About Our Faculty

George Vatakencherry, MD,  Program Director

Medical School:  University of Miami School of Medicine
Internship:  University of Chicago Hospitals, Internal Medicine
Residency:  University of Chicago Hospitals, Diagnostic Radiology
Fellowship:  University of California, Los Angeles , Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
Academic Appointment:  Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology at UCLA
Clinical Interests/Research Interests:  Interventional Oncology, Aortic pathology, Renovascular hypertension

Anne E. Kosco, MD, Assistant Program Director

Medical School: Medical College of Pennsylvania
Residency: Internal Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital
Residency: Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital
Fellowship: Body Imaging, University of California, San Francisco
Interest in Body MRI
MRI SST Committee
RUAT Committee

 

Mark Rayman, MD

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles
Residency: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Fellowship: University of California, Los Angeles, Interventional Radiology
Special clinical interests: Embolization of vascular malformations; Treatment of varicose veins

Andrew Berger, MD

Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Residency: Long Island College Hospital, Diagnostic Imaging
Fellowship: SUNY Downstate Medical Center-King County Hospital, Ultrasound/CT
Professional Societies: Radiological Society of North America

 

Ani B. Darakjian, MD

Medical School: Rush Medical College
Residency: Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Los Angeles Medical Center
Fellowship: University of California Los Angeles, Body Imaging. Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Pediatric Radiology
Professional Societies: Radiological Society of North America
Committees: Residency Admission Committee

 

Dennis E Der, MD

Medical School: Mayo Medical School
Internship: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Residency: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
Fellowship: Interventional Radiology at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology/ Washington University at St. Louis
Committees: Residency Advisory Committee, Patient Service Committee
Professional Societies: Radiologic Society of North America (RSNA), Society of Interventional Radiology
Research Interests/Clinical Interests: Oncologic Interventions

 

Eric Lee, MD

Medical School: UC Davis
Residency: Los Angeles County - University of Southern California
Fellowship: Los Angeles County - University of Southern California, Muscularskeletal, MRI

 

Edward Helmer, MD

Medical School: University of California, San Francisco
Residency: University of California, Los Angeles
Fellowship: University of Southern California, Neuroradiology
Academic Appointment: Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology at UCLA

 

Joe Hsu, MD

Medical School: Tufts Medical School, Boston MA
Internship: Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton CA
Residency: Lahey Clinic, Burlington MA
Fellowship: Mass General Hospital: Cardiac Imaging, Boston MA
Professional Societies: RSNA, ACR, ARRS, SCCT, SCMR
Research Interests/Clinical Interests: Cardiac imaging, CT/MR

 

Virginia Joy Simmons, MD

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles
Internship: UCLA Medical Center
Residency: Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship: University of California, Los Angeles, Ultrasound/CT

 

Ronald S. Saul, MD

Medical School: Howard University
Internships: University of California, LaVerne, Pediatrics
Residency: Wadsworth VA Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Iowa-Hospitals & Clinics, MRI/CT/Ultrasound
Committees: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center Residency Committee

 

David E. Blumfield, MD

Medical School: University of Oregon
Internship: University Hospitals, Internal Medicine
Residency: University Hospitals
Fellowships: Wadsworth Veterans' Hospital, Cardiology; UCLA Medical Center, Cardiology
Professional Societies: American College of Cardiology, American Board of Internal Medicine, National Board of Medical Examiners, American Heart Association

 

Tina Lynelle Hardley, MD

Medical School: University of California, San Diego
Internship: White Memorial Medical Center, Internal Medicine
Residency: John Hopkins Hospital, Diagnostic Imaging
Fellowship: John Hopkins Hospital, Interventional Radiology
Professional Societies: Radiological Society of North America, American, College of Radiology, Association of Black Women Physicians, Medical and Chirurgical Society of Maryland
Awards: Appleton & Lange Medical Publication Award

 

Michael Brachman, MD

Medical School: University of California, Irvine
Residency: Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center, Diagnostic Radiology
Fellowship: University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Nuclear Medicine
Academic Appointment: Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology at UCLA

 

Keith Terasaki, MD

Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles
Residency: University of Southern California
Fellowship: Stanford
Clinical Interest: Liver Tumor Treatment
Research Interest: Interventional Radiology
Awards: Walter Lusk Distinguished Physician Award 2001
Committees: Regional Dialysis Committee, Regional Interventional Radiology Committee, Liver Tumor Committee, Regional Mammography Committee

 

Kenneth Riemer, MD

Medical School: University of California, Irvine
Internship: University of Southern California, Los Angeles County Medical Center
Residency: University of Southern California, Los Angeles County Medical Center
Titles: Supervisor of Residents/Staff USC/LACMC; Credential/Privileges Committee; Breast Clinic/STCB; Lymphoma Tumor Board/Clinic; Dr. Shapiro Urology/Research Paper

 

E. Gary Raines, MD

Medical School: Loma Linda University
Residency: Kaiser Foundation Hospital, Los Angeles
Professional Societies: American Roentgen Ray Society

 

Gary Radner, MD

Medical School: Rush Medical College
Internship: Medical Center of Delaware
Residency: Medical Center of Delaware - Radiology
Fellowship: University of Southern California, Los Angeles County Medical Center
Fellowship: Children's Hospital, Los Angeles - Pediatric Radiology
Titles: Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of Southern California

Arthur H. Wong, MD

Medical School:  UCSF School of Medicine
Internship:  Greenwich Hospital, CT
Residency:  University of California, San Diego Dept. of Radiology
Fellowship:  University of California, Los Angeles Neuroradiology
Professional Societies:  RSNA, ARRS, ASNR
Clinical Interests:  Neuroradiology

Corine A.Yee, MD

Medical School: Tufts University, School of Medicine
Residency: Radiology Residency Metropolitan Hospital, New York, and Nuclear Medicine Residency, Albert Einstein, New York
Fellowship: Body Imaging/Interventional fellowship, Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center
Titles: Chair, Radiation Safety Committee