(9):4097-4106. PMID: 31872292

Kim NE, Conway-Pearson L, Kavanah M, Mendez J, Sachs TF, Drake FT, Ko NY, McAneny D, Cassidy MR. Standardized Risk Assessment and Risk-Stratified Venous Thromboembolism Prophylaxis for Patients Undergoing Breast Operation. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 Jun; 230(6):947-955.View Related Profiles.

McAneny, David
Drake, Frederick
Kavanah, Maureen
Cassidy, Michael
Ko, Naomi

PMID: 31809861

Guadamuz JS, Ozenberger K, Qato DM, Ko NY, Saffore CD, Adimadhyam S, Cha AS, Moran KM, Sweiss K, Patel PR, Chiu BC, Calip GS. Mediation analyses of socioeconomic factors determining racial differences in the treatment of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in a cohort of older adults. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Nov; 98(46):e17960. PMID: 31725657

Freund KM, Haas JS, Lemon SC, Burns White K, Casanova N, Dominici LS, Erban JK, Freedman RA, James TA, Ko NY, LeClair AM, Moy B, Parsons SK, Battaglia TA. Standardized activities for lay patient navigators in breast cancer care: Recommendations from a citywide implementation study. Cancer. 2019 12 15; 125(24):4532-4540.View Related Profiles.

Ko, Naomi
Battaglia, Tracy

PMID: 31449680

Ko NY, Bak S, Gunn C, Nelson KP, Bowen D, Flacks J, Morton S, Parker V, Mendez J, Battaglia TA. An Innovation in Patient Navigation: Background, Methods, and Measures. Journal of Oncology Navigation and Survivorship. 2019; 10(6). View Publication

Nwabudike SM, Edwards CV, Akinboro O, Quinn K, Sarosiek S, Ko N. Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 4/6 Inhibitor (Palbociclib) Induced Aplastic Anemia in a Patient with Metastatic Breast Cancer. Case Rep Hematol. 2018; 2018:9249506.View Related Profiles.

Edwards, Camille
Quinn, Kathryn
Ko, Naomi
Sarosiek, Shayna

PMID: 30647983

Calip GS, Moran KM, Sweiss KI, Patel PR, Wu Z, Adimadhyam S, Lee TA, Ko NY, Quigley JG, Chiu BC. Myelodysplastic syndrome and acute myeloid leukemia after receipt of granulocyte colony-stimulating factors in older patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Cancer. 2019 04 01; 125(7):1143-1154. PMID: 30548485

Saffore CD, Ko NY, Holmes HM, Patel PR, Sweiss K, Adimadhyam S, Chiu BC, Calip GS. Treatment of older patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and mild cognitive impairment or dementia. J Geriatr Oncol. 2019 05; 10(3):510-513. PMID: 30270197

Khanna S, Kim KN, Qureshi MM, Agarwal A, Parikh D, Ko NY, Rand AE, Hirsch AE. Impact of patient demographics, tumor characteristics, and treatment type on treatment delay throughout breast cancer care at a diverse academic medical center. Int J Womens Health. 2017; 9:887-896.View Related Profiles.

Hirsch, Ariel
Qureshi, Muhammad
Ko, Naomi

PMID: 29255374

Gunn CM, Parker VA, Bak SM, Ko N, Nelson KP, Battaglia TA. Social Network Structures of Breast Cancer Patients and the Contributing Role of Patient Navigators. Oncologist. 2017 Aug; 22(8):918-924.View Related Profiles.

Gunn, Christine
Nelson, Kerrie
Ko, Naomi
Battaglia, Tracy
Parker, Victoria

PMID: 28559408

Calip GS, Xing S, Jun DH, Lee WJ, Hoskins KF, Ko NY. Polypharmacy and Adherence to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer. J Oncol Pract. 2017 May; 13(5):e451-e462. PMID: 28287854; DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2016.018317;

Wanchoo P, Larrison C, Rosenberg C, Ko N, Cantril C, Moeller N, Parikh R, Djordjevic AM. Identifying Educational Needs of the Multidisciplinary Cancer Team in the Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2017 Feb; 15(2):205-212. PMID: 28188190

Teng F, Cormier T, Sauer-Budge A, Chaudhury R, Pera V, Istfan R, Chargin D, Brookfield S, Ko NY, Roblyer DM. Wearable near-infrared optical probe for continuous monitoring during breast cancer neoadjuvant chemotherapy infusions. J Biomed Opt. 2017 01 01; 22(1):14001. PMID: 28114449

Tran A, Sarosiek S, Ko NY. Challenges in the use of immunotherapy in metastatic melanoma. BMJ Case Rep. 2016 Nov 18; 2016.View Related Profiles.

Tran, Ashley
Ko, Naomi
Sarosiek, Shayna

PMID: 27864299; DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2016-216681;

Strissel KJ, Nicholas DA, Castagne-Charlotin M, Ko N, Denis GV. Correction to "Barriers to Obtaining Sera and Tissue Specimens of African-American Women for the Advancement of Cancer Research". Clin Med Insights Womens Health. 2016; 9:35.View Related Profiles.

