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Nelson Chao, MD, Oncology, Durham, NC

NelsonJen AnChaoMD

Oncology Durham, NC

Hematologic Oncology

Professor, Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine

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  • Office

    4101 N Roxboro St
    Durham, NC 27704
    Phone+1 919-684-8111

Education & Training

  • Duke University
    Duke UniversityM.B.A, 2000
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1985 - 1988
  • Stanford Health Care
    Stanford Health CareFellowship, American Cancer Society , 1986
  • Menlo Medical Clinic, Menlo Park, CA
    Menlo Medical Clinic, Menlo Park, CA1983 - 1984
  • St Marys Hospital and Medical Center
    St Marys Hospital and Medical CenterResidency, Medicine-Preliminary, 1981 - 1984
  • Yale School of Medicine
    Yale School of MedicineClass of 1981
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityBA, cum laude, 1977

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1982 - Present
  • NC State Medical License
    NC State Medical License 1996 - 2025
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology
  • National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Internal Medicine
  • National Board of Physicians and Surgeons Medical Oncology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006-2014
  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
  • America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2005-2013
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Molecular composition of an antigen specific Ly-1 T suppressor inducer factor.  
    Yamaguchi H., Chao N. and Gershon R, Journal of Experimental Medicine. 155: 655-665, 1982
  • Retroperitoneal fibrosis following treatment for Hodgkin's Disease.  
    Chao N., Levine J. and Horning S, Journal of Clinical Oncology 5:231-232, 1987
  • A molecular basis for MHC class II - associated autoimmunity.  
    Todd J.A., Acha-Orbea H., Bell J.I., Chao N., Fronek Z., Jacob C.O., McDermott M., Sinha A., Timmerman L., Steinman L. and McDevitt H.O, Science 240:1003-1009, 1988
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Geriatric Assessment Identifies Impairments in Younger Candidates for Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
    Nelson J. Chao, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
  • Single-Cell RNA-Seq Identifies Potentially Pathogenic B Cell Populations That Uniquely Circulate in Patients with Chronic Gvhd
    Nelson J. Chao, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
  • Decreased Mortality after the First Year of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant in Recipients of Umbilical Cord Blood Vs. Matched Related or Matched Unrelate...
    Nelson J. Chao, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
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Other

Grant Support

  • Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation And Hematologice MalignanciesNational Cancer Institute2010–2012
  • Skin Stem Cells In Combined Radiation InjuryNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2010–2011
  • Centers For Medical Countermeasures Against RadiationNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2010–2011
  • Administrative CoreNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2010–2011
  • Clinical Trials Of Haploidentical Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation And VACNational Cancer Institute2010–2011
  • Administrative CoreNational Cancer Institute2010–2011
  • Novel Approaches To Stem Cell TransplantationNational Cancer Institute2003–2011
  • Skin Stem Cells In Combined Radiation InjuryNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2008–2009
  • Human Growth Hormone For Radiation ExposureNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2005–2009
  • Ctrs For Medical Countermeasures Against RadiationNational Institute Of Allergy And Infectious Diseases2005–2009
  • Bone Marrow TransplantNational Cancer Institute2005–2009
  • Non-Myeloablative Cord Blood TransplantationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003–2007
  • Cord Blood TransplantationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2002–2005
  • Preclinical Studies Of Unrelated Cord Blood TransplantationNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2002
  • Post Transplant Dendritic Cell ImmunotherapyNational Cancer Institute2000–2002
  • Cord Blood Transplantation In Adult RecipientsNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute1999–2001
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation For Breast CancerNational Cancer Institute1999–2001
  • Allogenic Bone Marrow TransplantationNational Cancer Institute1999–2001
  • Allografting For LeukemiaNational Cancer Institute1997–2001

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