Raymond Sze, MD
Professor
Vice Chair, Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
Radiologist-in-Chief Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland
Division Chief, Pediatric Radiology – East Bay
Professor Clinical Radiology
Biography
Raymond Sze, MD, MAMS, is an internationally known leader in the field of pediatric radiology, who provides the highest possible level of imaging care for our pediatric patients.
Dr. Sze 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 top pediatric radiologists.
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.
Publications
Larsen EP, Schaeubinger MM, Won J, Sze RW, Anupindi S. Integrating human factors engineering into your pediatric radiology practice. Pediatr Radiol. 2024 Mar 14.
Venkatakrishna SSB, Ghosh A, Sharma P, Miranda-Schaeubinger M, Prakash AV, Addisu L, Sze RW, Andronikou S. Frequency and classification of addenda in paediatric neuroradiological reports as part of quality assurance. Clin Radiol. 2024 Apr; 79(4):303-311.
Patton D, Ghosh A, Farkas A, Sotardi S, Francavilla M, Venkatakrishna S, Bose S, Ouyang M, Huang H, Davidson R, Sze R, Nguyen J. Automating Angle Measurements on Foot Radiographs in Young Children: Feasibility and Performance of a Convolutional Neural Network Model. J Digit Imaging. 2023 08; 36(4):1419-1430.
Ghosh A, Patton D, Bose S, Henry MK, Ouyang M, Huang H, Vossough A, Sze R, Sotardi S, Francavilla M. A Patch-Based Deep Learning Approach for Detecting Rib Fractures on Frontal Radiographs in Young Children. J Digit Imaging. 2023 08; 36(4):1302-1313.
Hegde S, Larsen E, Torbett O, Ponnala S, Pohl E, Sze R, Schaeubinger MM. A proactive learning approach toward building adaptive capacity during COVID-19: A radiology case study. Appl Ergon. 2023 Jul; 110:104009.
Ghosh A, Bose S, Patton D, Kumar I, Khalkhali V, Henry MK, Ouyang M, Huang H, Vossough A, Sze RW, Sotardi S, Francavilla M. Deep learning-based prediction of rib fracture presence in frontal radiographs of children under two years of age: a proof-of-concept study. Br J Radiol. 2023 Apr 01; 96(1145):20220778.
Silvestro E, Kolon TF, Canning D, Serai SD, Carson R, Sze R, Back SJ. Pediatric Genitourinary 3D Modeling and Printing Using Multiphase Postcontrast Imaging Segmentation. Urology. 2023 03; 173:149-152.
Larsen EP, Silvestro E, Ferro DF, Chinwalla A, Oppenheimer N, Rogers S, Sze RW, Winston FK. Using human factors principles to redesign a 3D lab workflow during the COVID-19 pandemic. 3D Print Med. 2022 Nov 12; 8(1):34.
Miranda-Schaeubinger M, Tomkins KG, Larsen E, Rigby V, White AM, Sze RW, Larson DB. Results of a Virtual Multi-Institutional Program for Quality Improvement Training and Project Facilitation. J Am Coll Radiol. 2023 02; 20(2):173-182.
Velez-Florez MC, Ghosh A, Patton D, Sze R, Reid JR, Sotardi S. Artificial Intelligence Curriculum Needs Assessment for a Pediatric Radiology Fellowship Program: What, How, and Why? Acad Radiol. 2023 02; 30(2):349-358.
Hussaini SH, Gaballah M, Baghdadi S, Arkader A, Williams BA, Sze RW, Nguyen JC. Correction to: Pediatric musculoskeletal pathologies: are there differences in triage of diagnoses and preferences for communication between radiology and orthopedics? Skeletal Radiol. 2022 Apr; 51(4):873.
Tierradentro-Garcia LO, Freeman CW, Vuma M, Didier RA, Kaplan SL, Sze R, Hwang M. Neonatal gastrointestinal emergencies: a radiological review. Arch Pediatr. 2022 Apr; 29(3):159-170.
Nguyen JC, Guariento A, Williams BA, Lawrence JTR, Ganley TJ, Venkatesh TP, Sze RW. MRI evaluation of pediatric tibial eminence fractures: comparison between conventional and "CT-like" ultrashort echo time (UTE) images. Skeletal Radiol. 2022 Aug; 51(8):1603-1610.
Hussaini SH, Gaballah M, Baghdadi S, Arkader A, Williams BA, Sze RW, Nguyen JC. Pediatric musculoskeletal pathologies: are there differences in triage of diagnoses and preferences for communication between radiology and orthopedics? Skeletal Radiol. 2022 Apr; 51(4):863-871.
