Faculty Directory

Executive Board

Denise Aberle, MD

Professor of Radiology & Bioengineering
Vice Chair of Research

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging

Dieter Enzmann, MD

Professor of Radiology
Leo G. Rigler Chair Radiological Sciences

Specialty: Diagnostic Neuroradiology

Paul Finn, MD

Professor of Radiology
Vice Chair of Innovative Technology

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging

Jonathan Goldin, MD, PhD

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

Specialty: Santa Monica Multi-Specialty Radiology, Cardiothoracic Imaging

Barbara Kadell, MD

Professor of Radiology
Vice Chair of Clinical Care - Westwood

Specialty: Abdominal Imaging

Noriko Salamon, MD, PhD

Professor of Radiology
Vice Chair of Academic Affairs
Chief of Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Director of Clinical Image Processing Laboratory

Specialty: Diagnostic Neuroradiology

Robert Suh, MD

Professor of Radiology
Vice Chair of Education
Director of Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program
Director of Thoracic Interventional Services

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging, Cross Sectional Interventional Radiology

Edward Zaragoza, MD

Professor of Radiology
Vice Chair of Information Technology
Clinical Director of Radiology IT

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

Physicians

Fereidoun Abtin, MD

Professor of Radiology
Head of Outpatient Biopsy Service, SMH

Specialty: Cardiothoracic 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
Interventional Radiology

Katrina Beckett, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology
Chief Quality Officer

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

Arash Bedayat, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging

Kathleen Brown, MD, FACR

Professor of Radiology
Assistant Dean of Equity and Diversity Inclusion

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging

Nina Capiro, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Milos Cekic, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Acute Care Imaging, Diagnostic Neuroradiology

James 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

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

Lucy Chow, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Geoffrey P. Colby, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Neuroradiology

Jane Dascalos, MD

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

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Haatal Dave, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Acute Care Imaging, Abdominal Imaging

Nanette DeBruhl, MD

Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Jenna Depetris, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Abdominal Imaging

Rohit Dewan, DO

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Oncology Imaging

Laura Doepke, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology
Director of Westlake Women's Imaging Center

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Michael Douek, MD, MBA

Chief of Oncology Imaging
Professor of Radiology
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 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

Ely Felker, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Abdominal Imaging

Cheryce Fischer, MD

Professor of Radiology
Chief of Breast Imaging
Director of Iris Cantor Breast Imaging Center

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Scott Genshaft, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Shahnaz Ghahremani Koureh, MD

Associate 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 Gomes, MD

Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Antonio Gutierrez, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology
Assistant Head of Oncology Service

Specialty: Oncologic Imaging

Theodore Hall, MD

Professor of Radiology
Interim Chief of Pediatric Imaging
Director of Medical Student Education in Radiology
Associate Dean for Admissions
Chair of Admissions Committee in the David Geffen School of Medicine

Specialty: Pediatric Imaging

Frank Hao, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Cameron Hassani, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging

Cheryl Hoffman, MD, FSIR, RPVI

Professor of Radiology
Director of UCLA Health System - Manhattan Beach

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Ronald Homer, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

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

Suzanne Homer, MD

Assistant Professor or Radiology

Specialty: Acute Care Imaging

Anne Hoyt, MD

Professor of Radiology
Director of Santa Monica Women’s Imaging Center

Specialty: Breast 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 Joines, MD

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

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Christine Kim, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Diagnostic Neuroradiology

Donald Kim, DO

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Acute Care Imaging, Abdominal Imaging

Luke Ledbetter, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology,
Director of Head and Neck (H&N) Program

Specialty: Diagnostic Neuroradiology

Edward Lee, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Radiology
Director of Integrated, IR Residency Program

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Stephanie Lee-Felker, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology,
Director of Breast Imaging Fellowship Program

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Benjamin Levine, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology,
Director of Elite Sports Imaging Program

Specialty: Musculoskeletal Imaging

Bo Li, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Breast Imaging

Michael Linetsky, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology
Director of Diagnostic Neuroradiology Fellowship Program

Specialty: Diagnostic Neuroradiology

Jerry Loo, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Acute Care Imaging, Pediatric Imaging

David 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 Luhar, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Rinat Masamed, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology
Co-Director of Vascular Ultrasound Service

Specialty: Abdominal Imaging

Justin McWilliams, MD, FSIR

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

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Hannah Milch, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Breast Imaging

John Moriarty, MD

Associate 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

Shabnam Mortazavi, 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

May Nour, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Neuroradiology

Siddharth Padia, MD

Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Maitraya Patel, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology
Ultrasound Director

Specialty: Abdominal Imaging, Ultrasound Imaging

Nancy Pham, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Diagnostic Neuroradiology

Benjamin 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 Plotnik, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology
Co-Director of UCLA IVC Filter Clinic

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Whitney 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 Prosper, MD

Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging
Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging

Matthew Quirk, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Radiology, Abdominal Imaging

Steven Raman, MD, FSAR, FSIR

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

Kathleen Ruchalski, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Oncology Imaging

Stefan Ruehm, MD, PhD

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

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

Omar Sahagun, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology
Director of Santa Clarita Imaging and Interventional Center

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

Victor Sai, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

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

Banafsheh Salehi, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

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

Leanne Seeger, MD

Professor of Radiology
Chief, Musculoskeletal Imaging

Specialty: Musculoskeletal Imaging

Lori Serwatka, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Acute Care Imaging

Ravi Srinivasa, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Jessica Stewart, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Viktor Szeder, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Neuroradiology

Satoshi Tateshima, MD, PhD

Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Neuroradiology

Gary Tse, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Radiology

Pablo J Villablanca, MD

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

Specialty: Diagnostic Neuroradiology

Christopher Watterson, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology,
Director of Fetal MR Imaging Program

Specialty: Pediatric Imaging, Acute Care Imaging

Sindy 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 Yoo, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Diagnostic Neuroradiology

Researchers

Corey Arnold, PhD

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

Specialty: Artificial Intelligence

Maryam Bostani, PhD

Assistant Professor

Specialty: Radiology Physics

Matthew Brown, PhD

Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging

Alex Bui, PhD

Director, Medical & Imaging Informatics (MII) Group
Director, Medical Informatics Home Area | Graduate Program in Biosciences
Professor, Departments of Radiological Sciences, Bioengineering & Bioinformatics

Specialty: Medical Imaging Informatics

Christopher Cagnon, PhD

Professor of Radiology & Biomedical Physics
Chief of Radiology Physics

Specialty: Radiology Physics

Aichi Chien, PhD

Adjunct Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Interventional Neuroradiology

Benjamin Ellingson, PhD

Professor of Radiology

Specialty: MR Physics

William Hsu, PhD

Associate Professor of Radiology, Bioinformatics, and Bioengineering

Specialty: Medical Imaging Informatics

Peng Hu, PhD

Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Magnetic Resonance Research Scientist

Ali Khademhosseini, PhD

Professor of Radiology, Bioengineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
Director of of Center for Minimally Invasive Therapeutics
Associate Director for California NanoSystems Institute

Specialty: Micro-Nano Engineering

Grace Hyun Kim, PhD

Associate Professor of Radiology

Specialty: Research Scientist
Cardiothoracic Imaging

Michael McNitt-Gray, PhD, DABR

Professor of Radiology, Thoracic Imaging Section
UCLA Assistant Vice Chancellor for Radiation Safety
Director of Physics and Biology in Medicine Graduate Program

Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging