Faculty & Staff
Ehsan Samei, Ph.D., FACR
Professor of Radiology
About
Department/Division
Radiology
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Professor of Radiology, Radiology 2018
Professor in the Department of Physics, Physics 2011
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute, Duke Cancer Institute 2000
Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering 2018
Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
M.E. 1995, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor1995
Ph.D. 1997, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor1997
Duke Appointment History
Associate Professor of Radiology2006 - 2008
Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering2003 - 2005
Instructor, Temporary in the Department of Radiology2000 - 2000
Professor of Radiology2008 - 2018
Professor in the Department of Physics2017 - 2019
Professor of Biomedical Engineering2015 - 2018
Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering2011 - 2015
Assistant Professor of Radiology2000 - 2005
Interests & Expertise
Overview
Dr. Ehsan Samei, PhD, DABR, FAAPM, FSPIE, FAIMBE is a Persian-American medical physicist. He is a tenured Professor of Radiology, Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Physics, and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University. He serves as the Director of the Duke Medical Physics Graduate Program and the Director of the Clinical Imaging Physics Group. He is certified by the American Board of Radiology, and is a Fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), the International Society of Optics and Phtonics (SPIE), and the American Institute of Biomedical Engineering. He is a Councilor of the National Council of Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP), and a Distinguished Investigator of the Academy of Radiology Research. He was the founder or co-founder of the Duke Medical Physics Program, the Duke Imaging Physics Residency Program, the Duke Clinical Imaging Physics Group, and the Society of Directors of Academic Medical Physics Programs (SDAMPP). He has held senior leadership positions in the AAPM, SPIE, SDAMPP, and RSNA.
Dr. Samei’s interests and expertise include x-ray imaging, theoretical imaging models, simulation methods, and experimental techniques in medical image formation, analysis, assessment, and perception. His current research includes methods to develop image quality and dose metrics that are clinically relevant and that can be used to design and utilize advanced imaging techniques towards optimum interpretive and quantitative performance. He further has an active interest in bridging the gap between scientific scholarship and clinical practice, in the meaningful realization of translational research, and in clinical processes that are informed by scientific evidence. Those include advanced imaging performance characterization, procedural optimization, and radiomics in retrospective clinical dose and quality analytics. He has mentored over 100 trainees (graduate and postgraduate). He has over 900 scientific publications including over 240 referred journal articles. He has been the recipient of 34 grants as Principle Investigator reflecting $13M of extramural funding.