Nuclear Medicine Residency and Fellowship Programs

Nuclear Medicine Residency and Fellowship Programs: Surekha Yadav, MBBS, (PD) Miguel Pampaloni, MD, PhD, and Moein Moradpour, MD

The Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics Division of the UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging offers multiple pathways for the training of outstanding physicians to become leaders in nuclear medicine.  

  1. Nuclear Medicine Fellowship:
    • 12-month ACGME accredited fellowship
    • Available to those who have completed diagnostic radiology residency
  2. Nuclear Radiology / Diagnostic Radiology 16-month program:
    • Sponsored by the American Board of Radiology
    • Enables current UCSF Diagnostic Radiology residents to complete 16 months of nuclear medicine training within their four-year diagnostic radiology program
    • Residents typically enter this pathway during the first or second year of diagnostic radiology training
  3. Nuclear Medicine Residency

Nuclear Medicine Program Overview

Our programs offer a comprehensive education in modern nuclear medicine practice, preparing you to become a leader in this rapidly evolving field.

Program Highlights 

  • Comprehensive Training: Covering all aspects of nuclear medicine, including emerging practices
  • Cutting-Edge Equipment: Access to state-of-the-art imaging technology
  • Research Opportunities: Engage in basic, translational, and clinical research
  • Diverse Clinical Experience: Work across multiple sites with a wide range of cases
  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Participate in various tumor boards and conferences 

Clinical Experience 

Our busy clinical service provides extensive hands-on experience with therapeutic clinics and advanced equipment including PET/CT, PET/MRI, SPECT/CT. 

Trainees have the opportunity to expand knowledge of anatomic imaging through concurrent interpretation of diagnostic CT and MRI components of many PET examinations.  

Areas of Focus 

  1. Classical diagnostic nuclear medicine
  2. Nuclear cardiology
  3. PET/CT and PET/MRI
  4. Therapeutic applications of radioisotopes 

Therapeutic and Imaging Agents 

  • Comprehensive experience with FDA-approved therapeutic and imaging agents
  • Exposure to a wide range of investigational radiopharmaceuticals for both therapy and imaging 

Research and Service Opportunities 

  • Participate in faculty-led research projects
  • Engage in educational projects for medical students, residents, and fellows
  • Join department, hospital/university, and community improvement initiatives
  • Pursue independent research and quality improvement projects 

Educational Conferences 

  • Weekly 2-hour sessions covering:
    • Physics
    • Instrumentation
    • Radiopharmaceuticals
    • Clinical practice
  • Optional attendance at daily diagnostic radiology resident lectures
  • Interdisciplinary conferences, including various tumor boards
  • Monthly Quality Assurance and Interesting Case conferences led by fellows 

Additional Training Opportunities 

  • Dedicated time in the cardiac stress lab and hot lab
  • Option for independent electives, including:
    • Focused research time
    • Additional diagnostic radiology experiences 

Our program is designed to be flexible and comprehensive, preparing you for success in any practice environment within the field of nuclear radiology. 

Recent Alumni: Where are they now?

Our alumni have gone on to successful careers in academic medicine, private practice, hospital-based positions and teleradiology across the United States and internationally. Here are some of our recent fellows and their current positions:  

Nuclear Medicine Fellowship

  • 2023-2024: April Garcia (Sol Radiology, Southern California) and Stefano Johnson (Vantage Radiology, Washington)
  • 2020-2021: David Lin (Beaumont Health, Michigan) and Cindy Yuan (Assistant Professor, Indiana University)
  • 2019-2020: Roxanna Juarez (Assistant Professor, UCSF) and Uzoezi Ozomaro (Sutter Medical Group, Northern California) 
  • 2018-2019: Mariam Aboian (Assistant Professor, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia) and Christopher Elias Graybiel (Staff Radiologist, Guelph General Hospital, Ontario, Canada) 
  • 2016-2017: Thomas Yohannan (Associate Professor, UCSF)
  • 2015-2016: Robert Flavell (Associate Professor and Division Chief, UCSF) and Lorenzo Nardo (Professor, UC Davis)
  • 2014-2015: Rebecca Wu (Assistant Professor, Stanford) 

Nuclear Radiology / Diagnostic Radiology Pathway

  • 2023-2024: Blair Lowry (Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, South Carolina)
  • 2022-2023: Sarasa Kim (Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Northern California), Emmanuel Carrodeguas (Vision Radiology, teleradiology) and William Fletcher (Advanced Imaging of Montana)
  • 2021-2022: Yan Li (California Advanced Imaging Medical Associates, Northern California) and Andrew Taliaferro (The Permanente Medical Group (Kaiser), Northern California)
  • 2019-2020: Kesav Raghavan (California Advanced Imaging Medical Associates, Northern California)
  • 2018-2019: Courtney Lawhn Heath (California Advanced Imaging Medical Associates, Northern California)  

How to Apply

Nuclear Medicine Residency and Fellowship

Applications for the Nuclear Medicine Residency and Fellowship program are accepted on a rolling basis, and we do not participate in the national resident matching program. 

For further details and application, please visit How to Apply for Fellowship.

Nuclear Radiology / Diagnostic Radiology Pathway

For the nuclear radiology / diagnostic radiology training pathway, this is only open to current UCSF diagnostic radiology residents and those interested in this pathway should apply as instructed on the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program website.

UCSF does not use race, gender, sex, or other protected categories or proxies for protected categories in the selection process.

Nuclear Medicine Residency & Fellowship Programs Faculty

Jose Miguel Hernandez Pampaloni, MD, PhD
Professor of Radiology and Medicine (Cardiology)
Director of Nuclear Cardiology for MI&T
Director, Nuclear Medicine Residency & Fellowship Programs
Professor of Clin Radiology
Robert Flavell, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Division Chief, Molecular Imaging & Therapeutics
Assoc. Professor in Residence

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