UCSF Imaging

04/23/2026

What does a year look like when a department of nearly 1,400 people is firing on all cylinders?

It looks like 120 grants, 56 new awards, and more than 600 publications. It looks like advances in fetal MRI, new Alzheimer's research, AI tools that make diagnosis more accurate, and a trauma care model at ZSFG that is becoming a blueprint. It looks like the 2025 UCSF Imaging Images magazine.

New issue out now: https://radiology.ucsf.edu/news/department-publications

04/22/2026

Happy Administrative Professionals Day to our incredible administrative team that keeps everything running behind the scenes! You make this place what it is, and we are so grateful.

04/15/2026

Alzheimer's can begin damaging the brain up to 20 years before a person notices memory loss. For most of the last decade, by the time a physician detected decline, the options were limited. That changed when the first disease-modifying therapies for early-stage Alzheimer's became available, but those treatments require close imaging monitoring to work safely. The quality of an MRI scan now has a direct impact on how well a patient can be treated.

That is the problem UCSF Imaging and GE HealthCare are working on together through the Care Innovation Hub, a three-year research collaboration launched in January 2025. Researchers are using advanced 3T MRI at UCSF's Weill Institute for Neurosciences to detect early brain changes, predict treatment-related imaging abnormalities, and build faster, more precise imaging tools.

UCSF and GE HealthCare have worked together since the 1980s. This is their most expansive program yet.

Read more in Radiology Today: https://www.radiologytoday.net/archive/rt_MA26p22.shtml

04/07/2026

Congratulations to UCSF Imaging postdoc Minjie Zhu on receiving the 2026 Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentoring!

This award from UCSF Graduate Education and Postdoctoral Affairs recognizes trainees who go above and beyond to mentor their colleagues in research, career development, and professional growth. https://graduate.ucsf.edu/mentoring-2026

04/01/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Anil Bidkar on being selected as the recipient of the SNMMI-PCF Young Investigator's Award.

Dr. Bidkar's award supports his proposal to develop a CD46-targeted radiotherapy platform designed to overcome tumor heterogeneity in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, a lethal stage of the disease that is difficult to treat due to its aggressive progression and molecular heterogeneity across metastatic lesions.

The grant is co-sponsored by the SNMMI Mars Shot Fund and the Prostate Cancer Foundation. https://snmmi.org/Web/News/Articles/Anil-Parsram-Bidkar--PhD--Receives-SNMMI-PCF-Young-Investigator-s-Award.aspx

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03/30/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Joseph Leach on being honored with a UCSF Exceptional Physician Award. This award recognizes select UCSF Health physicians who provide outstanding patient care and exemplify UCSF Health's PRIDE Values of professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity, and excellence.

Dr. Leach's integrity and collaborative spirit have improved care for patients with large-vessel vasculitis. He led the development of a disease-specific MR angiography protocol that streamlined diagnostics, improved access, and elevated care for a vulnerable patient population. He also directs the "Conversational Radiology" elective, providing residents with personalized, meaningful instruction.

Happy National Doctors' Day to Dr. Leach and all of our physicians!

Watch his video: https://healthrecognition.ucsf.edu/exceptional-physician-awards -virtual-awards-presentations

03/24/2026

For 50 years, scientists assumed a cancer-causing enzyme called SRC stayed hidden inside cells. A new UCSF study shows tumors actually push it to the surface, making it targetable. UCSF Imaging's Dr. Michael Evans collaborated on testing radioactive antibodies that successfully found the enzyme in tumors.

Read the full story: https://www.ucsf.edu/news/2026/03/431591/molecular-garbage-tumors-makes-easy-target-antibody-drugs

03/20/2026

The biggest welcome to our newly matched radiology residents! Congratulations to all.

03/19/2026

It's not just about putting down the phone; it's about picking up a book.

UCSF Imaging's Dr. Leo Sugrue joined KTVU Fox 2 to discuss findings from a longitudinal study that has tracked brain changes in children over eight years.

One of the most notable findings: reading's positive effects on brain structure and cognition were much stronger than the negative effects associated with TV viewing. His takeaway for parents and policymakers: ground these conversations in science, encourage reading, and prioritize real-world interaction.

Watch the full interview:

Researchers are studying the brain changes brought by all hours on a device, in hopes of learning more about the connection between screen time and what happens in real life. Dr. Leo Sugrue, associate professor in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, Sa...

03/13/2026

Falls are one of the most preventable patient safety events, and at UCSF Imaging, we take that seriously.

This Patient Safety Week, we want patients to know that falls prevention is a team effort. Our care teams identify fall risk, communicate it across providers, and provide support, including walking assistance, wheelchairs, non-skid socks, and visual safety tools. https://radiology.ucsf.edu/news/fall-prevention-simple-steps-lower-your-risk-falling

03/11/2026

She grew up in the East Bay, started showjumping at 12, and was sure she'd become an exotic animal vet. Instead, Isabelle Remick found her way to clinical research, and she's been building momentum ever since.

After joining UCSF in 2022, Isabelle moved from clinical research coordination to supporting the UCSF-Siemens low-field MR collaboration to clinical trials at the UCSF Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center. Now she's the research project manager for the UCSF – GEHC Care Innovation Hub, which celebrated its first anniversary in January.

Read more about Isabelle: https://radiology.ucsf.edu/news/isabelle-remick-research-project-manager-care-innovation-hub

03/06/2026

Last Friday, we celebrated Thank a Resident and Fellow Day, and faculty wrote gratitude notes for their trainees.

Dr. Jason Talbott, Division Chief of Emergency Radiology, observed, "You rise to the demands of busy mornings in the reading room and late nights on call with the three critical H's: humanity, humility, and humor."

Read all the messages: https://radiology.ucsf.edu/news/thank-resident-and-fellow-day-2026