Associate Professor, Pathology and Immunology, Washington University
Dr. Cao is currently an associate professor of pathology and immunology at Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis. He got his M.D. from Peking Union Medical College in China and finished his Ph.D. study in University of Pittsburgh. After his residency training at Hopkins, Dr. Cao stayed at Hopkins for advanced subspecialty training, first in surgical pathology under the directorship of Dr. Jonathan Epstein, and then in gynecologic pathology with Dr. Robert Kurman. During his time at Hopkins, Dr. Cao also developed his special interest in pancreatic pathology under the guidance of Dr. Ralph Hruban.
Dr. Cao started his academic career in Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis as an assistant professor in 2007 and was promoted to an associate professor in 2012. At Washington University, he directed the research immunohistochemistry lab. Between 2011 and 2014, Dr. Cao directed the Department of Pathology in Peking University Cancer Hospital in China, and between 2014 and 2015 he was a vice chair in the Department of Pathology in the Cancer Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences. He returned to Washington University in August 2015.
Dr. Cao is board certified in anatomic and clinical pathology. He is a general surgical pathologist with diagnostic expertise in gynecologic pathology, genitourinary pathology and pancreatic pathology. He conducts clinical and translational research in these areas. Dr. Cao has contributed to two WHO blue books: WHO Classification of Tumours of the Female Reproductive Organs (4th edition, 2014) and WHO Classification of Tumours of Urinary System and Male Genital Organs (4th edition, 2016). He is currently an editorial board member in several pathology journals.