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EDUCATION
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B.S. |
Chemical Engineering |
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1982 |
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M.S. |
Biomedical Engineering |
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1984 |
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M.S.E. |
Computer, Information &
Control Engineering |
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1986 |
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Ph.D. |
Bioengineering |
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1988 |
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M.D. |
Medicine |
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1993 |
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Internship |
Internal Medicine |
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1993-1994 |
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Residency |
Diagnostic Radiology &
Nuclear Medicine |
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1994-1998 |
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Fellowship |
PET, Oncologic &
Pediatric Nuclear Medicine |
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1998-1999 |
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M.P.H. |
Public Health |
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2005 |
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M.B.A. |
Business Administration
(Executive) |
University of Southern
California (Marshall), Los Angeles,
CA |
2007 |
EDUCATIONAL
CERTIFICATIONS
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Certificate |
Clinical Effectiveness |
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2003 |
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Certificate |
History and Philosophy of
Science |
University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK |
2007 |
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Certificate |
History
and Architecture of Oxford |
University of Oxford, Oxford, UK |
2008 |
PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATIONS & LICENSE
Medical License, California (1994-present)
Diplomat, National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) (1994)
Diplomat, American Board of Nuclear Medicine (ABNM) (1998-present)
Diplomat, Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology (CBNC) (1999-present)
HONORS &
AWARDS
Dean's Honor List,
Tau Beta Pi, National Engineering Honor Society (April
1985)
Eta Kappa Nu, National Electrical Engineering Honor Society
(April 1986)
Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Honor Society (April 1986)
Honorable Mention, Young Investigator Paper Competition, Engineering
Foundation Computerized Interpretation of the Electrocardiogram XII,
Medical Student Summer Research Award,
Honors, Medicine and Psychiatry Junior Clerkships, University of
Biographee, Marquis Who's Who in America, Who's Who in American
Education, Who's Who in Medicine and Health Care, Who's Who in Science and
Engineering, Who's Who in the West, Who's Who in the World (1992-present);
Outstanding Young Men of America (1996-present), RR Bowker's American
Men and Women of Science (1998), Strathmore's Who's Who (2000-2002),
International Biographical Center (
Medical Alumni Prize, Best Oral Presentation at the 47th Annual Senior
Scientific Session of research done in medical school, Pritzker School of
Medicine, University of Chicago (June 1993)(See Publication List)
NIH Resident Research Award, Clinical Trainees Program for Distinguished
Accomplishments in the Biomedical Sciences, Office of Education, National
Institutes of Health Research Festival,
Chief Resident in Nuclear Medicine,
RSNA Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research
Award, Radiological Society of
North America Research & Education Fund (1997 Progress Report, Page 10,
in Radiology, Vol. 205, No. 3, December 1997)
ACNP Resident Research Competition Award,
SNM-1998 Featured Research, Official Conference Press Release (Nuclear Medicine
and Women's Health) of the Society of Nuclear Medicine 45th Annual Meeting,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada (1993)(See Publication List)
1999 Year Book of Nuclear Medicine Research Article Citation (Gottschalk A,
Balufox MD, Coleman RE, Strauss HW, Zubal IG (eds.), Mosby Inc., St. Louis, MO,
Chapter 5, pp. 207-208, ISBN 0-8151-3822-9)(See Publication List)
Aerospace Medicine Young Investigator
