TimothyHue-FungChaoMDPhD

Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Pathology, Surgical Pathology

Assistant Professor

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Dr. Timothy Chao is a Pathologist based in Philadelphia, PA, specializing in gastrointestinal and hepatobiliary pathology, anatomic pathology, and surgical pathology. He completed his residency in Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical at Sidney Kimmel Medical College, where he also served as Chief Resident. Dr. Chao graduated from the Perelman School of Medicine and earned undergraduate degrees in Bioengineering and Biochemistry from the University of Washington. His research has been widely published, with notable contributions in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, PEComa, urothelial carcinoma, blood culture methods, and immune cell infiltration. He has received the Stowell-Orbison Certificate of Merit from the USCAP in consecutive years, 2020 and 2021.

Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2019 - 2023
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHChief Residency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2021 - 2022
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 2019
University of WashingtonBS and BA, Bioengineering and Biochemistry, Magna Cum Laude, 2003 - 2008

PubMed

Mast cells and corticotropin-releasing hormone receptors in duodenal tissue of children with functional dyspepsia.
Haley Pearlstein, Timothy Chao, Zhaoping He, Zarela Molle-Rios
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2025-03-06
Thyroid Malignancies With Thymic Differentiation: Outcomes of Rare SETTLE and CASTLE Tumors.
Iulia Tapescu, Abigail Kohler, Neel R Sangal, Jason A Brant, Robert M Brody
Head & Neck. 2025-03-01
1 citations
Association of Mutant KRAS Alleles With Morphology and Clinical Outcomes in Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma.
Timothy Chao, Zi-Xuan Wang, Wilbur B Bowne, Clifford J Yudkoff, Ava Torjani
Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine. 2024-12-01

Graduate StudentInvestigated the regulation and role of tumor-derived cytokines in the recruitment and activation of myeloid cells.2013 - 2017
Research TechnicianInvestigated serum autoantibodies in pre-cancerous patients for the early detection of cancers.2008 - 2011
Research ScholarEngineered zwitterionic hydrogels and investigated their use as non-fouling coatings for implants.2005 - 2008