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Nam Woo Cho, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Department of Radiation Oncology 
University of California, San Francisco

Scientist, outdoors enthusiast, tennis fan

Meet Dr. Cho

I take pride in providing my patients with the best care possible, and using science to continue to push the boundaries of what is possible.

Dr. Nam Woo Cho, MD, PhD is a radiation oncologist who specializes in the treatment of lung and cutaneous malignancies. Dr. Cho received his undergraduate degree from Harvard College, and MD/PhD degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. He completed internship in Internal Medicine at St. Mary’s Medical Center in San Francisco, and his residency in radiation oncology at UCSF. His research focuses on understanding fundamental immunologic mechanisms that govern responses to immune stimulating therapies including radiation therapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors. Dr. Cho leverages molecular, cellular, organismal, and computational platforms to define novel mechanisms, pioneering the next generation of radio- and immune-therapeutics. 

Education

Education

2018-2022 Radiation Oncology Residency University of California, San Francisco
2017-2018 Preliminary Medicine Internship St. Mary’s Medical Center
2009-2017 MD, PhD University of Pennsylvania, School of Medicine
2004-2008 AB Harvard University

 

 

Professional Experience

Professional Experience

2022-present Assistant Professor UCSF, Radiation Oncology

 

 

Awards & Honors

2026-2030 The V Foundation V Scholar Award
2024 Scholar, Arthur and Sandra Irving Cancer Immunology Symposium
2023-2028 Clinician Scientist Development Award, American Cancer Society/American Society for Radiation Oncology
2022 Young Investigator Award, Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer 2022 Annual Meeting
2022-2023 T32 Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of California, San Francisco ImmunoX
2018-2022 Holman Research Pathway Fellow, American Board of Radiology
2018 Florence Howe Outstanding Medical Intern Award, St. Mary’s Medical Center
2016 Saul Winegrad Award for Outstanding Dissertation, University of Pennsylvania
2015 Rose Meadow Levinson Memorial Prize, University of Pennsylvania
2013-2015 International Student Research Fellowship, Howard Hughes Medical Institute 
2008 Harvard Program for Research in Science and Engineering (PRISE) Award
2008 Harvard College Research Program (HCRP) Award
2007 The Weissman International Fellowship Award, Harvard University

Redefining Possible