Award Nominee, Aerospace Medical
Association (Aviat Space Environ Med, Vol.71, No. 8, Page
875, August 2000)(See Publication List)
SNM Marc Tetalman Young Investigator Award, Education and Research Foundation, Society of
Nuclear Medicine (for work accomplished by a young investigator based on
research accomplishments, teaching ,clinical service, administration, service
to the Society and a commitment to academic nuclear medicine)(J Nucl Med,
Vol. 41, No. 9, Page 18N; September 2000, and USC HSC Weekly,
Vol. 6, No. 20; June 23, 2000) [JNM Newsline Online:
page 6] [USC
HSC Weekly Online]
RSNA-2000 Featured
Research, "In Review: News From
the 2000 Meeting of the RSNA", by C. Kaiser. (Diagnostic Imaging
(Suppl.): 46-47, January 2001)(See Publication List)
RSNA-2001 Featured Research, "PET scans help doctors better
evaluate women with cervical cancer", by A. Di Rado. (USC HSC Weekly
,Vol. 21, No. 35; December 14, 2001, and USC Chronicle,
Vol. 21, Issue 17; February 4, 2002)(See Publication List) [USC HSC Weekly
Online] [USC
Chronicle Online]
RSNA-2002 Featured Research, "PET/CT proves its value in ovarian and
prostate cancers", by H. Abella. (Diagnostic Imaging WebCast
)(See Publication List)
RSNA-2002 Electronic Education Exhibit
Certificate of Merit,
"Coincidence imaging with modified gamma cameras: physical principles and
clinical utility" (Radiology 225(P): 678; 2002)(See
Publication List)
Fellow,
Fellow,
Bestseller Book, "Clinical PET and PET-CT (with JA Parker),
Springer-Verlag, Inc.,
Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers-Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (IEEE-EMBS)(2006) --
("for professional maturity and significant professional
achievement"; as of January 2006, about 7.6% of IEEE members hold the SM
grade)
USC CER Faculty Fellow, Center
for Excellence in Research, University of Southern California
(2007-2010)
NIH-NCI Medical Imaging (MEDI) Review Panel Charter Member (2007-2011)
America's Top Radiologists, Consumers' Research Council of America,
Washington, DC (2007)
Research Article Highlighted on Journal Cover (International
Journal of Clinical Oncology -
Official Journal of the Japan Society of Clinical Oncology - see
Publication – Journal Articles No. 39)(2008)
APPOINTMENTS
Research Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Department of Human Oncology,
(Aug 1983-May 1984)
Project Assistant, University of Wisconsin-Madison,
Department of Medical Physics,
(June-Aug 1984)
Teaching Assistant,
Research Assistant, University of Michigan, Medical
Computing Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer
Science , Ann Arbor, MI
(Aug 1984-Aug 1988), Director: JM Jenkins, Ph.D.)
Research Engineer, Arzco Medical Electronics, Inc. ,
(Sept 1986-Aug 1988)
Research Associate, Illinois Institute of Technology, Pritzker
Institute of Medical Engineering, Chicago, IL
(Sept 1986-Aug 1988), Director: RC Arzbaecher, Ph.D.
Senior Research Engineer, Arzco Medical Electronics, Inc. ,
(Sept 1988-Sept 1989)
Teaching Assistant,
(Oct 1990-March 1991)
Senior Research Associate, Illinois Institute of Technology,
Pritzker Institute of Medical Engineering, Chicago, IL
(1989-1992), Director: RC Arzbaecher, Ph.D.
Medical Resident I, University of California, San Francisco,
School of Medicine, San Francisco, CA
(June 1993-June 1994)
Director: R Watchner, M.D., Chairman: F Rector, M.D.
Moffett-Long Hospital-4 months
San Francisco General Hospital-5 months
San Francisco Fort Miley VA Hospital-3 months
Radiology Resident, Stanford University, School of
Medicine, Stanford, CA
(July 1994-June 1996)
Residency Director: RE Mindelzun, M.D., Chairman: GM Glazer, M.D.
Stanford University Hospital-12 months
Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford-2 months
VA Palo Alto Health Care System-10 months
Instructor,
(1996-1998)
Nuclear Medicine Resident, Stanford University, School of
Medicine, Stanford, CA
(July 1996-June 1998)
Residency Director: IR McDougall, M.D., Ph.D., Chief: HW Strauss,
M.D.
Stanford University Hospital-16 months
VA Palo Alto Health Care System-8 months
Nuclear Medicine Chief Resident,
(July 1997-June 1998)
Clinical Fellow in Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Joint Program
in Nuclear Medicine, Boston, MA
(July 1998-June 1999)
Program Director: SJ Adelstein, M.D., Ph.D., Fellowship Training
Director: ST Treves, M.D.
Official Appointment: Department of Radiology, Brigham &Women's
Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital, PET Imaging Center-7 months (Director
:AJ Fischman, M.D., Ph.D.)
