Herta Chao, MD, PhD
Professor of Internal Medicine (Medical Oncology); Deputy Director at the VA Comprehensive Cancer Center, Section of Hematology/Oncology
Biography
Research & Publications
News
Appointments
Education & Training
- Combined ResidencyYale University, School of Medicine (2003)
- Postdoctoral Research FellowDana-Farber Cancer Institute (1999)
- Pediatric InternUniversity of Freiburg (1996)
- PhDMax Planck Institut, Neuroscience (1995)
- MDUniversity of Goettingen, School of Medicine (1994)
Certifications
- Board CertificationAB of Internal Medicine, Hematology (Internal Medicine) (2016)
- Board CertificationAB of Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology (2006, recertified: 2016)
- Board CertificationAB of Pediatrics, Pediatrics (2004)
- Board CertificationAB of Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine (2003, recertified: 2013)
Honors & Recognition
| Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| VISN1 Clinical Service Line Award, Medicine Service Line | Department of Veterans Affairs | 2017 |
| David S. Fischer, MD award for outstanding teaching & mentoring of fellows in Medical Oncology | Yale School of Medicine and Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center | 2014 |
| AACR Career Development | American Association for Cancer Research | 2006 |
| Research Fellowship of the “Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft” | German Research Association | 1996, 1997, 1998 |
| Doctoral thesis "magna cum laude" | University of Goettingen and Max Planck Institut | 1995 |
| “Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes” | German National Scholarship Foundation | 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 |