🎉 #MatchDay is here! Please join us in welcoming the incoming UC Davis Dept of Radiology Fellowship Class of 2028. Honored that these talented physicians have chosen us for the next stage of their training—& esp. proud that several of our own residents are staying with the Aggie family. 💙💛

🎉 Congrats to Gabriela Rodriguez Gonzalez on being named a UC Davis Health POP Award winner! Her compassion and persistence helped a patient overcome an 11-month insurance authorization challenge and receive needed care. We're proud to have Gabriela on the Radiology team! 💙 bit.ly/3QyCtcK

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Brahim Mehadji on receiving a UC Davis STAIR HEALTH Proof-of-Concept Grant! His Precision PET Probe project aims to advance PET-guided minimally invasive cancer surgery and improve tumor removal accuracy. 🔬🧬 Read more:

UC Davis is heading to #SNMMI2026 in a big way! Faculty, researchers, trainees, & collaborators from across UC Davis will be sharing their latest work in LA. See the full list of UC Davis presentations: buff.ly/O49smtO #NuclearMedicine #MolecularImaging #Radiology

Congratulations to John M. Boone, PhD, on receiving the Faculty Distinguished Research Award from the UC Davis Academic Senate! A pioneer in medical imaging, his work continues to shape the field and improve patient care at UC Davis Health and beyond. 👏 Well deserved!

Don’t miss UC Davis at the 2026 Association of Academic Radiology Annual Meeting in Atlanta! 🔹 Anne Darrow, MD – Implicit Bias in Radiology 📅 Mar 18, 3pm ET 🔹 David Chen, MD – Generative AI in residency applications 📅 Mar 19, 3:40pm ET #AcademicRadiology #AAR2026 #MedEd

Huge congrats to Dr. Lamia Choudhury for being named the Clinical Conundrums Winner at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Radiology! Proud to see UC Davis and our residency program so well represented! 👏 #STR2026 #ThoracicRadiology #RadiologyResident

Huge congrats to Dr. Lamia Choudhury for being named the Clinical Conundrums Winner at the 2026 Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Radiology! Proud to see UC Davis and our residency program so well represented! 👏 #STR2026 #ThoracicRadiology #RadiologyResident

🚨 Final week to submit abstracts for #TBPET2026 🚨 Join clinicians, scientists, engineers, and industry leaders at Total-Body PET 2026 (hosted by UC Davis) and share your latest work with a global community advancing the field. 🗓 Abstract deadline: February 15, 2026 Submit here ➡️ buff.ly/IoTwsdm

🎉 Congrats to Dr. Ramsey Badawi on being named an IEEE Fellow, Class of 2026—one of IEEE's highest honors! Recognized for his contributions to total-body PET and his leadership in developing the EXPLORER scanner at UC Davis, transforming biomedical imaging at unprecedented scale and sensitivity. 👏

📘 Now released: 2024–2025 Year in Review from the UC Davis Department of Radiology. Explore highlights of our achievements, ongoing initiatives, and vision for advancing clinical care, education, and research across UC Davis Health. 🔗

Dr. Ahmadreza Ghasemiesfe delivered an insightful talk at the Imaging Elevated at #RSNA25 on how advanced CT tech is pushing cardiothoracic imaging forward. He shared how next-gen CT tools like PIQE + Clear Motion are improving clarity, speed, and patient-centered CT imaging

On #InternationalDayOfMedicalPhysics, we celebrate the brilliant minds behind the images! 💡Our med physicists lead breakthroughs in total-body PET (EXPLORER), breast CT, MRI, AI & dose optimization — advancing safer, smarter, and more sustainable imaging for patients everywhere.

🎉 Radiology rocked the UC Davis School of Medicine Research Celebration — earning 2 of 5 Research Rock Star Awards! Honorees: 🔹 Phu Huynh, NM Tech Supervisor @ EMIC 🔹 Dr. Kevin Chung, Postdoc, Wang Lab Congrats, Phu & Kevin! 🌟 #ResearchExcellence

In case you missed it: Dr. Anne Darrow was featured in Becker’s Oncology among “21 Oncology Leaders Transforming Breast Cancer Care.” 🫶We’re proud to see her insights highlighted—and to welcome her as the newest member of our Breast Imaging team! 🔗 bit.ly/3CgPOfH

Groundbreaking imaging research at UC Davis Radiology is featured in @UCDavis’ story on the impact of funding cuts. Drs. Ramsey Badawi, Simon Cherry & Negar Omidvari show how sustained support fuels innovations like the EXPLORER Total-Body PET scanner. 🔗 buff.ly/IzkgJ3G