Children's Hospital-2 months service and 12 months Emergency Call Coverage
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute-3 months service and 12 months Emergency Call
Coverage
Brigham & Women's Hospital and West Roxbury VA Hospital-12 months Emergency
Call Coverage
Assistant Professor of Radiology
(Tenure-Track)
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los
Angeles, CA
(July 1999-present)
Director of Nuclear Medicine: RW Henderson, M.D., Chairman of
Radiology : EG Grant, M.D.
LAC+USC Medical Center, USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, USC University
Hospital, USC PET Imaging Science Center, Foothill Cardiology/California Heart
Medical Group Inc., USC Radiology Associates & Diagnostic Imaging Network
(Glendale, CA and Riverside, CA)
Visiting Associate in Bioengineering, California Institute of Technology,
(Feb 2001-present)
Host Faculty: M Gharib, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biomedical
Engineering (Joint Appointment with
Radiology)
(July 2001-present)
Chairman: DZ D'Argenio, Ph.D.
Faculty Member, Programs in Biomedical and Biological Sciences (PIBBS)
(July 2001-present)
Interim Director, Nuclear
(Nov 2003-Jan 2004)
Associate Professor of Radiology (with
Tenure)
(July 2005-present)
Chairman: E Grant, M.D.
Associate Professor of
Biomedical Engineering (Joint
Appointment with Radiology)
(July 2005-present)
Chairman: M Khoo, Ph.D.
Director of Research, Department of Radiology
University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Los
Angeles, CA
(Jan 2006-present)
Center for Research Excellence (CER) Faculty Fellow
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
(2007-2010)
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
Research Experience
(Major Projects) :
-Instrumentation for characterization of the thermal properties of ultrasonic
tissue-mimicking materials (
-Master's Thesis Research (Advisor: WH Dennis, Ph.D.)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (1984-1988)
-Doctoral Dissertation Research
(Committee Members: JM Jenkins, Ph.D., Chairman, DJ Anderson,
Ph.D., RC Arzbaecher, Ph.D., M Schwaiger, M.D., WJ Williams, Ph.D.)
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, and Arzco Medical Electronics,
Inc., Chicago, IL (Sept 1986-Sept 1989)
-Testing of a real-time ocular counterroll instrument ( Mentor: DJ
Anderson)
-Design and development of electrodes and instrumentation for esophageal
electrocardiography and cardiac pacing (Mentors : JM Jenkins, RC
Arzbaecher)
Illinois Institute of Technology and University of Chicago,
-Development of computer algorithms for automatic tachyarrhythmia detection (
Stanford University, Stanford, CA (1996-1998)
-PET applications in clinical cardiology and oncology
-Brain perfusion SPECT imaging of attention deficit disorder
-Sentinel lymph node lymphoscintigraphy in breast cancer
Harvard Medical School, Joint Program in Nuclear Medicine,
Boston, MA (1998-2000)
-Activity and size estimation of the striatum dopamine transporter density with
SPECT imaging
-Positron emission tomography (PET) applications in clinical oncology
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA (July1999-)
-Clinical applications of PET and PET-CT in oncology
-Discrimination of inflammation from cancer with dynamic FDG-PET kinetic
analysis (ACS Grant)
-Implication of coronary collateralization on the assessment of myocardial
viability (SNM Pilot Grant)
-Oxidative metabolism in cancer: validation study with C-14 acetate
autoradiography and MicroPET (RSNA Seed Grant)
-Pre-clinical study of choline in prostate cancer with autoradiography and
MicroPET (The Wright Foundation Grant)
-PET study of retinal prosthesis functionality (DOE)
California Institute of Technology,
-Method for monitoring the electrical activity of the developing zebra fish (Danio
rerio) heart
Harvard School of Public Health,
-Decision tree sensitivity and cost-effectiveness analyses of FDG PET in
staging of the axilla in T1/T2 N0 breast cancer
Current Research Interests:
General
-PET and PET-CT in cost-effective clinical decision-making, outcome research,
