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Hossein Jadvar, MD, Nuclear Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, Keck Hospital of USC

HosseinJadvarMDPhD, MPH, MBA, MSL'24

Nuclear Medicine • Los Angeles, CA

Professor of Radiology, Urology, and Biomedical Engineering (Tenured)

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Summary

  • Dr. Hossein Jadvar is a nuclear medicine physician in Los Angeles, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Keck Hospital of USC and USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center. He received his MD degree from University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and has been in practice 24 years. He also has a PhD in bioengineering from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, a MPH degree from Harvard University, and an Executive MBA from the USC Marshall School of Business. He completed his internship in internal medicine at UCSF, the residency training in diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine at Stanford University, and fellowship training in nuclear oncology at the Harvard Medical School Joint Program in Nuclear Medicine. He is currently a part-time candidate for the Master's of Studies in Law (MSL) degree at the USC Gould School of Law. He is experienced in positron emission tomography, nuclear radiology, advanced cardiac imaging, and molecular imaging. He has been an NIH funded investigator and serves on the NIH, DOD, DOE, and CPRIT review panels. He is the Associate Editor for the Journal of Nuclear Medicine and the European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Deputy Editor for Clinical Nuclear Medicine, and Consultant to the Editor for Radiology. He is the Vice Chair of the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
    https://profiles.sc-ctsi.org/hossein.jadvar

Education & Training

  • University of Southern California
    University of Southern CaliforniaM.B.A., Executive Business Administration, 2007
  • Harvard University
    Harvard UniversityM.P.H., Public Health, 2005
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolNo degree, Clinical Effectiveness Program, 2003
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Nuclear Medicine, 1998 - 1999
  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1994 - 1998
  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1993 - 1994
  • University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of Medicine
    University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences The Pritzker School of MedicineClass of 1993
  • University of Michigan Medical School
    University of Michigan Medical SchoolPh.D., Bioengineering, 1988
  • University of Michigan School of Public Health
    University of Michigan School of Public HealthM.S., Computer Engineering, 1986
  • University of Wisconsin-Extension
    University of Wisconsin-ExtensionM.S., Biomedical Engineering, 1984
  • Iowa State University
    Iowa State UniversityB.S., Chemical Engineering, 1982

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1994 - 2026
  • American Board of Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Distinguished Investigator Award Academy of Radiology Research, 2014
  • Recipients of its Third Annual Distinguished Investigator Award The Academy of Radiology Research, 2014
  • President’s Award ACNM, 2014
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Jadvar H, Desai B, Conti PS, Semin Nucl Med, 1/1/2015
  • Jadvar H, SNM PET Center of Excellence Newsletter, 1/1/2015
  • Jadvar H, Groshen SG, Quinn DI, Radiology, 1/1/2015
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Books/Book Chapters

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    Chapter: Other Neoplasms 
    Page 337 - 347Jadvar H, Shulkin BEditors: Mansi L, Lopci E, Cuccurullo V, Chiti A.Springer, Inc., New York, NY2016
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    Chapter: Chapter 19.6: Treatment of bone metastases: Radiopharmaceuticals 
    Page 375 - 384Jadvar H, Ballas L, Quinn DIEditors: Dicker AP, Kelly WK, Trabulsi EJ, Zaorsky NG.Demos Medical Publishing, New York, NY2015
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    Chapter: PET/CT and PET/MRI in kidney tumors and bladder cancer 
    Jadvar H, Conti PSEditors: Von Schulthess GK.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PAEdition 2nd,2015
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Abstracts/Posters

  • Jadvar H, Chen K, Park R, Yap L-P, Vorobyova I, Swenson S, Markland FS, Proc SNMMI 62nd Ann Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2016
  • Prosper A, Jadvar H, Proc SNMMI 62nd Ann Meeting, San Diego, CA, 1/1/2016
  • Doroudinia A, Desai B, Yoon J, Jadvar H, Proc SNMMI 61st Ann Meeting, Baltimore, MD, 1/1/2015
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Lectures

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    Washington, DC - 1/1/2016
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    Pasadena, CA - 1/1/2016
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    Washington, DC - 1/1/2016
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Other

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    Jadvar H, WebMD/Medscape View Point
    1/1/2016
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    Jadvar H, WebMD/Medscape View Point
    1/1/2016
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    Jadvar H, WebMD/Medscape View Point
    1/1/2015
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Press Mentions

  • Newly Published Appropriate Use Criteria for PSMA PET Imaging
    Newly Published Appropriate Use Criteria for PSMA PET ImagingJanuary 11th, 2022
  • JNM Publishes Appropriate Use Criteria for Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Pet Imaging
    JNM Publishes Appropriate Use Criteria for Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen Pet ImagingJanuary 7th, 2022
  • Can a New Clinical State for Prostate Cancer Help Personalize Treatment for the Disease?
    Can a New Clinical State for Prostate Cancer Help Personalize Treatment for the Disease?July 23rd, 2018
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Professional Memberships

  • Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI)
    Vice President-Elect
  • American College of Nuclear Medicine (ACNM)
    Immediate Past President

Other Languages

  • Farsi

Hospital Affiliations

External Links

Dr. Hossein Jadvar, Dr. Hossein Jadvar, MD, Dr. H Jadvar