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Joo Song, MD, Pathology, Duarte, CA

Joo Song MD

Hematopathology, Anatomic Pathology, Clinical Pathology


Associate Clinical Professor, Pathology, City of Hope

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  • 1500 Duarte RdDuarte, CA 91010

  • Phone+1 626-256-4673

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Summary

  • Dr. Joo Song is a Pathologist based in Duarte, CA, with subspecialties in Hematopathology, Anatomic Pathology, and Clinical Pathology. He graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in 2005 and completed his residency there in 2009, followed by a fellowship in Hematopathology at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in 2011. Currently, he serves as an Assistant Professor at the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, having also held a similar position at UC Davis Medical Center. Dr. Song's expertise encompasses hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, hematopathology, clinical pathology, health technology/informatics, and molecular biology. His recent publications cover topics such as diagnostic challenges in lymphoma and the characteristics of tumor microenvironments in breast cancer.

Education & Training

  • National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
    National Institutes of Health Clinical CenterFellowship, Hematopathology, 2009 - 2011
  • George Washington University
    George Washington UniversityResidency, Pathology-Anatomic and Clinical, 2005 - 2009
  • George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
    George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 2005

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2010 - 2026
  • DC State Medical License
    DC State Medical License 2005 - 2010
  • Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical
    American Board of Pathology Pathology - Anatomic/Pathology - Clinical
  • Hematopathology
    American Board of Pathology Hematopathology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Molecular Classification of Primary Mediastinal Large B-cell Lymphoma Using Routinely Available Tissue Specimens  
    Rita M Braziel, James R Cook, Dennis D Weisenburger, Kai Fu, Joo Y Song, Lisa M Rimsza, Blood

Abstracts/Posters

  • PET-Adapted Nivolumab or Nivolumab Plus ICE As First Salvage Therapy in Relapsed or Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma
    Joo Y. Song, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/7/2019
  • Overcoming CD19 Antigen Loss in B-Cell Malignancies with CAR T Cells Targeting BAFF-R
    Joo Y Song, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
  • Lgr5 Functions As a Critical Negative Regulator of Wnt/_-Catenin Signaling and Is Essential for B-Lymphopoiesis and Malignant B-Cell Transformation
    Joo Y. Song, 61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting, Orlando, FL, 12/9/2019
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Lectures

  • Genomic Characterization of Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma Transformation from Nodular Lymphocyte Predominant Hodgkin Lymphoma 
    61st Annual American Society of Hematology Meeting - Orlando, FL - 12/7/2019

Grant Support

  • Genomic Analysis of Cutaneous CD30+ Lymphoproliferative DisordersBECKMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE/CITY OF HOPE2022–2025

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