and management of patients with cancer
-Differentiation of inflammation-infection and malignancy with dynamic FDG PET kinetic
analysis
-Transitional research related to molecular imaging with PET in oncology
-Bioengineering methods in zebra fish electrocardiography (Caltech)
Specific
-Diagnostic and prognostic utility of FDG PET-CT in metastatic prostate cancer
(NIH/NCI)
-MicroPET and autoradiographic studies of FDG, radiolabeled acetate and choline
in murine implanted xenografts of human prostate cancer ( RSNA Seed Grant,
The Wright Foundation)
-Effect of androgen on the glucose metabolism of murine implanted xenografts of
human prostate cancer (RSNA Seed Grant, The Wright Foundation)
-PET imaging of retinal prosthesis functionality (supported by DOE in
collaboration with
Teaching Experience:
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (Jan-April 1985)
-Digital Design Laboratory (Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer
Science; 1 semester unit, undergraduate senior level)
University of Chicago,
-Patient History Taking (Department of Medicine; first-year medical school
level)
University of California, Berkeley, Department of Continuing Education,
-Bioengineering: Introduction to Medical Instrumentation (A new 15-hour course
proposed and developed by me and approved by the Department of Electrical
Engineering and Computer Science at UC-Berkeley as equivalent to 1 semester
unit at the undergraduate senior/graduate level)
University of Southern
California, Los Angeles, CA
(1999-present)
-Clinical Nuclear Medicine (Department of Radiology; Education of medical
students, residents, fellows, and technologists)
-Organizer, Nuclear Medicine Journal Club (2000-2003)
-Organizer, Nuclear Cardiology/Coronary Angiography Case Correlation
(2000-2004)
-Organizer, Molecular Imaging Seminar Series (2001-2005)
-Faculty Mentor
1. A. Epstein, USC MSII (PET in the evaluation of breast cancer--published
SNM 2003 abstract)
2. A. Xu, P. Tumeh, J. Pollock, USC MS IV's (Serial FDG PET-CT in the evaluation
of lymphoma--Published RSNA 2005 abstract )
3. A. Forouhar, Caltech Bioengineering PhD Candidate (Monitoring the electrical
activity of the developing zebra fish heart-- published IEEE-EMBS 2004
article)
4. F. Saremi, M.D., Radiology Resident/Fellow (Pharmacologic interventions in
nuclear radiology--published Radiographics 2002 article)
5. S. Gamie, M.D., S. Bonyadlou, M.D., Nuclear Medicine Residents (Coincidence
imaging of lung and colon cancer--published WSNM and ACNP 2003 abstracts)
6. H. Kherbache, M.D., Nuclear Medicine Resident (FDG PET and prostate cancer--
published Oncology Reports and Clinical Nephrology 2003 article)
7. F. Wang, M.D., Nuclear Medicine Fellow (Coincidence imaging and myocardial
viability--published SNM 2002 abstract)
8. H. Wassef, M.D., Radiology Junior Faculty (FDG PET in the evaluation of
pancreatic cancer--published RSNA 2002 abstract)
9. L. Ho, M.D., PET Fellow (FDG PET in breast cancer osseous metastases--published
SNM 2006 abstract; Clin Nucl Med case
reports)
10. B. Huang, M.D., PET Fellow (FDG PET in acute and chronic leukemia--published
SNM 2006 abstract)
11. S. Sadda, M.D., (Project Assistant -- 25% financial support for work on
R01 research project)
13. A. Gurbuz, USC Undergraduate Student (Translational imaging research on
prostate cancer -- published ASCO Prostate Cancer Symposium 2007 and SNM
2008 abstracts)
14. K Rona, USC Undergraduate Student (Translational imaging research on
prostate cancer -- published AMI/SMI 2007 abstract)
15. T. Wells, USC MSII (Student Assistant -- R01 prostate cancer research
project)
16. L. Hovanessian-Larson, M.D., Radiology Junior Faculty (MRI in breast cancer
-- Komen Foundation grant award)
17. A. Nacca, Ph.D., Radiology Junior Faculty (PET imaging of hypoxia in
prostate cancer -- American Cancer Society grant award)
18. L. Carlton, USC MPH
Student (R01 prostate cancer research project)
19.
H. Modaressifar, PET-CT Fellow (Breast
and head & neck cancer—published SNM 2008 and RSNA 2008 abstracts)
20.
