Current Clinician-Scientist Track Residents

Meet our Residents

• Class of 2027
  

  Bryan Blakeney, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Hometown: Gulfport, MS
  • Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
  • Graduate School: Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Research Mentor: Takeshi Yokoo, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Primary Research Project: Using Algorithmically-Detected MRI Characteristics (Radiomics) of Hepatic Tumors for Prognosis
  • General Research Interests: Radiomics, artificial intelligence in automatic detection, MRI signal analysis, and tumor physiology
  • Clinical Interests: Abdominal Radiology
  • Hobbies: Barbecue, gardening, and home improvement
  • Publications

  

  Andrew Cho, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Hometown: Fremont, CA
  • Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College
  • Graduate School: Weill Cornell Graduate School
  • Research Mentors: Craig Malloy, M.D. (Primary); Shawn Burgess, Ph.D.; Takeshi Yokoo, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Primary Research Project: Detecting hepatic metabolic derangements in steatotic liver disease with hyperpolarized 13C-MRI
  • General Research Interest: Development and translation of molecular imaging probes
  • Clinical Interests: Nuclear Medicine and Abdominal Radiology
  • Hobbies: Watching Bay Area pro sports, hiking in the mountains with my dog, and traveling
  • Publications

  

  Clive Musonza, M.D., M.P.H.

  • Hometown: Harare, Zimbabwe
  • Medical School: Camaguey Medical University, Cuba
  • Graduate School: Washington University, St. Louis
  • Research Mentor: Ivan Pedrosa, M.D., Ph.D., Florence L. Chiang, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Primary Research Project: PET/MR in characterization of renal masses
  • General Research Interests: Leveraging imaging informatics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to advance radiology
  • Clinical Interests: Abdominal Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
  • Hobbies: Stock-picking, traveling, hiking, photography, and coding for fun
  • Publications
• Class of 2028
  

  Alexander Asturias, D.O., M.Sc.

  • Hometown: San Jose, CA
  • Medical School: Touro University of Nevada, College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Graduate School: University of Southern California
  • Research Mentors: Elena Vinogradov, Ph.D. (Primary) and Frank Yu, M.D.
  • Primary Research Project: Technical Development of Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer (CEST) MRI to monitor abnormal protein deposition and folding in Alzheimer’s Disease
  • General Research Interests: Chemical exchange saturation transfer MRI, diffusion weighted MRI, transcranial focused ultrasound
  • Clinical Interests: TBD
  • Hobbies: Scuba diving, snowboarding, hiking, and camping
  • Publications

  

  Niloufar Saadat, M.D.

  • Hometown: Rasht, Iran
  • Medical School: Guilan University of Medical Sciences
  • Research Mentor: Joseph Maldjian, M.D.
  • Primary Research Project: Optimizing Radiomic-Based Models for Isocitrate Dehydrogenase (IDH) Classification in Gliomas
  • General Research Interest: Neuroimaging
  • Clinical Interests: TBD
  • Publications

  

  James Yu, M.D.

  • Hometown: Fremont, CA
  • Medical School: Case Western Reserve University
  • Research Mentor: Baowei Fei, Ph.D.
  • Primary Research Project: Learning-based Localization and Mapping Algorithms for Image-guided Interventions
  • General Research Interests: Deep learning, computer vision, multimodal models
  • Clinical Interests: TBD
  • Hobbies: Rock climbing, badminton, hiking, gaming, and programming
  • Publications
• Class of 2029
  

  Jorge Arturo Larco, M.D.

  • Hometown: Quito, Ecuador
  • Medical School: Universidad Internacional del Ecuador
  • Research Mentor: Nader Pouratian, M.D., Ph.D. (Primary) and Basak Dogan, M.D.
  • Primary Research Project: B(RAIN)2 - The Influence of Cortical Thickness on Neural Oscillations in the Human Brain: Association between intracranial neurophysiology and novel neuroimaging
  • General Research Interests: Interventional technology development, software development, artificial intelligence, and computer science
  • Clinical Interest: Interventional Radiology
  • Hobbies: Kayaking, going to the gym, hiking with my wife and dog, and traveling
  • Publications

  

  Diwash Thapa, M.D.

  • Hometown: Wake Forest, NC and Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Medical School: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill School of Medicine
  • Research Mentor: Anke Henning, Ph.D. (Primary) and Liqiang Ren, Ph.D.
  • Primary Research Project: Brain Tumor Segmentation Based on Multi-parametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • General Research Interests: Ultra-high field MRI, Photon counting CT, Computer vision
  • Clinical Interests: Neuroradiology and Interventional Radiology
  • Hobbies: Running, soccer, and table tennis
  • Publications
• Class of 2030
  

  Basil Alias, M.D., M.Eng

  • Hometown: Dallas, Texas
  • Medical School: Texas A&M University, College of Medicine
  • Graduate School: Texas A&M University
  • Research Mentor: Florence Chiang, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Primary Research Project: Development of quantitative imaging markers for neurodegeneration in multiple sclerosis
  • General Research Interests: Ultra-high field MRI, translational technology, Precision robotics, Computer vision
  • Clinical Interest: Neuroradiology and Interventional Radiology
  • Hobbies: Fishing, camping, programming, hiking, and soccer

  

  Matthew Muir, M.D.

  • Hometown: Arlington, Texas
  • Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
  • Research Mentor: Joseph Maldjian, M.D. (primary) and Zerrin Yetkin, M.D.
  • Primary Research Project: Individualized White Matter Mapping for Epilepsy Surgery Outcome Prediction
  • General Research Interests: Neuroimaging,diffusion weighted imaging, tractography
  • Clinical Interests: Neuroradiology
  • Hobbies: Working out, reading, ping pong, dogs

  

  Karthik Vasan, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Hometown: Diamond Bar, CA
  • Research Mentor: Dr. Ralph Deberardinis
  • Primary Research Project: Molecular imaging of metabolic dependencies for cancer metastasis and therapy resistance
  • General Research Interests: Molecular metabolic imaging, Cancer metabolism
  • Clinical Interests: Nuclear medicine
  • Hobbies: Weightlifting, hiking, travel, cooking
• Alumni

  Class of 2026

  • Ruoqi Gao, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Fellowship: Abdominal Imaging, UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Pallavi Srivastava, MBBS, MPH
  • Fellowship: Neuroradiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center

  Class of 2025

  • Shariq Ali, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Fellowship: Abdominal Imaging, UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Zabecca Brinson, M.D., MPH
  • Fellowship: Neuroradiology, UT Southwestern Medical Center

  Class of 2024

  • Joseph Frankl, M.D.
  • Fellowship: Body MRI, UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Faculty position: Abdominal Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center

  Class of 2023

  • Daniel Parrott, M.D.
  • Fellowship: Oncologic Imaging, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
  • Faculty position: Abdominal Imaging, New York University
  • Robert Rasmussen, M.D., Ph.D.
  • Fellowship: Body MRI, Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Faculty position: Abdominal Imaging, Massachusetts General Hospital

  Class of 2022

  • Ryan Fisicaro, M.D.
  • Fellowship: Neuroradiology, University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine
  • Faculty position: Neuroradiology, Queens Medical Center, HI
  • Reshu Saini, M.D., M.S.
  • Fellowship: Musculoskeletal Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Faculty position: Musculoskeletal Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham