Kenneth L. Cox
Academic Appointments
- Professor - Med Center Line, Pediatrics - Gastroenterology
- Member, Child Health Research Institute
Key Documents
Contact Information
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Clinical Offices
Pediatric Gastroenterology 730 Welch Rd, 2nd Floor Palo Alto, CA 94304 Tel Work (650) 721-2250 Fax (650) 498-5608Specialty Center South Bay 14777 Los Gatos Boulevard Ste 200 Los Gatos, CA 95032 Tel Work (408) 356-0911 Fax (408) 356-7140Practices at Stanford Hospital and Clinics and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
- Academic Offices
Personal Information Email Tel (650) 723-5070Not for medical emergencies or patient use
Professional Overview
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 Childrens 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
| Residency: | University of Oregon OR (1974) |
| Internship: | University of Oregon OR (1972) |
| Board Certification: | Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics (1977) |
| Board Certification: | Pediatric Gastroenterology, American Board of Pediatrics (1990) |
| Fellowship: | UCLA Medical Center CA (1978) |
| Medical Education: | University of Washington Medical Center, WA USA (1971) |
Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
Gastroenterology, biliary motility, hormonal regulation, embryology, gastrointestinal tract, clinical management of pediatric liver transplant recipients.
Publications
- 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
- Immunomodulatory effect of vancomycin on Treg in pediatric inflammatory bowel disease and primary sclerosing cholangitis. J Clin Immunol. 2013; (2): 397-406
- Markers of antigen presentation and activation on eosinophils and T cells in the esophageal tissue of patients with eosinophilic esophagitis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2013; (3): 257-62
- A common peripheral blood gene set for diagnosis of operational tolerance in pediatric and adult liver transplantation. Am J Transplant. 2012; (5): 1218-28
- Effects of rural status on health outcomes in pediatric liver transplantation: a single center analysis of 388 patients. Pediatr Transplant. 2011; (3): 300-5
- Immunophenotyping of peripheral eosinophils demonstrates activation in eosinophilic esophagitis. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2011; (1): 40-7

