Chadi Hajar, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Cancer Focus
Pathologist with a research focus on gastrointestinal, liver, and pancreatic cancers, investigating disease mechanisms, biomarkers, and translational approaches to improve diagnosis, prognostication, and patient outcomes.
Research Program
Research Interest
Gastrointestinal, liver, and pancreatic pathologist collaborating with multidisciplinary researchers to advance the understanding of cancer biology across the gastrointestinal tract.
Positions and Scientific Appointments
2026-Present: Biorepository and Tissue Analysis Shared Resource Director, Hollings Cancer Center, Charleston, SC
2022-Present: Assistant Professor, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
2021-2022: Clinical Instructor, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
2021-2022: Fellowship, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
2017-2021: Residency, Penrose-Saint Francis Medical Center, Colorado Springs, CO
2015-2017: Professional Research Assistant, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
2014: Surgical Pathology Instructor, Lebanese University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Beirut, Lebanon
2011-2014: Residency, Lebanese University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Beirut, Lebanon
Education
Fellowship
January 2022
Surgical/Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Pathology
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Residency
January 2021
Clinical & Anatomical Pathology
Penrose-Saint Francis Medical Center, Colorado Springs, CO
MBA
January 2020
Business Administration
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
Residency
January 2014
Surgical Pathology
Lebanese University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Beirut, Lebanon
MD
January 2011
Medicine
Lebanese University Faculty of Medical Sciences, Hadath, Lebanon
BS
January 2002
Physics and Chemistry
Lycee Franco Libanais, de Tripoli, Tripoli, Lebanon