Soonmee Cha, MD

Georgetown University, Washington, DC, B.S., 1983-1987, Chemistry
Georgetown University, Washington, DC, M.D., 1987-1991, Medicine
Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, Internship, 1991-1992, Transitional Internship
North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, NY, Residency, 1992-1996, Diagnostic Radiology
New York University Medical Center, New York, NY, Fellowship, 1996-1998, Neuroradiology

• 1997-1998
  Clinical Instructor of Neuroradiology, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY
• 1998-2000
  Assistant Professor of Radiology, New York University School of Medicine
• 2001-present
  Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine

• April 2000
  ASNR Outstanding Presentation Award in General Neuroradiology at the 38th Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA.
• 1995
  Certificate of Merit Award, Scientific exhibit at RSNA
• 1994
  Certificate of Merit Award, Scientific exhibit at RSNA

• Cha S, Lu S, Johnson G, Knopp EA. Dynamic susceptibility contrast MR imaging: Correlation of signal intensity changes with cerebral blood volume measurements. J of Mag Res 2000;11:114-119
• Cha S, Knopp EA, Johnson G, et al. Dynamic, contrast-enhanced T2*-weighted MR imaging of recurrent malignant gliomas treated with thalidomide and carboplatin. Amer J of Neuroradiology 2000;21:881-890
• Knopp E, Cha S, Johnson G, et al. Dynamic, contrast-enhanced T2*-weighted MR imaging of glial neoplasms. Radiology 1999; 211:791-798
• George AE, Cha S. Applying functional MR to brain Behavior research. Can we do better than simple clinical measures. Editorial for Capizzano et al Subcortical ischemic vascular dementia: Assessment with quantitative MRI and 1HMRSI. Amer J of Neuroradiology 2000:21;619-620
• Cha S, Schultz E, Atkinson B, Sherr D. Malignant lymphoma of the patella. Skeletal Radiology 1996; 25: 783 785
• Cha S, Pierce S, Knopp EA, et al. Dynamic contrast-enhanced T2*-weighted MR imaging of tumefactive demyelinating lesions. Amer J of Neuroradiology 2001;22:1109-1116.
• Cha S. Relative recirculation: What does it mean? AJNR Amer J of Neuroradiol 2002.
• Cha S. T2*-weighted Cerebral Perfusion Maps of Gliomas. American Society of Neuroradiology Symposium 2001: Advances in Neuroimaging. Syllabus pp.21-26.
• George AE, Cha S. What role does functional MR imaging play in the diagnosis or prediction of future-onset Alzheimers disease? AJNR Amer J of Neuroradiol 2001;22:1017-1018.
• George AE, Cha S. Applying functional MR to brain Behavior research. Can we do better than simple clinical measures. AJNR Amer J of Neuroradiol 2000:21;619-620.