Dr. Chang specializes in renal pathology. He joined the Department of Pathology at the University of Chicago in 2004 and is now a Professor. He was Past-President of the Renal Pathology Society (2017) and Chicago Pathology Society (2011-2013). He has taught more than 30 educational courses at the annual meetings for the American Society Clinical Pathology, College of American Pathologists, US & Canadian Academy of Pathology, American Society of Nephrology, American College of Rheumatology, and American Urological Association.
His research interests include the role of B and plasma cells in lupus nephritis and transplant rejection. He is on the editorial board of Laboratory Investigation and Archives of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed papers, reviews, and book chapters, including the Kidney chapter for Robbins and Cotran: Pathologic Basis of Disease. He is the co-editor of the 2nd edition of the “Diagnostic Pathology: Transplant Pathology” textbook and co-editor for the 3rd edition of “Diagnostic Pathology: Kidney Diseases.”
University of Washington Medical Center
Fellowship - Renal Pathology
2004
University of Washington Medical Center
Residency - Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
2003
Albany Medical College
MD
1999
MIT
BA
1995
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