Faculty Directory

Executive Board

Corey W. Arnold, PhD

Vice Chair of Research

Professor, Departments of Radiology (primary), Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Bioengineering
Director, Computational Diagnostics

Specialty: Artificial Intelligence

Katrina R. Beckett, MD

Vice Chair of Quality

Associate Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Abdominal Imaging, Acute Care Imaging, Santa Monica Multi-Specialty Radiology

Kathleen Brown, MD

Vice Chair for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion

Professor of Radiology
Assistant Dean of Equity and Diversity Inclusion

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging

Dieter R. Enzmann, MD

Leo G. Rigler Chair Radiological Sciences

Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Diagnostic Neuroradiology

Jonathan G. Goldin, MD, PhD

Executive Vice Chair

Professor of Radiology & Biomedical Physics
Chief of Radiology of Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center and Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital

Specialty: Santa Monica Multi-Specialty Radiology, Cardiothoracic Imaging

Theodore R. Hall, MD

Vice Chair of Academic Affairs

Professor of Radiology
Director of Medical Student Education in Radiology

Specialty: Pediatric Imaging

John M. Moriarty, MD

Vice Chair of Clinical Research

Professor of Radiology and Medicine (Cardiology)
Director of UCLA IVC Filter Clinic
Director of Cardiology-IR Innovation
Co-Director of Vascular Ultrasound

Specialty: Interventional Radiology, Cardiothoracic Imaging

Robert D. Suh, MD

Vice Chair of Education

Professor of Radiology
Director of Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program
Director of Thoracic Interventional Services

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging, Cross Sectional Interventional Radiology

Edward J. Zaragoza, MD

Vice Chair of Information Technology

Professor of Radiology
Clinical Director of Radiology IT

Specialty: Acute Care Imaging, Santa Monica Multi-Specialty Radiology

Physicians

Fatemeh Abdollahi Mofakham, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Musculoskeletal Imaging

Denise R. Aberle, MD

Professor of Radiology & Bioengineering

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging

Fereidoun Abtin, MD

Professor of Radiology

Head of Outpatient Biopsy Service, SMH

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging

Jordan M. Anaokar, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Oncology Imaging

Avetis Azizyan, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Acute Care Imaging, Diagnostic Neuroradiology, Santa Monica Multi-Specialty Radiology

Simin Bahrami, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Abdominal Imaging

Arash Bedayat, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging

Matthias R. Benz, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Oncology Imaging

Daniel S. Bradley, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Nina M. Capiro, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Milos M. Cekic, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Acute Care Imaging, Diagnostic Neuroradiology

James S. Chalfant, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Tiffany L. Chan, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Johnathan Chen, MD

Assistant Professor

Medical Director, North Hollywood Imaging and Interventional Center
Editor-In-Chief, UCLA Radiological Sciences Proceedings

Specialty: Pediatric Imaging, Musculoskeletal Imaging, Acute Care Imaging, Santa Monica Multi-Specialty Radiology

Jason Chiang, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Lucy Chow, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Alex Chung, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Abdominal Imaging, Acute Care Imaging

Geoffrey Colby, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Neuroradiology

Jane M. Dascalos, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Director of Women's Imaging in Santa Clarita Imaging and Interventional Center

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Jena N. Depetris, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Abdominal Imaging

Rohit R. Dewan, DO

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Oncology Imaging

Michael L. Douek, MD

Professor of Radiology

Chief of Oncology Imaging
Associate Medical Director
Radiology Director of Santa Monica Hospital
Head of Oncology Service

Specialty: Oncology Imaging, Abdominal Imaging, Acute Care Imaging, Santa Monica Multi-Specialty Radiology

Sumit Dua, MD, MBA

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Acute Care Imaging, Diagnostic Neuroradiology, Santa Monica Multi-Specialty Radiology