Miranda-Schaeubinger M, Schwartz ES, Sze RW, Larsen EP. A Pilot Program of Virtual Ergonomics Consults for Radiology Staff Working From Home. J Am Coll Radiol. 2021 12; 18(12):1643-1645.
Moore MM, Iyer RS, Sarwani NI, Sze RW. Artificial intelligence development in pediatric body magnetic resonance imaging: best ideas to adapt from adults. Pediatr Radiol. 2022 Feb; 52(2):367-373.
White SA, Shellikeri S, Muñoz ML, Edgar JC, Nguyen JC, Sze RW. Can Radiology Technologists be Trained to Measure Leg Length Discrepancies as Accurately as Pediatric Radiologists? Acad Radiol. 2022 01; 29(1):51-55.
Larsen EP, Hailu T, Sheldon L, Ginader A, Bodo N, Dewane D, Degnan AJ, Finley J, Sze RW. Optimizing Radiology Reading Room Design: The Eudaimonia Radiology Machine. J Am Coll Radiol. 2021 Jan; 18(1 Pt A):108-120.
Zheng Q, Martin-Saavedra JS, Saade-Lemus S, Vossough A, Zuccoli G, Gonçalves FG, Freeman CW, Ouyang M, Singh V, Padula MA, Demauro SB, Flibotte J, Eichenwald EC, Detre JA, Sze RW, Huang H, Hwang M. Cerebral Pulsed Arterial Spin Labeling Perfusion Weighted Imaging Predicts Language and Motor Outcomes in Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy. Front Pediatr. 2020; 8:576489.
Miranda-Schaeubinger M, Blumfield E, Chavhan GB, Farkas AB, Joshi A, Kamps SE, Kaplan SL, Sammer MBK, Silvestro E, Stanescu AL, Sze RW, Zerr DM, Chandra T, Edwards EA, Khan N, Rubio EI, Vera CD, Iyer RS. A primer for pediatric radiologists on infection control in an era of COVID-19. Pediatr Radiol. 2020 08; 50(9):1191-1204.
Ho DR, Luery SE, Ghosh RM, Maehara CK, Silvestro E, Whitehead KK, Sze RW, Hsu W, Nguyen KL. Cardiovascular 3-D Printing: Value-Added Assessment Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing. J Am Coll Radiol. 2020 Nov; 17(11):1469-1474.
Liebling EJ, Sze RW, Behrens EM. Vitamin C deficiency mimicking inflammatory bone disease of the hand. Pediatr Rheumatol Online J. 2020 Jun 09; 18(1):45.
Ayyala RS, Baird GL, Sze RW, Brown BP, Taylor GA. The growing issue of burnout in radiology - a survey-based evaluation of driving factors and potential impacts in pediatric radiologists. Pediatr Radiol. 2020 07; 50(8):1071-1077.
Zheng Q, Shellikeri S, Huang H, Hwang M, Sze RW. Deep Learning Measurement of Leg Length Discrepancy in Children Based on Radiographs. Radiology. 2020 07; 296(1):152-158.
Silvestro E, Betts KN, Francavilla ML, Andronikou S, Sze RW. Imaging Properties of Additive Manufactured (3D Printed) Materials for Potential Use for Phantom Models. J Digit Imaging. 2020 04; 33(2):456-464.
Hailu TA, Ginader AS, Nigro AM, Lee DD, Sze RW. 'Walk in my shoes': intradepartmental role shadowing to increase workplace collegiality and wellness in a large pediatric radiology department. Pediatr Radiol. 2020 04; 50(4):476-481.
Sze RW, Hagerty NM, Sassano C, Kazmi P. The Business Case for Evidence-Based Design in Radiology Departments. J Am Coll Radiol. 2020 Jan; 17(1 Pt B):152-156.
Barrera CA, Cohen SA, Sankar WN, Ho-Fung VM, Sze RW, Nguyen JC. Imaging of developmental dysplasia of the hip: ultrasound, radiography and magnetic resonance imaging. Pediatr Radiol. 2019 11; 49(12):1652-1668.
Hogan J, Frasso R, Hailu T, Tate A, Martin R, Sze R. Optimizing Imaging Clinical Decision Support: Perspectives of Pediatric Emergency Department Physicians. J Am Coll Radiol. 2020 Feb; 17(2):262-267.
Sze RW, Vera CD, Hogan L, Iyer RS. If Disney ran your pediatric radiology department: a different approach to improving the patient and family experience. Pediatr Radiol. 2019 04; 49(4):493-499.
Moore MM, Slonimsky E, Long AD, Sze RW, Iyer RS. Machine learning concepts, concerns and opportunities for a pediatric radiologist. Pediatr Radiol. 2019 04; 49(4):509-516.