Proud to see some of the EXPLORER Molecular Imaging Center team out at the recent UC Davis Cancer Center Research Symposium sharing how total-body PET is changing what’s possible in cancer research and care. 💛💙 #totalbodyPET #Radiology #MolecularImaging #CancerResearch

🎉 Congratulations to UC Davis med student Kamhung (Victor) Lam for earning a Young Investigators Award at #NASCI2025! His study shows how ultra-low dose SilverBeam filtering improves pulmonary nodule detection while reducing radiation—an inspiring example of innovation + collaboration. 👏

🎉 Big congrats to PhD student Xiaoyu Duan! Her paper—featured as today’s SNMMI SmartBrief top story—introduces a tracer modeling framework that shortens liver PET scans to only 10–15 minutes. This helps make advanced imaging more practical, patient-friendly, & for MASH in MASLD. 🔗 buff.ly/wFqGsOt

⚛️ New NIH-funded study on #LongCOVID ⚛️ Led by Dr. Negar Omidvari, UC Davis & UCSF are launching a $3.2M project using the uEXPLORER total-body PET scanner to reveal how immune activity & vascular injury drive persistent symptoms. 🔗 buff.ly/Q6UscBc #TotalBodyPET #NIHResearch

📢 New study from UC Davis in J Nucl Med: PET/CT for lymphoma can be done with lower radiation dose—without losing accuracy in tracking treatment response. ➡️ Safer follow-up imaging when multiple scans are needed. ➡️ Same high-quality detail clinicians rely on. Read more:

🚀 Big news from UC Davis Imaging Research Center! Congrats to Dr. Abhijit Chaudhari on being named Director—continuing his leadership in advancing imaging science and improving patient care. 🔗

🚀 Big win for imaging innovation! UCD Radiology researchers have secured a $2.5M NIH R01 grant to pioneer a hybrid PET + Dual-Energy CT technique—combining PET’s metabolic insights w/ CT’s anatomical detail, & adding powerful material-specific imaging bit.ly/4lgf9tG

🎉 Huge congrats to Dr. Matthew Bobinski on receiving the UC Davis School of Medicine Dean’s Award for Excellence in Clinical Care! From expanding MRI access to leading system-wide innovations, Dr. Bobinski’s impact is felt across UC Davis Health. Well-deserved! 👏 🔗 buff.ly/XszlNpD

📢 Announcing Total-Body PET 2026 🗓 Sept 2–4 | 📍 UC Davis Conference Center 🌐 tbpet2026.ucdavis.edu Explore global breakthroughs in total-body PET imaging: talks, posters, keynotes, facility tours & more. Theme: Imaging the Dynamics of Life Abstracts open Jan 1, due Feb 15.

🎯 Headed to #AAPM2025 in DC? Catch UC Davis medical physicists presenting cutting-edge work in imaging innovation, AI, low-dose techniques, sustainability & more. Proud to be leaders in both tech development & thoughtful implementation. 🔗 Full program: buff.ly/xFD6TBP

🎉 Big congrats to PhD student Ekaterina Shanina on winning the 2024 Physics in Medicine & Biology Early Career Researcher Award for her innovative work on PICASSO—a groundbreaking brain phantom for PET imaging! 🧠🚀 👉 buff.ly/yXTe69C

📸 The faces of innovation in patient care We’re proud to spotlight our UC Davis Interventional #Radiology team, now providing even more advanced care in the new 48X building. This facility features 4 IR suites dedicated to safer, faster & more precise treatments

🎉 Fellowship Match Day is here! We’re thrilled to welcome the incredible group of radiologists who matched with us for 2026! Even more special—several of our own residents are staying on for fellowship. 💙💛 Congratulations all—we can't wait to get started! 👏 #Radiology

👏 Big congratulations to Dr. Ramsey Badawi on receiving the Hibbard Williams Award from the UC Davis School of Medicine! His groundbreaking work on the EXPLORER #totalbodyPET scanner is transforming biomedical imaging and accelerating research across medicine. #MolecularImaging #Radiology

🏅 We’re proud to share that our department has been named a Comprehensive Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Center of Excellence by the Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging! This marks a major milestone in advanced cancer care. 👏 Kudos to Dr. Lorenzo Nardo for spearheading this! #snmmi

🌏 Proud moment for us & the Dept of Biomedical Engineering! Dr. Simon Cherry delivered the opening keynote at #Fully3D2025 in Shanghai: "Total-body PET: The Journey from Corsendonk to Shanghai." From early vision to global impact—UC Davis continues to lead in #molecularimaging innovation!

