Biographical summary
Dr. Jinjun Cheng obtained his medical degree from China, completed a residency in anatomic and clinical pathology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and then joined the National Cancer Institute (Bethesda, MD) as a hematopathology fellow from 2018 to 2020. Before Dr. Cheng joined Mayo Clinic (Phoenix, AZ), as a hematopathologist in 2024, he was a hematopathologist and medical director of the hematopathology/flow cytometry section at Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC.
Dr. Cheng has published more than 40 peer-reviewed papers on the journals of the American Journal of Surgical Pathology, Haematologica, Nature Genetics, and New England Journal of Medicine. He is an active member of the Society for Hematopathology and the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology.
Dr. Cheng has received several awards, including the Stowell Orbison award from the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology. He is also a young investigator of Children's Oncology Group (2021-2024).
Interests
- Leukemia
- Lymphoma
- Immunodeficiency associated lymphoid disorders
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2020
Fellow - HematopathologyNational Institute of Health
- 2018
Resident - Anatomic and Clinical PathologyUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center
- 2012
Ph.D.University of Tennessee Health Science Center/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2019
HematopathologyAmerican Board of Pathology
- 2018
Anatomic & Clinical PathologyAmerican Board of Pathology
Awards and honors
- 2018
Sonia Masoud Award for Academic ExcellenceUniversity of Tennessee Health Science Center
- 2015
Stowell-Orbison AwardUnited States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
Professional memberships
- 2014 - present
MemberUnited States and Canadian Association of Pathologists (USCAP)
Publications