Dr. Alexander Baras

Biography

Dr. Alexander Baras is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, with secondary appointments in Urology and Oncology. He received his MD and PhD degrees from the University of Virginia through the NIH Medical Scientist Training Program. His doctoral thesis was recognized by the HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee with the naming of the VOPP1 gene. Dr. Baras completed his residency training in Anatomical Pathology at Johns Hopkins Hospital and further specialized with fellowship training in Genitourinary Pathology. He joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins in 2014 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2018 due to his outstanding work in the field. He is renowned for his contributions to precision medicine informatics and serves as the Director of the Division of Informatics within the Department of Pathology. His research focus includes integrating data sciences into pathology, advancing precision medicine initiatives. He has authored 61 peer-reviewed publications in esteemed journals such as Nature Communications and Cancer Discovery. Dr. Baras has been an active mentor, guiding residents and fellows in research related to informatics and data science, and has lectured at major academic institutions and national conferences. His dual expertise in clinical pathology and data science uniquely positions him to harness machine learning applications in the field.

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