He also serves as Medical Director of Polaris Molecular Laboratories of Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital. Dr. Zhao earned his MD degree from Hunan Medical College and Ph.D. from Tulane University. He completed AP/CP pathology residency at Tulane University Medical Center, New Orleans, LA. He completed clinical fellowships for Hematopathology and Molecular Genetic Pathology at Tulane University Medical Center and UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, respectively. He is board certified in AP/CP, Hematopathology and Molecular Genetic Pathology.