🎉 Congrats to Alita D'Almeida, grad researcher in the Chaudhari Lab, on receiving the 2025 Excellence in Service & Leadership Award from the UC Davis College of Engineering. Her work in mentorship & with the Women in Molecular Imaging Network highlights her incredible impact. 👏 🔗 buff.ly/GKvihoy

Big congrats to UC Davis researchers Jinil Park (Jang Lab) and David Zhu (Functional Advanced Neuroimaging Lab) for receiving the Magna Cum Laude Merit Award at #ISMRM2025 for their abstracts! 🧠🔬👏 #MRI #Neuroimaging #ResearchExcellence

🌟 Proud to see UC Davis so well represented at this year’s #ismrm2025 meeting! 🌟 Great food, great company, and a great reminder of how lucky we are to have such a talented and collaborative team! 💙 💛 #radiology #medphys #imagingresearch

🌺🌊 #ISMRM2025 is underway! UC Davis is proud to showcase groundbreaking MRI research — from neuroimaging + AI to cutting-edge translational science. Catch our faculty + researchers across sessions, talks & posters! 🔗 Full list: buff.ly/7Aq9uJH

Excited for #ISMRM2025 and #ISMRT2025 in Honolulu? 🌺 Don’t miss Dr. Elizabeth Morris giving the ISMRT President’s Lecture today on innovative techniques for early breast cancer detection. 🔗 See all UC Davis speakers: buff.ly/7Aq9uJH #BreastImaging

buff.ly/oD4ZZMt Dr. Abhijit Chaudhari is moderating “Decoding the Pain Puzzle: MRI in Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain”—a timely topic bridging imaging + patient care. He’s the first of many @UCDavis voices this year—Here’s the full lineup: 🔗https://buff.ly/7Aq9uJH

🌿 Imaging saves lives—but it impacts the planet. At UC Davis, Dr. Andrew Hernandez is helping our dept lead efforts to make radiology more sustainable. Read how we’re measuring and reducing our carbon footprint. 🔗https://buff.ly/Dz6wleH #Sustainability #radiology

✨ We are thrilled to share that Drs. Brahim Mehadji and Siqi Li have been recognized as 2025 “Ones to Watch” by the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI)! Please join us in congratulating these outstanding junior investigators on this well-deserved recognition! 🎉 buff.ly/VKISAdB

Heading to #ARRS2025 in San Diego (or tuning in on-demand)? Catch UC Davis’s Dr. Tracy Yarbrough (4/27) on career growth + Dr. Ghaneh Fananapazir (4/29) on GU imaging! Outstanding educators + clinicians—don't miss their sessions! #Radiology

EXPLORER — our total-body PET scanner — is helping unlock a new frontier: the blood-brain barrier. UC Davis researchers have developed a novel way to assess BBB permeability, a key factor in cancer, neurodegenerative disease, & more. #radiology 🧠 Details: buff.ly/Iz5yD2l

💡Inspiring the next generation!🔬 Dr. Felipe Godinez recently visited Rio Americano High School to share his passion for #STEM & medical imaging—highlighting careers in #medphys, #radiology & biomedical engineering. Grateful for his dedication to outreach!

🌺🌊 Headed to #SPR2025? Don’t miss our Medical Physics Division Chief, Dr. Sarah McKenney, presenting at the SPR Annual Meeting! An expert in dose optimization & imaging safety, Dr. McKenney is advancing pediatric imaging worldwide! 🌟 #medphys

🚐 Mammography services are now available at UC Davis Health Elk Grove Clinic! The new MobileMammo+ bus will also bring 3D mammograms, multilingual care & health education to underserved rural communities. When people can’t come to us – we will go to them. 💕

🚨 Big news on #MatchDay2025! 🚨 We’re thrilled to welcome our newest class of incoming radiology residents to @UCDavisHealth! Their hard work & dedication have led to this exciting milestone, and we can't wait to see them thrive! Welcome to the team! 🎉🏥🔬 #radres #Match2025

🌟 Honoring Excellence in Radiology! 🌟 Join us in celebrating Dr. John P. McGahan & Dr. Cyrus Bateni, who have been recognized for their outstanding contributions to public service & education at UC Davis! Congratulations to these incredible faculty members! 👏🎉 🔗 buff.ly/kWkrP6A

Huge congratulations to Dr. Tracy Yarbrough on receiving the Best Clinical Mentor Award from the American College of Nuclear Medicine! 🎉 A true inspiration to trainees & colleagues alike, her guidance and positivity make a lasting impact. Well deserved! 👏 #Mentorship #NuclearMedicine

📢 Heading to #aar25 ? Don’t miss Dr. Elizabeth Morris as she shares insights on leadership, research, & mentorship! 🏥✨#radiology #leadership

🌿🏆Congratulations to Tammy Boak, UC Davis Health’s 2025 #Sustainability Champion! Tammy has led key initiatives within the #radiology department in waste reduction, reusable medical supplies & energy efficiency. Her leadership is helping shape a more sustainable future in healthcare