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Pope Whitney, M.D., Ph.D.

Whitney B. Pope, M.D., Ph.D.

Assistant 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 Assistant Professor of Radiology
David Geffen School of Medicine
at UCLA, Los Angeles CA

Director, Resident Research
Assistant Director, Neuroradiology Fellowship Program

UCLA Radiological Sciences
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 Medical Degree
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Chicago, IL

1994 Doctor of Philosophy
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL


Research Interests

  • Advanced imaging of glioblastoma
  • Physiologic biomarkers of response to anti-VEGF and other therapies
  • Genomics of brain tumor imaging
  • Flow quantification in the Circle of Willis

Current Research Projects
  • 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.

Recent Publications

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Selected Awards & Honors
2006 Outstanding Rotation as Chosen by Residents,
Neuroradiology Section.
2004 Berlex/NER Foundation Fellowship in Basic Science Research
2004 Outstanding Rotation as Chosen by Residents,
Neuroradiology Section.

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