Kai He

Kai He, MD, PHD

  • Medical Oncology
  • Physician

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine

Accepting new patients
4.7 out of 5
  • 40 Patient Satisfaction Ratings
  • 3 Patient Comments

Insurances We Accept

614-293-6786

About Me

I am a board-certified medical oncologist and assistant professor of medicine in the Thoracic Oncology Program at The Ohio State University. I have expertise in the personalized care of patients with thoracic malignancies, including lung cancer, pleural mesothelioma and thymic carcinoma, based on their unique clinical, genetic and immunological characteristics.

I completed my clinical and research fellowships in Medical Oncology at Johns Hopkins Hospital, where I was awarded a T32 training grant for studying epigenetics and cancer immunity in lung cancer, and finished my PhD training in Cell Biology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

As a physician-scientist in the Translational Therapeutics Program at the OSUCCC – James, my research focuses on cancer epigenetics, genomics and immunology, and their associated novel biomarker and therapeutic development in lung cancer. My lab studies the determinants for the response and resistance to immunotherapy in lung cancer, from the genomic instability and tumor mutation-related neoantigen to the dynamic immune landscape evolution related to immunotherapy.

I have co-authored over 30 publications in peer-reviewed journals, including Cancer Discovery, Journal of Thoracic Oncology, Clinical Lung Cancer and Journal of Hematology & Oncology. I currently serve as an ad hoc reviewer for many journals as well as a member of the Pelotonia Institute for Immuno-Oncology and the James Cancer Center Clinical Scientific Review Committee.

At the OSUCCC – James, we believe that there’s no routine cancer, and it’s exciting to be part of a cancer program that is dedicated to offering patients hope for today and into the future.

Procedures and Conditions I Treat

  • Mesothelioma
  • Thymus Cancers
  • Thoracic Diseases
  • Lung Cancers

Locations Where I Practice

Please note: Not all physicians schedule patients at each listed location.

Education and Training

Education History

Medical School

Peking Union Medical College, Beijing
9/1/1988 - 7/1/1996

Internship

Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Dongcheng
8/1/1996 - 7/31/1997

Graduate

University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
9/15/1997 - 8/14/2004

Internship

North Shore Long Island Jewish Anesthesiology GME, New Hyde Park, NY
7/1/2009 - 6/30/2010

Residency

North Shore Long Island Jewish Anesthesiology GME, New Hyde Park, NY
7/1/2010 - 6/30/2012

Fellowship

The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD
7/1/2012 - 9/10/2015

Board Certifications

American Board of Internal Medicine
8/21/2013

American Board of Internal Medicine/Medical Oncology
10/27/2016

Academic Information

My Department

Internal Medicine

My Division

Medical Oncology

Reviews

The overall patient satisfaction rating is an average of all patient responses to the six doctor communication related questions shown below from the Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems survey. For additional information about the patient satisfaction survey, please visit our Patient Satisfaction Survey page.

The comments are submitted by patients and reflect their view and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Ohio State Wexner Medical Center.

40 Patient Satisfaction Reviews

  • Overall
    4.7 out of 5
  • Kept you informed about your condition and treatment
    4.8 out of 5
  • Amount of time spent with you
    4.7 out of 5
  • Concern for your questions and issues
    4.6 out of 5
  • Skill and knowledge
    4.7 out of 5
  • Overall quality of care
    4.8 out of 5
  • Reviewed on Jan 07, 2024

    Dr does give good explanation

  • Reviewed on Sep 08, 2022

    Very good.

  • Reviewed on May 25, 2022

    Excellent

Consulting and Related Relationships

At The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, we support a faculty member’s research and consulting in collaboration with medical device, research and/or drug companies because a faculty member’s expertise can guide important advancements in the practice of medicine and improve patient care. In order to provide effective management of these relationships, the University requires annual disclosures from all faculty members with external interests related to their University responsibilities.

As of 09/30/2022, Dr. He has reported relationships with the companies or entities listed below. If you have questions about the relationships listed below, please ask the faculty member. If you have questions about how these relationships are monitored by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, please contact our Compliance Office.

  • AstraZeneca
  • Mirati Therapeutics, Inc.
  • BeiGene, Ltd.
  • Bristol Myers Squibb
  • Iovance Biotherapeutics
  • Lyell Immunopharma
  • Clinical Education Alliance
  • BioNTech SE

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