Dr. Yangpei Cao is a board certified endodontist, which is the highest honor in Endodontics, awarded by the American Board of Endodontics. She is also serving the Woody L. Hunt School of Dental Medicine as a part-time faculty, as the Clinical Assistant Professor.

Dr. Cao obtained the dental degree from West China School of Stomatology in 2011. She got Master of Science degree in Oral Biology at UCLA School of Dentistry in 2014. She was awarded the certificate of postgraduate program in Endodontics from UCLA in 2015. Dr. Cao was Assistant Clinical Professor at UCLA from 2015 until June 2019, then moved to El Paso.

Dr. Cao is a member of American Dental Association and American Association of Endodontist. Dr. Cao is also an active member of Seattle study club, and gave lectures in local dental community. She is in the scientific advisory board for Journal of Endodontics, Oral Disease, Scientific Report, Odontology, Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics. She has published 13 articles in peer-reviewed journals, including Journal of Endodontics and Journal of Dental Research. She has given lectures in international conferences and symposium. Dr. Cao values patient experience and uses various techniques to ensure the comfort of every patient.