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Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD

(Dr. Fred Ko, MD)

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Specializes in: Adult Hospital Medicine, Hospice and Palliative Medicine (End-of-Life Care and Serious Illness) and Geriatrics (Elderly Care)

George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Professional interests include: osteoporosis, pressure ulcers (bedsores), Alzheimer's disease, and more.

1 Gustave L Levy Place
New York, NY 10029

(212) 241-4141

Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD is an internal medicine hospitalist in New York, NY specializing in adult hospital medicine, hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness) and geriatrics (elderly care). He graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD is affiliated with Mount Sinai Health System, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Mount Sinai Hospital.

Office Locations

1 Gustave L Levy Place
New York, NY 10029

(212) 241-4141

(212) 426-5108

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1469 Madison Avenue Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
New York, NY 10029

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800 Irving Avenue Syracuse Vahcn (670)
Syracuse, NY 13210

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111 Colchester Avenue
Burlington, VT 05401

(802) 847-0000

(802) 847-6254

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353 Blair Park Road
Williston, VT 05495

(802) 847-1470

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Pressure Ulcers (Bedsores)

Commonly referred to as bedsores, pressure ulcers or pressure sores are areas of injured skin that result from staying in one position for a long period of time. Being bedridden or confined to a wheelchair puts a person at a high risk of developing such sores. The most commonly affected sites are the buttocks, hips, lower back, shoulder blade and spine areas, and backs of arms and legs. A pressure ulcer typically starts out as tender, reddish skin and may turn into a shallow wound that appears like a blister. At the next stage, it becomes a deep wound with yellowish dead tissue and some exposed fat. The most severe pressure ulcers are large wounds with dark dead tissue and exposed muscle or bone. Early detection and treatment are crucial as ulcers tend to develop rapidly and cause infections that could eventually lead to organ failure.

Mild sores may heal on their own when pressure on the affected area is reduced. This can be accomplished by simply repositioning the body every hour. If the sores are painful or infected, medications such as pain relievers and antibiotics may be prescribed. Cleaning the wound and changing dressings regularly also help the healing process. Severe pressure ulcers, on the other hand, may require surgery, which involves removal of any damaged, infected, or dead tissue and closing the wound. Wound closure can be achieved either by stitching the skin edges together or by using a flap of the patient's own tissue.

If a patient needs to have pressure ulcer surgery, they will likely be on bedrest for a few weeks to allow the wound to heal completely. The patient and their family members will be given instructions on positioning and transfer techniques to help keep pressure off the wound. When the doctor thinks the patient is ready, he or she will give the patient special exercises to help them regain their range of motion. To prevent the recurrence of ulcers, patients or their caregivers should be diligent about changing positions regularly, observing for early signs of new pressure sores, and replacing any worn-out mattresses or cushions.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in New York, NY during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	279
inpatient care	279

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in New York, NY during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	308
inpatient care	308

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	68
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	83
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	57
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	32
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	47
Dementia	64
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in New York, NY during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	44
hospital care	300
inpatient care	300

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	99
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	104
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	57
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	28
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	45
Dementia	61
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in New York, NY during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	74
hospital care	88
inpatient care	88

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	98
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	61
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in New York, NY during 2016 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	89
preventive care	14
vaccines	14

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	29
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	25
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD in 2016

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	38
Dementia	75
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	111

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD.

**Gender**
Male	12
Female	32

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	30
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	27
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD in 2017

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	39
Dementia	61
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	128

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	30
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	26
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	66
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	39

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	23
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	62
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	75
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in New York, NY during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	109
hospital care	104
inpatient care	104

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	70
Black	22
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Dementia	45
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD treated as an internal medicine hospitalist in New York, NY were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

doctor visit	84
hospital care	215
inpatient care	215
preventive care	14
vaccines	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	50
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	9
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	22
85 and over	40
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	1

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD treated were hypertension, dementia, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	56
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. He completed residency at George Washington University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Residency: George Washington University Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mount Sinai Health System

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Mount Sinai Hospital

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Biography

Dr. Fred Ko works as an adult hospital medicine, hospice and palliative medicine (end-of-life care and serious illness), and geriatrics (elderly care). After attending the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), David Geffen School of Medicine and George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences for medical school, he completed his residency training at George Washington University Medical Center. His areas of expertise include osteoporosis, pressure ulcers (bedsores), and falls. Dr. Ko has received the following distinctions: New York Super Doctors and New York Rising Stars. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Mount Sinai West, and Mount Sinai Brooklyn.

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD in 2019

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred Chau-Yang Ko, MD From 2012 - 2022

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