Karen Woo, MD, MS
Vascular Surgery
Primary Location
Gonda Vascular Surgery
200 Medical Plaza
Suite 526
Los Angeles, California 90095
Suite 526
Los Angeles, California 90095
Phone
Fax
310-794-9603
About
Dr. Woo is an Associate Professor of Surgery at UCLA. She sees patients in the vascular surgery clinic, hyperbaric medicine and the wound care and limb salvage clinic.
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certification
Vascular Surgery, American Board of Surgery, 2010
Fellowship
Scripps Clinic & Research, 2009
Residency
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2007
Internships
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, 2003
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, 2002
Degrees
UCLA School of Public Health, PhD, 2020
USC, MS, 2013
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, MD, 2001
Recognition
- Member Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- American Medical Women’s Association Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation
- 2nd Place, Resident Paper Competition, 27th Annual Meeting of the Southern California Vascular Surgical Society See More
Locations
West Los Angeles
Wound Healing and Limb Preservation / UCLA Hyperbaric Center
Wound Healing and Limb Preservation / UCLA Hyperbaric Center
Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine| Vascular Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center
Research
Interests
- Dialysis Access in the Elderly
- Surgical Quality Improvement
- Outcomes Research
Publications
In the News
Implant Controls High Blood Pressure Without Drugs (NBC Los Angeles)
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Awards
- Member Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society
- American Medical Women’s Association Janet M. Glasgow Memorial Achievement Citation
- 2nd Place, Resident Paper Competition, 27th Annual Meeting of the Southern California Vascular Surgical Society
- Ruben F. Gittes Award for Excellence in Research by a Surgical Fellow
- LAC+USC/Keck School of Medicine Faculty Teaching Award, May 2010 and May 2011
- Member, The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi
- 2012 Peripheral Vascular Surgery Society Traveling Fellowship
- Pasadena Magazine 2014 Top Doctor in Vascular Surgery
- University of Southern California Schaeffer Center Resource Center for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) Scholar
- Society for Vascular Surgery Women’s Leadership Training Grant