Faculty & Staff
Wei-Tse Yang, M.D. - Chair, Breast Imaging, Professor
Research Interests: Multimodality breast imaging (mammography, ultrasound, MRI) biomarker correlates for molecular subtypes of breast cancer, response evaluation using innovative breast imaging technology (molecular breast imaging, optico-acoustic sonography [hand-held and tomographic]), functional MR, and imaging assisted advances in minimally invasive surgery for breast cancer (targeted axillary dissection, surgical therapeutic algorithms for breast cancer subtypes).
Jessica Leung, M.D. - Deputy Chair of Breast Imaging, Professor
Research Interests: Outcomes analyses in clinical breast imaging and population-based studies, especially in areas of utilization, cost-effectiveness, delivery of care, predictive values, multimodality correlation, and minimally invasive biopsy
Beatriz Adrada, M.D. - Professor
Research Interests: Minimally invasive breast interventions: biopsies, cancer localization, needle excision, 3-D digital breast tomosynthesis, molecular breast imaging
Elsa Arribas, M.D. - Professor
Research Interests: Screening breast ultrasound in high-risk women
Ashley Bragg, M.D. - Assistant Professor
Rosalind Candelaria, M.D. - Associate Professor
Research Interests: Use of multimodality breast imaging in the diagnosis and staging of breast cancer, use of imaging techniques for assessing treatment response in breast cancer
Lauren Q. Chang Sen, M.D. - Associate Professor
Research Interests: Multimodality breast imaging, patient and provider education and outreach, and radioactive seed localization
Hannah Chung, M.D. - Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Multimodality screening of high risk patients, molecular breast imaging, automated breast ultrasound, MRI
Ethan Cohen, M.D. - Associate Professor
Research Interests: Breast cancer screening, digital breast tomosynthesis, percutaneous breast biopsy and health equity.
Mark Dryden, M.D. - Professor
Research Interests: Imaging of the reconstructed breast, effect of unopposed estrogen on the untreated breast in women with a history of breast cancer, specimen radiography may be useful following MR-guided needle localization and surgical excision of breast lesions, sentinel lymph node mapping with mammographic guidance - technical feasibility, and breast imaging - current concepts and future directions.
Karen Gerlach, M.D. - Associate Professor
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Mary Guirguis, M.D. - Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Breast Conservation Therapy, Preoperative Localization, Triple Negative Breast Cancer and Breast MRI
Monica Huang, M.D. - Associate Professor
Research Interests: Minimally invasive breast interventions: biopsies, cancer localization, needle excision, 3-D digital breast tomosynthesis and synthesized mammography, molecular breast imaging, imaging, classification, and management of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS)
Megan Kalambo, M.D. - Associate Professor
Research Interests: Multimodality breast imaging, digital tomosynthesis, high resolution whole breast ultrasound, and breast cancer staging
Deanna Lane, M.D. - Professor
Research Interests: Imaging techniques for the locoregional staging of breast cancer, ultrasound assessment of regional lymph nodes in breast cancer patients, and imaging assessment of tumor response to chemotherapy
Ravinder Legha, M.D. - Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Quality improvement and implementation of an academic practice in a community setting
Huong Le-Petross, M.D. - Professor
Research Interests: Breast imaging and breast intervention (mammography, tomosynthesis, ultrasound, breast MRI, diagnostic biopsy, cryoablation treatment), anatomical and functional cross-sectional imaging related to metastatic breast cancer (MRI, PET-CT, PET-MRI, CT, functional imaging), breast cancer and ovarian cancer prevention trials, breast cancer staging and assessment of response using imaging technology, and inflammatory breast cancer and genomics
Sarah Martaindale, M.D. - Associate Professor
Research Interests: Tomosynthesis utilization to improve patient experience and cancer detection/characterization
Ray Mayo III, M.D. - Associate Professor
Research Interests: High risk population modeling, fast MRI, and therapeutic interventions
Tanya Moseley, M.D. - Professor
Research Interests: Breast density in high-risk patients
Emily Nia, M.D. - Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Radiology resident and breast imaging fellow education
Toma Omofoye, M.D. - Associate Professor
Research Interests: Global health and radiology education; working towards standardization of breast imaging training for radiology residents worldwide. Breast imaging of pregnant or lactating patients, advocating for safe and efficient detection of breast diseases in this cohort of patients. Tomosynthesis implementation and utilization.
Jay Parikh, M.D. - Professor
Research Interests: Outcomes audits and quality assessment in breast imaging, screening mammography, accountable care organizations and health policy, and physician wellness
Miral M. Patel, M.D. - Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Tomosynthesis utilization to improve patient experience and cancer detection/characterization
Frances Perez, M.D. - Assistant Professor
Rachel E. Perry, M.D. - Associate Professor
Research Interests: High risk breast screening and standardization of breast imaging protocols across a multi-centered health system
Kanchan Phalak, M.D. - Associate Professor
Research Interests: High risk screening and MRI
Lumarie Santiago, M.D. - Professor
Research Interests: Minimally invasive percutaneous breast interventions and advanced breast imaging techniques
Marion Scoggins, M.D. - Associate Professor
Research Interests: High-risk breast lesions, automated breast ultrasound, and quality improvement
Kyungmin (Karen) Shin, M.D. - Associate Professor
Research Interests: Multimodality breast imaging with special interest in tomosynthesis and MRI, imaging assistance for minimally invasive treatment for breast cancer (targeted axillary dissection), and imaging with clinical correlation for male breast cancer
Megan E. Speer, M.D. - Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Utilization of breast magnetic resonance imaging in high risk lesions
Davis Teichgraeber, M.D. - Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Breast tomosynthesis in diagnostic setting, tomosynthesis guided intervention, and high risk screening
Hilda Tso, M.D. - Associate Professor
Research Interests: Screening and breast cancer diagnosis and multimodality approach to breast imaging and breast intervention
Olena Weaver, M.D. - Associate Professor
Research Interests: Combination of imaging and basic science for developing personalized approaches to breast cancer early detection and risk stratification. Contrast enhanced mammography for improved accuracy of diagnosis in challenging clinical situations (such as abnormal nipple discharge, mammographic calcifications and architectural distortions, abnormalities in women with breast implants, etc). Contrast enhanced mammography for breast cancer screening in women with dense breasts and in women at high risk for breast cancer.
Gary Whitman, M.D. - Professor
Research Interests: High risk screening, high risk lesions, unusual breast lesions, and monitoring response to therapy
Nurse Navigators
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Charito Posados, RN, DI West Houston
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