Liang-I Kang, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor, Anatomic and Molecular Pathology

Division: Anatomic & Molecular Pathology

Education

BS Biological Sciences, Minor in Chemistry: University of Delaware, Newark, DE (2002-2006)

PhD Cellular and Molecular Pathology: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA (2006-2013)Institute e.g. PhD: Washington University School of Medicine

MD: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA (2006-2014)

Anatomic Pathology Residency – WashU/BJH/SLCH Consortium Residency Program, St. Louis, MO (2015-2018)

Liver and Gastrointestinal Pathology Clinical Fellowship, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (2018-2019)

Boards

Board Certification in Anatomic Pathology, American Board of Pathology

Recognition

University of Delaware Scholar Award (2002)

Women of Promise Distinction Award, University of Delaware (2003)

Barry M. Goldwater Scholar Award, Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation (2004)

Beckman Scholar Award, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation (2004)

Richard M. Johnson Memorial Award, University of Delaware (2005)

AAAS Student Poster Competition Winner for the Molecular and Cellular Biology category (2006)

AAUP Undergraduate Student Award (2006)

American Society for Clinical Pathology Award for Academic Excellence and Achievement (2008)

Pre-doctoral Fellowship in Clinical and Translational Research, University of Pittsburgh CTSI (Mentors: Wendy Mars, PhD and David Geller, MD; 2009-2011)

A.D. Sobel – ASIP Education Fund Trainee Travel Award (2011)

ASIP Marcos Rojkind Travel Award (2013)

MSTP Service Award, University of Pittsburgh Medical Scientist Training Program (2014)

Resident of the Month, WashU/BJH/SLCH Consortium Residency Program (2016)

Anatomic Pathology Co-Chief Resident, WashU/BJH/SLCH Consortium Residency Program (2017-2018)

AP Trainee of the Month, WashU/BJH/SLCH Consortium Residency Program (2019)

Postdoctoral Fellow in Training Opportunities in Translational Imaging Education and Research (TOP-TIER T32), Washington University School of Medicine Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (2019-2021)

K12 Paul Calabresi Career Development Award in Clinical Oncology (2023)

Honor Society Memberships

Member, American Society for Investigative Pathology, 2008-present

Member, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, 2015-present

Associate Member, Hans Popper Hepatopathology Society, 2017-present

Associate Member, Rodger C. Haggitt Gastrointestinal Pathology Society, 2017-present

Associate Member, Pancreatobiliary Pathology Society, 2018-present

Research Interests

Pre-metastatic niche of liver metastasis, tumor microenvironment, liver metastasis risk factors, liver injury and fibrosis, pancreatic cancer, GI malignancies, deep learning algorithms, image analysis

Selected Publications

WashU Medicine Profile

Assistant

Lisa Schreiber

Administrative Assistant II