Spencer Behr, MD, is a Professor of Clinical Radiology in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the University of California, San Francisco. He obtained his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston in 2005. In 2010, he completed a four-year Diagnostic Radiology residency at the Lahey Clinic Medical Center in Burlington, Massachusetts, followed by a fellowship in Abdominal Imaging and Nuclear Medicine at UCSF. He currently serves as the Director of Fellowships for the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging as well as is the Co-Director of the Cancer Imaging Research Shared Resource for the Helen Diller Family Compressive Cancer Center.d
Dr. Behr has subspecialty training in abdominal imaging and nuclear medicine, and his research interests are focused on molecular and hybrid imaging translational research. He has selectively pursued interdepartmental projects to foster cross-disciplinary discussions and optimize the clinical impact of these projects.
Expertise:
Abdominal Imaging and Nuclear Medicine
Specialty:
Molecular and hybrid imaging translational research
Professional Interests:
Translational research in the fields of prostate and the development of novel imaging techniques using PET/CT and PET/MR
Education and Training:
• Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston - Medicine
• Internship: Saint Vincent Hospital, Worchester - Medicine
• Residency: Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington - Diagnostic Radiology
• Residency: Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington - Chief Resident, Diagnostic Radiology
• Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco - Abdominal Imaging
• Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco - Nuclear Medicine
• American Board of Nuclear Medicine
• American Board of Radiology with Authorized User - Board Certified 2010
• Full Medical License: California
• ACLS, BLS Certification
• Fluoroscopy License
