Interventional Radiology Section Chief
bob.kerlan@radiology.ucsf.edu

Robert K. Kerlan Jr., M.D., FSCVIR, is Chief of the Interventional Radiology Section in the Department of Radiology at UCSF.  Dr. Kerlan holds a BA and MD degree from the University of Southern California. He completed his radiology residency at the University of California, San Francisco.  While completing his radiology residency he was the Chief Resident, Radiology from 1980-81.   

Dr. Kerlan’s honors and awards include: Alpha Omega Alpha, Elmer Ng Award, American Cancer Society Research Fellow, Clarence Heller Fellow, Elected to Membership in the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists, Elected to Membership in the Society of     Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Distinguished Reviewer Award Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Elected as Fellow in the Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology, Distinguished Reviewer Award Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Excellence in Teaching Award (Top 10% of speakers), Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
Annual Scientific Meeting, Distinguished Reviewer Award Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology, and the Exceptional Physician Award University of California San Francisco.  

My chief area of interest is in the management of liver disease including biliary disease, portal hypertension, and hepatic malignancy.  I am helping to develop innovative procedures to diagnose and treat patients with problems related to living donor transplantation.

Education
1970-74 B.A., Summa Cum Laude University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California
1973-77 M.D. University of Southern California Los Angeles, California

Postgraduate Training
1977-78 Intern, Internal Medicine University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
1978-80 Resident, Radiology University of California, San Francisco
1980-81 Chief Resident, Radiology University of California, San Francisco

Licenses and Certification
1978 California Medical License: G038916
1978 DEA: BK24731015
1978 Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners
1981 Diplomate of the American Board of Radiology
1995 Diplomate of the American Board of Radiology with added
Qualifications in Vascular and Interventional Radiology
2006 Maintenance of Competence in Vascular and Interventional Radiology awarded by the American Board of Radiology (expires 12/31/2015)

Honors and Awards
1975 Alpha Omega Alpha (Junior year)
1981 Elmer Ng Award
1981 American Cancer Society Research Fellow
1981 Clarence Heller Fellow
1985 Elected to Membership in the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists
1989 Elected to Membership in the Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology
1993 Distinguished Reviewer Award Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
1995 Elected as Fellow in the Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology 2000 Distinguished Reviewer Award Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
2000 Excellence in Teaching Award (Top 10% of speakers) Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting
2003 Distinguished Reviewer Award Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology
2004 President, Western Angiographic and Interventional Society
2005 Exceptional Physician Award University of California San Francisco
2007 Distinguished Reviewer Award Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

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