Jun Zhao, D.O., pediatric hematologist/oncologist, has been named physician lead for outpatient care at Norton Children’s Cancer Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine.
Jun Zhao, D.O., pediatric hematologist/oncologist, has been named physician lead for outpatient care at Norton Children’s Cancer Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine.
Dr. Zhao will work with Ashok B. Raj, M.D., medical director, Norton Children’s Cancer Institute, and division chief of pediatric hematology/oncology for the University of Louisville School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics. He also is the Norton Children’s Hospital Foundation chair of pediatric hematology/oncology.
“I like helping those who can’t help themselves, which is in essence who kids are. It’s also an educational opportunity to teach them about their health and to start advocating for themselves,” Dr. Zhao said.
Dr. Zhao attended the University of Texas at Austin and then the Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, in Fort Worth.
After medical school, Dr. Zhao completed her medical residency in pediatrics at Dell Children’s Medical Center in Austin and then a fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at Phoenix Children’s Hospital in Arizona.
As a part of her fellowship, she researched new ways to detect and monitor pediatric solid tumors using circulating tumor DNA.
Dr. Zhao joined the University of Louisville School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, in 2018.
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