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University of California (San Francisco) Radiology-Diagnostic

Residency · San Francisco, CA

Sponsored by University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine · Director Soonmee Cha

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Class size
14
Visas
J-1, H-1BH-1B for some
PGY-2 salary
$105k2026 to 2027

Green flags

  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

How it chooses

  • All 13 first-year positions are filled through the National Resident Matching Program, and a preliminary year at an ACGME-accredited institution is required before starting.

Who started, by class

Started 202619 on record of 14 seats · 5 US MD · 3 published before starting
  • Jason ZhouUm Som14 papers · 1 first author · 1 case report · 2 reviews
  • Kylie CalderonDuke University School of Medicine6 papers · 2 first author
  • Seoiyoung AhnVanderbilt University School of Medicine6 papers · 3 first author
  • Allison Sabb
  • Anna Yanlin
  • Cindy FolefackUniversity of California, San Francisco School of Medicine
  • Darren Hsu
  • Dillon Yeh
  • Eduarda Lopes
  • Henry Salkever
  • Jaelyn McKoy
  • Jason LiHarvard Medical School
  • Jolie Wang
  • Josh Dean
  • Leila Abdelrahman
  • Mario Quicana
  • Michael UretskyNew York Med Coll
  • Rikhil Tanugula
  • Ritika Appanagari
Started 202516 on record of 14 seats · 15 US MD · 13 published before starting
  • Isaiah AilesSidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University10 papers · 1 first author · 2 case reports
  • Emily LernerDuke University School of Medicine9 papers · 3 first author · 2 reviews
  • Ryan BaharYale School of Medicine9 papers · 2 first author · 5 reviews
  • Jenny RowleyHarvard Medical School8 papers · 2 first author
  • Surekha Yadav8 papers · 4 first author · 1 review
  • Shinji RhoWashington University School of Medicine5 papers · 3 first author · 1 case report
  • Siddharth VenkatramanJohns Hopkins School of Medicine5 papers · 4 first author · 3 case reports
  • Audrey ZauherUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine4 papers · 1 first author · 2 case reports · 2 reviews
  • Lyle Kim-SchneiderUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School4 papers · 1 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Younes AttlassyGrossman School of Medicine3 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Olesya MironchukUniversity of Washington School of Medicine2 papers · 1 first author
  • Gary GeUniversity of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry1 paper · 1 first author
  • Matt HowlettUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine1 paper · 1 first author
  • Kevin NguyenUniv of Texas Southwestern Med Sch at Dallas
  • Michelle NguyenMayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
  • Zoe Ferguson-SteeleUniversity of Washington School of Medicine
Started 202411 on record of 13 seats · 10 US MD · 10 published before starting
  • Pratheek BobbaYale School of Medicine13 papers · 6 first author · 2 reviews
  • Renaid KimUniversity of Michigan Medical School12 papers · 4 first author · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Junmi SaikiaUC San Diego School of Medicine9 papers · 1 first author
  • Claudio TrevinoHarvard Medical School8 papers
  • Santhoshini RamaniFeinberg School of Medicine8 papers · 1 first author · 4 reviews
  • Kathleen MarshWake Forest School of Medicine4 papers · 1 case report · 1 review
  • Dror Suhami2 papers
  • Angela HemesathDuke University School of Medicine1 paper
  • Lydia KwartengUniversity of California, San Francisco School of Medicine1 paper
  • Ramtin TalebiSidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University1 paper · 1 first author
  • Juan SerranoPerelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Training

6 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to neuroradiology.

Months at each site

  • UCSF Health Parnassus25 mo
  • San Francisco General Hospital Medical Center15 mo
  • UCSF Health Mission Bay9 mo
  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center (San Francisco)2 mo
  • UCSF Health Mount Zion1 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Neuroradiology Fellowship65
  • Fellowship19
  • Interventional Radiology Fellowship18
  • Abdominal Radiology Fellowship12
  • Nuclear Medicine Residency12
  • Musculoskeletal Radiology Fellowship8

Where graduates work now

  • University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine69
  • Permanente Medical Group Inc13
  • Stanford Health Care8
  • Kaiser Permanente Southern California7
  • Sutter Health Bay Area7
  • Oregon Health & Science University6

Research

50% of current residents have a paper since 2023

51 of 102, 257 papers between them

  • Advanced MRI Techniques and Applications
  • Radiology practices and education
  • Vascular Malformations Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Intracranial Aneurysms: Treatment and Complications
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management

People

Leadership

  • Soonmee ChaProgram Director, Diagnostic Radiology Residency
  • Jason TalbottAssociate Residency Program Director
  • David WilsonAssociate Director Clinical Scientists T32 Training Program
  • Thomas LinkDirector, T32 Program

Find someone

Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

More programs at University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine

ProgramPositions
ProgramPositions
  • Interventional Radiology - IndependentPositions: 3
  • NeuroradiologyPositions: 10
  • Pediatric RadiologyPositions: 2

Place

Summers reach 70°, winters fall to 47°.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.1M people live within 20 minutes of UCSF Health Parnassus by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $2,730 a month within 10 miles of UCSF Health Parnassus.

Hazards

  • Earthquakes
  • River flooding
  • LNDS
  • Heat waves

Publishes with residents

  • Cheng HongDiagnostic Radiology, 4 residents
  • Thomas HopeDiagnostic Radiology, 3 residents
  • Robert FlavellDiagnostic Radiology, 3 residents
  • Kathryn FowlerBody Imaging, 3 residents