Appointment Options

Whether you’re seeking a new patient appointment or exploring treatment options and looking for a second opinion, our Siteman care coordinators are ready to assist you.

My Locations

Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center

Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center

On WashU Medicine Campus
4500 Forest Park Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63108
Center for Advanced Medicine

Center for Advanced Medicine

On WashU Medicine Campus
4921 Parkview Place, Saint Louis, MO 63110
Parkview Tower at Barnes-Jewish Hospital

Parkview Tower at Barnes-Jewish Hospital

On WashU Medicine Campus
1 Parkview Place, Saint Louis, MO 63110
S. Lee Kling Proton Therapy Center

S. Lee Kling Proton Therapy Center

On WashU Medicine Campus
224 Euclid Ave. , Saint Louis, MO 63110
Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children’s Hospital

Siteman Kids at St. Louis Children’s Hospital

On WashU Medicine Campus
1 Children's Place, St. Louis, MO 63110

Expertise & Training

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Pathology and Immunology, WashU Medicine

Board Certification

  • 1987: American Board of Pathology - Anatomic Pathology

Training

  • 1980 - 1981: Intern, Surgery, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
  • 1985 - 1987: Resident, Pathology, Cornell University Medical College, New York Hospital, New York City, NY
  • 1987 - 1988: Fellow, Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY
  • 1988 - 1990: Chief Fellow, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, NY

Education

  • 1980: MD, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Research & Selected Publications

Research Interest

Pathways of tumor progression and response to therapy, particularly in bladder and prostate cancer, cancer metastasis research through analysis of lymph node and bone marrow occult metastases

Research Publications

In2O3 Nanoribbon-Based Field-Effect Transistor Biosensors for Ultrasensitive Detection of Exosomal Circulating microRNA with Peptide Nucleic Acid Probes
Authors:

Zhao Z, Mallon K, Chen M, one or more additional authors omitted Cote RJ, one or more additional authors omitted Zhou C

Journal & Year:

ACS Nano | 2025

AI-guided histopathology predicts brain metastasis in lung cancer patients
Authors:

Zhou H, Watson M, Bernadt CT, one or more additional authors omitted Cote RJ

Journal & Year:

J Pathol | 2024

Extrinsic and intrinsic preanalytical variables affecting liquid biopsy in cancer
Authors:

Batool SM, Hsia T, Beecroft A, one or more additional authors omitted Cote RJ, one or more additional authors omitted Balaj L

Journal & Year:

Cell Rep Med | 2023

The Liquid Biopsy Consortium: Challenges and opportunities for early cancer detection and monitoring
Authors:

Batool SM, Yekula A, Khanna P, one or more additional authors omitted Cote RJ, one or more additional authors omitted Balaj L

Journal & Year:

Cell Rep Med | 2023