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Faculty Research

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Whitney B. Pope, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Radiology
Section of Neuroradiology
Director, Radiology Resident Research
Assistant Director, Neuroradiology Fellowship Program
Email: WPope@mednet.ucla.edu

Professional Training & Experience

TO DATE Associate Professor of Radiology
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles CA
Director, Brain Tumor Imaging
UCLA Radiological Sciences
Director, Resident Research
UCLA Radiological Sciences
Assistant Director, Neuroradiology Fellowship Program
UCLA Radiological Sciences
2004-2011 Assistant Professor of Radiology
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles CA
2003-2004 Fellowship: Neuroradiology
UCLA Radiological Sciences
1999-2003 Residency: Diagnostic Radiology
UCLA Radiological Sciences
1998-1999 Internship: Medicine
West LA Veterans Administration Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
1998-0701 Medical Degree
University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
1994-0701 Doctor of Philosophy
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL

Determining the relationship between tumor location and genetic expression in GBM.
Using ADC histogram analysis to predict survival in GBM patients treated with bevacizumab.
Analyzing patterns of recurrence in GBM treated with bevacizumab.
Characterizing the expression of neuronal pentraxin-2 and aquaporin-3 expression in malignant gliomas.
Assessing the impact of NIH funding on brain tumor research.