
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
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Clinical Trials
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- [F]NaF PET/CT Imaging of Iliac Bones to Assess Bone Turnover.Shashi B Singh, Om H Gandhi, Bimash B Shrestha, Patrick Glennan, Anuradha Rosario Bahadur
Molecular Imaging and Biology. 2025-04-24 - Comparative diagnostic performance of [68 Ga]Ga-FAPI PET/CT and [18 F]FDGPET/CT in biliary tract cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Ahmed Msherghi, Maram Abuajamieh, Moad Ekreer, Muhab Alzlitni, Mohamed Hajalamin
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 2025-04-11 - Novel PET-CT-MR Imaging Based Quantitative Technique for Accurate Assessment of Radiation Induced Injuries.Rithvik Kata, Daniel Gharavi, Shiv Patil, Dev Patel, Chitra Parikh
PET Clinics. 2025-04-01
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
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