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 John A. Zaia, M.D.

  • Chair and Professor, Virology
  • Aaron D. and Edith Miller Chair in Gene Therapy, Endowed Chair
  • Deputy Director for Clinical Research, Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Institutional Official
  • Full Member, Hematologic Malignancies Program, Comprehensive Cancer Center
  • Professor of Pediatrics

Professional Experience

2009 - present, Institutional Official, City of Hope; Deputy Director for Clinical Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA

1999 - present, Chair, Department of Virology, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1998 - present, Director, City of Hope General Clinical Research Center Satellite of USC School of Medicine (GCRC), Los Angeles, CA

1980 - present, Director of Virology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, City of Hope

1976 - 1980,
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Clinical Associate, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

1974 - 1977, Fellow in Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Hospital and Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Boston, MA; Fellow in Infectious Diseases, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA

1971 - 1974, Senior Assistant Surgeon, United States Public Health Service, Virology Division, Laboratory Bureau, Center for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA

1968 - 1971, Intern/Resident, St. Louis Children’s Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri and Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Boston, MA


Education and Training


1968, Harvard University, Boston, MA, M.D., Medicine

1966, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, B.M.Sc., Medicine

1964, Holy Cross College, Worchester, MA, A.B., Biology


This is an abbreviated document. Full CV available upon request. Information on this page may be self-reported and subject to change at any time. Last reviewed 10/09.

John Zaia, M.D.
Honors and Awards

2008, Aaron D. and Edith Miller Chair in Gene Therapy, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope

1977, Young Investigator Award, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

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