Chandra T, Chavhan GB, Sze RW, Swenson D, Holowka S, Fricke S, Davidson S, Iyer RS. Practical considerations for establishing and maintaining a magnetic resonance imaging safety program in a pediatric practice. Pediatr Radiol. 2019 04; 49(4):458-468.
Ngo AV, Stanescu AL, Swenson DW, Moore MM, Sze RW, Iyer RS. Practical considerations when implementing peer learning conferences. Pediatr Radiol. 2019 04; 49(4):526-530.
Iyer RS, Swenson DW, Anand N, Blumfield E, Chandra T, Chavhan GB, Goodman TR, Khan N, Moore MM, Ngo TD, Sammet CL, Sze RW, Vera CD, Stanescu AL. Survey of peer review programs among pediatric radiologists: report from the SPR Quality and Safety Committee. Pediatr Radiol. 2019 04; 49(4):517-525.
Monfaredi R, Iordachita I, Wilson E, Sze R, Sharma K, Krieger A, Fricke S, Cleary K. Development of a shoulder-mounted robot for MRI-guided needle placement: phantom study. Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg. 2018 Nov; 13(11):1829-1841.
Sze RW, Teshima S, Hogan L, Davidson S. Radiology Design Project Primer. J Am Coll Radiol. 2018 Oct; 15(10):1493-1499.
Sze RW, Hogan L, Teshima S, Davidson S. Radiology Architecture Project Primer. J Am Coll Radiol. 2018 Oct; 15(10):1487-1492.
Kale SS, Burga RA, Sweeney EE, Zun Z, Sze RW, Tuesca A, Subramony JA, Fernandes R. Composite iron oxide-Prussian blue nanoparticles for magnetically guided T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and photothermal therapy of tumors. Int J Nanomedicine. 2017; 12:6413-6424.
Vojtech JM, Cano-Mejia J, Dumont MF, Sze RW, Fernandes R. Biofunctionalized prussian blue nanoparticles for multimodal molecular imaging applications. J Vis Exp. 2015 Apr 28; (98):e52621.
Heier CR, Guerron AD, Korotcov A, Lin S, Gordish-Dressman H, Fricke S, Sze RW, Hoffman EP, Wang P, Nagaraju K. Non-invasive MRI and spectroscopy of mdx mice reveal temporal changes in dystrophic muscle imaging and in energy deficits. PLoS One. 2014; 9(11):e112477.
Monfaredi R, Seifabadi R, Iordachita I, Sze R, Safdar NM, Sharma K, Fricke S, Krieger A, Cleary K. A Prototype Body-Mounted MRI-Compatible Robot for Needle Guidance in Shoulder Arthrography. Proc IEEE RAS EMBS Int Conf Biomed Robot Biomechatron. 2014 Aug; 2014:40-45.
Dumont MF, Yadavilli S, Sze RW, Nazarian J, Fernandes R. Manganese-containing Prussian blue nanoparticles for imaging of pediatric brain tumors. Int J Nanomedicine. 2014; 9:2581-95.
Zhao Q, Okada K, Rosenbaum K, Kehoe L, Zand DJ, Sze R, Summar M, Linguraru MG. Digital facial dysmorphology for genetic screening: Hierarchical constrained local model using ICA. Med Image Anal. 2014 Jul; 18(5):699-710.
Dumont MF, Hoffman HA, Yoon PR, Conklin LS, Saha SR, Paglione J, Sze RW, Fernandes R. Biofunctionalized gadolinium-containing prussian blue nanoparticles as multimodal molecular imaging agents. Bioconjug Chem. 2014 Jan 15; 25(1):129-37.
Zhao Q, Rosenbaum K, Okada K, Zand DJ, Sze R, Summar M, Linguraru MG. Automated Down syndrome detection using facial photographs. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2013; 2013:3670-3.
Zhao Q, Okada K, Rosenbaum K, Zand DJ, Sze R, Summar M, Linguraru MG. Hierarchical constrained local model using ICA and its application to Down syndrome detection. Med Image Comput Comput Assist Interv. 2013; 16(Pt 2):222-9.
McCarthy JG, Warren SM, Bernstein J, Burnett W, Cunningham ML, Edmond JC, Figueroa AA, Kapp-Simon KA, Labow BI, Peterson-Falzone SJ, Proctor MR, Rubin MS, Sze RW, Yemen TA, Craniosynostosis Working Group. Parameters of care for craniosynostosis. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2012 Jan; 49 Suppl:1S-24S.
