Hospital Market Power Predicts Cost Inefficiency of Medical Imaging Services: Evidence from California Outpatient Imaging Markets
Eric Lopez, MD
Resident, Diagnostic Radiology (PGY5)
UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
Eric Lopez, MD, is a Diagnostic Radiology Chief Resident at the University of California, San Francisco. He earned his medical degree with distinction from the UCSF School of Medicine after completing his undergraduate studies in Neurobiology at Stanford University. Dr. Lopez’s academic and research interests focus on health policy, imaging utilization, healthcare equity, and neuroradiology. His work has been published in the Journal of the American College of Radiology and other peer-reviewed publications, with research spanning imaging efficiency, healthcare payment policy, and neuroimaging studies in adolescent mental health. In addition to his clinical and research work, he has served in numerous leadership and teaching roles within organized radiology, including President of the California Radiological Society Residents and Fellows Section and Resident Liaison for Medical Student Education at UCSF Radiology.
Water is all you need: a diffusion MRI-based tour of neurodevelopment, neuro-oncology, and neurodegeneration
Michael Romano, MD, PhD
Resident, Diagnostic Radiology (PGY5)
UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
Michael Romano, MD, PhD, is a Diagnostic Radiology Chief Resident and T32 Research Trainee in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco. He completed his MD and PhD in Computational Neuroscience at Boston University School of Medicine, where his research focused on neural circuitry and movement-related brain activity. Dr. Romano’s current work centers on advanced neuroimaging, artificial intelligence, and diffusion MRI applications in neurodevelopment, neuro-oncology, and neurodegenerative disease. His research has been published in journals including Neurology, Nature Neuroscience, iScience, and Nature Communications. He has received multiple honors and research awards, including the RSNA Research Resident Grant and the American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology Charlotte and Thierry Huisman Travel Award. His academic interests include AI-driven imaging analysis, Alzheimer’s disease biomarker development, and translational neuroimaging research.