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Dr. Richard Hsinshin Ho
Dr. Richard Hsinshin Ho
Dr. Ho, assistant professor of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, is a pediatric fellowship-trained hematologist/oncologist whose research focuses on pharmacogenetics — the study of the role of inheritance in the drug disposition process.
He earned his medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and then completed his residency in the Department of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Ho became a clinical fellow in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, and a research fellow in the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology and Clinical Pharmacology. He joined Vanderbilt University in July. n