Nam Woo Cho

Dr. Nam Woo Cho is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). A physician-scientist specializing in lung and cutaneous malignancies, he combines clinical expertise with research into immunologic mechanisms governing responses to radiation therapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors.

• Education
  • 2004-2008: AB, Harvard University
  • 2009-2017: MD/PhD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
  • 2017-2018: Preliminary Medicine Internship, St. Mary’s Medical Center
  • 2018-2022: Radiation Oncology Residency, UCSF

His research integrates molecular, cellular, organismal, and computational platforms to discover novel mechanisms for advancing radio- and immune-therapeutics. Dr. Cho is also an ABR Holman Research Pathway Fellow and has received multiple prestigious awards, including the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship and Canadian Institutes of Health Research Doctoral Award.

• Scientific Awards
  • ABR Holman Research Pathway Fellow (2018-2022)
  • Saul Winegrad Award for Outstanding Dissertation (2016)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship (2013-2015)
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research Doctoral Award (2013)
  • Harvard PRISE/HCRP Awards (2007-2008)