Imaging Expert Team

Our imaging physicians, including radiologists, cardiologists and nuclear medicine specialists, have dedicated years of concentrated professional training to this increasingly vital area of healthcare. In addition to graduating from an accredited medical school, passing a licensing exam and completing a residency of at least four years of postgraduate medical education, radiologists at the S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center have also completed a fellowship--one to two more years of specialized training in a particular subspecialty, such as musculoskeletal imaging, nuclear medicine or cardiac imaging.

Our imaging specialists provide diagnostic interpretations for a broad range of medical conditions such as cancer, heart disease, neurological conditions, and benign tumors. They work closely with referring physicians to help select the proper exam, interpret the resulting medical images, and treat certain diseases with minimally invasive, non-surgical, image-guided procedures. Taking a team approach, the center's physicians work closely with cardiologists, oncologists, vascular experts and surgeons to develop a customized treatment plan for each individual patient.

The S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center Team

Leadership

Barry D. Pressman MD Professor and Chairman, S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center and Department.

Marcel Maya MD Co-Chairman, S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center and Department

Team Members

Jason B. Aaronson MD Cross-Sectional Radiology	Carlos A. Anaya MD Interventional Oncology Interventional Radiology
Daniel S. Berman MD. FACC Chief, Cardiac Imaging and Nuclear Cardiology Medical Director of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Program	John Bray MD Gastrointestinal and Diagnostic Radiology
Irene Chen MD Cross-Sectional Imaging	Mamata Chithriki MD Chief, Body Ultrasound
Donald S. Cohen MD Chief, Mammography Section Radiologist, Saul and Joyce Brandman Breast Center - - A Project of Women's Guild	Kenneth L. Croutch MD Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Alessandro D'Agnolo MD Nuclear Medicine	Steven D. Frankel MD Women's Imaging, S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center Member, Saul and Joyce Brandman Breast Center
John D. Friedman MD Chief, Outpatient Cardiac Imaging	Marc L. Friedman MD Chief, Vascular and Interventional Radiology Director, Uterine Fibroid Embolization Program
Joseph C Giaconi MD Musculoskeletal Radiology	Katherine Haker MD Cross-Sectional Imaging; Pediatric Radiology
Sean W. Hayes MD Nuclear Cardiology	Peter J. Julien MD Chief, Thoracic Imaging Member, Tumor Ablation Program Member, Saul and Joyce Brandman Breast Center - A Project of Women's Guild
Cindy E. Kallman MD Chief, Body CT	Christine H. Kim MD Attending Radioligist -- Breast Imaging
Mitchell S. Komaiko MD Cross-Sectional Imaging	Thomas J. Learch MD Chief, Musculoskeletal Radiology
Cynthia A. Litwer MD Breast Imaging and Body Imaging	Navid Mehrpoo MD Chief, Emergency Radiology
Michelle L. Melany MD Cross-Sectional and Women's Imaging	Franklin G. Moser MD, MMM, FACR Director, Clinical Neuroradiology and Interventional Neuroradiology Vice-Chairman, Imaging for Radiology Research Associate Professor of Imaging
Ravi Shankar Prasad MD Neuroradiology, and Head and Neck Radiology	Joseph Lee Robinson MD Musculoskeletal Radiology
Dayle Robson MD Emergency Radiology	Rola Saouaf MD Chief, Body MRI and Congenital Cardiac MRI Program, S. Mark Taper Foundation Imaging Center Member, Saul and Joyce Brandman Breast Center - A Project of Women's Guild
Richard Sukov MD FACR Chief, Gastrointestinal Radiology Member, Saul and Joyce Brandman Breast Center - A Project of Women's Guild Member, Colorectal Cancer Center	Louise E. J. Thomson MBChB Cardiac Imaging and Nuclear Medicine
Richard J. Van Allan MD Vascular and Interventional Radiology	E. James Tourje MD Neuroradiology
Ashley Wachsman MD Cross-Sectional Imaging	Alan Waxman MD Director, Nuclear Medicine

Other Participating Team Members

• Lawrence Cohen, MD
• Bernard Tansman, MD