
Zongxian Cao, MD, PhD
Subspecialty Interest
Gastrointestinal and Liver Pathology
Board Certification
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
Fellowship
Gastrointestinal Pathology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York
Residency
Anatomic and Clinical Pathology, University of Missouri-Columbia Program
Medical School
Shandong University School of Medicine (formerly Shandong Medical University), Ji’nan, Shandong, China
Publications, Highlights
- Cao Z, Mulvihill MM, Mukhopadhyay P, Xu H, Erdélyi K, Hao E, Holovac E, Haskó G, Cravatt BF, Nomura DK, Pacher P. Monoacylglycerol Lipase Controls Endocannabinoid and Eicosanoid Signaling and Hepatic Injury in Mice. Gastroenterology. 2013;144(4):808-817. PMID: 23295443
- Cao Z, Yuan Y, Jeyabalan G, Du Q, Tsung A, Geller DA, Billiar TR. Preactivation of NKT cells with α-GalCer protects against hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury in mouse by a mechanism involving IL-13 and adenosine A2A receptor. Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol. 2009;297: G249-G258. PMID: 19556359
- Cao Z, Fang J, Xia C, Shi X, Jiang BH. Trans-3,4,5′-Trihydroxystibene Inhibits Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1α and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Expression in Human Ovarian Cancer Cells. Clin Cancer Res. 2004;10:5253-5263. PMID: 15297429
Awards and Honors

Zongxian Cao, MD, PhD
- James A. Esterly Memorial Scholarship, Dept. of Pathology, University of Missouri, 2018
- NIH Fellows Award for Research Excellence, 2013
- NIH Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA), 2011 ~ 2013
- NIH T32 fellowship Award (T32 HD049307), UPMC, 2009 ~ 2010
- West Virginia University Graduate Student Travel Award, 2005
- Travel Award, 5th Ovarian Cancer Research Symposium, Seattle, WA, 2004
- Beijing Medical University Guanghua Graduate Scholarship, 1998
- Shandong Medical University Academic excellence awards, 1991 ~ 1993