V. Quan, M.D., PET-CT Fellow (Bladder
cancer—published IJCO 2008 article)
21.
S. Shams, M.D., Visiting Physician (Breast and head and neck cancer—published
SNM 2008 and RSNA 2008 abstracts)
-Doctoral Dissertation
Committee Member
1. Javier A. Jo (Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Biomedical Engineering,
Cardiovascular variability in obstructive sleep apnea. (August 2001)
2. Anna Blasi (Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Time-varying
analysis of autonomic cardiovascular control during arousal from sleep.
(Dec 2001)
3.
4. Chiun-Wei Huang (Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Biomedical Engineering)
5. Siti Mohtdjani (Ph.D.
Candidate, Pharmaceutical Sciences)
California Institute of Technology,
-Cardiac Pathophysiology: Bioengineering Applications (Bioengineering Program;
BE200 undergraduate senior/graduate level)
Industrial Experience:
Arzco Medical Electronics, Inc. , Chicago, IL (Sept 1986-Sept 1989)
-Research and Development (Transesophageal Cardiac Stimulator and Biopotential
Amplifier, Stimulus Artifact Suppressor for esophageal cardiac pacing,
Affixable Esophageal Sheet for cardiac pacing during transesophageal
echocardiography, Variable stiffness and Expandable esophageal
catheters); Collaboration with clinicians to procure and evaluate new
ideas; Laboratory demonstration of company products at major meetings;
Preparation of publication literature pertaining to products; Technical
training support for sales and manufacturing; Compliance with device regulatory
affairs; Management of various product-related clinical studies
Selected Graduate and Continuing
Education Courses:
Bioengineering (Medical Instrumentation, Computers in Medicine,
Medicine and Clinical Engineering, Biomechanics, Diagnostic Ultrasound Physics)
Computers (Machine Language Programming, Logic Design,
Microprocessor Laboratory)
Bioengineering (Electrical Biophysics, Biomedical Instrumentation
and Design, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Neurophysiological Systems)
Information Engineering (Signal Processing and Analysis, Digital
Signal Processing, Digital Design Laboratory, Biosignal Processing, Advanced
Signal Processing, Pattern Recognition, Artificial Intelligence)
Mathematics (Probability Theory and Random Processes, Complex
Variables)
-Basic Radiation Protection (Sept 1996)
-Small Animal Imaging Workshop (Nov 2006)
-Wilderness Emergency Medicine (April 1997)
-Current Issues and Careers in Public Health (Oct 1996)
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
(AFIP),
-Radiologic-Pathology Correlation (6-week curriculum: April-May 1998)
-Scientific Writing (Oct 1998)
-Genetic Engineering (Sept 1998-Jan 1999)
-Clinical Nuclear Medicine (April 1999)
-MGH/BWH Radiology Review (April 1999)
National Institutes of Health,
-Biomedical Imaging Symposium: Visualizing the Future of Biology and Medicine
(June 1999)
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Summer Fellowship Program in Clinical Effectiveness (July
1-August 15, 2003)
A Joint Program of the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Massachusetts General
Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard School of Public Health, "designed
for the clinician seeking the quantitative and analytic skills needed for
clinical research and health care administration"
Curriculum Courses: Introduction to Biostatistics, Advanced Statistics
for Medical Research, Clinical Epidemiology, Research Synthesis and
Meta-Analysis in Public Health and Medicine, Decision Analysis in Clinical
Research
Master of Public Health (MPH) Degree Program (Summer-Only;
Clinical Effectiveness Concentration)
(Part I (See above): July 1-August 15, 2003; Part II: July 1-
August 15, 2004; Part III : July 5-29, 2005)
Curriculum Courses: Ethical Basis of the Practice of Public Health,
Society and Health, Principles of Environmental Health, Survival Methods in
Clinical Research, Principles of Clinical Trials, Linear and Longitudinal
Regression, Analytical Clinical Epidemiology, Practicum Project (Topic:
Decision Tree Sensitivity Analysis of FDG PET in Axillary Staging of Breast
Cancer)
University of Cambridge, Selwyn College, Cambridge, UK
International Summer School, Term II (August 5-18, 2007)
Courses (by Prof. Piers Bursill-Hall - Lecturer, Department of Pure
Mathematics):
I. Renaissance arts and science: Brunelleschi to Galileo
II. The origins of modern science: the scientific revolution
III. The other middle ages: the Islamic world and the Latin
debt to Islam
Evening Lectures: Hampton Court : 'The greatest English palace' by
Dr. Jonathan Foyle, Britain 's changing landscape, AD300-1900 by Dr.
