Current and Future Trainees
Bhavya Shah, MD (8/1/2011 - 7/31/2013)
Dr. Shah completed a double-major in Biologic Systems and Philosophy from Washington University and subsequently completed medical school at University of Missouri-Columbia. He completed a transitional internship at Lutheran General Hospital before completing his radiology residency at Boston University Medical Center. While there, Dr. Shah was involved in research projects investigating applications of quantitative magnetic resonance imaging in body imaging, interventional radiology and neuroradiology. During his residency he also engaged in research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in regenerative medicine applications of nanotechnology. He is presently working with Dr. Biswal and Dr. Beaulieu developing a database of quantitative features of radiographs of bone tumors for decision support and discovery applications, and investigating the imaging of pain from bone tumors. He looks forward to a career in academic radiology with a focus in minimally-invasive regenerative medicine and musculoskeletal intervention. Stanford Academic Profile.
Steven Sensarn, PhD (3/1/2012 - 2/28/2014)
Dr. Sensarn, who received his PhD degree in Electrical Engineering in 2010 from Stanford University, is currently a postdoctoral fellow in Dr. Christopher Contag’s lab. Dr. Sensarn has designed and constructed a fluorescence endoscope system to enable wide-field imaging of tumor-targeting molecular biomarkers that were obtained from collaborators here at Stanford (Bogyo) and at Vanderbilt (Marnett). He has used this system to image colon polyps in rats (transgenic rats modeling human colon cancer). This work has led Dr. Sensarn to explore the link between cancer stages and the expression of target enzymes labeled with fluorescent biomarkers. Stanford Academic Profile.
Daniel Golden, PhD (7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013 with possible 1 year extension)
Dr. Golden received his PhD in Electrical Engineering at Stanford University in March, 2011. His doctoral work in the field of space physics was performed in the VLF (very low frequency) group in the EE Department. His background and training, which involves the in-depth use of machine learning and statistical analysis, provides skills, which directly translate into the field of biomedical informatics, his particular area of interest. Dr. Golden’s planned research in Dr. Rubin's lab focuses on the identification of quantitative imaging features derived from dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (DCE-MRI) that can be used to characterize the heterogeneity of breast cancer lesions. The goal of this work is to provide a input for support in treatment plan decision-making. For Dr. Golden, imaging informatics is a shift in focus and commitment from space physics to the more humanitarian study of health and disease. Stanford Academic Profile.
Christopher Parham, MD PhD (7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013 with possible 1 year extension)
Dr. Parham received is MD and PhD in Biomedical Engineering from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in May 2006. His doctoral work was focused on the development of a clinical Diffraction Enhanced Imaging (DEI) system. This novel imaging technique uses multiple x-ray interactions to generate high contrast, ultra-low dose images with applications to many areas of radiology. Initially developed using a synchrotron, the challenge has been to design a compact system for clinical use. After completing his doctorate, Dr. Parham co-designed and built a DEI prototype during his engineering post-doc at the UNC Biomedical Research Imaging Center. He then completed a medicine internship at the University of California, San Diego and will complete radiology residency training at UNC Chapel Hill in June 2012. Dr. Parham will be joining the radiology department at Stanford as a body imaging fellow and plans to continue working towards the development of new imaging technologies in Dr. Levin’s lab. Stanford Academic Profile.
Bhavik Patel, MD(7/1/2012 - 6/30/2013 with possible 1 year extension)
Dr. Patel received his B.S. in Microbiology from the University of Alabama and subsequently completed medical school at UAB. He completed a surgical internship at Harvard Medical School/Brigham & Women’s Hospital before completing his radiology residency back at UAB. While at UAB, Dr. Patel was involved in research projects involving chest radiology, neuroradiology, interventional radiology, and abdominal imaging and was recognized with several awards including the RSNA Research & Education Foundation Roentgen Resident Research Award and the Alabama Academy of Radiology Robert Stanley Outstanding research award. His latest research focused on the Dual Energy CT applications in pancreatic lesions and hepatic steatosis. He has presented his findings at various scientific meetings, published his findings, as well as authored/co-authored two book chapters. At UAB, he served as Chief resident and served on several administrative committees. He is looking forward to continuing his body imaging research in Dr. Sommer's lab. Stanford Academic Profile.
