Radiology

Residency Programs

The UCLA Department of Radiological Sciences offers a 4-year residency training program in Diagnostic Radiology and a 5-year training program in Integrated, Interventional Radiology.

Diagnostic Radiology

The program currently has 48 resident positions and is conducted at 5 major teaching hospitals within and associated with the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Rotating through all 5 facilities, the resident gains a broad exposure to all types of disorders, both the commonplace and unusual. The 48-month program leads to eligibility for examination and certification by the American Board of Radiology(Link is external) (Link opens in new window).

Robert Suh, MD
Robert Suh, MD(Link opens in new window) 
Vice Chair of Education 
Program Director, DR 
Associate Program Director, IR 
RSuh@mednet.ucla.edu
Cameron Hassani, MD
Cameron Hassani, MD(Link opens in new window) 
Associate Program Director, DR 
CHassani@mednet.ucla.edu

Interventional Radiology (IR)—Integrated

The integrated residency program in interventional radiology offers quality medical educational experience in image-based diagnosis, image-guided procedures, and peri- and post-procedural patient care. The five-year residency curriculum concentrates on diagnostic radiology during the first three years and interventional radiology during the last two years, leading to dual certification in interventional and diagnostic radiology. The integrated interventional radiology residency is available to medical students, who apply through the NRMP main match, as a categorical program beginning with a preliminary year in general surgery at UCLA followed by residency training in the PGY-2 year.

Edward W. Lee, MD, PhD
Edward W. Lee, MD, PhD(Link opens in new window) 
Program Director, IR 
EdwardLee@mednet.ucla.edu
Aarti Luhar, MD
Aarti P. Luhar, MD(Link opens in new window) 
Assistant Program Director, IR 
ALuhar@mednet.ucla.edu

Clinical Education includes

  • Conferences & Lectures in radiological physics, radiobiology, nuclear medicine and all sub- specialties in diagnostic radiology
  • Workstation Viewing teaching in a one-to-one fashion by the faculty
  • Supervision and training while learning special procedures
  • Rotations through each of the following: abdominal imaging, genitourinary radiology, breast imaging, emergency medicine, musculoskeletal radiology, thoracic imaging, neuroradiology, non- invasive cardiovascular imaging, vascular interventional radiology, nuclear medicine, pediatric radiology and ultrasonography
  • Training in Computed Tomography & Magnetic Resonance Imaging is integrated with the work in each of the subspecialty sections of the Department, i.e., Thoracic Imaging, Musculoskeletal Radiology, etc.

Research Opportunities

Residents are encouraged to engage in investigative projects under faculty supervision. Research opportunities are available throughout the four years of residency training.

UCLA research facilities include:

  • Translational Research Imaging Center (TRIC) at UCLA is a state-of-the-art, pre-clinical and human cadaver, diagnostic and interventional imaging center. With over 25 years of expertise, our team of physicians, scientists, fellows, technologists, and veterinary staff support pre-clinical studies and imaging procedures across the field of medicine. TRIC is dedicated to the development and testing of new medical devices, imaging technologies, drug therapies as well as novel treatments.
  • Thoracic Research Core
  • Clinical Image Processing Laboratory

Contact Information

Lupita Perez

Lupita Perez

Residency Program Coordinator

guperez@mednet.ucla.edu
(310) 267-8797 phone
(310) 267-2059 fax

Mailing Address
757 Westwood Blvd., Suite 1638
Los Angeles, CA 90095-7437

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