Professor Cho Cho Oo - M.B.,B.S, M.Med.Sc (Microbiology), Ph.D (Medical Microbiology), Dip.Med.Ed. FACTM (Australia)

Position

Professor & Head

Email
chochooo028@gmail.com
Telephone

09965026325

Duties and Responsibilities
Undergraduate  teaching  of  Microbiology  & Immunology   to  3rd  MBBS  Medical  Students New integrated curriculum – foundation year, Year 1 to Year 3 Postgraduate  teaching  of  Microbiology  &  Immunology   to M.Med.Sc  (Microbiology)  Students M.Med.Sc  (Pathology) Students M.Sc  (Public Health) Students M.Med.Sc  (Preventive & Tropical Medicine) Students Master Students in Dermatology  and  Sexually -transmitted  Diseases M. Med. Tech  Students Postgraduate teaching of Molecular Biology to M.Med.Sc  (Microbiology)  Students   Thesis  supervising  (supervisor)  & Thesis  reading  (examiner)  for  M.Med.Sc (Microbiology), Ph.D (Microbiology) Membership and Chairmanship Member of the Research and Ethics commette Chairman of the Academic Board of M.Med.Sc (Microbiology) Chairman of the Academic Board of PhD ( Medical Microbiology) Member of American Society for Microbiology President of Myanmar Microbiology Society          
Research Interest
Antimicrobial Resistant Bacteria Medical educational research
Publications
Publication
  • Cho Cho Oo,  Bacterial  Aetiology  of  Pyogenic  Infections  in   Dental  Practice, M.Med.Sc (Microbiology) Thesis. (1997)
  • Mar Lar Win, Win Win Maw, Cho Cho Oo  et  Detection  of  HBs   antigen  in Health Care Personnel by Reverse Passive Haemagglutination Test, Myanmar Medical Journal, Volume (44), Number (1), March 2000.
  • Cho Cho Oo, Kyi Kyi Thinn, Win Win Maw, Thuzar Han and Aye Aye Win. Chlamydial infection in pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Central Women’s Hospital, Yangon. Myanmar Medical Journal, Vol (46), No 1-4, December 2002.
  • Win Win Maw, Kyi Kyi Thinn, Cho Cho Oo, Thuzar Han and Aye Aye Win. Prevalence of Group B Streptococcus in pregnant women attending antenatal clinic at Central Women’s  Hospital, Yangon. . (Proceedings from 10th Medical Speciality Conferrence, 16th-19th Nov  2001, Yangon)
  • Kyi Kyi Thinn, Win Win Maw, Cho Cho Oo, Aye Aye Win, Tolosa J & Sauvarin J. A Pilot Prevalence  Study of Group B Streptococci and Bacterial Vaginosis and Other Reproductive Tract Infections in Asymptomatic Pregnant Women in Central Women Hospital, Yangon. Published by the Population Council, Thailand & Institute of Medicine (1), Yangon. (Multicenter International Study involving 8 countries) (2002).
  • Kyi Kyi Thinn, Win Win Maw, Cho Cho Oo, Mya Mya Aye & Myint Myint Sein. Hand book on Basic & Applied Immunology for Everyone. (Continuing Medical Education Program – Department of Microbiology, University of Medicine (1) at  Myanmar Medical Association). (2002)
  • Kyi Kyi Thinn, Kyu Kyu Win, Thuzar Han, Cho Cho Oo & Mya Mya Aye. Hand book on Molecular Biology (Genomics & Proteomics) . (Continuing Medical Education Program – Department of Microbiology, University of Medicine (1) at Myanmar Medical Association). (2004)
  • Kyi Kyi Thinn, Win Win Maw, Kyu Kyu Win, Thuzar Han, Cho Cho Oo & Mya Mya Aye. Hand book on  Viruses of Importance in the New Millennium. . (Continuing Medical Education                Program – Department of Microbiology, University of Medicine (1) at  Myanmar Medical            Association).  (2005).
  • Cho Cho Oo & Kyi Kyi Thinn (2005). Characterization of hepatitis C virus genotypes in Myanmar. Proceedings of the 12th Medical Speciality Conference. (2005)
  • Tsungai Chipato, Mario Festin, Hernando Gaitan, Jorge Tolosa, Sompop Limpongsanurak, Cho Cho Oo, Pisake Lumbiganon, Cynthia Whitney, Falgunee Parekh, Jennifer Culhane, William Andrews, Sean Daly. The International Infection in Pregnancy (ITP) Study: Performance of Clinical Criteria Compared with Gram Stain’s for the Diagnosis of Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy. British Journal of Obesteric & Gynaecology: (2003)
  • Cho Cho Oo. Characterization of hepatitis C virus genotypes in Myanmar. Ph.D (Microbiology) Thesis. (2005)
  • May Kyi Aung, Cho Cho Oo, Myint Myint Sein. Streptococcus pyogenes (GAS) carriage and ASO titer among  health care personnel. Programme and Abstracts. Myanmar Health Research Congress. (2007)
  • Htin Zaw Soe, Cho Cho Oo, Tin Ohn Myat, and Nay Soe Maung. Detection of Schistosoma Antibodies and exploration of associated factors among local residents around Inlay Lake, Southern Shan State, Myanmar. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. 2017; 6: 3.
  • Htin Zaw Soe, Thi Thi Htoon, Cho Cho Oo, Moe Kyi Han, Hla Hla Htay & Khin Maung Lwin. Epidemiological Assessment on Schistosomiasis in Southern Shan State, Myanmar. CPQ Microbiology (2018) 1:6
  • Cho Cho Oo, Thu Zar Myint,  Khin Khin Gyee, Hnin Pwint Khine, Poe Zar Ni Htun, May Thu Htun, Sein Mya Nandar, Nang Shwe Aung & May Pont Pont Kyaw. Anaerobic bacteria identification  in septic abortion cases admitted  to Central Women’s Hospital,  Mandalay.  Proceeding from 48th Myanmar Health Research Congress (2020)