Kaplowitz P, Srinivasan S, He J, McCarter R, Hayeri MR, Sze R. Comparison of bone age readings by pediatric endocrinologists and pediatric radiologists using two bone age atlases. Pediatr Radiol. 2011 Jun; 41(6):690-3.
Degnan AJ, Bulas DI, Sze RW. Ileal atresia with meconium peritonitis: fetal MRI evaluation. J Radiol Case Rep. 2010; 4(3):15-8.
Kadom N, Sze RW. Radiological reasoning: a child with posterior plagiocephaly. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 Mar; 194(3 Suppl):WS5-9.
Kadom N, Sze RW. Radiological reasoning: congenital sensorineural hearing loss. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 Mar; 194(3 Suppl):WS1-4.
Kadom N, Sze RW. Radiological reasoning: pediatric midline nasofrontal mass. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 Mar; 194(3 Suppl):WS10-3.
Kadom N, Sze RW. Topics in pediatric head and neck imaging: self-assessment module. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 Mar; 194(3 Suppl):S4-7.
Coppes OJ, Sze RW, Lawton K, McCaslin A. New program for efficient conversion of film-based teaching files to searchable Web-based teaching archive. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008 Dec; 191(6):1871-3.
Sze RW. Improving patient safety in radiology: a work in progress. Pediatr Radiol. 2008 Nov; 38 Suppl 4:S693-9.
Kadom N, Sze RW. Radiological reasoning: leukocoria in a child. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2008 Sep; 191(3 Suppl):S40-4.
Ruiz-Correa S, Starr JR, Lin HJ, Kapp-Simon KA, Sze RW, Ellenbogen RG, Speltz ML, Cunningham ML. New severity indices for quantifying single-suture metopic craniosynostosis. Neurosurgery. 2008 Aug; 63(2):318-24; discussion 324-5.
Sun C, Veiseh O, Gunn J, Fang C, Hansen S, Lee D, Sze R, Ellenbogen RG, Olson J, Zhang M. In vivo MRI detection of gliomas by chlorotoxin-conjugated superparamagnetic nanoprobes. Small. 2008 Mar; 4(3):372-9.
Ruiz-Correa S, Gatica-Perez D, Lin HJ, Shapiro LG, Sze RW. A Bayesian hierarchical model for classifying craniofacial malformations from CT imaging. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2008; 2008:4063-9.
Tepe S, Sze RW, Kadom N. Pediatric seizure imaging. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol. 2007 Nov-Dec; 36(6):237-46.
Veiseh M, Gabikian P, Bahrami SB, Veiseh O, Zhang M, Hackman RC, Ravanpay AC, Stroud MR, Kusuma Y, Hansen SJ, Kwok D, Munoz NM, Sze RW, Grady WM, Greenberg NM, Ellenbogen RG, Olson JM. Tumor paint: a chlorotoxin:Cy5.5 bioconjugate for intraoperative visualization of cancer foci. Cancer Res. 2007 Jul 15; 67(14):6882-8.
Heike CL, Avellino AM, Mirza SK, Kifle Y, Perkins J, Sze R, Egbert M, Hing AV. Sleep disturbances in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: a case with obstructive and central sleep apnea. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2007 May; 44(3):340-6.
Sun C, Sze R, Zhang M. Folic acid-PEG conjugated superparamagnetic nanoparticles for targeted cellular uptake and detection by MRI. J Biomed Mater Res A. 2006 Sep 01; 78(3):550-7.
Hopper RA, Salemy S, Sze RW. Diagnosis of midface fractures with CT: what the surgeon needs to know. Radiographics. 2006 May-Jun; 26(3):783-93.
Hing AV, Leblond C, Sze RW, Starr JR, Monks S, Parisi MA. A novel oculo-oto-facial dysplasia in a Native Alaskan community with autosomal recessive inheritance. Am J Med Genet A. 2006 Apr 15; 140(8):804-12.
Ruiz-Correa S, Sze RW, Starr JR, Lin HT, Speltz ML, Cunningham ML, Hing AV. New scaphocephaly severity indices of sagittal craniosynostosis: a comparative study with cranial index quantifications. Cleft Palate Craniofac J. 2006 Mar; 43(2):211-21.
Lin HJ, Ruiz-Correa S, Shapiro LG, Speltz ML, Cunningham ML, Sze RW. Predicting neuropsychological development from skull imaging. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2006; 2006:3450-5.
Ruiz-Correa S, Shapiro LG, Meila M, Berson G, Cunningham ML, Sze RW. Symbolic signatures for deformable shapes. IEEE Trans Pattern Anal Mach Intell. 2006 Jan; 28(1):75-90.
