Nerissa Ko, MD, MAS

Professor
School of Medicine
+1 415 353-8897

Nerissa Ko is a Professor of Neurology and spends her time clinically caring for adult patients in the Neurointensive care unit. Her research focus in on improving outomes among patients who suffer from strokes, specifically after brain aneurysm rupture. After completing her training at UCSF, she remains committed to the education and training of our futureleaders in her role as Fellowship program Director and Vice Chair for Diversity in the Department of Neurology. After attending a CSW-sponsored event focused on work-life balance, she joined CSW to become an active participant in supporting the community of women at UCSF. She remains a strong advocate for gender equity in her leadership role.

Joined UCSF: 1996
Joined CSW: 2013
Committee: Committee on the Status of Women, Faculty Co-Chair

Publications

Intracranial Aneurysm Classifier Using Phenotypic Factors: An International Pooled Analysis.

Journal of personalized medicine

Morel S, Hostettler IC, Spinner GR, Bourcier R, Pera J, Meling TR, Alg VS, Houlden H, Bakker MK, Van't Hof F, Rinkel GJE, Foroud T, Lai D, Moomaw CJ, Worrall BB, Caroff J, Constant-Dits-Beaufils P, Karakachoff M, Rimbert A, Rouchaud A, Gaal-Paavola EI, Kaukovalta H, Kivisaari R, Laakso A, Jahromi BR, Tulamo R, Friedrich CM, Dauvillier J, Hirsch S, Isidor N, Kulcs?r Z, L?vblad KO, Martin O, Machi P, Mendes Pereira V, R?fenacht D, Schaller K, Schilling S, Slowik A, Jaaskelainen JE, von Und Zu Fraunberg M, Jim?nez-Conde J, Cuadrado-Godia E, Soriano-T?rraga C, Millwood IY, Walters RG, Kim H, Redon R, Ko NU, Rouleau GA, Lindgren A, Niemel? M, Desal H, Woo D, Broderick JP, Werring DJ, Ruigrok YM, Bijlenga P

Proceedings of the First Curing Coma Campaign NIH Symposium: Challenging the Future of Research for Coma and Disorders of Consciousness.

Neurocritical care

Claassen J, Akbari Y, Alexander S, Bader MK, Bell K, Bleck TP, Boly M, Brown J, Chou SH, Diringer MN, Edlow BL, Foreman B, Giacino JT, Gosseries O, Green T, Greer DM, Hanley DF, Hartings JA, Helbok R, Hemphill JC, Hinson HE, Hirsch K, Human T, James ML, Ko N, Kondziella D, Livesay S, Madden LK, Mainali S, Mayer SA, McCredie V, McNett MM, Meyfroidt G, Monti MM, Muehlschlegel S, Murthy S, Nyquist P, Olson DM, Provencio JJ, Rosenthal E, Sampaio Silva G, Sarasso S, Schiff ND, Sharshar T, Shutter L, Stevens RD, Vespa P, Videtta W, Wagner A, Ziai W, Whyte J, Zink E, Suarez JI, Curing Coma Campaign

Author Correction: Genome-wide association study of intracranial aneurysms identifies 17 risk loci and genetic overlap with clinical risk factors.

Nature genetics

Bakker MK, van der Spek RAA, van Rheenen W, Morel S, Bourcier R, Hostettler IC, Alg VS, van Eijk KR, Koido M, Akiyama M, Terao C, Matsuda K, Walters RG, Lin K, Li L, Millwood IY, Chen Z, Rouleau GA, Zhou S, Rannikmäe K, Sudlow CLM, Houlden H, van den Berg LH, Dina C, Naggara O, Gentric JC, Shotar E, Eugène F, Desal H, Winsvold BS, Børte S, Johnsen MB, Brumpton BM, Sandvei MS, Willer CJ, Hveem K, Zwart JA, Verschuren WMM, Friedrich CM, Hirsch S, Schilling S, Dauvillier J, Martin O, Jones GT, Bown MJ, Ko NU, Kim H, Coleman JRI, Breen G, Zaroff JG, Klijn CJM, Malik R, Dichgans M, Sargurupremraj M, Tatlisumak T, Amouyel P, Debette S, Rinkel GJE, Worrall BB, Pera J, Slowik A, Gaál-Paavola EI, Niemelä M, Jääskeläinen JE, von Und Zu Fraunberg M, Lindgren A, Broderick JP, Werring DJ, Woo D, Redon R, Bijlenga P, Kamatani Y, Veldink JH, Ruigrok YM

Genome-wide association study of intracranial aneurysms identifies 17 risk loci and genetic overlap with clinical risk factors.

