
Dian Jun Cao MD PhD
Echocardiography, Non-Invasive Cardiology, Cardiac Critical Care
Associate Professor Staff Cardiologist Internal Medicine University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Dallas VA Medical Center
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6000 Harry Hines BlvdDallas, TX 75390
Phone+1 214-648-1400
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Education & Training
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2009 - 2012
Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2007
Capital University of Medical Sciences
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2010 - 2027
PA State Medical License 2004 - 2007
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsVCAM-1/Ezrin axis antagonizes myocardial damage in ischemia-reperfusion injury.Anwarul Ferdous, Ariel Diaz, Daniel Daou, Diana Dad Zada, Nan Jiang
Cell Death and Differentiation. 2025-11-28 - 2 citationsThe cGAS-STING pathway promotes acute ischemia-induced neutropoiesis and neutrophil priming in the bone marrow.Jiankun Zhu, Xinjia Ruan, MariaSanta C Mangione, Pablo Parra, Guo Chen
Basic Research in Cardiology. 2025-08-01 - 12 citationsMechanistic target of rapamycin in regulating macrophage function in inflammatory cardiovascular diseases.MariaSanta C Mangione, Jinhua Wen, Dian J Cao
Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 2024-01-01
Press Mentions
NIH Funding to Propel UT Southwestern Research into Human Heart RegenerationJune 2nd, 2023
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