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3400 Spruce StreetGround Floor DullesPhiladelphia, PA 19104
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Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1971 - 1973
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1970 - 1971- University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1969 - 1970
Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1968 - 1969
Albert Einstein Healthcare NetworkResidency, Internal Medicine, 1967 - 1968
Albert Einstein Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1966 - 1967
Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of MedicineClass of 1964
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1972 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
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Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Radiation-Induced Coronary Artery Disease in Lung and Breast Cancer Patients: Insights from PET Imaging and Long-Term Risk Assessment.Dev Patel, Chitra Parikh, Daniel Gharavi, Shiv Patil, Thomas Werner
PET Clinics. 2025-04-01 - Novel PET-CT-MR Imaging Based Quantitative Technique for Accurate Assessment of Radiation Induced Injuries.Rithvik Kata, Daniel Gharavi, Shiv Patil, Dev Patel, Chitra Parikh
PET Clinics. 2025-04-01 - Evolving Role of PET Imaging in Assessing Vascular and Central Nervous System Complications of Radiation Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer.Chitra Parikh, Justin Bridgers, Zhuorui Li, Alexander Gerlach, Dev Patel
PET Clinics. 2025-04-01
Journal Articles
- Original Research Chronic Stress-Related Neural Activity Associates with Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in Psoriasis: A Prospective Cohort StudyRoger K Pitman, Ahmed Tawakol, Abass Alavi, Marcus Y Chen, Nehal N Mehta, Justin A Rodante, Jonathan H Chung, Joel M Gelfand, ScienceDirect
- Effect of Blood Glucose Level on Standardized Uptake Value (SUV) in 18F- FDG PET-Scan: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 20,807 Individual SUV MeasurementsAbass Alavi, Sun K Yi, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
- PET/CT Versus Standard Imaging for Prediction of Survival in Patients with Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell CarcinomaAbass Alavi, MD, Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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Authored Content
- Futility of Attempts to Detect and Quantify Beta Cells by PET Imaging in the Pancreas: Why It Is Time to Abandon the ApproachJune 2018
Press Mentions
- Assessment of Atherosclerosis in Multiple Myeloma and Smoldering Myeloma Patients Using 18F- Sodium Fluoride PET/CTJanuary 3rd, 2021
Main Line Neurologist Studies the Intersection of Faith and ScienceDecember 16th, 2020
Cancer SymposiumOctober 29th, 2019- Join now to see all
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