Benjamin M. Yeh, MD

Harvard College, AB, 1988-1992, Biochemistry
Duke University Medical School, MD, 1992-1996, Medicine
Beth Israel Medical Center, Boston, 1996-1997, Medicine Internship
UCSF, Department of Radiology, 1997-2001, Radiology Residency
UCSF, Department of Radiology, 2001-2002, Abdominal Imaging Fellowship

• 2002-2007
  Assistant Professor, Abdominal Imaging, UCSF Dept. of Radiology
• 2007-2011
  Associate Professor, Abdominal Imaging, UCSF Dept. of Radiology
• 2006-2010
  Vice-Chair, American College of Radiology Imaging Network, Abdominal Imaging committee
• 2007-2010
  Co-director, MR and CT Contrast Media Development Specialized Resource Group, UCSF Dept of Radiology. This group comprised three laboratories at UCSF and met monthly to explore means to develop new contrast materials and applications for MR and CT imaging.
• 2008-2011
  Chair, Radiological Society of North America Scientific Program Gastrointestinal Subcommittee
• 2009-present
  Assistant Chief of Radiology, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center
• July 2011-
  Professor, Abdominal Imaging, UCSF Dept. of Radiology

• 1995
  Alpha Omega Alpha
• 2001
  Margulis Society Excellence in Research Award, UCSF Dept. of Radiology
• 2002
  Outstanding Fellow Teaching Award, UCSF Dept. of Radiology
• 2005
  UCSF Department of Radiology Hideo Minagi Outstanding Teacher Award
• 2006
  RSNA Trainee Prize for GU Radiology, Resident ZJ Wang, MD. Role: Primary mentor
• 2007
  RSNA Trainee Prize for GU Radiology, Fellow ZJ Wang, MD. Role: Primary mentor
• 2007
  RSNA Trainee Prize for GI Radiology, Medical Student Lisa Chu, BA. Role: Primary mentor
• 2008
  Mentor for Howard Hughes Research Grant for Medical Student, Lisa Chu, BA
• 2008
  Cum laude Award, Society of Computed Body Tomography / Magnetic Resonance
• 2008
  Haile T. Debas Academy of Medical Educators Excellence in Teaching Award
• 2009
  Mentor for Howard Hughes Research Grant for Medical Student, Rahi Kumar, BA
• 2009
  Hounsfield Award, Society of Computed Body Tomography / Magnetic Resonance for best CT paper
• 2010
  Mentor for Howard Hughes Research Grant for Vanja Varenika, BA & Miguel Cabarrus, BA (RSNA Trainee Prizes are for the single best paper by a trainee in that scientific category at the Radiological Society of North America, the largest annual meeting for the Radiology specialty)
• 2011
  Society of Gastroenterologists Visiting Professor Award
• 2011
  Mentor for Howard Hughes Research Grant for Medical Student, Samira Rathnayake, BA

