RaphaelAlfordMD

Abdominal Imaging, Bone Imaging/Musculoskeletal, Pediatric Radiology

Staff Radiologist, Kaiser San Bernadino County

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I am a graduate of the diagnostic radiology program at the University of Texas at Southwestern in Dallas and have completed pediatric and musculoskeletal radiology fellowships at Stanford and UCLA respectively. My clinical interests lie in normal and abnormal bone growth and development and imaging of biomechanical injury.

Orthopedic imaging, General radiology, Pediatric radiology, Musculoskeletal Radiology

UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Musculoskeletal Radiology, 2016 - 2017
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Pediatric Radiology, 2015 - 2016
University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 2012 - 2015
University of North Carolina HospitalsResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 2011 - 2012
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2010 - 2011
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 2010
Boston UniversityMA, Medical Sciences, 2003 - 2005
Boston UniversityMaster's, Arts in Medical Sciences, 2003 - 2005
Duke UniversityMS, Electrical and Biomechanical Engineering, 1999 - 2003
Duke UniversityB.S., Engineering in Biomedical and Electrical Engineering, 1999 - 2003

Resident Excellence Award Nominee Texas Radiology Society, 2015
The Harry Resnick Memorial Fund Award Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, 2010
Texas Resident Excellence Award Nominee 2015
American Cancer Society Joseph S. Silber Fellowship 2007
Crile Fellowship Case Western Reserve University, 2006
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PubMed

1184 citations
New Strategies for Fluorescent Probe Design in Medical Diagnostic Imaging
Hisataka Kobayashi, Mikako Ogawa, Raphael Alford, Peter L. Choyke, Yasuteru Urano
Chemical Reviews. 2010-05-12
258 citations
Toxicity of organic fluorophores used in molecular imaging: literature review.
Raphael Alford, Haley M. Simpson, Josh Duberman, G. Craig Hill, Mikako Ogawa
Molecular Imaging. 2009-11-01
47 citations
Molecular probes for the in vivo imaging of cancer
Raphael Alford, Mikako Ogawa, Peter L. Choyke, Hisataka Kobayashi
Molecular Biosystems. 2009-10-13

Journal Articles

Applicability of Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Ratios in Preoperative Diagnosis of Common Paediatric Cerebellar Tumours across Two Institutions
Koral K, Alford R.,Choudhury M, Mossa-Basha M, Gargan L, Gimi,B, Gao A, Zhang S, Bowers D, Koral KM, Izbudak I, Neuroradiology, 1/1/2014
Clinical Significance of Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules in Patients with Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Alford R, Freid D, Huang B, Weissler M, Shores C, Shockley W, Hackman T, Zanation A, Hayes D, Grilley-Olson J, Jewells V, Birchard K, Chera B, Head Neck, 1/1/2014
Molecular probes for the in vivo imaging of cancer
Alford R, Ogawa M, Choyke PL, Kobayashi H, Mol Biosyst, 1/1/2009

Books/Book Chapters

MRI Of Fetal and Maternal Diseases in Pregnancy
Chapter: Ch. 6 "Fetal Central Nervous System"
Alford R, Bailey A, Twickler DEditors: Gabriele Masselli.Springer International Publishing2016

Lectures

MR Imaging of Tumor Associated Macrophages in Pediatric Patients with Malignant Lymphomas and Sarcomas
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2016
Pediatric Biofeedback During Non-sedated MRI: Initial Experiences
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2016
The Reliability of the Lung Head Ratio Measurements in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Made with Ultrasound as Compared with Fetal MRI
Chicago, IL - 1/1/2016
Intracranial MR Arterial Wall Imaging in Children
University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX - 1/1/2014
Postoperative Surveillance of Cerebellar Pilocytic Astrocytoma
Montreal, Canada - 1/1/2014
Significance of Indeterminate Pulmonary Nodules in Patients with Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma
San Diego, CA - 1/1/2013
Galactosyl Serum Albumin-Rhodamine Green as an Ovarian Adenocarcinoma Binding Agent: A Study of Safety and Efficacy
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD - 1/1/2009
Prostate DCE-MRI with a 16-Channel Surface Array and Endorectal Coil Using Slice Oversampling and SENSE to Minimize Blood Inflow Effect
Honolulu, HI - 1/1/2009
PARACEST Agents for DCE MRI Studies of Tumor Angiogenesis
CWRU, Cleveland, OH - 1/1/2008
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Research Scholars Track, University of Texas SouthwesternEvaluating novel imaging sequences for in utero fetal MRI Mentor: Dr. Dianne Twickler, MD2014 - 2015
Clinical Research Training Program Fellow , NIHInvestigated the fluorescence lifetime imaging of activatable, target-specific molecular probes. Investigated the safety and efficacy of galactosyl-serum albumin Mentor: Peter Choyke, MD2008 - 2009
American Cancer Society Joseph Silber FellowPerformed research focused on developing a MRI contrast agent to indicate the activity of cathepsin-b, an enzyme associated with cancer metastasis. Mentor: Mark Pagel, PhD2007 - 2007
Crile Research fellowUtilized PARACEST MRI agents for the investigation of angiogenesis with dynamic contrast enhanced MRI. Mentor: Mark Pagel, PhD2006 - 2006
Graduate Student, Boston UniversityWorked to determine the safety of introducing wireless devices into the hospital setting. Mentor: Stephen Moulton, MD2004 - 2005
Research Assistant, MD Anderson Cancer CenterUtilized fluorescence spectroscopy to characterize cervical tissue auto-fluorescence with respect to menopausal and dysplasia status. Mentor: Michelle Follen, MD, PhD2001 - 2001