Nicholas James, Shakespeare and the Middle Ages by Prof. Helen Cooper, Making
the Earth move: 1200-1600 by Prof. Piers Bursill-Hall, An introduction
to Love’s Labour’s Lost by Dr. Catherine Alexander, Shakespeare from
manuscript to print by Dr. Alexander Lindsay, The fate of Faerie by
Dr. Stewart Eames, One, two, three: Twelfth Night deconstructed and
performed by Prof. Eunice Rober
University of Oxford, Christ Church
College, Oxford, UK
The Oxford Experience 2008 (Colleges of Oxford: Exploring the
historic colleges and buildings of the university and city in the context of
the origins of the town and growth of the university including a look at the
changing architectural styles of the buildings, the college gardens and the
surrounding countryside – Excursions to St. Catherine’s & Wolfson colleges
and South Park, Wolvercote & Boars Hill, Oxfordshire – by John Munby)
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
-Business Fundamentals for Healthcare Practitioners (Jan-May 2000)
-Methods in Clinical Investigation (Oct 2000)
-Responsibilities and Requirements for the Protection of Human Subjects in
Research (Feb-March 2001)
-Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (April 2002)
-Laboratory Safety (May 2002)
-Emergency Preparedness (Oct 2004)
Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA) Degree Program,
Marshall School of Business (August 2005-May 2007)
Theme I: Top Management Perspective (One-week Residential in Ojai, CA),
Theme II: Evaluating Market Performance; Theme III : The General
Manager as Integrator; Theme IV: Operations and Information Systems
Management; Theme V: Consulting Project; Theme VI: Environmental
Analysis: Establishing Competitive Advantage; Theme VII: Dynamics of
Global Competition (One-week Residential in Shanghai, China); Theme
VIII : Strategic Planning for Growth and Profitability; Theme IX: Managing
Strategic Changes and Implementation; Theme X: Executive of the Future (Three-day
Residential in Rancho Bernardo, CA)
National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
-Imaging and Oncology: How to Build a Successful Partnership (October 2004)
Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL
-Revitalizing the Radiology Research Enterprise (RRRE) Workshop (October 2005)
-Nuclear Cardiology and
MAJOR
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Academic and
Governmental Organization Activity :
EMBS Session Chairman, "Biomedical Research Instrumentation", IEEE
Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society 11th Annual International
Conference,
CinC Local Organizing Committee Member, The 17th International Conference on Computers in
Cardiology,
SNM Task Force Member, Society of Nuclear Medicine Tele Nuclear Medicine
Task Force (2001)
CMA Nuclear Medicine Scientific
Committee Member,
SNM Continuing Medical Education
Program Faculty Member, Society
of Nuclear Medicine (2002, 2003)
ACNM Board of Representatives Member, American College of Nuclear Medicine (2003-2006)
LARS Organizing Committee Member, The 56th Annual Midwinter Meeting of the
ACNP Scientific Program Organizing
Committee Member, Annual Meeting
of the
SNM
Committee Member, Society of
Nuclear Medicine
-Committee on Publications (2003-present)
-ACNP/SNM
Joint Government Relations Committee (2003-2005)
-PET Center
of Excellence Board of Directors (2008-2011)
FDA Radioactive Drug Research Committee
Member, University of Southern
California (2003-present)
ACNP Board of Regents Member, American College of Nuclear Physicians (2004-present)
ACNP Scientific Program Organizing
Committee Co-Chair, Annual
Meeting of the
IEEE-EMBS Track Co-Chair, "Imaging in Drug Discovery, Development and
Therapy", IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society 18th
Annual International Conference,
APP Elected Member,
ACNP Publications
Committee Member, American
College of Nuclear Physicians (2007)
