Kenneth L. Cox

Clinical Focus

• Gastroenterology/Nutrition/Hepatology, Pediatric
• Pediatric Gastroenterology

Administrative Appointments

• Associate Chair, Stanford University School of Medicine - Pediatrics , (2004– present )
• Sr.Assoc.Dean for Peds. & Ob.Clinical Affairs, Stanford University School of Medicine , (2003– present )

Honors and Awards

• Euphrat Distinguished Packard Fellow, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University (2005 -)
• Outstanding Teacher Award, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis (1981-82)
• Outstanding Teacher Award, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Davis (1978-79)
• Cystic Fibrosis Fellowship, Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Los Angeles (1976-78)

Professional Education

• Board Certification: Pediatric Gastroenterology, American Board of Pediatrics (1990)
• Board Certification: General Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics (1977)
• UCLA Medical Center (1978) CA
• University of Oregon (1974) OR
• University of Oregon (1972) OR
• University of Washington Medical Center (1971) WA USA

Postdoctoral Advisees

• Muhammad Khan

Research Interests

Gastroenterology, biliary motility, hormonal regulation, embryology, gastrointestinal tract, clinical management of pediatric liver transplant recipients.

Publications

• Decreases in circulating CD4+CD25hiFOXP3+ cells and increases in intragraft FOXP3+ cells accompany allograft rejection in pediatric liver allograft recipients. Stenard F,  Nguyen C, Cox K, Kambham N, Umetsu DT, Krams SM, Esquivel CO, Martinez OM.  Pediatr Transplant.  2009; 13 (1): 70-80
• Non-adherence to post-transplant care: prevalence, risk factors and outcomes in adolescent liver transplant recipients. Berquist RK,  Berquist WE, Esquivel CO, Cox KL, Wayman KI, Litt IF.  Pediatr Transplant.  2008; 12 (2): 194-200
• Long-term treatment of primary sclerosing cholangitis in children with oral vancomycin: an immunomodulating antibiotic. Davies YK,  Cox KM, Abdullah BA, Safta A, Terry AB, Cox KL.  J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.  2008; 47 (1): 61-7
• Outcomes of transplantation in children with primary hepatic malignancy. Beaunoyer M,  Vanatta JM, Ogihara M, Strichartz D, Dahl G, Berquist WE, Castillo RO, Cox KL, Esquivel CO.  Pediatr Transplant.  2007; 11 (6): 655-60
• Pediatric intestinal transplantation at Packard Children's Hospital/Stanford University Medical Center: report of a four-year experience. Castillo RO,  Zarge R, Cox K, Strichartz D, Berquist W, Bonham CA, Esquivel CO.  Transplant Proc.  2006 Jul-Aug; 38 (6): 1716-7
• Improved pain management in pediatric postoperative liver transplant patients using parental education and non-pharmacologic interventions. Sharek PJ,  Wayman K, Lin E, Strichartz D, Sentivany-Collins S, Good J, Esquivel C, Brown M, Cox K.  Pediatr Transplant.  2006; 10 (2): 172-7
• Hepatic infantile hemangioendothelioma with unusual manifestations. Riley MR,  Burtelow M, Garcia MG, Garcia M, Lucile S, Cox KL, Cox K, Berquist WE, Berquist W, Kerner JA, Kemer J.  J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.  2006; 42 (1): 109-13
• Adolescent non-adherence: prevalence and consequences in liver transplant recipients. Berquist RK,  Berquist WE, Esquivel CO, Cox KL, Wayman KI, Litt IF.  Pediatr Transplant.  2006; 10 (3): 304-10
• Complete immunosuppressive withdrawal as a uniform approach to post-transplant lymphoproliferative disease in pediatric liver transplantation. Hurwitz M,  Desai DM, Cox KL, Berquist WE, Esquivel CO, Millan MT.  Pediatr Transplant.  2004; 8 (3): 267-72
• One hundred percent patient and kidney allograft survival with simultaneous liver and kidney transplantation in infants with primary hyperoxaluria: a single-center experience. Millan MT,  Berquist WE, So SK, Sarwal MM, Wayman KI, Cox KL, Filler G, Salvatierra O, Esquivel CO.  Transplantation.  2003; 76 (10): 1458-63
• Identification of Epstein-Barr virus-specific CD8+ T lymphocytes in the circulation of pediatric transplant recipients. Falco DA,  Nepomuceno RR, Krams SM, Lee PP, Davis MM, Salvatierra O, Alexander SR, Esquivel CO, Cox KL, Frankel LR, Martinez OM.  Transplantation.  2002; 74 (4): 501-10
• Thirteen years' experience in pediatric liver transplantation: differences between tacrolimus and cyclosporine. Zajicek A,  Esquivel C, Millan M, Cox K, Berquist R, Berquist W.  Transplant Proc.  2002; 34 (5): 1976-8
• Mortality rate correlated with the number of pediatric liver transplants performed at a center. Cox K,  Rodriguez-Baez N, Nasr A, Esquivel C.  Transplant Proc.  2001 Feb-Mar; 33 (1-2): 1512-3
• Significance of detecting Epstein-Barr-specific sequences in the peripheral blood of asymptomatic pediatric liver transplant recipients. Krieger NR,  Martinez OM, Krams SM, Cox K, So S, Esquivel CO.  Liver Transpl.  2000; 6 (1): 62-6
• Gastrointestinal dysfunction associated with syringomyelia and hydromyelia. Garcia-Careaga M,  Cox KM, Blankenberg F, Cox KL.  J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.  2000; 31 (1): 71-5
• Paediatric liver transplantation: indications, timing and medical complications. Cox KL,  Berquist WE, Castillo RO.  J Gastroenterol Hepatol.  1999; 14 Suppl S61-6
• Oral vancomycin: treatment of primary sclerosing cholangitis in children with inflammatory bowel disease. Cox KL,  Cox KM.  J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr.  1998; 27 (5): 580-3
• Increased dosage requirement and rejection after Neoral conversion in pediatric liver transplant patients. Cao S,  Cox KL, Berquist W, So S, Concepcion W, Monge H, Esquivel CO.  Transplant Proc.  1998; 30 (8): 4322-4
• Liver transplantation at Stanford University Medical Center. Millan MT,  Keeffe EB, Berquist WE, Castillo RO, Cox KL, Garcia G, Imperial JC, Monge H, So SK, Esquivel CO.  Clin Transpl.  1998; 287-96
• Epstein-Barr virus lymphoproliferative disorders after liver transplantation. Cao S,  Cox KL.  Clin Liver Dis.  1997; 1 (2): 453-69, x-xi