The Faculty and Staff of the Department of Radiology are dedicated to serving the patient community and their families. Our mission in patient care is to provide patient oriented, responsive, premier university quality, radiology services, while maintaining the highest level of professionalism and complete patient satisfaction. Delivering quality patient care is at the heart of all we do.

“Best Doctors in America”

• Peter S. Conti, M.D.
• Robert W. Henderson, M.D.
• M. Victoria Marx, M.D.
• Michael E. Siegel, M.D.

Editorships of Scientific Journals

• Patrick Colletti, M.D., assistant editor, Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance; assistant editor, Current Cardiology Reviews; assistant editor, American Journal of Roentgenology; assistant editor, Radiology
• Peter Conti, M.D., associate editor, Journal of Nuclear Medicine: Clinical Positron Imaging
• Edward G. Grant, M.D., associate editor, Journal of Radiology
• H.K. Huang, D.Sc, associate editor, Journal of Computers in Biology and Medicine; associate editor, IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging
• Hossein Jadvar, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., associate editor, Molecular Imaging and Biology; associate editor, Journal of Nuclear Medicine
• Philip W. Ralls, M.D., associate editor, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine; editor-in-chief, Ultrasound Quarterly
• Hervey Segall, M.D., editor, American Society of Neuroradiology Electronic Learning Center Syllabi; editor, American Society of Neuroradiology Web-based Education
• Beverly Wood,M.D., M.S., Ph.D., editor, PediaLINK (Curriculum); editor, American College of Radiology: Learning File in Pediatrics; contributing editor, AAP Grand Rounds; deputy editor, Academic Radiology
• Chi-Shing Zee, M.D., guest co-editor, Neuroimaging Clinics of North American, Intracranical Infectious Disease imaging of Head Trauma Issues; editor, Neurosurgery

Radiologist to Further Study of Cancer »
The National Cancer Institute has awarded Keck School of Medicine of USC radiologist Hossein Jadvar nearly $3.4 million over five years to study the potential of medical scans in the monitoring of metastatic prostate cancer during treatment.

Liars' Brains Wired Differently»
A USC study has found the first proof of structural brain abnormalities in people who habitually lie, cheat and manipulate others.
The research – led by Yaling Yang and Adrian Raine, both of the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences – is published in the October issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry. The other researchers were Susan Bihrle and Lori LaCasse, also of the USC College’s psychology department, Patrick Colletti of the Keck School of Medicine of USC’s department of radiology and Todd Lencz of Hillside Hospital’s department of research

Patient Care Enters Digital Era»
New technology allows USC physicians to review medical images in mere minutes. The $10 million system – faster, more efficient and less vulnerable to errors – also streamlines workflow.

Keck School student receives Radiological Society award for outstanding presentation»
Keck School of Medicine student Benjamin Hom won the Radiological Society of North America’s award for most outstanding medical student presentation at the group’s recent annual meeting in Chicago.

Keck School radiologists pursue multiple trials to fight breast cancer»
Keck School of Medicine radiologists are conducting a flurry of clinical trials to look for answers to some of the most vexing challenges to women’s breast health. “There’s a lot going on in our section—a lot of work to push technology forward in women’s imaging,” said Yuri Parisky, associate professor of clinical radiology and director of new technologies at the Harold E. and Henrietta C. Lee Breast Center at USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center.