Gary R. Duckwiler, MD

Professor of Radiology

Chief of Interventional Neuroradiology
Co-Director of HHT Center of Excellence at UCLA
Director of Interventional Neuroradiology Fellowship Program

Specialty: Interventional Neuroradiology

Reza Fardanesh, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Ely R. Felker, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Abdominal Imaging

John P. Finn, MD

Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging

Cheryce P. Fischer, MD

Professor of Radiology

Chief of Breast Imaging
Director of Iris Cantor Breast Imaging Center

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Scott J. Genshaft, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Shahnaz Ghahremani Koureh, MD

Professor of Radiology

Director of Pediatric Imaging Fellowship Program

Specialty: Pediatric Imaging, Acute Care Imaging

Varand Ghazikhanian, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Musculoskeletal Imaging

Antoinette S. Gomes, MD

Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Jordan S. Gross, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Musculoskeletal Imaging

Antonio J. Gutierrez, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Assistant Head of Oncology Service

Specialty: Oncologic Imaging

Alice S. Ha, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Musculoskeletal Imaging

Zachary M. Haber, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Frank Hao, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Cameron Hassani, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging

Cheryl H. Hoffman, MD

Professor of Radiology

Director of UCLA Health System - Manhattan Beach

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Ronald J. Homer, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Acute Care Imaging, Diagnostic Neuroradiology, Santa Monica Multi-Specialty Radiology

Suzanne Y. Homer, MD

Assistant Professor or Radiology

Specialty: Acute Care Imaging

Anne Christine Hoyt, MD

Professor of Radiology

Director of Santa Monica Women’s Imaging Center

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Timothy W. Iafe, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Speciality: Musculoskeletal Imaging

Paul J. Iskander, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Chief of Pediatric Imaging

Specialty: Pediatric Imaging, Acute Care Imaging

Reza Jahan, MD

Professor of Radiology

Medical Director of Translational Research Imaging Center Laboratory

Specialty: Interventional Neuroradiology

Neema Jamshidi, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Melissa M. Joines, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Director of Women's Imaging in Manhattan Beach and South Bay

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Barbara M. Kadell, MD

Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Abdominal Imaging

Naoki Kaneko, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Neuroradiology

Richard T. Kaplan, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Acute Care Imaging

Christine J. Kim, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Diagnostic Neuroradiology

Donald Y. Kim, DO

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Acute Care Imaging, Abdominal Imaging

Kevin G. King, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Abdominal Imaging

Luke N. Ledbetter, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Director of Head and Neck (H&N) Program

Specialty: Diagnostic Neuroradiology

Edward W. Lee, MD, PhD

Professor of Radiology

Director of Integrated, IR Residency Program

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Benjamin D. Levine, MD

Professor of Radiology

Director of Elite Sports Imaging Program

Specialty: Musculoskeletal Imaging

Bo Li, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Olivia E. Linden, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Michael Linetsky, MD

Professor of Radiology

Director of Diagnostic Neuroradiology Fellowship Program

Specialty: Diagnostic Neuroradiology

Jerry T. Loo, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Acute Care Imaging, Pediatric Imaging

David S. Lu, MD

Professor of Radiology

Chief of Abdominal Imaging
Chief of Cross Sectional Interventional Radiology
Director of CT, High Intensity Focused Ultrasound, and UCLA Liver Tumor Ablation

Specialty: Abdominal Imaging, Cross Sectional Interventional Radiology

Aarti P. Luhar, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Haatal D. Macer, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Acute Care Imaging, Abdominal Imaging

Tejas C. Manchandia, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Rinat Masamed, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Co-Director of Vascular Ultrasound Service

Specialty: Abdominal Imaging

Justin P. McWilliams, MD

Professor of Radiology

Chief of Interventional Radiology
Co-Director of HHT Center of Excellence at UCLA

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Hannah S. Milch, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Kambiz Motamedi, MD

