Department of Nuclear Medicine and Theranostics and the Department of Radiological Sciences - Health Sciences Clinical Series

The Department of Nuclear Medicine and Theranostics and the Department of Radiological Sciences, Oncology Section, at UCLA are jointly recruiting a full-time attending physician at the Assistant, Associate or full Professor level in the Health Sciences Clinical Series. Selected individuals will be jointly appointed to serve in both Nuclear Medicine and Radiological Sciences Departments with the primary appointment being in Nuclear Medicine.

Candidates must hold an M.D. degree, be eligible for California licensure and be boarded or board-eligible by both the American Board of Nuclear Medicine and the American Board of Radiology. Candidates must also have completed a body, abdominal, thoracic or equivalent radiology fellowship. Candidates are expected to contribute significantly to the clinical service and the clinical and translational research programs in Nuclear Medicine and PET/CT imaging as well as Nuclear Medicine therapy.

Training experience in clinical therapeutic nuclear medicine applications is desirable. Receptor-based imaging training (prostate cancer and neuroendocrine tumors) is a condition for appointment. Candidates must possess excellent radiology skills in all facets of Oncology and/or Abdominal Imaging Sections, in particular CT, PET/CT and MRI.

Experience and interest in oncology clinical trials and in treatment response assessment, whole body MRI, and MRI/PET are viewed favorably. The Department of Nuclear Medicine and Theranostics operates two SPECT/CT systems and five SPECT cameras covering a multi-site operation. The Division also operates an outpatient Theranostics center to treat up to 16 patients/day.

Six state of the art PET/CT systems are jointly operated by Nuclear Medicine and Radiology. The Department of Radiological Sciences provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art imaging, consultation, and interventional services across four hospitals and twenty-five outpatient sites. Photon counting CT and molecular MRI (MR PET) machines have recently been installed.

Both Departments are well-integrated in the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Departments of Urology, Oncology, Radiation Oncology, Medicine, Surgery and others.