Raymond Sze, MD joins UCSF Radiology Leadership

The UC San Francisco Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging is pleased to announce that Raymond Sze, MD, MAMS, an internationally known leader in the field of pediatric radiology, has joined our faculty as Vice Chair of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging and Radiologist-in-Chief of Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland.

“In his leadership roles, Dr. Sze will continue to build the clinical, educational, and academic programs at UCSF, strengthen collaborations between our East and West Bay pediatric programs, and ensure that BCH Oakland continues to provide the highest possible level of imaging care for our pediatric patients,” says Christopher Hess, MD, PhD, UCSF Radiology chair. 

This is a homecoming for Dr. Sze, who was born in Palo Alto and has longstanding ties to the Bay Area and Oakland Children’s Hospital. During his residency at Stanford University, Dr. Sze rotated at Oakland Children’s, training with Drs. Ron Cohen, Ken Martin, Paul Nancarrow, and Eric Padua while his wife Dr. Karen Ku completed her pediatric residency there.

Dr. Sze comes to UCSF with an exemplary record of program development, having spearheaded strategic growth at both Children’s National in Washington, DC, and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). In his prior roles, Dr. Sze has overseen the development of robust Bioengineering, Quality & Safety, and Physician and Staff Wellness programs, fostered multiple strong inter-departmental collaborations, instituted recruitment projects that expanded faculty numbers, and design projects resulting in award-winning clinical environments. 

A sustained commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion characterizes Dr. Sze’s work,and includes his personal advocacy and mentoring of trainees and faculty as well as developing and sponsoring outreach and recruitment programs for underrepresented minorities.