Dr. Joan Ko is an Assistant Professor of Urology working in the Division of Pediatric Urology at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles. She earned her undergraduate degree in Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology at Yale University and attended medical school at the University of Virginia. She completed her general surgery internship and urology residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, then went on to complete her pediatric urology fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. At CHLA, Dr. Ko is the Director of Clinical Research and oversees many active projects within the Division of Pediatric Urology. Dr. Ko has special interests in the care of complex urologic patients with disorders such as spina bifida, bladder exstrophy-epispadias complex, and cloacal malformations but enjoys caring for all pediatric urology patients.