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Hossein Jadvar, MD, Nuclear Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

HosseinJadvarMDPhD, MPH, MBA, MSL

Nuclear Medicine • Los Angeles, CA

Professor of Radiology, Radiation Oncology, Urology, and Biomedical Engineering (Tenured)

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  • Office

    1510 San Pablo St
    Fl 3
    Los Angeles, CA 90033
    Phone+1 323-442-8541
    Fax+1 323-442-8755

Summary

  • Dr. Hossein Jadvar is a tenured professor of Radiology with joint appointments in Radiation Oncology, Urology, and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA. He is a full member of the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. He received his MD degree from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and has been in practice 25 years. He also has a PhD in bioengineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, a MPH degree from Harvard University, an Executive MBA from the USC Marshall School of Business, and a MSL degree from the USC Gould School of Law. He completed his internship in internal medicine at UCSF, the residency training in diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine at Stanford University, and fellowship training in nuclear oncology at the Harvard Medical School Joint Program in Nuclear Medicine. He is experienced in positron emission tomography, nuclear radiology, advanced cardiac imaging, and molecular imaging. He has been an NIH funded investigator and serves on the NIH, DOD, DOE, and CPRIT review panels. He is the Associate Editor for the Journal of Nuclear Medicine and the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Deputy Editor for Clinical Nuclear Medicine, and Consultant to the Editor for Radiology. He is the Chair of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and a Director in the American Board of Nuclear Medicine (ABNM). He has written 267 peer-reviewed journal articles, published 4 books, 41 book chapters, 9 U.S. and European patents, numerous conference abstracts and full articles, and has had 350 invited lecturer and visiting professorships at numerous national and international venues. His research interests include translational molecular imaging research with interest in prostate cancer, theranostics, and radiopharmaceutical therapy.
    WEB: https://keck.usc.edu/faculty-search/hossein-jadvar/

Education & Training

  • University of Southern California
    University of Southern CaliforniaMSL, Law Studies, 2022 - 2024
  • University of Southern California
    University of Southern CaliforniaM.B.A., Executive Business Administration, 2007
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityM.P.H., Public Health, 2005
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolNo degree, Clinical Effectiveness Program, 2003
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Nuclear Medicine, 1998 - 1999
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1994 - 1998
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1994
  • University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
    University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1993
  • University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
    University of Michigan-Ann ArborPh.D., Bioengineering, 1984 - 1988
  • University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
    University of Michigan-Ann ArborM.S., Computer Engineering, 1984 - 1986
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
    University of Wisconsin-MadisonM.S., Biomedical Engineering, 1982 - 1984
  • Iowa State University
    Iowa State UniversityB.S., Chemical Engineering, 1982

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1994 - 2026
  • American Board of Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Recipients of its Third Annual Distinguished Investigator Award The Academy of Radiology Research, 2014
  • Distinguished Investigator Award Academy of Radiology Research, 2014
  • President’s Award ACNM, 2014
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Jadvar H, SNM PET Center of Excellence Newsletter, 1/1/2015
  • Jadvar H, Chen K, Ukimura O, Clin Nucl Med, 1/1/2015
  • Jadvar H, Desai B, Conti PS, Semin Nucl Med, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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    Chapter: Other Neoplasms 
    Page 337 - 347Jadvar H, Shulkin BEditors: Mansi L, Lopci E, Cuccurullo V, Chiti A.Springer, Inc., New York, NY2016
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    Chapter: PET/CT and PET/MRI in kidney tumors and bladder cancer 
    Jadvar H, Conti PSEditors: Von Schulthess GK.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PAEdition 2nd,2015
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    Chapter: Chapter 19.6: Treatment of bone metastases: Radiopharmaceuticals 
    Page 375 - 384Jadvar H, Ballas L, Quinn DIEditors: Dicker AP, Kelly WK, Trabulsi EJ, Zaorsky NG.Demos Medical Publishing, New York, NY2015
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Jadvar H, Chen K, Park R, Yap L-P, Vorobyova I, Swenson S, Markland FS, Proc SNMMI 62nd Ann Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2016
  • Prosper A, Jadvar H, Proc SNMMI 62nd Ann Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2016
  • Doroudinia A, Desai B, Yoon J, Jadvar H, Proc SNMMI 61st Ann Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2015
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Lectures

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    Washington, DC - 1/1/2016
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    Pasadena, CA - 1/1/2016
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    Orlando, FL - 1/1/2016
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Other

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    Jadvar H, WebMD/Medscape View Point
    1/1/2016
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    Jadvar H, WebMD/Medscape View Point
    1/1/2016
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    Jadvar H, WebMD/Medscape View Point
    1/1/2015
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Press Mentions

  • Newly Published Appropriate Use Criteria for PSMA PET Imaging
    Newly Published Appropriate Use Criteria for PSMA PET ImagingJanuary 11th, 2022
  • JNM Publishes Appropriate Use Criteria for Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Pet Imaging
    JNM Publishes Appropriate Use Criteria for Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Pet ImagingJanuary 7th, 2022
  • Can a New Clinical State for Prostate Cancer Help Personalize Treatment for the Disease?
    Can a New Clinical State for Prostate Cancer Help Personalize Treatment for the Disease?July 23rd, 2018
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Professional Memberships

  • Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI)
    Vice President-Elect
  • American College of Nuclear Medicine (ACNM)
    Immediate Past President

Other Languages

  • Farsi

External Links

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