
Abass Alavi MD
Professor of Radiology, University Pennsylvania
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3400 Spruce StreetGround Floor DullesPhiladelphia, PA 19104
Phone+1 215-662-3005
Fax+1 215-662-7011
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Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1971 - 1973
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1970 - 1971
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Hematology and Medical Oncology, 1969 - 1970
Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1968 - 1969
Albert Einstein Healthcare NetworkResidency, Internal Medicine, 1967 - 1968
Albert Einstein Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1966 - 1967
Tehran University of Medical Sciences School of MedicineClass of 1964
Certifications & Licensure
PA State Medical License 1972 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
American Board of Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
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Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Application of [ 18 F]-fluorodeoxyglucose PET/computed tomography to measure volume and metabolic activity of arm muscles.Malia Ahmed, Om H Gandhi, Shashi B Singh, Jaskeerat Gujral, Peter K Park
Nuclear Medicine Communications. 2025-11-01 - Image Quantification Is Becoming Pivotal for the Clinical Translation of PET Diagnostics and Theranostics in the Modern Era of Artificial Intelligence and Long-Axial F...Nicolas A Karakatsanis, Abass Alavi
PET Clinics. 2025-10-01 - Long Axial Field of View PET: A New Era of Quantitative PET Imaging for Prospective Applications Beyond Classical Theranostics.Brahim Mehadji, Yasser G Abdelhafez, Abass Alavi, Kevin J Chung, Nicolas A Karakatsanis
PET Clinics. 2025-10-01
Journal Articles
- Original Research Chronic Stress-Related Neural Activity Associates with Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease in Psoriasis: A Prospective Cohort StudyRoger K Pitman, Ahmed Tawakol, Abass Alavi, Marcus Y Chen, Nehal N Mehta, Justin A Rodante, Jonathan H Chung, Joel M Gelfand, ScienceDirect
- Effect of Blood Glucose Level on Standardized Uptake Value (SUV) in 18F- FDG PET-Scan: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 20,807 Individual SUV MeasurementsAbass Alavi, Sun K Yi, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
- PET/CT Versus Standard Imaging for Prediction of Survival in Patients with Recurrent Head and Neck Squamous Cell CarcinomaAbass Alavi, MD, Journal of Nuclear Medicine
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Authored Content
- Futility of Attempts to Detect and Quantify Beta Cells by PET Imaging in the Pancreas: Why It Is Time to Abandon the ApproachJune 2018
Press Mentions
- Assessment of Atherosclerosis in Multiple Myeloma and Smoldering Myeloma Patients Using 18F- Sodium Fluoride PET/CTJanuary 3rd, 2021
Main Line Neurologist Studies the Intersection of Faith and ScienceDecember 16th, 2020
Cancer SymposiumOctober 29th, 2019- Join now to see all
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