Texas Transplant Physician Group - Adult Stem Cell Transplant

Jose C Cruz, MD is a Blood and Marrow Transplant Physician, Board Certified in Hematology and Medical Oncology. He practices at the Texas Transplant Institute at Methodist Hospital. Dr. Cruz received his medical degree from Ignacio A.

Ju Hsien (John) Chao, MD is an Adult Blood and Marrow Stem Transplant Physician. He practices at the Texas Transplant Institute at Methodist Hospital. Unlike many physicians who knew from an early age they wanted to practice medicine, Adult Blood and Marrow Stem Transplant Physician Dr. John Chao wanted to play basketball. When a sports career increasingly seemed unlikely, he would eventually consider medical school with an eye on practicing pediatrics. But during a rotation in his first year, he was inspired by an internal medicine preceptor who also practiced oncology and was struck by the tight-knit relationships that formed between cancer patients and their oncologist. Dr. Chao has a Bachelor's degree in biology and chemistry from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He completed his medical degree at the University of North Texas Health Science Center - Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth, Texas and he completed his residency in internal medicine at University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio in San Antonio, Texas. Dr. Chao practiced for three years as a staff physician and hospitalist in the Bone Marrow Transplant unit at the South Texas VA Medical Center at San Antonio following his residency. Already planning to pursue specialization in hematology and oncology, Dr. Chao discovered that bone marrow transplantation would be his ultimate career path. Dr. Chao completed his hematology/oncology fellowship at University of Louisville's James G. Brown Cancer Center in Louisville, Kentucky, served as chief fellow and was recognized as fellow of the year in 2014. He served as assistant professor for bone marrow transplant there until joining Texas Transplant Institute. Dr. Chao is a member of the American Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, American Society of Clinical Oncology and American Society of Hematology.

Behyar Zoghi, MD, PhD, FACP is a Transplant Physician, triple Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology. He practices with the Adult Blood and Marrow Stem Cell Transplant program at Texas Transplant Institute and Methodist Hospital, a member of the Sarah Cannon Blood Cancer Network. Dr. Zoghi received both MD and PhD from Texas A&M College of Medicine. He subsequently completed his internship and residency at UT Southwestern Medical Center/Parkland Hospital System in Dallas, and completed his hematology/medical oncology fellowship at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Also during his fellowship, Dr. Zoghi conducted very important research focused on microRNA as a new treatment for chemotherapy-resistant breast cancer. He was awarded a patent for this novel therapy in breast cancer, which led to him receiving the Texas Society of Clinical Oncology Award. His interests include the most recent developments in cancer therapy including immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and CAR-T cell therapy. His holistic approach in cancer therapy was the subject of a cover page article in MD News magazine. In conjunction with his clinical duties, continual medical education has also been an important passion of Dr. Zoghi. As a Chairman of Graduate Medical Education Committee at Methodist Healthcare System, he has been involved in the quality of education and work environment for fellows and residents in all programs. Dr. Zoghi is also an assistant professor of Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Dr. Zoghi has won numerous awards such as Texas Super Doctor (2019), Early Career Physician Leader of the Year Award by American College of Physician, Texas Chapter; and Arrival Award: Beacon of Light (2019), just to name a few. He has received the distinguished honor of being named Fellow of American College of Physicians.