Philip Ho, MD

Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group Provider
PointerLanguage(s): English, Mandarin
2727 W. Holcombe Blvd.,
Houston,
TX
77025
Joined Kelsey-Seybold: August 2015
Ways to Schedule an Appointment
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"I believe that patient care should be individualized based on each patient’s disease, medical history and personal wishes. It’s my responsibility to provide my patients with a comprehensive background of their disease and treatment options to assist them in making the best decisions for themselves."
My Biography
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Professional Background
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Professional Associations
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Hobbies and Interests
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Awards & Publications
After finishing his coursework at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Ho completed a residency in Urology at Baylor College of Medicine, and a fellowship in urologic oncology at The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Dr. Ho is a member of the Texas Medical Association, the American Urological Association and the American Medical Association.
He enjoys photography and traveling.
Fun Facts
Dr. Ho’s father has always been his role model, and as a child, he wanted to be a doctor. The best advice he has ever received was “Never stop trying to be better.”
Dr. Ho’s favorite dessert is bananas Foster, favorite medical television show is “ER,” favorite historical figure is Thomas Jefferson and favorite musician is Phoenix. The most interesting place he has ever visited is Bora Bora.Dr. Ho received the Bladder Cancer Advocacy Network (BCAN) John Quale Travel Fellowship award. He was also recognized as the Scott Department of Urology Outstanding Resident Teacher of the Year Award. He was a Urology Care Foundation Research Scholars Program recipient, earned a Killson Education Foundation Fund Scholarship at Baylor College of Medicine and also received the Arnold Award For Outstanding Medical Student.
Publications
- In-vitro cytocidal effect of water on bladder cancer cells: The potential role for intraperitoneal lavage during radical cystectomy Rikiya Taoka, Stephen B Williams, Philip L Ho, Ashish M Kamat Canadian Urological Association Journal, March 2015; E109
- Immune Therapies in Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer Philip L Ho, Stephen B Williams, Ashish M Kamat Current treatment options in oncology, February 2015; 1-19
- The Effect of Concomitant Carcinoma in Situ on Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Urothelial Cell Carcinoma of the Bladder: Inferior Pathologic Outcomes, But No Effect on Survival WP Parker, PL Ho, JJ Melquist, K Scott, JM Holzbeierlein, E Lopez-Corona, AM Kamat, EK Lee The Journal of Urology, November 11, 2014
- Blocking PGE2-induced Tumor Repopulation Abrogates Bladder Cancer Chemoresistance Antonina V Kurtova, Jing Xiao, Qianxing Mo, Senthil Pazhanisamy, Ross Krasnow, Seth P. Lerner, Fengju Chen, Terrence T Roh, Erica Lay, Philip Levy Ho, Keith Syson Chan. Nature, December 3, 2014
- Normal and Neoplastic Urothelial Stem Cells: Getting to the Root of the Problem. Philip Levy Ho, Antonina Kurtova, Keith Syson Chan. Nature Reviews Urology, October 9, 2012; 583-94 (10)
- Stat3 Activation in Urothelial Stem Cells Leads to Direct Progression to Invasive Bladder Cancer Philip Levy Ho, Erica Julianne Lay, Weiguo Jian, Diana Parra, Keith Syson Chan Cancer Research, July 1, 2012; 72 (13)
- Three Differentiation States Risk-stratify Bladder Cancer into Distinct Subtypes. Volkmer, Jens-Peter, Sahoo, Debashis, Chin, Robert, Ho, Philip, Tang, Chad, Kurtova, Antonina, Willingham, Stephen, Pazhanisamy, Senthil, Contreras-Trujillo, Humberto, Storm, Theresa, Lotan, Yair, Beck, Andrew, Chung, Benajmin, Alizadeh, Ash, Godoy, Guilherme, Lerner, Seth, van de Rijn, Matt, Shortliffe, Linda, Weissman, Irving, and Chan, Keith Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, February 7, 2012; 109 (6)
- A 60-Year-Old Woman With an Incidentally Discovered Right Renal Mass Lambros Stamatakis, Philip J. Cheng, Philip L. Ho, Michael J. Thrall, Wesley A. Mayer, Brian J. Miles, and Richard E. Link Urology, December 2012; 1183-6 (6)
Locations
Spring Medical and Diagnostic Center
15655 Cypress Woods Medical Drive,
Houston,
TX
77014
Hospital Affiliations
- St. Luke's Health - Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
- The Woman's Hospital of Texas
Accepted Insurance
