Penn Medicine Provider
Gastroenterology
Immanuel K. Ho, MD
4.8
(227)
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Gastroenterology Pennsylvania Hospital
Make an appointmentCall 215-829-3561

About me

  • Director of Interventional Endoscopy, Pennsylvania Hospital
  • Clinical Professor of Medicine (Gastroenterology)

  • Castle Connolly Top Doctors, 2015 – 2024
  • Recognized in Philadelphia magazine's annual Top Docs issues, 2013 - 2016, and 2018 - 2024
  • William D. Carey Award, American College of Gastroenterology, 2019
  • Trustee, Board of Trustees, American College of Gastroenterology, 2017 - 2023
  • Chair, Board of Governors, American College of Gastroenterology, 2014 - 2016
  • Recognized by Main Line Magazine's Pennsylvania's Top Doctors, 2009 - 2014
  • Board of Governor’s Service Award, American College of Gastroenterology, 2011
  • Freshman Governor’s Award, American College of Gastroenterology, 2008

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine
  • Residency: Montefiore Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center

What my patients think about me

Average Rating
4.8

227 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

June 2025
5.0
5.0
great physician
May 2025
5.0
5.0
he is knowledgeable and experienced
May 2025
5.0
5.0
hr is both a scientist and a healer
April 2025
2.0
2.0
gave same answers as pcp (who referred me to gi)

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Ho is a Penn Medicine physician.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Ho IK, Carr DV, Coniglio MS, Rodriguez K, Simeonides C, Nunes FA Recycling in Ambulatory Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, A Single Center Experience , American Journal of Gastroenterology: 2025

Itzoe M, Tondi-Resta I, DeMatteo R, Maki R, Fortuna D, Ho IK Use of EUS to Characterize a Rare Gastric Tumor with EWSR-1CREM Fusion , American Journal of Gastroenterology, 117(10S): 2022,2038-2039

Chaudhari RB, Chaudhari J, Ho IK A Unique Case of Ampulla of Vater Metastasis From Breast Cancer Without Hepatic/Pancreatic Involvement , American Journal of Gastroenterology, 115(4): 2020,S1260

Kumar S, Chandrasekhara V, Kochman ML, Ahmad N, Attalla S, Ho IK, Jaffe DL, Lee PJ, Panganamamula KV, Saumoy M, Fortuna D, Ginsberg GG Ligation-assisted endoscopic mucosal resection for esophageal granular cell tumors is safe and effective. , Dis Esophagus, 33(8): 2020

Chaudhari R, Murphy K, Schwartz S, Chaudhari J, Ho I, Nunes F Hepatoid Adenocarcinoma Presenting as Pancreatitis , ACG Case Reports Journal, 7(5): 2020

Chaudhari RB, Shirodkar MA, Ho IK, Kirkland ML Acinar Cell Carcinoma—A Rare Cause of Gastrointestinal Bleed: A Case Report , American Journal of Gastroenterology, 114(2): 2019,S1690-S1691

Mahmud N, Elhanafi S, Kochman ML, Ginsberg G, Vergara N, Panganamamula K, Ho I, Ahmad N, Rajala M, Chandrasekhara V Endoscopic Ultrasound Tissue Acquisition for Genomic Analysis of Pancreatic Cancer Using Liquid Next-Generation Sequencing , American Journal of Gastroenterology, 113(pS13): 2018

Thiruvengadam NR, Forde KA, Ma GK, Ahmad N, Chandrasekhara V, Ginsberg GG, Ho IK, Jaffe D, Panganamamula KV, Kochman ML Rectal Indomethacin Reduces Pancreatitis in High- and Low-Risk Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography , Gastroenterology, 151(2): 2016,288-297

Singh A, Zaeri N, Ho IK Onset of Celiac Disease after Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C with Interferon Based Triple Therapy , Case Reports Hepatol: 2015

Ho IKH, Cash BD, Cohen H, Hanauer SB, Inkster M, Johnson DA, Maher MM, Rex DK, Saad A, Singh A, Rehani MM, Quigley EM Radiation exposure in gastroenterology: improving patient and staff protection , Am J. Gastroenterology, 109(8): 2014,1180-94