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Ching-Hon Pui, MD

Member, St. Jude Faculty

Co-Leader, Hematological Malignancies Program

Director, China Region, St. Jude Global

Fahad Nassar Al-Rashid Endowed Chair of Leukemia Research

American Cancer Society Professor

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Contact Information

Ching-Hon Pui, MD

Oncology

MS 260, Room C6056

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

262 Danny Thomas Place

MemphisTN 38105-3678

Education

MD – National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Honors & Awards

  • 2022 Tennessee Healthcare Hall of Fame 2022
  • 2022 American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Distinguished Career Award
  • 2021 Fortune Magazine World’s 50 Greatest Leaders
  • 2020 American Cancer Society Medal of Honor     
  • 2019 President, Society of Hematologic Oncology
  • 2018 Most highly Cited Researcher in the past decade by Web of Science
  • 2015 Foreign Member, Chinese Academy of Engineering
  • 2014 Academician, Academia Sinica
  • 2012 Pediatric Oncology Award and Lecture, American Society of Clinical Oncology
  • 2011 ASH Henry M. Stratton Medal Award
  • 2011 Robert A. Phillips Public Lecture and Award, Ontario Institute for Cancer Research
  • 2011 Joseph H. Burchenal Clinical Research Award, AACR
  • 2010 Castle Connolly National Physician of the Year Award for Clinical Excellence
  • 2009 AACR Team Science Award (team leader)
  • 2002 American Cancer Society FM Kirby Clinical Research Professor
  • 1999 Member, Association of American Physicians
  • 1998 Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
  • 1996 Member, American Society for Clinical Investigation

Research Interests

  • Development of "Total Therapies" for children with leukemia
  • Evaluating the efficacy of novel antileukemic drugs or new therapeutic strategies
  • Applying molecular genetic, pharmacologic and immunologic discoveries to clinical problems

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