Faculty Directory
Executive Board
Corey W. Arnold, PhD
Professor, Departments of Radiology (primary), Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Bioengineering
Director, Computational Diagnostics
Specialty: Artificial Intelligence
Katrina R. Beckett, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Specialty: Abdominal Imaging, Acute Care Imaging, Santa Monica Multi-Specialty Radiology
Kathleen Brown, MD
Professor of Radiology
Assistant Dean of Equity and Diversity Inclusion
Interim Vice Dean for Education for DGSOM
Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging
Michael L. Douek, MD, MBA
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
Dieter R. Enzmann, MD
Professor of Radiology
Specialty: Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Jonathan G. Goldin, MD, PhD
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
Professor of Radiology
Director of Medical Student Education in Radiology
Specialty: Pediatric Imaging
John M. Moriarty, MD
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
Omar Sahagun, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology
Director of Santa Clarita Imaging and Interventional Center
Robert D. Suh, MD
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
Professor of Radiology
Clinical Director of Radiology IT
Specialty: Acute Care Imaging, Santa Monica Multi-Specialty Radiology
Physicians
Fereidoun Abtin, MD
Head of Outpatient Biopsy Service, SMH
Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging
Avetis Azizyan, MD
Milos M. Cekic, MD, PhD
Specialty: Acute Care Imaging, Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Johnathan Chen, MD
Medical Director, North Hollywood Imaging and Interventional Center
Editor-In-Chief, UCLA Radiological Sciences Proceedings
Specialty: Musculoskeletal Imaging, Pediatric Imaging, Acute Care Imaging, Santa Monica Multi-Specialty Radiology
Lucas R. Cusumano, MD, MPH
Co-Director of HHT Center of Excellence at UCLA
Specialty: Interventional Radiology
Jane M. Dascalos, MD
Director of Women's Imaging in Santa Clarita Imaging and Interventional Center
Specialty: Breast Imaging
Jena N. Depetris, MD
Associate Director of Abdominal Imaging Fellowship Program
Specialty: Abdominal Imaging
Sumit Dua, MD, MBA
Gary R. Duckwiler, MD
Chief of Interventional Neuroradiology
Specialty: Interventional Neuroradiology
Cheryce P. Fischer, MD
Chief of Breast Imaging
Director of Iris Cantor Breast Imaging Center
Specialty: Breast Imaging
Shahnaz Ghahremani, MD
Director of Pediatric Imaging Fellowship Program
Specialty: Pediatric Imaging, Acute Care Imaging
Varand Ghazikhanian, MD
Director, Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellowship Program
Specialty: Musculoskeletal Imaging
Antonio J. Gutierrez, MD
Assistant Head of Oncology Service
Specialty: Oncologic Imaging
Zachary M. Haber, MD
Director of UCLA West Valley Medical Center
Specialty: Interventional Radiology
Cheryl H. Hoffman, MD
Director of UCLA Health System - Manhattan Beach
Specialty: Interventional Radiology
Ronald J. Homer, MD
Anne Christine Hoyt, MD
Director of Santa Monica Women’s Imaging Center
Specialty: Breast Imaging
Paul J. Iskander, MD
Chief of Pediatric Imaging
Specialty: Pediatric Imaging, Acute Care Imaging
Reza Jahan, MD
Medical Director of Translational Research Imaging Center Laboratory
Specialty: Interventional Neuroradiology
Melissa M. Joines, MD
Director of Women's Imaging in Manhattan Beach and South Bay
Specialty: Breast Imaging
Edward W. Lee, MD, PhD
Director of Integrated, IR Residency Program
Specialty: Interventional Radiology
Benjamin D. Levine, MD
Director of Elite Sports Imaging Program
Specialty: Musculoskeletal Imaging
David S. Lu, MD
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
Associate Director of Integrated, IR Residency Program
Specialty: Interventional Radiology
Haatal D. Macer, MD
Specialty: Acute Care Imaging, Abdominal Imaging
Rinat Masamed, MD
Co-Director of Vascular Ultrasound Service
Specialty: Abdominal Imaging
Justin P. McWilliams, MD
Chief of Interventional Radiology
Co-Director of HHT Center of Excellence at UCLA
Specialty: Interventional Radiology
Hamid R. Mohazab, DO
Specialty: Acute Care Imaging, Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Kambiz Motamedi, MD
Chief, Musculoskeletal Imaging
Director, Beach Imaging & Interventional Center
Specialty: Musculoskeletal Imaging, Cross Sectional Interventional Radiology
Maitraya K. Patel, MD
Ultrasound Director
Specialty: Abdominal Imaging, Ultrasound Imaging
Benjamin E. Plotkin, MD
Radiology Director, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Hospital
Specialty: Acute Care Imaging, Musculoskeletal Imaging, Santa Monica Multi-Specialty Radiology
Adam N. Plotnik, MD
Medical Director of Interventional Radiology, MLKCH
Chair of Diagnostic Services, MLKCH
Co-Director of UCLA IVC Filter Clinic
Specialty: Interventional Radiology
Whitney B. Pope, MD, PhD
Director of Brain Tumor Imaging
Director of Radiology Resident Research
Specialty: Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Ashley E. Prosper, MD
Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging
Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging
Matthew T. Quirk, MD
Specialty: Interventional Radiology, Abdominal Imaging
Steven Raman, MD
Director of Abdominal Imaging Fellowship Program,
Director of Prostate Cancer Program,
Co-Director of UCLA Fibroid Treatment Program
Specialty: Abdominal Imaging, Cross Sectional Interventional Radiology
Stefan G. Ruehm, MD, MPH, PhD
Chief of Community Cardiovascular Service
Director of Cardiovascular CT
Director of Cardiothoracic Imaging Fellowship
Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging, Santa Monica Multi-Specialty Radiology
Victor F. Sai, MD
Noriko Salamon, MD, PhD
Chief of Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Director of Diagnostic Neuroradiology Fellowship Program
Director of Clinical Image Processing Laboratory
Specialty: Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Banafsheh Salehi, MD
Lori T. Serwatka, MD
Medical Director, Calabasas Imaging and Interventional Center
Specialty: Acute Care Imaging
Tyler J. Sevco, MD
Viktor Szeder, MD, MSc, PhD
Director of Interventional Neuroradiology Fellowship Program
Specialty: Interventional Neuroradiology
Pablo Villablanca, MD
Medical Director of MRI
Director of Interventional Spine Service
Head of Radiology Department Pain Service
Specialty: Diagnostic Neuroradiology
Sindy H. Wei-Mester, MD, PhD
Nazanin Yaghmai, MD
Chief of Acute Care Imaging
Specialty: Acute Care Imaging, Breast Imaging, Santa Monica Multi-Specialty Radiology
Researchers
Alex Bui, PhD
Director, Medical & Imaging Informatics (MII) Group
Director, Medical Informatics Home Area | Graduate Program in Biosciences
Senior Associate Dean, Bioscience Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs in DGSOM
Associate Dean, Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs in the College Division of Life Sciences
Specialty: Medical Imaging Informatics
Christopher Cagnon, PhD
Chief of Radiology Physics
Specialty: Radiology Physics
Aichi Chien, PhD
Specialty: Interventional Neuroradiology/Magnetic Resonance Research
William Hsu, PhD
Specialty: Medical Imaging Informatics
Michael McNitty-Gray, PhD
UCLA Assistant Vice Chancellor for Radiation Safety
Director of Physics and Biology in Medicine Graduate Program
Specialty: Cardiothoracic Imaging
M. Albert Thomas, PhD
Director of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Specialty: MR Physics