ACNM Scientific Program Chair and Course Moderator, Annual Meeting
of the American College of Nuclear Medicine (2008)
LARS Nuclear Medicine Section President, Los Angeles
Radiological Society (2007-2009)
LARS Nuclear Medicine Conference Program Chair, Los Angeles
Radiological Society Nuclear Medicine Update, Los Angeles, CA (2008) [Brochure]
Conference Invited Faculty Member
and Moderator Activity:
ACNM 2000. The 27th
Annual Meeting of the
ACNM 2001. The 28th
Annual Meeting of the
LARS 2002. The 54th
Annual Midwinter Meeting of the
ACNM 2002. The 29th
Annual Meeting of the
LARS 2003. The 55th
Annual Midwinter Radiology Conference of the
ACNM 2003. The 30th
Annual Meeting of the
ACNP 2004. The Annual
Meeting of the
LARS 2004. The 56th
Annual Midwinter Radiology Conference of the
ACNP 2005. The Annual Meeting of the
Positron Imaging Symposium 2005. Academy of Molecular Imaging
and Society of Nuclear Medicine , VA
ACNM 2006. The 33rd Annual Meeting of the American
College of Nuclear Medicine, San Antonio, TX (Presentation: PET
and PET-CT in Pediatric Oncology)(April 2006)
SNM 2007, Society of Nuclear Medicine 54th Ann Meeting, Washington,
DC (PET Center of Excellence
Presentation: Brown fat metabolism and its modulatory factors; Moderator:
Lung: lymph node and pleural evaluation, radiotherapy)(June 2007)
APP 2007. Academy of Persian Physicians Ann Meeting,
Indian Wells, CA (Presentation: Translational and clinical
molecular imaging in the 21st century; Moderator: Morning
Scientific Session)(October 2007)
ACNP 2008, The Annual Meeting of the American College of
Nuclear Physicians, Newport Beach, CA (Presentation: Leadership and
Management)(February 2008)
LARS 2008, The 60th Annual Midwinter Radiology Conference of the Los
Angeles Radiological Society, Universal City, Los Angeles, CA (Presentation:
PET and PET-CT in prostate cancer)(April 2008) [NIH-NCI
R01-CA111613-01 Support]
ACNM 2008, The 34th Annual Meeting of the American College of
Nuclear Medicine, Orlando, FL (Presentation: PET and PET-CT
of prostate cancer; Moderator: Emerging clinical applications of
PET)(March 2008) [NIH-NCI R01-CA111613-01 Support]
SNM 2008, Society of Nuclear Medicine 55th Ann Meeting,
APP 2008, Academy of Persian Physicians Ann Meeting,
Selected Consulting Activity:
Arzco Medical Electronics, Inc.,
Diatide, Inc.,
Tanner Research Labs, Inc.,
Cardiac Science, Inc.,
WebMD/Medscape, Inc. (SNM and RSNA Scientific Highlights, Clinical CME
Topics)(2002-present)
NASA-Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL),
Brookhaven National
Laboratory, Upton, NY (PET
Imaging of Retinal Prosthesis Functionality) -- (supported by Department of
Energy in collaboration with
Journal Editorial Board Member Activity:
Molecular
Imaging and Biology (2004- present)
Journal of Nuclear
Medicine (2006- present)
Clinical
Nuclear Medicine (2007-present)
American Journal of
Roentgenology (AJR) – Assistant Editor, Molecular Imaging/Nuclear
Medicine Section (2008-present)
Review
Activity:
Government
-National Institutes of Health, Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
Program Study Section,
-National Institutes of Health, Center for Scientific Review, "In
Vivo Cellular and Molecular Imaging Centers (ICMICs)" Study Section,
Bethesda, MD (SRO: Kenneth L. Bielat, PhD)(November 2007)
-National Institutes of Health, Center
for Scientific Review, Medical Imaging Study Section (MEDI),
Bethesda, MD (SRO: Eileen Bradley, DSc)(Ad-Hoc Member, 2005-2006; Charter
Member, 2007-present)
Scientific and Medical Conferences
-American College of Nuclear Physicians Annual Meeting (2006, 2007, 2008)
-Society of Nuclear Medicine: Instrumentation and Data Analysis Track
Educational Exhibits (2005)
-Society of Nuclear Medicine: Oncology - Clinical Diagnosis (2006, 2007, 2008)
Scientific and Medical Journals
-American Journal of Roentgenology (2000-present)
-Aviation, Space and Environmental Medicine (2000-present)
