Zhaoyang Fan, PhD

Dr. Fan’s work focuses on the development and clinical translation of novel magnetic resonance (MR) imaging and machine learning methods for fast and precise assessment of human diseases. His current research interests include diagnosis and characterization of vascular and cardiac diseases, quantitative cancer imaging, and MR-guided radiation therapy. He has authored over 170 peer-reviewed publications and over 300 conference abstracts. He is the Principal Investigator of NIH-funded projects and an active reviewer for national and international funding agencies, conferences, and journals. He is a Fellow of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance and a Distinguished Investigator of the Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research.

Prior to joining UCSF, Dr. Fan was a tenured associate professor of radiology and director of MR Imaging Research at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. He held joint appointments in the Departments of Biomedical Engineering, Radiation Oncology, and Pediatrics. Dr. Fan received his bachelor’s degree from Tsinghua University, an MSc in medical physics from McMaster University, and his doctorate in biomedical engineering from Northwestern University.