UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center : JCCC Member Directory

Whitney Pope, M.D., Ph.D.

Specialty:

Diagnostic Neuroradiology

General Information:

Gender:	Male
Language(s):	English

Affiliation(s):

Associate Professor, Department of Radiology

Director, UCLA Brain Tumor Imaging

Member, JCCC Cancer Molecular Imaging Program Area

Hospital Affiliation(s):

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center

Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital

West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Education:

Fellowship:	Neuroradiology, UCLA School of Medicine, 2003 - 2004
Residency:	Radiology, UCLA School of Medicine, 1999 - 2003
Internship:	Internal Medicine, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, 1998 - 1999
Medical Degree:	M.D., University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, 1998
Degree:	Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1994

Certification(s):

Medical Board Certification(s):	Neuroradiology, American Board of Radiology, 2008 Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology, 2003

Contact Information:

Phone:	(310) 206-3545
Email:	wpope@mednet.ucla.edu

Practice Information:

Clinical Interest(s):	Brain tumors Molecular imaging of functional markers

Scientific Interest(s):

Dr. Whitney Pope is interested in the molecular imaging of gliobastoma multiforme and the imaging and molecular diagnostic strategies in the prognosis and management of gliomas.

Selected Cancer-Related Publications:

Pope WB, Kim HJ, Huo J, Alger J, Brown MS, Gjertson D, Sai V, Young JR, Tekchandani L, Cloughesy T, Mischel PS, Lai A, Nghiemphu P, Rahmanuddin S, Goldin J. Recurrent glioblastoma multiforme: ADC histogram analysis predicts response to bevacizumab treatment. Radiology. 2009 Jul;252(1):182-9.

Kappadakunnel M, Eskin A, Dong J, Nelson SF, Mischel PS, Liau LM, Ngheimphu P, Lai A, Cloughesy TF, Goldin J, Pope WB. Stem cell associated gene expression in glioblastoma multiforme: relationship to survival and the subventricular zone. J Neurooncol. 2010 Feb;96(3):359-67. Epub 2009 Aug 5.

Nghiemphu PL, Liu W, Lee Y, Than T, Graham C, Lai A, Green RM, Pope WB, Liau LM, Mischel PS, Nelson SF, Elashoff R, Cloughesy TF. Bevacizumab and chemotherapy for recurrent glioblastoma: a single-institution experience. Neurology. 2009 Apr 7;72(14):1217-2

Pope WB, Chen JH, Dong J, Carlson MR, Perlina A, Cloughesy TF, Liau LM, Mischel PS, Nghiemphu P, Lai A, Nelson SF. Relationship between gene expression and enhancement in glioblastoma multiforme: exploratory DNA microarray analysis. Radiology. 2008 Oct;249(1):268-77.

Ledezma CJ, Chen W, Sai V, Freitas B, Cloughesy T, Czernin J, Pope W. 18F-FDOPA PET/MRI fusion in patients with primary/recurrent gliomas: initial experience. Eur J Radiol. 2009 Aug;71(2):242-8. Epub 2008 May 29.