Edward Sickles, MD
Professor
Radiology
School of Medicine

415-885-7417

Edward A. Sickles, MD, has previously served as Chief of the Breast Imaging Section at the University of California, San Francisco. Presently, he is a Professor Emeritus of Radiology at UCSF School of Medicine and actively a member of the Women’s Imaging Section.

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Dr. Sickles received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College, New York in 1969, and then completed two years of internship and residency in internal medicine at Cornell University Medical College (New York Hospital - Memorial Hospital), then served for two years at the US Public Health Service Hospital in Baltimore, and then completed a diagnostic radiology residency at UCSF, followed by an academic radiology fellowship at UCSF.

Dr. Sickles has presented papers at more than 250 scientific meetings, and has been invited as a speaker to over 850 educational seminars in 43 states in the United States and 32 foreign countries. Dr. Sickles continues to serve as a member to many breast imaging committees, and most recently, he chaired the American College of Radiology (ACR) National Mammography Database Committee and the ACR Committee that produced the mammography and auditing portions of the Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System (BI-RADS).

As a prolific contributor to breast imaging education and scientific literature, Dr. Sickles has authored and co-authored 10 books and monographs, more than 260 scientific articles, and almost 100 other scientific communications.

Dr. Sickles is the recipient of numerous awards and special recognitions for his dedication, service, and contributions to breast imaging, including the Gold Medal of the Society of Breast Imaging and honorary membership in four international radiological societies.

Expertise: Breast Imaging

Specialty: Breast imaging

Professional Interests: Breast imaging, breast cancer, mammography, breast MRI, breast ultrasound

Education and Training:

  • Medical School: Cornell University Medical College, New York
  • Internship: Cornell Cooperating Hospitals, New York Hospital - Memorial Hospital - Medicine
  • Residency: Cornell Cooperating Hospitals, New York Hospital - Memorial Hospital, New York - Medicine
  • Residency: University of California, San Francisco - Diagnostic Radiology
  • Fellowship: University of California, San Francisco - Diagnostic Radiology

Awards

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  • Ed Dickson Emeritus Professorship Award, University of California, San Francisco, 2010-2011
  • Editor’s Certificate of Recognition, Journal of Women’s Imaging, 2001
  • Editor's Recognition Award with Special Distinction, Radiology, 2000-2003
  • Outstanding Alumni Award, University of California, San Francisco Department of Radiology, 2000
  • Henry Garland Memorial Lecturer, California Radiological Society, 1999
  • Gold Medal, Society of Breast Imaging, 1999
  • Wendell Scott Memorial Lecturer, American College of Radiology, 1998
  • Hideyo Minagi Outstanding Teaching Award, University of California, San Francisco, 1993
  • Fellow, American College of Radiology, 1989
  • Junior Faculty Clinical Fellowship, American Cancer Society, 1980-1981
  • Cum Laude Award, Radiological Society of North America, 1978

Education & Training

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  • Residency Radiology University of California, San Francisco 1976
  • Residency Internal Medicine Cornell Cooperating Hospitals 1971
  • Internship Internal Medicine Cornell Cooperating Hospitals 1970

Interests

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  • breast ultrasound
  • breast MRI
  • mammography
  • breast cancer
  • Breast imaging

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Publications (269)

Top publication keywords:
RadiologyUltrasonography, MammaryBiopsyMedical AuditBenchmarkingThermographyBreastBreast NeoplasmsClinical CompetenceMammographyRadiographic Image EnhancementEarly Detection of CancerCarcinoma, Ductal, BreastBreast DiseasesMass Screening

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