Simon K. Ho, PT, DPT

• 2010, B.S. Clinical Health Studies, Ithaca College
• 2012, DPT, Ithaca College

Simon Ho, DPT, CCS is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Science at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He has clinical experience as a board-certified specialist in cardiovascular and pulmonary physical therapy, especially in the rehabilitation of individuals with heart failure, mechanical circulatory support, and critical illness. His current work focuses on applied respiratory physiology in areas such as the control of breathing, blood flow, and muscle oxygenation. Using a variety of methods such as diaphragm ultrasonography and shear-wave elastography, his current projects aim to understand how diaphragm structure and function affect the control of breathing during exercise as well as the effects of inspiratory muscle training.

physiology, control of breathing, blood flow, muscle oxygenation, diaphragm function, ultrasound imaging, exercise ventilatory response, inspiratory muscle training

Ho S, Betz G, Marchese V. Exploring pulmonary function and physical function in childhood cancer: a systematic review. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. Published online March 11, 2021:103279. doi:10.1016/j.critrevonc.2021.10327

Ho S, York T, Marchese V. Exploring relationships between inspiratory muscle strength and functional capacity in childhood cancer survivors: a pilot study. Pediatr Hematol Oncol. Published online August 18, 2021:1-12. doi:10.1080/08880018.2021.1960656

Ho S, Culligan M, Friedberg J, Goloubeva O, Marchese V. Examining the impact of physical function performance in predicting patient outcomes after lung-sparing surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma. Disabil Rehabil. Published online August 29, 2021:1-8. doi:10.1080/09638288.2021.1970256

Ho S, Rock K, Addison O, Marchese V, 2022. Relationships between diaphragm ultrasound, spirometry, and respiratory mouth pressures in children. Respir Physiol Neurobiol. doi.org/10.1016/j.resp.2022.103950

Ho S, Rock K, Marchese V, 2023. Diaphragm excursion correlates with performance and ventilation on the 6‐min walk test in children with sickle cell disease. Pediatric Pulmonology 58, 1665–1673. doi.org/10.1002/ppul.26373

Mathew J, Tian X, Wong C, Ho S, Milton D, Wu M, 2023. Remote Blood Oxygen Estimation From Videos Using Neural Networks. IEEE J. Biomed. Health Inform. 27, 3710–3720. doi.org/10.1109/JBHI.2023.3236631

Rock K, Ho S, Gray V, Addison O, York T, Keegan Wells D, DeLuca H, Marchese V, 2023. Muscle Properties, Gross Motor Performance, and Quality of Life in Children With Sickle Cell Disease. Pediatric Physical Therapy 35, 450–456. doi.org/10.1097/PEP.0000000000001037