Daehyun Yoon, PhD, Joins UCSF Radiology Faculty in the Body Imaging Research Group
The UC San Francisco Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging is pleased to announce that Daehyun Yoon, PhD, has joined our faculty as an assistant adjunct professor in the Body Imaging Research Group as of January 9, 2023.
Dr. Yoon joins us from the Stanford Radiological Sciences Laboratory. His research uses PET and MRI to improve the visualization and characterization of peripheral nerve pain generators. For our patients with conditions involving joints and peripheral nerves, his research will help to identify specific causes and guide therapeutic strategies to manage pain.
"As a member of our Musculoskeletal Research Group, Dr. Yoon will also bring new expertise in image acquisition and analysis to enhance our departmental focus on clinical translational science," says Christopher Hess, MD, PhD, UCSF Radiology chair. "Please join me in extending a warm welcome to Dr. Yoon."
Dr. Yoon holds an MS and PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Michigan and a BS in computer science & engineering from Seoul National University. Upon completing his postdoctoral fellowship at Stanford, Dr. Yoon continued on as senior research associate working on musculoskeletal MRI and PET/MRI. He has been involved with development of research imaging techniques and translation of those into clinical protocols for patient care.
Dr. Yoon's research interest is in the development of PET/MRI and MRI methods for identifying peripheral pain generators in the musculoskeletal system. His recent projects include PET/MRI of various chronic pain conditions (low back pain, complex regional pain syndrome, CSF leak, etc.), high-resolution/quantitative MRI of peripheral nerves, and artifact-free MRI near metallic implants. Dr. Yoon is embarking on a new NIH/ NIAMS-funded project as a co-investigator, which aims to enable [18F]FDG PET/MRI near metallic hip implants for the improved identification of local sources causing persistent pain following total hip arthroplasties.
Welcome, Dr. Yoon!