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New Clinical Faculty that joined UCI Radiology at the end of 2024.
Dr. Mahbod Jafarvand joined our Nuclear Medicine Faculty team in July. She coming to us from University of California, Los Angeles where she was the chief resident. Dr. Jafarvand received her medical degree from Iran University of Medical Sciences. She is excited to...
UCI Radiological Sciences at RSNA 2024
From left to right: Dr. Roozbeh Houshyar, Leticia Shubin and Stephanie ShiehUCI Radiological Sciences spent the first week of December in Chicago, Illinois attending the Radiological Society of North America's annual conference. This year, we had many representatives...
Field Trip Inspires Future Biomedical Engineers and Radiologists
As part of Dr. Shawn Xiang's BME 130 course on Biomedical Signals and Systems, over 100 students from the Department of Biomedical Engineering had the opportunity to visit our state-of-the-art medical imaging facility. This immersive field trip showcased advanced...
UCI researchers receive prestigious NIH U01 award to Advance Cancer Treatment
Protoacoustic imaging to localize the Bragg peak The University of California, Irvine (UCI) has received a prestigious $3.7 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support groundbreaking cancer research. Led by Dr. Shawn Xiang, an...
Dr. Daniel Chow doing Double Duty
Join us in celebrating our very own Dr. Daniel Chow for being featured in UC Irvine news for his amazing work as one of the Neuroradiology faculty members and his service as a major in the US Army Reserve. Dr. Chow is a truly remarkable individual who, in addition to...
Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care opens in Irvine!
From left to right: Frank Woodland, Dr. Vahid Yaghmai, Leticia Shubin, Dr. James Shi, Jason Oshiro, Julie LimfuecoOn July 16th, 2024, the Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center and Ambulatory Care opened in Irvine, CA, introducing the first Photon Counting Computed...
Note from the Chair: UCI Radiological Sciences opens New Facilities in Orange and Irvine
Dear colleagues and staff, As we welcome the new year, I am excited to reflect on one of our department's most significant achievements from the past year: the successful launch of two cutting-edge facilities—the Outpatient Imaging Center (OIC) in Orange and the fully...
New Faculty Join the Department
Sindu Alexander, MD, is an Associate Clinical Professor of Radiology who is board-certified in Nuclear Medicine. Her extensive medical journey includes: A Doctorate of Medicine from University of West Indies A Surgery Internship at Keck School of Medicine of...
Radiological Sciences 2024 Match Day
We are thrilled to announce that our Diagnostic Radiology program has received a complement increase from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)! Our complement has increased to a total of 32 Diagnostic Radiology residents, resulting in 8...
Dr. Joyce Keyak’s Team Advances Research on Brachytherapy Cement
Many forms of cancer can spread (metastasize) to bones, most commonly to the vertebral bodies of the spinal column. Over 230,000 new patients each year are diagnosed with these painful tumors, called metastatic lesions, which can often be debilitating and can lead to...