Thank you to all UCSF Medical Center Radiology staff – you are the essential workers who continue to provide essential services during this time. 

Nicholas Fidelman, MD has graciously agreed to serve as interim chief of Interventional Radiology at the UC San Francisco Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging following the departure of Maureen Kohi, MD. 

Maureen Kohi, MD, associate professor of radiology chief of Interventional Radiology, has accepted the role of Ernest H. Wood Distinguished Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiology at University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill, effective December 31, 2020.

In 2020, we will be giving two presentations, both virtually, on Wednesday, October 21 at the Bay Area Science Festival (BASF).

After a long and storied career with UCSF, David Avrin, MD, PhD will be retiring effective October 2, 2020.

The UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging is very excited to host the Inaugural UC-Wide Radiology Grand Rounds on Women in Medicine in conjunction with Women in Medicine Month, which is celebrated annually throughout September. 

Each September, UCSF Radiology celebrates Women in Medicine (WIM) Month. Our department strives to promote a diverse, inclusive and welcome environment, including support for women in radiology.

Jim Barkovich, MD, professor in residence and chief of Pediatric Neuroradiology at the UC San Francisco Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and a renowned expert in the field of neuroradiology and pediatric neuroradiology, retired at the end of June 2020 after a long and successful career.

Van Halbach, MD recently gave the Grant Hieshima Luminary Lecture at the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS) Annual Meeting. This is the SNIS' biggest honor and the first year of the lecture's investiture for late Grant Hieshima, MD, longtime UCSF faculty member and NeuroIR pioneer.

Our Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program is top-ranked in reputation and second-ranked in research output on the 2020-2021 Doximity Residency Navigator.