Dr. Bing Zhu is a programmer analyst IV in the Medical Imaging Informatics group at UCLA. Bing received a Ph.D. in computational science from Claremont Graduate University & San Diego State University.
His research interests include data intensive computing, distributed storage system, rule-based analytical engine, machine learning algorithms, and natural language processing.
Isabel is the research and graduate program manager for the Medical & Imaging Informatics group. She has a bachelor’s degree from UCLA and joined the UCLA Radiology department in 1994, and in 1998 transferred to the MII group. She prepares annual budgets and administers operations of all contracts, grants, and other sources of intra/extramural funding for the group (annual budgets of $10M+). She completes IRB and data request/release forms. Maintains and submits annual corresponding progress reports for extramural funding to NIH and continued IRB approvals.
Alex Raman is a software developer and machine learning researcher in the MII group. After completing his Master’s degree in Bioinformatics under the advisement of Dr. Corey Arnold in 2019, he began working full-time at MI. Alex’s research interests include using machine learning with multiparametric MRI to non-invasively predict prostate biopsy results. He is also heavily involved in clinically-focused statistical analyses of the large dataset of prostate biopsy patients at UCLA. Currently, Alex is the lead backend developer for a mobile application that will be used in a study of heart failure patients. He is experienced in database design and creating REST APIs using Python, Flask, and SQL. Alex will be joining medical school in the Fall of 2020.
Panayiotis Petousis obtained his bachelor’s in biomedical engineering and master’s in biomedical engineering from Imperial College London, United Kingdom, in 2013. He received his PhD in Bioengineering from UCLA in 2019 with an emphasis in Medical Imaging Informatics. His research interests include machine learning, probabilistic graphical models, reinforcement learning, and sequential decision making. Dr. Petousis is a Senior Health Informatics Data Scientist for the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) at UCLA.
Emma is a student software engineer with industry experience in Backend and Full Stack web development, RESTful API services, and Data Analytics and Integration. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Statistics from Columbia University in 2016, and is currently a second-year Master’s student in the Computer Science program at UCLA.
After graduating with a Bachelor’s in Computer Science from CSULA in 2016, David worked with a few startups before becoming a software developer for the DIAAG team of MII. He is currently the main developer for the tdABC Quality Initiative project for DIAAG. David also works on the technical development supporting the radiology department’s research. Although he wears several hats in technical development (backend, database, API creation, UI design, etc), he has a knack for and enjoys front-end web development.
After graduating from medical school and completing a residency in diagnostic radiology, Cleo pursued a clinical fellowship in musculoskeletal and body imaging. He obtained his Master’s degree in informatics from Harvard Medical School. Currently, he leads a team of programmers, data analysts, and coordinators that form the Data Integration, Architecture and Analytics Group (DIAAG) at the UCLA Department of Radiological Sciences. The group designs, develops, implements, and maintains a medical research infrastructure and informatics platform to improve the quality and efficiency of the radiology services. His interests and expertise are in clinical and imaging informatics, data science and analytics, and healthcare interoperability and integration.
Denise Luna has a double Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Management and Computer Technology from California State University Dominguez Hills. She is an Administrative Specialist who joined the Medical Imaging Informatics Group in 2015 and provides comprehensive support to the MII Group Faculty, the Senior Administrative Analyst, and the Director. Before joining MII, she worked as a Patient Surgery Coordinator at UCLA – Stein Eye Institute for Dr. Aldave, Chief in Cornea and Uveitis Division and Director of the Cornea and Refractive Surgery Fellowship. In addition to working at Stein Eye, she worked as an Epic Ambulatory Technician who provided end-user support for the implementation of CareConnect EHR system throughout UCLA Health. During her career, she received a certificate from Chancellor Gene D. Block and Kelsey Duff, Program Coordinator, for successfully completing the UCLA Staff Enrichment Program. She continues to stay active in her professional and career development.
My career at UCLA began as a Principal CT Technologist in inpatient/outpatient. After six years of Clinical Radiology, I joined Dr. Daniel Valentino’s PACS (Picture Archive Communications Systems) Group. Working with Sandy Johnson, the Departments Clinical PACS Manager, I was responsible for UCLA’s Teleradiology Project between Harris Corp. Medical Clinic (Melbourne, FL) and UCLA Radiology. During the early days of Dr.Kangarloo’s Individually Tailored Medicine (ITM) and UCLA Telemedicine, there were seven faculty & staff members. I joined the ITM team when our offices were off-campus. As a Computer Resource Manager, I built a robust fiber-optic network and managed our lab’s former storage needs with DAS and NAS data architecture. Current job responsibilities include: Ensuring our lab’s day-to-day operations run smoothly and effectively. Main interface with the Office of the Building and Engineering. 24/7 uptime for our Network and peripherals. Implementation & maintenance of the lab’s computer systems.
Rushi is a Programmer Analyst in the MII group. I received my Masters in Computer Engineering from Portland State University. I worked as Application Developer at Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Memphis, TN before coming to UCLA. My main responsibilities include backend, API development and UI design. I am currently working on development of Integrated Diagnostic Reports.