Experienced in Malabsorption

Dr. James Ku

Bariatric Medicine
Penn Medicine
Healthy Weight Management And Bariatric Surgery Lancaster
2150 Harrisburg Pike, Suite 300, 
Lancaster, PA 
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Accepting New Patients
Offers Telehealth

Experienced in Malabsorption
Penn Medicine
Healthy Weight Management And Bariatric Surgery Lancaster
2150 Harrisburg Pike, Suite 300, 
Lancaster, PA 
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Overview

James Ku is a Bariatric Medicine provider in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ku is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Malabsorption. His top areas of expertise are Short Bowel Syndrome, Malnutrition, Obesity, Sleeve Gastrectomy, and Gastrectomy. Dr. Ku is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Thomas Jefferson University | Jefferson Medical College
Residency
Graduate Hospital
Specialties
Bariatric Medicine
Licenses
Surgery in PA
Board Certifications
Surgery, 1998
Fellowships
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Hospital Affiliations
Lancaster General Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

Insurance

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Aetna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Anthem BCBS
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Capital Blue Cross
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Gateway Health Plan
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Geisinger
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Health Care Services Corporation
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Health Partners Plans
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE SNP
Highmark
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Independent Health
  • EPO
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
Medicare
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Oscar
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
PA Health and Wellness
  • HMO
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
Premera Blue Cross
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • PPO
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
UPMC
  • EPO
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
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Locations

Healthy Weight Management and Bariatric Surgery Lancaster
2150 Harrisburg Pike, Suite 300, Lancaster, PA 17601
Call: 717-544-2935

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Ku has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

Hypertension
Obesity

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


1 Clinical Trials

Comparative Health Improvements and Rate of Relapse in Weight-Centered vs. Wellness-Centered Interventions for Obese Women
Comparative Health Improvements and Rate of Relapse in Weight-Centered vs. Wellness-Centered Interventions for Obese Women
Enrollment Status: Completed
Publish Date: December 03, 2019
Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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Areas of Expertise

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      • Short Bowel Syndrome
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      • Sleeve Gastrectomy
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      • Obesity in Children
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