Professor
Stanford University School of Medicine
Dr. Tsao received his PhD in Cardiovascular Physiology from Thomas Jefferson University and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford University. He subsequently joined the Stanford faculty where he is currently Professor of Medicine (Cardiovasuclar Medicine). He has had a long-standing interest in the molecular mechanisms of vascular disease including the role of metabolic abnormalities in atherosclerosis, peripheral arterial disease (PAD) and abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA). His basic science laboratory has primarily focused on signaling pathways that regulate vascular function and transcription, utilizing a variety of experimental approaches and high-density data quantification tools to elucidate relevant biological pathways. In addition, Dr. Tsao is Associate Chief of Staff for Precision Medicine at the VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Director of the VA Epidemiology Research and Information Center for Genomics. Most recently, he has helped lead the VA’s Million Veteran Program to become one of the world's largest cohorts for genomic medicine. Through these roles he has mentored over 50 pre- and postdoctoral trainees.