Alumni Q&A: Dr. Jorge Yao
Background:
Jorge Yao, M.D. is a former URMC Pathology fellow-turned-faculty member. He first came in 2003 as a genitourinary pathology fellow and was offered a faculty position in 2004.
He worked closely with the Urology Department on research and clinical projects, helping to set up the institutional biospecimen repository. After a productive decade, he left in 2013 as an associate professor with an MBA from Simon Business School. He now works for Pathline Emerge in Ramsey, New Jersey.
Education & Training
Dr. Yao received his MD from University of the East - Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center and completed an internship in general medicine at St. Luke’s Medical Center in the Philippines. He did residency in pathology at Brooklyn Hospital Medical Center and Philippine General Hospital and completed internships in surgical pathology and cytopathology at New York University.
Where are you from originally?
I was born and raised in the Philippines and came to the U.S. to finish my training.
Family:
Wife, Grace Candelario
What first sparked your interest in pathology?
My uncle is a pathologist and visiting him at work sparked the interest, but I like anatomic pathology mainly because it is like being a consulting detective.
How would you describe your job to someone who’s never heard of it before?
I push around bits of people under the microscope then write a report about it.
How do you like to spend your free time? Do you have any hobbies/interests?
I have become a kaizen nerd lately, so most of my free time is spent reading and trying to find small improvements I can implement in my life. I used to have hobbies but they are getting together to file a class action suit for neglect.
What’s one piece of advice you have for up-and-coming pathology trainees looking to start their careers?
The best piece of advice I can give to new pathologists is that no matter how specialized the field becomes, there will always be a need for anatomic pathologists with a good grasp of basic pathology and an excellent foundation of general surgical pathology.
Bethany Bushen | 4/18/2017
