Meet the Faculty
Case Center for Imaging Research (CCIR) faculty come from diverse fields, have a rich, collaborative culture and encourage serendipity of discovery. This long history of teamwork exists between researchers from broad scientific areas, including: pharmacology, cancer biology, biomedical engineering, electrical engineering and material engineering, as well as physicians (including radiologists, surgeons, urologists, and oncologists).
Norbert Avril, MD
ProfessorDepartment of RadiologyDivision of Nuclear MedicineSchool of MedicineResearch ScholarDepartment of RadiologySchool of MedicineMemberCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: norbert.avril@case.edu
Phone: 216.844.3363
Chaitra Badve, MD
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of RadiologySchool of MedicineMemberCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterSchool of MedicineEmail: chaitra.badve@UHhospitals.org
Phone: 216.844.8140
James P. Basilion, PhD
ProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringSchool of MedicineCase School of EngineeringProfessorDepartment of RadiologySchool of MedicineProfessorDepartment of PathologySchool of MedicineDirectorCase Center for Imaging ResearchCo-LeaderCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: james.basilion@case.edu
Phone: 216.983.3264
Email: Ari.Blitz@UHhospitals.org
Phone: 216.844.8140
Susann M. Brady-Kalnay, PhD
ProfessorDepartment of Molecular Biology and MicrobiologySchool of MedicineProfessorDepartment of NeurosciencesSchool of MedicineProfessorDepartment of PathologySchool of MedicineMemberCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: smb4@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0330
Yong Chen, PhD
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of RadiologySchool of MedicineMemberCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: yong.chen2@case.edu
Agata A. Exner, PhD
ProfessorDepartment of RadiologySchool of MedicineProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringCo-LeaderCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterAssociate DirectorMedical Scientist Training ProgramSchool of MedicineEmail: agata.exner@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6727
Navid Faraji, MD
Clinical Assistant ProfessorDepartment of RadiologySchool of MedicineAssistant ProfessorDepartment of AnatomyAssociate Program DirectorDiagnostic Radiology ResidencyUH Cleveland Medical CenterEmail: navid.faraji@uhhospitals.org
Phone: 216.844.1542
Chris A. Flask, PhD
ProfessorDepartment of RadiologyPediatricsBiomedical EngineeringSchool of MedicineDirectorImaging Research CoreSchool of MedicineMemberCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: christopher.flask@case.edu
Phone: 216.844.4963
Email: robert.gilkeson@case.edu
Phone: 216.844.5330
William A. Grissom, PhD, PhD
ProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringEmail: william.grissom@case.edu
Mark Griswold, PhD
ProfessorDepartment of RadiologySchool of MedicineProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringMemberCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: mark.griswold@case.edu
Phone: 216.844.8085
Amit Gupta, MBBS, MD
Associate ProfessorDepartment of RadiologySchool of MedicineMemberCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: amit.gupta@UHhospitals.org
Phone: 216.844.5330
Email: dah189@case.edu
Michael W. Jenkins, PhD
Assistant ProfessorPediatricsSchool of MedicineAssistant ProfessorBiomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringMemberCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: michael.jenkins@case.edu
Efstathios (Stathis) Karathanasis, PhD
ProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringSchool of MedicineAssociate ProfessorDepartment of RadiologySchool of MedicineMemberCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: efstathios.karathanasis@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4617
Leonardo Kayat Bittencourt, MD, PhD
Vice Chair of InnovationDepartment of RadiologyUH Cleveland Medical CenterRadiologistAbdominal ImagingUH Cleveland Medical CenterAssociate ProfessorDepartment of RadiologyCase Western Reserve UniversitySchool of MedicineEmail: Leonardo.KayatBittencourt@UHhospitals.org
Phone: 216.286.3249
Zhenghong Lee, PhD
ProfessorDepartment of RadiologySchool of MedicineAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringCo-LeaderCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: zhenghong.lee@case.edu
Phone: 216.844.7920
Shuo Li, PhD
Associate ProfessorBiomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringMemberCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: shuo.li11@case.edu
Zheng-Rong Lu, PhD
ProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringProfessorDepartment of RadiologySchool of MedicineMemberCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: zheng-rong.lu@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.0187
Dan Ma, PhD
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase Western Reserve UniversityAssistant ProfessorCase Western Reserve UniversitySchool of MedicineMemberCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: dan.ma@case.edu
Phone: 216.844.5935
Email: holly.marshall@case.edu
Phone: 216.844.5330
Email: Douglas.Martin@UHhospitals.org
Phone: 216.844-8140
Debra McGivney, PhD
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringEmail: debra.mcgivney@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.6248
Raymond F. Muzic, Jr., PhD
ProfessorDepartment of RadiologySchool of MedicineProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringScientific DirectorQuantitative Imaging LaboratorySchool of MedicineMemberCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: raymond.muzic@case.edu
Phone: 216.844.3543
Donna Plecha, MD, FSBI
ChairDepartment of RadiologySchool of MedicineProfessorDepartment of RadiologySchool of MedicineMemberCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterTheodore J. Castele ProfessorDepartment of RadiologySchool of MedicineProfessorDepartment of PathologySchool of MedicineEmail: donna.plecha@uhhospitals.org
Phone: 216-983-4829
Tarun Podder, PhD, CEng, DABR, CRE
ProfessorDepartment of Radiation OncologySchool of MedicineDirector. Physics Residency ProgramDepartment of Radiation OncologySchool of MedicineMemberCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: tarun.podder@case.edu
Phone: 216.844.2580
Andrew Rollins, PhD
ProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringMemberCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: andrew.rollins@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.1917
Jeffrey Sunshine, MD, PhD
ProfessorDepartment of RadiologySchool of MedicineAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Neurological SurgerySchool of MedicineAssistant ProfessorDepartment of NeurologySchool of MedicineMemberCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: jeffrey.sunshine@uhhospitals.org
Phone: 216.844.8140
Sree Harsha Tirumani, MD
Clinical Associate ProfessorDepartment of RadiologyCase Western Reserve UniversitySchool of MedicineDirectorAbdominal Imaging FellowshipUH Cleveland Medical CenterMemberCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: SreeHarsha.Tirumani@UHhospitals.org
Phone: 216.844.8140
Satish Viswanath, PhD
Assistant ProfessorDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringSchool of MedicineCase School of EngineeringAssistant ProfessorDepartment of RadiologySchool of MedicineAssistant ProfessorDepartment of Electrical, Computer, and Systems EngineeringCase School of EngineeringMemberCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterCo-LeaderCCCC Machine Learning Working GroupEmail: satish.viswanath@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.3888
Yanming Wang, PhD
ProfessorDepartment of RadiologySchool of MedicineSecondary FacultyDepartment of ChemistryCollege of Arts and SciencesDirectorDepartment of Radiopharmaceutical DivisionCase Center for Imaging ResearchSchool of MedicineMemberCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: yanming.wang@case.edu
Phone: 216.844.3288
David L. Wilson, PhD
Robert J. Herbold Professor of Biomedical EngineeringDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringProfessorDepartment of RadiologySchool of MedicineMemberCancer Imaging ProgramCase Comprehensive Cancer CenterEmail: david.wilson@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.4099
Xin Yu, ScD
F. Alex Nason Professor II of Biomedical EngineeringDepartment of Biomedical EngineeringCase School of EngineeringSchool of MedicineProfessorDepartment of Physiology and BiophysicsSchool of MedicineProfessorDepartment of RadiologySchool of MedicineEmail: xin.yu@case.edu
Phone: 216.368.3918