Denis, Gerald
Ko, Naomi

PMID: 27695380

Battaglia TA, Darnell JS, Ko N, Snyder F, Paskett ED, Wells KJ, Whitley EM, Griggs JJ, Karnad A, Young H, Warren-Mears V, Simon MA, Calhoun E. The impact of patient navigation on the delivery of diagnostic breast cancer care in the National Patient Navigation Research Program: a prospective meta-analysis. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2016 Aug; 158(3):523-34.View Related Profiles.

Ko, Naomi
Battaglia, Tracy

PMID: 27432417; DOI: 10.1007/s10549-016-3887-8;

Strissel KJ, Nicholas DA, Castagne-Charlotin M, Ko N, Denis GV. Barriers to Obtaining Sera and Tissue Specimens of African-American Women for the Advancement of Cancer Research. Clin Med Insights Womens Health. 2016; 9(Suppl 1):57-61.View Related Profiles.

Denis, Gerald
Ko, Naomi

PMID: 27441007; DOI: 10.4137/CMWH.S34698;

Pulido V, Lee SY, Ko NY. Arriving at the Right Diagnosis in an Era of Precision Medicine. Case Rep Oncol. 2016 May-Aug; 9(2):351-357.View Related Profiles.

Ko, Naomi
Nguyen, Vina

PMID: 27752243

Ko NY, Battaglia TA, Gupta-Lawrence R, Schiller J, Gunn C, Festa K, Nelson K, Flacks J, Morton SJ, Rosen JE. Burden of socio-legal concerns among vulnerable patients seeking cancer care services at an urban safety-net hospital: a cross-sectional survey. BMC Health Serv Res. 2016 Jun 14; 16:196.View Related Profiles.

Gunn, Christine
Nelson, Kerrie
Ko, Naomi
Battaglia, Tracy

PMID: 27296566; PMCID: PMC4906581; DOI: 10.1186/s12913-016-1443-1;

Ko NY, Snyder FR, Raich PC, Paskett ED, Dudley DJ, Lee JH, Levine PH, Freund KM. Racial and ethnic differences in patient navigation: Results from the Patient Navigation Research Program. Cancer. 2016 Sep 01; 122(17):2715-22. PMID: 27227342; PMCID: PMC4992408; DOI: 10.1002/cncr.30109;

Walker A, Ko N. Bringing Medicine to the Digital Age via Hackathons and Beyond. J Med Syst. 2016 Apr; 40(4):98. PMID: 26872780

Solanki PA, Ko NY, Qato DM, Calip GS. Risk of cancer-specific, cardiovascular, and all-cause mortality among Asian and Pacific Islander breast cancer survivors in the United States, 1991-2011. Springerplus. 2016; 5:82. PMID: 26844029; PMCID: PMC4728166; DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-1726-3;

Walker A, Ko NY. Bringing Medicine to the Digital Age via Hackathons and Beyond. J Med Syst. 2016; 4(40):98.

Ko NY, Fu JL, Lane SC, Finn K, Allten S, Vassilakis N, Stober L, Kachnic L, Battaglia TA. Cancer clinical trial enrollment of diverse and underserved patients within an urban safety net hospital. J Community Support Oncol. 2015 Dec; 13(12):429-35.View Related Profiles.

Ko, Naomi
Battaglia, Tracy

PMID: 26863873; DOI: 10.12788/jcso.0181;

Calip GS, Law EH, Ko NY. Racial and ethnic differences in risk of second primary cancers among breast cancer survivors. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2015 Jun; 151(3):687-96. PMID: 26012645; PMCID: PMC4501770; DOI: 10.1007/s10549-015-3439-7;

Ko NY, Darnell JS, Calhoun E, Freund KM, Wells KJ, Shapiro CL, Dudley DJ, Patierno SR, Fiscella K, Raich P, Battaglia TA. Can patient navigation improve receipt of recommended breast cancer care? Evidence from the National Patient Navigation Research Program. J Clin Oncol. 2014 Sep 1; 32(25):2758-64.View Related Profiles.

Ko, Naomi
Battaglia, Tracy

PMID: 25071111; PMCID: PMC4145185; DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2013.53.6037;

Crowley MM, McCoy ME, Bak SM, Caron SE, Ko NY, Kachnic LA, Alvis F, Battaglia TA. Challenges in the delivery of quality breast cancer care: initiation of adjuvant hormone therapy at an urban safety net hospital. J Oncol Pract. 2014 Mar; 10(2):e107-12.View Related Profiles.

Kachnic, Lisa
Ko, Naomi
Battaglia, Tracy

PMID: 24345397; PMCID: PMC3948707; DOI: 10.1200/JOP.2013.001164;

Raj A, Ko N, Battaglia TA, Chabner BA, Moy B. Patient navigation for underserved patients diagnosed with breast cancer. Oncologist. 2012; 17(8):1027-31.View Related Profiles.

Ko, Naomi
Battaglia, Tracy

PMID: 22752069; PMCID: PMC3425520; DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2012-0191;

Ko N, Averett L, Brown C, Wiener CM. An unexpected finding. Am J Med. 2005 May; 118(5):477-9. PMID: 15866248; DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.02.024;

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 44 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 13 publications in 2020

Bar chart showing 44 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 13 publications in 2020

Year	Publications
2005	1
2012	1
2013	1
2014	1
2015	2
2016	10
2017	5
2018	3
2019	5
2020	13
2021	2

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Breast Cancer
Cancer Disparities
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Health Equity

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