Alvand Hassankhani, MD, FACR
Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology
Attending / Active Medical Staff, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Department of Medical Imaging, Division of Neuroradiology
Attending / Active Medical Staff, Pennsylvania Hospital, Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology
Attending / Active Medical Staff, Chester County Hospital, Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology
Attending / Active Medical Staff, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Radiology, Division of Neuroradiology
Team Leader, Neuroradiology Network Practice Optimization Teams (NPOT)
Department: Radiology
Contact information
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Department of Radiology
Division of Neuroradiology
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Radiology
Division of Neuroradiology
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: (215) 662-6865
Fax: (215) 662-3283
Fax: (215) 662-3283
Links
webmed interview
Press mention Smithsonian Magazine, October 21, 2020
NY Times Interview, October 2020
webmed interview
Press mention Smithsonian Magazine, October 21, 2020
NY Times Interview, October 2020
Education:
B.A. (Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, Minor in Music)
Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey (College Honors), 1988.
M.D. (Doctorate of Medicine)
Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School, 1994.
Permanent linkB.A. (Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, Minor in Music)
Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey (College Honors), 1988.
M.D. (Doctorate of Medicine)
Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School, 1994.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Optimizing clinical care delivery and operational efficiency, Graduate medical educationDescription of Research Expertise
Spine oncology, peripheral nerve imagingSelected Publications
Venkataraman A, Mohan S, Freeman C, Patel V, Gottschling K, Hassankhani A: Evaluating coronal DWI for detecting brainstem strokes: essential tool or redundant practice? University of Pennsylvania 50th Pendergrass Symposium June 2025.Roberts-Wolfe D, Freeman C, Patel V, Edwards C, Blum C, Hassankhani A, Bagley L: Imaging of dizziness in the Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Emergency Department (PPMC ED). University of Pennsylvania, 50th Pendergrass Symposium June 2025.
Lyo S, Tripathi S, Freeman C, Hassankhani A, Mohan S, Kurtz R, Cook T: Analyzing trends in neuroradiology trainee discrepancies using large language models. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) May 2025.
Lyo S, Tripathi S, Mohan S, Hassankhani A, Freeman C, Sakai Y, Schmitt J, Scanlon M, Kurtz R, Cook T: Analyzing Trends in Neuroradiology Trainee Discrepancies using Large Language Models. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) May 2025.
Song JW, Voleti S, Huang L, Wolf R, Hassankhani A, Woo J, Kurtz R, Ware JB, Freeman C, Alkhatib S, Loevner LA: Scaling a vessel wall MR imaging program: neuroradiologists’ super-user/team experience in clinical applications and interpretations. American Society of Neuroradiology Annual Meeting May 2025.
Shahodat Voreis, Suyash Mohan, Emily Ling-Lin Pai, MacLean Nasrallah, Alvand Hassankhani: Rosette-Forming Glioneuronal Tumors: Current Insights and Imaging Characteristics. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) May 2025.
Xu E, Karsalia K, Kost J, Malhotra RD, Gor A, Gabriel E, Napole A, Hejazi-Garcia C, McClintock SD, Butala A, Peters GW, Knollman HM, Hassankhani A, Knollman HM, Schuster JM, Freeman CW, Malhotra NR: The risk assessment and prediction tool effectively predicts postoperative disposition among patients undergoing spinal cancer surgery. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons April 2025.
Freeman CW, Mattay R, Kahn CE Jr, Loevner L, Butala AA, Malhotra NR, Hassankhani A.: Time is Spine: A Novel Radiology Reporting System for Optimizing Spine Oncology Decision-Making and Reducing Time to Treatment. Am J Neuroradiol AJNR 2025.
Eldaya RW, Parsons MS, Hassankhani A, Khan MA, Ng H, Raizman NM, Reitman C, Shah VN, Sliker C, Soliman H, Timpone VM, Tomaszewski CA, Yahyavi-Firouz-Abadi N, Policeni B.: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Cervical Pain or Cervical Radiculopathy: 2024 Update. J Am Coll Radiol JACR 2025.
Hassankhani A, Freeman CW, Banks J, Parsons MS, Wessell DE, Hutchins TA, Lenchik L, Burns J, Eldaya RW, Griffith B, Hickey SM, Khan MA, Lawrence B, Paisley TS, Reitman C, Ropper AE, Shah VN, Steenburg SD, Timpone VM, Yahyavi-Firouz-Abadi N, Chang EY, Policeni B.: ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Acute Spinal Trauma: 2024 Update. J Am Coll Radiol JACR 2025.