• Simon GH, Fu Y, Berejnoi K, Fournier LS, Lucidi V, Yeh B, Shames DM, Brasch RC. Initial computed tomography imaging experience using a new macromolecular iodinated contrast medium in experimental breast cancer. Invest. Radiol. 2005; 40(9): 614-620.
• Fu Y, Nitecki DE, Maltby D, Simon GH, Berejnoi K, Raatschen HJ, Yeh BM, Shames DM, Brasch RC. Dendritic Iodinated Contrast Agents with PEG-Cores for CT Imaging: Synthesis and Preliminary Characterization. Bioconjug. Chem. 2006; 17(4): 1043-1056.
• Yeh BM, Coakley FV, Westphalen AC, Joe BN, Freise CE, Qayyum A, McTaggart RA, Roberts JP. Predicting biliary complications in right lobe liver transplant recipients according to distance between donor's bile duct and corresponding hepatic artery. Radiology 2007; 242(1): 144-151.
• † Chu LL, Joe BN, Westphalen AC, Webb EM, Coakley FV, Yeh BM. Patient-specific time to peak abdominal organ enhancement varies with time to peak aortic enhancement at MR imaging. Radiology 2007; 245(3): 779-787.
• † Hsu CT, Wang ZJ, Yu ASL, Gould RS, Joe BN, Qayyum A, Fu Y, Breiman RS, Coakley FV, Yeh BM. Physiology of renal medullary tip hyperattenuation on unenhanced CT: urinary specific gravity and the sodium chloride concentration gradient. Radiology 2008; 247(1): 147-153.
• Yeh BM, Joe BN, Sirlin CB, Webb EM, Westphalen AC, Qayyum A, Coakley FV. Mesenteric vessel contact with mass as a sign of mesenteric lymph node metastasis at CT. J. Comput. Assist. Tomogr. 2008; 32(2): 185-190.
• Yeh BM, Coakley FV, Webb EM, Qayyum A, Westphalen AC, Way LW. Evaluation of the biliary intestinal limb of a Roux-en-Y choledochojejunostomy using computed tomographic cholangiography. J. Comput. Assist. Tomogr. 2008; 32(6): 886-889. PMCID: PMC2743967
• † Wang ZJ, Coakley FV, Fu Y, Joe BN, S Prevrhal, Webb EM, Landeras LA, Yeh BM. Renal Cyst Pseudoenhancement at Multidetector-Row CT: What are the Effects of Detector-Row Number and Peak Tube Voltage (kVp)? Radiology 2008; 248(3): 910-916. PMCID: PMC2798095
• † Raatschen HJ, Fu Y, Brasch RC, Pietsch H, Shames DM, Yeh BM. In-vivo monitoring of angiogenesis-inhibitory treatment effects by contrast-enhanced dynamic CT in a xenograft tumor model. Invest. Radiol. 2009; 44(5): 265-270.
• † Baxter S, Wang ZJ, Joe BN, Qayyum A, Taouli B, Yeh BM. Timing bolus dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) MRI assessment of hepatic perfusion: Initial experience. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging. 2009; 29(6): 1317-1322.
• † Barajas RF Jr, Yeh BM, Webb EM, Westphalen AC, Poder L, Coakley FV. Spectrum of CT findings in patients with atrial fibrillation and nontraumatic acute abdomen. Am. J. Roentgenol. 2009; 193(2): 485-492.
• † Benedetti N, Aslam R, Wang ZJ, Joe BN, Fu Y, Yee J, Yeh BM. Delayed enhancement of ascites after I.V. contrast material administration at CT: time course and clinical correlation. Am. J. Roentgenol. 2009; 193(3): 732-737.
• Yeh BM, Shepherd JA, Wang ZJ, Teh HS, Hartman RP, Prevrhal S. Dual-energy and low-kVp CT in the abdomen. Am. J. Roentgenol. 2009; 193(1): 47-54. PMCID: PMC2868328
• Yeh BM, Liu PS, Soto JA, Corvera CA, Hussain HK. MR Imaging and CT of the Biliary Tract. Radiographics. 2009; 29(6): 1669-1688.
• Patel NS, Poder L, Wang ZJ, Yeh BM, Qayyum A, Jin H, Coakley FV. The characterization of small hypoattenuating renal masses on contrast-enhanced CT. Clin. Imaging 2009; 33(4):295-300.
• Zhang LJ, Zhao YE, Wu SY, Yeh BM, Zhou CS, Hu XB, Hu QJ, Lu GM. Pulmonary embolism detection with dual-energy CT: experimental study of dual-source CT in rabbits. Radiology 2009; 252(1): 61-70.
• Aslam R, Yeh BM, Yee J. MR imaging evaluation of the hepatic vasculature. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. Aug;18(3):515-23. 2010
• Lu GM, Wu SY, Yeh BM, Zhang LJ. Dual-energy computed tomography in pulmonary embolism. Br J Radiol. 2010 Aug;83(992):707-18
• Zhang LJ, Peng J, Wu SY, Yeh BM, Zhou CS, Lu GM. Dual source dual-energy computed tomography of acute myocardial infarction: correlation with histopathologic findings in a canine model. Invest Radiol. 2010 Jun;45(6):290-7.
• Kumar R, Wang ZJ, Fu Y, Forsythe C, Webb EM, Yeh BM. Visualization of renal medullary hyperattenuation at unenhanced CT: what is the effect of furosemide administration? Radiology. 2010 May;255(2):495-500.
• Kumar R, Wang ZJ, Forsythe C, Fu Y, Chen YY, Yeh BM. Dual energy CT monitoring of the renal corticomedullary sodium gradient in swine. Eur J Radiol. 2011 Jan 13. [Epub ahead of print]
• Chou SH, Wang ZJ, Kuo J, Cabarrus M, Fu Y, Aslam R, Yee J, Zimmet JM, Shunk K, Elicker B, Yeh BM. Persistent renal enhancement after intra-arterial versus intravenous iodixanol administration. Eur J Radiol. 2011 Apr 4. [Epub ahead of print]