Sze RW, Hopper RA, Ghioni V, Gruss JS, Ellenbogen RG, King D, Hing AV, Cunningham ML. MDCT diagnosis of the child with posterior plagiocephaly. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2005 Nov; 185(5):1342-6.
Bittles MA, Sidhu MK, Sze RW, Finn LS, Ghioni V, Perkins JA. Multidetector CT angiography of pediatric vascular malformations and hemangiomas: utility of 3-D reformatting in differential diagnosis. Pediatr Radiol. 2005 Nov; 35(11):1100-6.
Spiller SE, Hawkins DS, Finn LS, Sze RW, Sybert V. Metastatic malignant melanoma presenting as pancytopenia in a three-year-old boy. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2005 Jul; 45(1):60-3.
Bookstein FL, Connor PD, Covell KD, Barr HM, Gleason CA, Sze RW, McBroom JA, Streissguth AP. Preliminary evidence that prenatal alcohol damage may be visible in averaged ultrasound images of the neonatal human corpus callosum. Alcohol. 2005 Jul; 36(3):151-60.
Veiseh O, Sun C, Gunn J, Kohler N, Gabikian P, Lee D, Bhattarai N, Ellenbogen R, Sze R, Hallahan A, Olson J, Zhang M. Optical and MRI multifunctional nanoprobe for targeting gliomas. Nano Lett. 2005 Jun; 5(6):1003-8.
Lin H, Ruiz-Correa S, Shapiro LG, Cunningham ML, Sze RW. A symbolic shaped-based retrieval of skull images. AMIA Annu Symp Proc. 2005; 1030.
Lin H, Ruiz-Correa S, Shapiro LG, Hing A, Cunningham ML, Speltz M, Sze R. Symbolic shape descriptors for classifying craniosynostosis deformations from skull imaging. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2005; 2005:6325-31.
Perkins JA, Sidhu M, Manning SC, Ghioni V, Sze R. Three-dimensional CT angiography imaging of vascular tumors of the head and neck. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2005 Mar; 69(3):319-25.
Ngo AV, Sze RW, Parisi MT, Sidhu M, Paladin AM, Weinberger E, Seidel KD, Cunningham ML. Cranial suture simulator for ultrasound diagnosis of craniosynostosis. Pediatr Radiol. 2004 Jul; 34(7):535-40.
Lee S, Finn L, Sze RW, Perkins JA, Sie KC. Gorham Stout syndrome (disappearing bone disease): two additional case reports and a review of the literature. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2003 Dec; 129(12):1340-3.
Sze RW, Ghioni V, Weinberger E, Seidel KD, Ellenbogen RG. Rapid computed tomography technique to measure ventricular volumes in the child with suspected ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure I. Validation of technique with a dynamic phantom. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2003 Sep-Oct; 27(5):663-7.
Sze RW, Ghioni V, Weinberger E, Seidel KD, Ellenbogen RG. Rapid computed tomography technique to measure ventricular volumes in the child with suspected ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure II. Clinical application. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 2003 Sep-Oct; 27(5):668-73.
Sze RW, Parisi MT, Sidhu M, Paladin AM, Ngo AV, Seidel KD, Weinberger E, Ellenbogen RG, Gruss JS, Cunningham ML. Ultrasound screening of the lambdoid suture in the child with posterior plagiocephaly. Pediatr Radiol. 2003 Sep; 33(9):630-6.
Sze RW, Paladin AM, Lee S, Cunningham ML. Hemifacial microsomia in pediatric patients: asymmetric abnormal development of the first and second branchial arches. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2002 Jun; 178(6):1523-30.
Sze RW, Guillerman RP, Krauter D, Evans AS. A possible new ancillary sign for diagnosing midgut volvulus: the truncated superior mesenteric artery. J Ultrasound Med. 2002 Apr; 21(4):477-80.
Seto ML, Lee SJ, Sze RW, Cunningham ML. Another TWIST on Baller-Gerold syndrome. Am J Med Genet. 2001 Dec 15; 104(4):323-30.
Lee S, Sze R, Murakami C, Gruss J, Cunningham M. Hemifacial myohyperplasia: description of a new syndrome. Am J Med Genet. 2001 Nov 01; 103(4):326-33.
Sze RW, Yutzey KE. The molecular genetic revolution in congenital heart disease. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2001 Mar; 176(3):575-81.
Strife JL, Sze RW. Radiographic evaluation of the neonate with congenital heart disease. Radiol Clin North Am. 1999 Nov; 37(6):1093-107, vi.
Sompayrac SW, Mindelzun RE, Silverman PM, Sze R. The greater omentum. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 1997 Mar; 168(3):683-7.
