Pashtoon Kasi has been appointed as the new Red Family Endowed Chair in Gastrointestinal Oncology

Academic and Clinical Expertise of Pashtoon Kasi

• Joined City of Hope Orange County in 2024 as Medical Director of GI Medical Oncology
• Previously served as Director of Colorectal Cancer Research and Precision Medicine Director for Liquid Biopsy Research at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Hospital
• Expertise in gastrointestinal cancers and development of novel drug therapies through early-phase clinical trials
• Member of professional organizations including AMA, ASCO, ASH, and AACR
• Chairs the Communications Committee for the International Society of Liquid Biopsy
• Pioneering research in liquid biopsies, particularly circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) and circulating tumor cells (CTCs)
• Author and editor of several books, including "Research: What, Why and How: A Treatise from Researchers to Researchers" and "Impact of Circulating Tumor DNA (ctDNA) in Patients with Gastrointestinal Malignancies"
• Received Yvonne Award in the Challenging the Status Quo category by OncoDaily in 2024
• Earned medical degree from Aga Khan University in 2006
• Completed internship at UTHSCSA in 2009
• Residency at UPMC and fellowship in oncology and hematology at Mayo Clinic in 2016

City of Hope Orange County

One of the largest and most advanced cancer research and treatment organizations in the United States, City of Hope Orange County is a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and is ranked among the top 5 in the nation for cancer care by U.S. News & World Report.