Faculty Directory

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, Thoracic Imaging

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

Avetis Azizyan, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

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

Katrina Beckett, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology
Chief Quality Officer

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

Johnathan Chen, MD

Assistant Professor

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

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

Ronald Homer, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

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

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

Stefan Ruehm, MD, PhD

Professor of Radiology
Chief of Community Cardiovascular Service
Director of Cardiovascular CT
Director of DCVI Fellowship Program

Specialty: Diagnostic Cardiovascular 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

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