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Cigna Plans
Cigna
- KelseyCare powered by Cigna (learn more)
- Choice Fund PPO
- Choice Fund Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna EPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna KelseyCare
- Cigna HMO Open Access (OA)
- Cigna HMO Open Access Plus (OAP)
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- Cigna Consumer Driven Health Plan (CDHP)
- Cigna Surefit
- LocalPlus
- LocalPlus IN
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans
Blue Cross Blue Shield
The specific BCBSTX PPO and HMO plans in which Kelsey-Seybold participates are:
- Blue Edge PPO
- Blue Essentials HMO Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- Blue Choice PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (Basic and Standard Option)
- Health Select of Texas - ERS
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare Primary+ Click here to learn more about selecting a Kelsey Primary Care Physician
- TRS-ActiveCare HD
- TRS-ActiveCare 2
- UT SELECT
Kelsey-Seybold will not participate in the following BCBSTX plans: Blue Premier, Blue High-Performance network, Marketplace plans: My Blue Health, and Blue Advantage HMO, or any BCBSTX Medicare products.View FAQ (pdf)
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UnitedHealthcare Plans
UnitedHealthcare (UHC)
- United Charter Kelsey-Seybold (learn more)
- UnitedHealthcare Charter
- UnitedHealthcare Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Core
- UnitedHealthcare Core Plus
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Navigate Plus
- UnitedHealthcare NexusACO
- UnitedHealthcare Options PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Select
- UnitedHealthcare Select Plus
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Aetna Plans
Aetna KelseyCare (learn more)
Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO Plans
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic is an in-network provider for most Aetna PPO, POS, and EPO plans*, including:
- Aetna Select
- Open Access Select
- Elect Choice
- Aetna Open Access Elect Choice
- Aetna Choice POS II
- Managed Choice
- Open Choice PPO
Aetna CVS Health Marketplace Plans
Effective January 1, 2023
- Bronze S
- Silver 1
- Silver 2
- Silver 3
- Silver 4
- Silver S
- Gold
- Gold S
*All Houston area Aetna CVS Health plans are accepted at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic*
*Kelsey-Seybold does not participate in any commercial Aetna HMO and HNO plans, including Aetna QPOS.
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KelseyCare Health Plans
Local employers can add a KelseyCare plan alongside current plan offerings. Over 400 Houston-area employers offer the choice of a KelseyCare plan to their employees.
KelseyCare plans include:
- Aetna KelseyCare (learn more)
- KelseyCare powered by Cigna (learn more)
- KelseyCare Humana (learn more)
- United Charter Kelsey-Seybold (learn more)
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Other Plans
Allied Benefit Systems/NGBS
Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB)
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – CDHP with UnitedHealthcare PPO
- APWU Health Plan Nationwide – High Option with Cigna PPO
- GEHA Benefit Plan Nationwide – High & Standard Options with UnitedHealthcare Choice Plus
- NALC Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- NALC Value Option Nationwide with Cigna OAP
- SAMBA Nationwide – High & Standard with Cigna OAP
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Standard Option
- Blue Cross Blue Shield – Basic Option
First Health
Great West Healthcare (also known as Cigna-GWH)
- POS
- PPO
- Open Access
HealthSmart PPO
Medicare
Kelsey-Seybold Clinic accepts the following Medicare Advantage Plans: KelseyCare Advantage, Aetna Medicare Advantage, WellCare TexanPlus, Humana Medicare and select UnitedHealthcare plans. Effective January 1, 2009, Kelsey-Seybold Clinic does not accept new patients with traditional Medicare.
MultiPlan PPO
Private Healthcare Systems PPO (PHCS)
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Medicare Advantage Plans
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Humana Plans
Humana
- KelseyCare Humana (learn more)
- Humana Choice POS
- Humana COT National POS Open Access
- Humana EPO PPO Open Access
- Humana National EPO
- Humana HMO Premier (Open Access)
- Humana PPO
- Humana Preferred PPO
- Humana Preferred POS (Open Access)
- Humana/ ChoiceCare Network PPO
- Humana/ChoiceCare+ Network PPO
- Humana National POS- Open Access
- Humana National POS-Open Access Plus