Professor of Radiology

Director, Beach Imaging & Interventional Center

Specialty: Musculoskeletal Imaging, Cross Sectional Interventional Radiology

Kambiz Nael, MD

Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Diagnostic Neuroradiology

Nooshin Najmi, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Breast Imaging

May Nour, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Neuroradiology

Andrea S. Oh, MD

Assistant Professor

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging

Siddharth A. Padia, MD

Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Anokh Pahwa, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Abdominal Imaging

Maitraya K. Patel, MD

Professor of Radiology

Ultrasound Director

Specialty: Abdominal Imaging, Ultrasound Imaging

Benjamin E. Plotkin, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Radiology Director, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Director, Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellowship Program

Specialty: Acute Care Imaging, Musculoskeletal Imaging, Santa Monica Multi-Specialty Radiology

Adam N. Plotnik, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Co-Director of UCLA IVC Filter Clinic

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Whitney B. Pope, MD, PhD

Professor of Radiology

Director of Brain Tumor Imaging
Director of Radiology Resident Research

Specialty: Diagnostic Neuroradiology

Lila Pourzand, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging

Ashley E. Prosper, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging

Matthew T. Quirk, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Radiology, Abdominal Imaging

Steven Raman, MD

Professor of Radiology

Director of Abdominal Imaging Fellowship,
Director of Prostate Cancer Program,
Co-Director of UCLA Fibroid Treatment Program

Specialty: Abdominal Imaging, Cross Sectional Interventional Radiology

Mona Ranade, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Mollie A. Rashid, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Kathleen L. Ruchalski, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Oncology Imaging

Stefan G. Ruehm, MD, MPH, PhD

Professor of Radiology

Chief of Community Cardiovascular Service
Director of Cardiovascular CT
Director of Cardiothoracic Imaging Fellowship

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging, Santa Monica Multi-Specialty Radiology

Omar Sahagun, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Director of Santa Clarita Imaging and Interventional Center

Specialty: Acute Care Imaging, Abdominal Imaging, Santa Monica Multi-Specialty Radiology

Victor F. Sai, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Abdominal Imaging, Acute Care Imaging, Santa Monica Multi-Specialty Radiology

Noriko Salamon, MD

Professor of Radiology

Chief of Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Director of Clinical Image Processing Laboratory

Specialty: Diagnostic Neuroradiology

Banafsheh Salehi, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Acute Care Imaging, Diagnostic Neuroradiology, Santa Monica Multi-Specialty Radiology

Leanne L. Seeger, MD

Professor of Radiology

Chief, Musculoskeletal Imaging

Specialty: Musculoskeletal Imaging

Lori T. Serwatka, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Medical Director, Calabasas Imaging and Interventional Center

Specialty: Acute Care Imaging

Ravi N. Srinivasa, MD

Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Jessica K. Stewart, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Viktor Szeder, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Neuroradiology

Ardalan Tangestanipoor, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Acute Care Imaging

Satoshi Tateshima, MD

Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Neuroradiology

Gary G. Tse, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Pablo Villablanca, MD

Professor of Radiology

Medical Director of MRI
Director of Interventional Spine Service
Head of Radiology Department Pain Service

Specialty: Diagnostic Neuroradiology

Christopher T. Watterson, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Director of Fetal MR Imaging Program

Specialty: Pediatric Imaging, Acute Care Imaging

Sindy H. Wei-Mester, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Acute Care Imaging, Abdominal Imaging, Santa Monica Multi-Specialty Radiology

Nazanin Yaghmai, MD

Professor of Radiology

Chief of Acute Care Imaging

Specialty: Acute Care Imaging, Breast Imaging, Santa Monica Multi-Specialty Radiology

Bryan Y. Yoo, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Diagnostic Neuroradiology

Researchers

Specialty: Medical Imaging Informatics

Christopher Cagnon, PhD

Professor of Radiology & Biomedical Physics

Chief of Radiology Physics

Specialty: Radiology Physics

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging

Specialty: MR Physics