-Clinical Medicine and Research (2002-present)
-European Journal of Haematology (2003-present)
-European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (2007-present)
-Haematologica (2003-present)
-IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (1988)
-Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography (2002-present)
-Journal of Nuclear Medicine (2000-present)
-Molecular Imaging and Biology (2004-present)
-Nature Clinical Practice Oncology (2008- present)
-Nature Clinical Practice Urology (2008-present)
-Neoplasia (2002-present)
-Radiology (2002-present)
University Administration
-Harvard College Admissions
Interviewer,
University Service Activity:
-Founder, Biological Sciences Division Student Research Forum (a
University Recognized Student Organization)
University of Southern
California, Los Angeles,
CA(July1999- present)
-Clinical Nuclear Medicine Protocols Revision (1999-2000)
-Continuous Quality Improvement, Division of Nuclear Medicine, LAC+USC
Medical Center (1999-2000)
-Nuclear Medicine Graduate Medical Education Committee (June-November 2000)
-Radiation Safety Committee (August 2000-present)
-Radioactive Drug Research Committee (July 2007-present)
-Radiology Research Committee, Department of Radiology (April 2002-present)
-Radiology Industry-Sponsored Clinical Trial Workshop, Department of Radiology
(April 2002)
-Chair, Radiology Educational Materials Workshop, Department of
Radiology (July 2002)
-Radiology Internal Promotions Review Committee (2005)
-Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center Developmental Therapeutics Research Program
Committee (June 2004-present)
-Biomedical Imaging Science Initiative Committee - Education Subcommittee
Leader (July 2007-present)
-USC Molecular Imaging Center Steering Committee (July 2007-present)
-Center for Research Excellence Faculty Fellow (2007-2010)
USC CER
Research Workshop: Seminar in Translational and Clinical Imaging (October
10, 2007)
USC CER Research
Salon: What Molecular Imaging Can do for Science? (October 31, 2007)
Invited Professional Visits and
Seminar Presentations :
Armenian American Medical Society of
California (AAMSC),
-Topic: PET-CT clinical applications (February 2006)
California Institute of Technology,
-Department of Electrical Engineering (Esophageal Electrocardiography and
Cardiac Pacing)(January 2000)
-Department of Electrical Engineering (PET)(April 2000)
-Bioengineering Seminar Series (Molecular Imaging of Cancer with PET)(January
2006)
-Topic: Using PET as a tool for diagnosis, staging and restaging of cancers
(February 2005)
Hi-Desert PET Imaging Center, Victorville, CA
-Topic: PET-CT - Changing the way you practice medicine (October 2006)
Martin Luther King/Drew Medical Center,
-Department of Emergency Medicine (Emergency Nuclear Radiology)(April 2000,
February 2002)
Medical Education Speakers Network, Santa Ana, CA
-Community Memorial Hospital, Ventura, CA (Cardiac PET)(March 2002)
-South Coast Medical Center, Laguna Beach, CA (PET in Oncology)(April 2003)
-West Anaheim Medical Center, Anaheim, CA (PET)(May 2003)
-Northridge Hospital Medical Center, Van Nuys, CA (Cardiac PET)(April 2004)
-St. Vincent Hospital Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (PET)(May 2004)
-Citrus Valley Medical Center, Covina, CA (PET in Oncology)(November 2004)
-Advanced Technologies for Gravitational Biology Symposium and Workshop, Life
Sciences Division, (NASA Document SLO: 240A-3)(January14-17, 1997)
NASA Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
-Center for Space Microelectronics Technology ("Medical Imaging in
Microgravity")(February 2001)
Radiological Society of North America , Chicago, IL
-Academy of Molecular Imaging "Read with the Experts" (Clinical
PET-CT)(November 2004)
Prostate
Cancer Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA
-Imaging for Recurrent and Advanced Prostate Cancer (California State
University-Los Angeles, September 2006