Brain Health and Imaging - Dr. Cyrus Raji (June 2017)

Jul 18, 2017
“Brain Health and Imaging” is a presentation by Cyrus A. Raji, MD, PhD that took place on June 15, 2017 at the Silicon Valley Health Institute.

The Smart LIfe Forum portion of the June 15, 2017 meeting of the Silicon Valley Health Institute.

Dr. Raji will be discussing the leading edge of quantitative neuroimaging volumetrics - the measurement of brain volumes from magnetic resonance images. Volume is a vital sign for
the brain. When volumes are normal, this correlates to normal neuronal function. Reduction of brain volumes is seen with various neuropsychiatric disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, depression, and traumatic brain injury. What Dr. Raji's research has shown over the past 10 years is that brain volumes can actually change in relation to lifestyle choices from obesity to physical activity to dietary choices. This work has a tremendous impact on prevention of cognitive decline and preservation of brain health. His talk will overview these key points while presenting a framework for future growth of this new perspective in medicine.

Cyrus A. Raji, MD, PhD is a neuroradiology clinical fellow and part
of the NIH-funded T32 research program at the UCSF Department
of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging. Dr. Raji completed his combined MD and PhD at the NIH-funded Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2010. He then conducted a post-doctoral scholarship in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh before completing a transitional medicine internship at the University of Pittsburgh Medicine, Mercy Hospital from 2011-2012. Following this, he completed a 4-year diagnostic radiology residency at UCLA Medical Center.

Dr. Raji was funded in his PhD research as a pre-doctoral fellow by the American Heart Association and as a medical student by the Radiological Society of North America. He is currently funded by the Foundation of the American Society of Neuroradiology. His research interests revolve around applying multi-modal structural and functional neuroimaging to neuropsychiatric disorders and head trauma. He has published over 30 peer-reviewed papers on these topics in such journals such as Neurology, Human Brain Mapping, the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, and the American Journal of Neuroradiology