

Gastroenterology
Yuko Kono, M.D.
Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Yuko Kono, MD, PhD, is a clinical professor in the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and the Department of Radiology at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). She specializes in hepatology and liver transplantation, focusing on conditions such as cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), fibrolamellar carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, autoimmune hepatitis, portal hypertension, and cholangitis. Dr. Kono serves adult patients, including those requiring liv
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Credentials
Education & Training
- Medical School: Kyoto University (MD)
Years in Practice
35+ years
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Conditions & Treatments
Insurance(s) Accepted
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Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- UC San Diego Medical Center - Hillcrest
Languages
English, Japanese
Conditions Dr. Kono treats
Insurance accepted
- 90 Degree Benefits
- Aetna
- Allegiance Health Plans
- Ambetter
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Aspirus Health Plan
- ASR Health Benefits
- Asuris Northwest Health
- Avera Health Plans
- Banner Health Aetna
- Blue Shield of California
- BridgeSpan Health Company
- Centivo
- Cigna
- Dean Health Plan
- Denver Health Medical Plan, Inc.
- EMI Health
- Employee Benefit Management Services, Inc. (MT)
- First Health
- Flume Health
- Hawaii Medical Assurance Association
- Health Alliance Plan (HAP)
- Health Plans Inc.
- Healthcare Management Administrators (HMA)
- Healthgram
- HealthPartners
- HealthSmart
- Homestead Health Plans
- Kaiser Permanente
- LifeWise Health Plan
- Lucent Health
- MagnaCare
- Mass General Brigham Health Plan
- MedCost
- Medica
- Medical Mutual of Ohio
- Mending
- Meritain
- Moda Health
- Nippon Life Insurance Company of America
- Personify Health (FKA HealthComp)
- Point C
- Prairie States
- Priority Health
- Providence Health Plan
- Quartz
- The Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare
- WebTPA
- WellCare
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Sources
- https://www.doximity.com/pub/yuko-kono-md
- https://www.medifind.com/doctors/yuko-kono/8851580
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p-aFL46v0w
- https://providers.ucsd.edu/details/11440/gastroenterology-transplantation-hepatology-(liver)
- https://online.aium.org/aiumssa/censsacustdocview.image?p_doc_serno=200291&p_doc_cust_id=100917
- https://www.aasld.org/the-liver-meeting/speakers/yuko-kono-136041
- https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1982628665
- https://profiles.ucsd.edu/yuko.kono