Nature genetics

Bakker MK, van der Spek RAA, van Rheenen W, Morel S, Bourcier R, Hostettler IC, Alg VS, van Eijk KR, Koido M, Akiyama M, Terao C, Matsuda K, Walters RG, Lin K, Li L, Millwood IY, Chen Z, Rouleau GA, Zhou S, Rannikmäe K, Sudlow CLM, Houlden H, van den Berg LH, Dina C, Naggara O, Gentric JC, Shotar E, Eugène F, Desal H, Winsvold BS, Børte S, Johnsen MB, Brumpton BM, Sandvei MS, Willer CJ, Hveem K, Zwart JA, Verschuren WMM, Friedrich CM, Hirsch S, Schilling S, Dauvillier J, Martin O, Jones GT, Bown MJ, Ko NU, Kim H, Coleman JRI, Breen G, Zaroff JG, Klijn CJM, Malik R, Dichgans M, Sargurupremraj M, Tatlisumak T, Amouyel P, Debette S, Rinkel GJE, Worrall BB, Pera J, Slowik A, Gaál-Paavola EI, Niemelä M, Jääskeläinen JE, von Und Zu Fraunberg M, Lindgren A, Broderick JP, Werring DJ, Woo D, Redon R, Bijlenga P, Kamatani Y, Veldink JH, Ruigrok YM

The Future of Neurocritical Care Research: Proceedings and Recommendations from the Fifth Neurocritical Care Research Network Conference.

Neurocritical care

Hocker S, Shah S, Vespa P, Provencio JJ, Calvillo E, Olson DM, Venkatasubba Rao CP, Hemphill JC, Helbok R, Human T, Kamel H, Madden LK, Nyquist P, Bentho O, O'Phelan K, Lewin JJ, Alexander S, Ziai W, Chou SH, Rincon F, McNett M, Ko N, Zink B, Rhoney D, Diringer MN, Stevens R, Robertson CS, Sampaio G, Shutter LA, Ling G, Rehman M, Mahmoud SH, Yeager S, Livesay S, Suarez JI

Shared Genetic Risk Factors of Intracranial, Abdominal, and Thoracic Aneurysms.

Journal of the American Heart Association

van 't Hof FN, Ruigrok YM, Lee CH, Ripke S, Anderson G, de Andrade M, Baas AF, Blankensteijn JD, Böttinger EP, Bown MJ, Broderick J, Bijlenga P, Carrell DS, Crawford DC, Crosslin DR, Ebeling C, Eriksson JG, Fornage M, Foroud T, von Und Zu Fraunberg M, Friedrich CM, Gaál EI, Gottesman O, Guo DC, Harrison SC, Hernesniemi J, Hofman A, Inoue I, Jääskeläinen JE, Jones GT, Kiemeney LA, Kivisaari R, Ko N, Koskinen S, Kubo M, Kullo IJ, Kuivaniemi H, Kurki MI, Laakso A, Lai D, Leal SM, Lehto H, LeMaire SA, Low SK, Malinowski J, McCarty CA, Milewicz DM, Mosley TH, Nakamura Y, Nakaoka H, Niemelä M, Pacheco J, Peissig PL, Pera J, Rasmussen-Torvik L, Ritchie MD, Rivadeneira F, van Rij AM, Santos-Cortez RL, Saratzis A, Slowik A, Takahashi A, Tromp G, Uitterlinden AG, Verma SS, Vermeulen SH, Wang GT, Han B, Rinkel GJ, de Bakker PI

Genome-wide association study of intracranial aneurysm identifies a new association on chromosome 7.

Stroke

Foroud T, Lai D, Koller D, Van't Hof F, Kurki MI, Anderson CS, Brown RD, Connolly ES, Eriksson JG, Flaherty M, Fornage M, von Und Zu Fraunberg M, Gaál EI, Laakso A, Hernesniemi J, Huston J, Jääskeläinen JE, Kiemeney LA, Kivisaari R, Kleindorfer D, Ko N, Lehto H, Mackey J, Meissner I, Moomaw CJ, Mosley TH, Moskala M, Niemelä M, Palotie A, Pera J, Rinkel G, Ripke S, Rouleau G, Ruigrok Y, Sauerbeck L, Slowik A, Vermeulen SH, Woo D, Worrall BB, Broderick J