Wei-Che Ko is Adjunct Instructor at UMass Chan Medical School. OpenAlex indexes 12 publications with 219 citations (h-index 6); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 1 registered study with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 4 Nov 2026
Overview
Updated 4 Nov 2026
Wei-Che Ko, MD, is Adjunct Instructor at UMass Chan Medical School. The public record shows 12 publications with 219 citations (h-index 6), centered on Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Contact Dermatitis and Allergies, T-cell and B-cell Immunology. It also documents an investigator role on 1 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 1 companies.
- Top research focus: Dermatology and Skin Diseases
- 1 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 1 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Publications indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID. Counts exclude supporting files.
Citations across these publications.
H-index from these publications. i10-index 6.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
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Clinical trials
Updated 4 Nov 2026
Listed as an investigator on 1 registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
Industry payments
Updated 4 Nov 2026
1 company reported payments to CMS in program years 2024–2024. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- GENZYME CORPORATIONProgram year20241 payment
NIH funding
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Publications
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Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)Network
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The people this person publishes with most, by number of co-authored papers. Names link to their own profile when we have one.
Online presence
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This person's own public accounts first, then places where others mention them. Two different things, listed separately.
Mentions by others
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convenehealthcare.com/specialists/profile/dr-weiche-ko-worcester
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →convenehealthcare.com ↗ - Other
profiles.umassmed.edu/display/28733744
verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →profiles.umassmed.edu ↗ - Other
contactderm.org/UserFiles/Newsletters/2025/Fall2025Newsletter.html
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →contactderm.org ↗ - Other
vitals.com/doctors/wei-che-ko-412oc1
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →vitals.com ↗ - Instagram
Instagram post listing the speaker session (ACDS program)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →instagram.com ↗
We list an account only when the public record ties it to this person. verified means we've confirmed the match in more than one place; provisional means it looks right but we're still confirming.
Background & recognition
Updated 4 Nov 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- MD
University of Massachusetts Medical School
verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →profiles.umassmed.edu ↗ - MS Biomedical Engineering
Tufts University
verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →profiles.umassmed.edu ↗ - BA Quantitative Economics
Tufts University
verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →profiles.umassmed.edu ↗
Awards & honors
honors on the public record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →dermatologyfoundation.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →contactderm.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →dermatologyfoundation.org ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →derminterest.wordpress.com ↗
- Physician Scientist Career Development Award
Year 3 (Dermatology Foundation)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →dermatologyfoundation.org ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- verifiedCorroborated by FindMyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →profiles.umassmed.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →linkedin.com ↗
Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →news-medical.net ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →scitechdaily.com ↗
- Presenter
session 'When Allergen Avoidance Fails: Precision Medicine to Guide Treatment in Allergic Contact Dermatitis' (Advances in Dermatitis from the American Contact Dermatitis Society)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →instagram.com ↗
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