Biographical summary
Ruifeng (Ray) Guo, M.D., Ph.D., is a diagnostic pathologist specializing in dermatopathology, general surgical pathology and ophthalmic pathology. His clinical and research interests are in the areas of disease diagnosis, exploration of markers and clues to predict disease severity, and targeted therapy.
Dr. Guo specializes in skin diseases and conjunctival diseases, including tumors and inflammatory conditions. He is also heavily involved in Mayo Clinic's intraoperative frozen section service for patients undergoing surgical treatment, and works with highly diverse types of diseases in surgical pathology.
Interests
- Consultative service in complex and rare diseases in the membranes of the eye (conjunctiva) and the skin, as well as diagnostic service in oncologic and nononcologic surgical pathology
- Genomic and transcriptomic profiling of cutaneous and conjunctival neoplasms
- Tumor microenvironment, including tumor supporting tissues (stroma) and infiltrating immune cells, in melanoma and other mucocutaneous tumors
- Immune microenvironment in subacute and chronic inflammatory skin diseases
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 2016
FellowRST Dermatopathology, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2016
FellowshipRST Dermatopathology, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2015
FellowSurgical & Medical Pathology, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2015
FellowshipSurgical & Medical Pathology, Programs in Rochester, Mayo School of Graduate Medical Education, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
- 2014
Chief Resident - Department of PathologyUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
- 2013
Residency - Department of PathologyUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
- 2010
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship - Science Park Research Division and Department of CarcinogenesisUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- 2009
PhD - Molecular Carcinogenesis and Molecular PathologyUniversity of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and MD Anderson Cancer Center
- 2003
Master of Science - Physician Scientist Training ProgramCollege of Medicine of Zhengzhou University
- 2000
MDHenan Medical University
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2016
DermatopathologyAmerican Board of Pathology
- 2014
Anatomic & Clinical PathologyAmerican Board of Pathology
Awards and honors
- 2021
58th American Society of Dermatopathology Annual Meeting Best Oral Presentation (As a Mentor)58th American Society of Dermatopathology Annual Meeting
- 2019
2019 American Society of Dermatopathology Annual Meeting Best Fellow Presentation - Study Presentation (As a Mentor)56th American Society of Dermatopathology Annual Meeting
- 2018
International Society of Dermatopathology’s World Cup Oral Presentation First Place (As a Mentor)International Society of Dermatopathology Annual Meeting 2018
- 2018
International Society of Dermatopathology’s Best Oral Abstract (As a Mentor)International Society of Dermatopathology Annual Meeting 2018
- 2014
Parker-Heartland Award for Excellence in Pathology Graduate Medical EducationUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
- 2014
William P. Illig Award for Outstanding Resident ResearchUniversity of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
- 2012
American Society of Dermatopathology Mentorship AwardMD Anderson Cancer Center
- 2009
First Prize, Platform Presentation in Departmental Graduate Students RetreatUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- 2009
First Prize, Poster presentation in Departmental Graduate Students RetreatUniversity of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- 2000
Scholarship for Graduate StudentCollege of Medicine of Zhengzhou University
- 1999
Medical Student of Excellence HonorHenan Medical University
- 1999
First ScholarshipHenan Medical University
- 1996
First ScholarshipHenan Medical University
- 1995
Second ScholarshipHenan Medical University
Professional memberships
- 2021 - present
Board of Trustees, At-Large TrusteeNorth American Chinese Dermatology Association
- 2017 - present
Voting MemberScientific Review Committee B
- 2016 - 2017
Interim DirectorDermatopathology service, Department of Pathology, University of Florida College of Medicine
- 2016 - 2017
MemberPathology Assistant Recruitment Committee, Department of Pathology, University of Florida College of Medicine
- 2016 - 2017
Co-ChairDermatopathology Faculty Recruitment Committee, Department of Pathology, University of Florida College of Medicine
- 2016 - present
MemberAmerican Society of Dermatopathology
- 2013 - 2016
Trainee MemberAmerican Society of Dermatopathology
- 2012 - present
MemberUnited States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
- 2010 - present
MemberCollege of American Pathologists
- 2010 - present
MemberAmerican Society for Clinical Pathology
- 2005 - 2011
MemberAmerican Association for Cancer Research
Publications
Research activities