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
Lab: (215) 662-4069
Fax: (215) 662-3283
Lab: (215) 662-4069
Links
Interview with Becker's Hospital Review
Health4theworld Ground Rounds "Neuroimaging of HIV"
News18 (press mention)
Chicago Tribune (press mention)
New York Times Interview, October 2020
Press mention Smithsonian Magazine, October 21, 2020
webmed interview
Terry A, Alkhatib S, Hassankhani A. Thoracic Melanocytoma. American College of Radiology - Case in Point online publication 05 March 2025.
New York Post, Press mention October 2020
Interview with Becker's Hospital Review
Health4theworld Ground Rounds "Neuroimaging of HIV"
News18 (press mention)
Chicago Tribune (press mention)
New York Times Interview, October 2020
Press mention Smithsonian Magazine, October 21, 2020
webmed interview
Terry A, Alkhatib S, Hassankhani A. Thoracic Melanocytoma. American College of Radiology - Case in Point online publication 05 March 2025.
New York Post, Press mention 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 Celivery, Operational Efficiency, and Graduate Medical EducationDescription of Other Expertise
MentoringDescription of Research Expertise
Spine Oncology, Peripheral Nerve ImagingSelected Publications
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) 46(11): 2420-2427, November 2025 Notes: DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A8845.Hassankhani A, Bagley SJ, Dahmoush H, Parsons MS, Nabavizadeh A : Role of Neuroimaging in Cancer-Treatment Neurotoxicity. Am J Roentgenol (AJR) 225(3), September 2025.
Ana Isabel Garcia-Diez, Lara Quintas Marques, Nathalie Lugo, Garrett Barfoot, Alvand Hassankhani, Jenny T Bencardino : Imaging Diagnosis of Pelvic Nerve Syndromes. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am 33(3): 515-527, Aug 2025.
Shawn K Lyo, Suyash Mohan, Michael J Hoch, Vivek P Patel, Robert M Kurtz, Alvand Hassankhani : Deep learning MRI halves scan time and preserves image quality across routine neuroradiologic examinations. Radiol Adv 2(5), August 2025.
Song JW, Wolf RL, Hassankhani A, Woo JH, Kurtz RM, Ware JB, Freeman CW, Alkhatib SG, Huang LY, Voleti S, Gottschling K, Loevner LA: Innovative Educational Program to Aid Clinical Vessel Wall MR Imaging Interpretation Among Neuroradiologists. Am J Neuroradiol (AJNR) Online ahead of print, 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.
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.
Emily Xu, James M Schuster, Anish Butala, Gabrielle W Peters, Alvand Hassankhani, Hayley M Knollman, Colbey W Freeman, Neil R Malhotra : Disparities in patient enrollment of spinal oncology clinical trials. Neurooncol Pract 12(5): 892-900, June 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) 22(S48-S66), May 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.