Christopher Paul Hess MD PhD
Neuroradiology
Professor and Chair, UCSF Radiology
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505 Parnassus Ave, Box 0628Department Of Radiology & Biomedical ImagingSan Francisco, CA 94143
Phone+1 415-476-1537
Fax+1 415-476-0616
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Summary
- Dr. Christopher Hess is a radiologist in San Francisco, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including UCSF Medical Center, San Francisco VA Medical Center, and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center. He received his medical degree from University of Illinois College of Medicine and has been in practice 15 years. He specializes in neuroradiology and is experienced in dementia, epilepsy, diffusion magnetic resonance imaging, vascular malformations, and computational neuroimaging.
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Neuroradiology, 2007 - 2008- University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 2003 - 2007
Sutter Health/California Pacific Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2002 - 2003
University of Illinois College of MedicineClass of 2002
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 2004 - 2026
American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology- American Board of Radiology Neuroradiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Sustainability in Radiology: Position Paper and Call to Action From ACR, AOSR, ASR, CAR, CIR, ESR, ESRNM, ISR, IS3R, RANZCR, and RSNA.Andrea G Rockall, Bibb Allen, Maura J Brown, Tarek El-Diasty, Jan Fletcher
Korean Journal of Radiology. 2025-04-01 - The 2024 Association of Academic Radiologists and Industry Think Tank: Unmet Clinical Needs and Collaborative Resourcing.Kara Gaetke-Udager, Christopher Hess, Mary Mahoney, Jeffrey G Jarvik, Pablo R Ros
Academic Radiology. 2025-03-31 - Partnerships Between Radiology and Industry Are Essential to Address Climate Change.Reed A Omary, Jeff DiLullo, Catherine Estrampes, Christopher P Hess, David Pacitti
Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2025-03-11
Journal Articles
- Hyperpolarized 13C MRI: State of the Art and Future DirectionsZhen J Wang, Michael A Ohliger, Robert A Bok, Christopher P Hess, Radiological Society of North America
- Dissecting the Genetic Relationship Between Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Alzheimer’s DiseaseChristine M Glastonbury, Fanny M Elahi, Reisa A Sperling, William P Dillon, Lindsay A Farrer, Rahul S Desikan, Christopher P Hess, James B Brewer, Bradley T Hyman, Kri..., Acta Neuropathologica
- Neuroimaging in DementiaMichael D Geschwind, Fanny M Elahi, Christopher P Hess, Seminars in Neurology
Lectures
- A User-Guided Tool for Semi-Automated Cerebral Microbleed Detection and Volume Segmentation: Evaluating Vascular Injury and Data Labelling for Machine LearningUniversity of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California - 10/27/2012
- A User-Guided Tool for Semi-Automated Cerebral Microbleed Detection and Volume Segmentation: Evaluating Vascular Injury and Data Labelling for Machine LearningUniversity of California, San Francisco, Scottsdale, Arizona - 3/3/2013
Press Mentions
It’s Not Hard Being Green: How Radiology Is Investing in a Sustainable FutureMarch 7th, 2023- Improving Workflow and Care Delivery for Stroke PatientsMay 20th, 2022
- Nola Hylton, PhD Receives 2022 ISMRM Gold MedalMay 9th, 2022
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