Jason Young Park, MD
Pathologist
Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English
Biography
Jason Y. Park, M.D., Ph.D., is the medical director of the Advanced Diagnostics Laboratory at Children's Health℠. Dr. Park is also an assistant professor of pathology at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Dr. Park earned his medical degree at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and was a pathology resident and chief resident in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. After residency, he was a clinical fellow in gastrointestinal and liver pathology at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He has published more than 50 journal articles and book chapters. He has 11 issued U.S. patents and two pending U.S. patent applications.
Dr. Park is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board for Fujirebio Inc. His clinical and research interests are in the development of clinical laboratory technologies with a focus on pediatric and gastrointestinal diseases.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- Thomas Jefferson University Medical School (2003)
- Residency
- University of Pennsylvania Medical Center (2008), Pathology
- Fellowship
- John Hopkins Hospital (2009), Pathology
- Board Certification
- American Board of Pathology/Clinical Pathology,
American Board of Pathology/Anatomic Pathology
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Genomic medicine
- Helicobacter pylori antibiotic resistance
- Pediatric gastrointestinal pathology
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Publications
- Intersection of DNA Privacy and Whole-Genome Sequencing. Hong C, Wang J, Xing C, Hwang TH, Park JY Clin. Chem. 2015 Feb
- Clinical Exome Performance for Reporting Secondary Genetic Findings., Park JY, Clark P, Londin E, Sponziello M, Kricka LJ, Fortina P Clin. Chem. 2014 Nov
- Clinical Genomics: When Whole Genome Sequencing Is Like a Whole-Body CT Scan., Park JY, Kricka LJ, Clark P, Londin E, Fortina P Clin. Chem. 2014 Aug
- Diagnostic yield of clinical next-generation sequencing panels for epilepsy., Wang J, Gotway G, Pascual JM, Park JY JAMA Neurol 2014 May 71 5 650-1
- Performance of exome sequencing for pharmacogenomics., Londin ER, Clark P, Sponziello M, Kricka LJ, Fortina P, Park JY Per Med 2014 12 2 109-115
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Professional Activities
- American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- College of American Pathologists
- United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
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Awards and Honors
- John H. Yardley Fellowship - Johns Hopkins Hospital (2008)
- Paul E. Strandjord Young Investigator Award - Academy of Clinical Laboratory Physicians and Scientists (2005)
- William Pepper Fellowship - Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2005)