Associate Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Engineering
Education
- Doctoral Degree, Northwestern University
- Bachelor's Degree, Tsinghua University
Biography
Dr. Zhaoyang Fan is a tenured Associate Professor of Radiology and Director of Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging Research at the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California (USC). He holds a joint appointment at the Departments of Biomedical Engineering and Radiation Oncology. He is also a full member of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. Before joining USC, he was an Associate Professor of Biomedical Sciences at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and Technical Director of 3-Tesla MR at the institution's Research Imaging Core, with affiliate faculty appointments at the Departments of Bioengineering and Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles. Dr. Fan received his bachelor's degree from Tsinghua University and his PhD degree in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University.
Research Summary
Dr. Fan's career as an MR imaging scientist has been focused on the development and clinical translation of novel MR and machine learning methods for fast and precise assessment of human diseases. His current research interests include diagnosis and characterization of cardio- and neuro-vascular diseases, quantitative cancer imaging, and imaging-guided radiation therapy. He has authored over 140 peer-reviewed publications and over 260 conference abstracts. He is Principal Investigator of NIH-funded projects and an active reviewer for national and international funding agencies, conferences, and journals. He is Junior Fellow of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), Fellow of Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR), and Distinguished Investigator of the Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research.
Awards
- 2022 The Academy for Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research Distinguished Investigator
- 2022 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Best in Physics (as Senior Author)
- 2022 Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Gold Star Reviewer
- 2022 Medical Physics Distinguished Referee
- 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Best in Physics (as Senior Author)
- 2021 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Finalist for John R. Cameron Young Investigator (as Senior Author)
- 2020 The Cardiac Study Group of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Best Trainee (as Senior Author)
- 2020 Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Summa Cum Laude Merit Award (as Senior Author)
- 2020 Annual Meeting of the Oversea Chinese Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Early Career Award 3rd Place (as Senior Author)
- 2020 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Finalist for John R. Cameron Young Investigator (as Senior Author)
- 2020 Annual Meeting of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Magna Cum Laude Merit Award (as Senior Author)
- 2020 Annual Meeting of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Finalist for Early Career Award (as Senior Author)
- 2018 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine Science Council Research Award
- 2018 Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Fellow
- 2013 International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Junior Fellow
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