Robert Flavell

Robert Flavell

MD, PhD

Chief, Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics
Radiologist

Dr. Robert Flavell is a radiologist who cares for both adults and children, and specializes in nuclear medicine, the use of small amounts of radioactive materials to evaluate organ systems. He is chief of molecular imaging and therapeutics for the UCSF Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging.

In research, Flavell focuses on developing new methods of diagnosing and treating cancer using molecular imaging technology, which shows what is taking place in the body at a cellular and molecular level.

After earning a doctorate in chemical biology at the Rockefeller University, Flavell earned his medical degree at Weill Cornell Medicine. At UCSF, he completed a residency in diagnostic radiology, followed by a fellowship in nuclear medicine.

  • Board Certifications

    American Board of Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Medicine

    American Board of Radiology/Interventional & Diagnostic Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology

  • Fellowships

    UCSF School of Medicine -GME, Nuclear Medicine

  • Residencies

    UCSF School of Medicine -GME, Diagnostic Radiology

  • Internship

    Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (GME), Transitional

  • Degree

    MD, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences

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    Selected research

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    Fetal surgery firsts

    The first open fetal surgery in the world was performed at UCSF in the early 1980s.

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