Jia Ruan, M.D., Ph.D.

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Jia Ruan, M.D., Ph.D., is a Professor of Clinical Medicine in the Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Ruan graduated summa cum laude from Washington University in St. Louis. She received comprehensive training in medicine and immunology leading to combined MD-PhD degrees from the Tri-Institutional Medical Scientist Training Program of Cornell University, the Rockefeller University and Sloan-Kettering Cancer Institute. She completed internship and residency in internal medicine and started a clinical fellowship in Hematology at the Stanford University Medical Center. Returning to Cornell, Dr. Ruan completed a fellowship in Hematology and Medical Oncology at the New York Presbyterian Hospital. She is a member of the American Society of Hematology and the American Society of Clinical Oncology. Dr. Ruan's clinical practice includes patients with lymphoma, myeloma, and other hematological disorders.Following her long-standing interest in tumor immunology and vascular medicine, Dr. Ruan is actively involved in clinical and translational research aimed at development of novel therapeutics targeting tumor microenvironment.  Her research efforts have been recognized and supported by competitive funding from Cornell CARCC, the Lymphoma Research Foundation, the ASCO Foundation Young Investigator Award and the ASCO Foundation Junior Faculty Career Development Award, in addition to the K08 Clinical Scientist Career Development Award from the National Institute of Health (NHLBI).Professional Training 1999-2000 Intern, Department of Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center 2000-2001 Resident, Department of Medicine, Stanford University Medical Center 2002-2003 Fellow, Division of Hematology, Stanford University Medical Center 2003-2005 Fellow, Division of Hematology-Oncology, New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell Medical Center Professional MembershipsAmerican Society of Hematology (ASH)American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO)For More Videos, please see below:Lymphoma Cancer Treatment NY - Weill Cornell