Raymond Sze, MD
Professor
Radiology
School of Medicine

Dr. Sze has longstanding ties to the Bay Area and Oakland Children’s Hospital. During his residency at Stanford University, Dr. Sze rotated at Oakland Children’s, training with top pediatric radiologists.

Dr. Sze comes to UCSF with an exemplary record of program development, having spearheaded strategic growth at both Children’s National in Washington, DC, and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). In his prior roles, Dr. Sze has overseen the development of robust Bioengineering, Quality & Safety, and Physician and Staff Wellness programs, fostered multiple strong inter-departmental collaborations, instituted recruitment projects that expanded faculty numbers, and design projects resulting in award-winning clinical environments.

A sustained commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion characterizes Dr. Sze’s work,and includes his personal advocacy and mentoring of trainees and faculty as well as developing and sponsoring outreach and recruitment programs for underrepresented minorities.

• Deep learning-based prediction of rib fracture presence in frontal radiographs of children under two years of age: a proof-of-concept study.
  The British journal of radiology 2023 Ghosh A, Bose S, Patton D, Kumar I, Khalkhali V, Henry MK, Ouyang M, Huang H, Vossough A, Sze RW, Sotardi S, Francavilla M
• Pediatric Genitourinary 3D Modeling and Printing Using Multiphase Postcontrast Imaging Segmentation.
  Urology 2023 Silvestro E, Kolon TF, Canning D, Serai SD, Carson R, Sze R, Back SJ
• Using human factors principles to redesign a 3D lab workflow during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  3D printing in medicine 2022 Larsen EP, Silvestro E, Ferro DF, Chinwalla A, Oppenheimer N, Rogers S, Sze RW, Winston FK
• Results of a Virtual Multi-Institutional Program for Quality Improvement Training and Project Facilitation.
  Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 2022 Miranda-Schaeubinger M, Tomkins KG, Larsen E, Rigby V, White AM, Sze RW, Larson DB
• Artificial Intelligence Curriculum Needs Assessment for a Pediatric Radiology Fellowship Program: What, How, and Why?
  Academic radiology 2022 Velez-Florez MC, Ghosh A, Patton D, Sze R, Reid JR, Sotardi S
• Correction to: Pediatric musculoskeletal pathologies: are there differences in triage of diagnoses and preferences for communication between radiology and orthopedics?
  Skeletal radiology 2022 Hussaini SH, Gaballah M, Baghdadi S, Arkader A, Williams BA, Sze RW, Nguyen JC
• Neonatal gastrointestinal emergencies: a radiological review.
  Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie 2022 Tierradentro-Garcia LO, Freeman CW, Vuma M, Didier RA, Kaplan SL, Sze R, Hwang M
• MRI evaluation of pediatric tibial eminence fractures: comparison between conventional and "CT-like" ultrashort echo time (UTE) images.
  Skeletal radiology 2022 Nguyen JC, Guariento A, Williams BA, Lawrence JTR, Ganley TJ, Venkatesh TP, Sze RW
• Pediatric musculoskeletal pathologies: are there differences in triage of diagnoses and preferences for communication between radiology and orthopedics?
  Skeletal radiology 2021 Hussaini SH, Gaballah M, Baghdadi S, Arkader A, Williams BA, Sze RW, Nguyen JC
• A Pilot Program of Virtual Ergonomics Consults for Radiology Staff Working From Home.
  Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 2021 Miranda-Schaeubinger M, Schwartz ES, Sze RW, Larsen EP
• Artificial intelligence development in pediatric body magnetic resonance imaging: best ideas to adapt from adults.
  Pediatric radiology 2021 Moore MM, Iyer RS, Sarwani NI, Sze RW
• Can Radiology Technologists be Trained to Measure Leg Length Discrepancies as Accurately as Pediatric Radiologists?
  Academic radiology 2020 White SA, Shellikeri S, Muñoz ML, Edgar JC, Nguyen JC, Sze RW
• Optimizing Radiology Reading Room Design: The Eudaimonia Radiology Machine.
  Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 2020 Larsen EP, Hailu T, Sheldon L, Ginader A, Bodo N, Dewane D, Degnan AJ, Finley J, Sze RW
• Cerebral Pulsed Arterial Spin Labeling Perfusion Weighted Imaging Predicts Language and Motor Outcomes in Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy.
  Frontiers in pediatrics 2020 Zheng Q, Martin-Saavedra JS, Saade-Lemus S, Vossough A, Zuccoli G, Gonçalves FG, Freeman CW, Ouyang M, Singh V, Padula MA, Demauro SB, Flibotte J, Eichenwald EC, Detre JA, Sze RW, Huang H, Hwang M
• A primer for pediatric radiologists on infection control in an era of COVID-19.
  Pediatric radiology 2020 Miranda-Schaeubinger M, Blumfield E, Chavhan GB, Farkas AB, Joshi A, Kamps SE, Kaplan SL, Sammer MBK, Silvestro E, Stanescu AL, Sze RW, Zerr DM, Chandra T, Edwards EA, Khan N, Rubio EI, Vera CD, Iyer …
• Cardiovascular 3-D Printing: Value-Added Assessment Using Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing.
  Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 2020 Ho DR, Luery SE, Ghosh RM, Maehara CK, Silvestro E, Whitehead KK, Sze RW, Hsu W, Nguyen KL
• Vitamin C deficiency mimicking inflammatory bone disease of the hand.
  Pediatric rheumatology online journal 2020 Liebling EJ, Sze RW, Behrens EM
• The growing issue of burnout in radiology - a survey-based evaluation of driving factors and potential impacts in pediatric radiologists.
  Pediatric radiology 2020 Ayyala RS, Baird GL, Sze RW, Brown BP, Taylor GA
• Deep Learning Measurement of Leg Length Discrepancy in Children Based on Radiographs.
  Radiology 2020 Zheng Q, Shellikeri S, Huang H, Hwang M, Sze RW
• Imaging Properties of Additive Manufactured (3D Printed) Materials for Potential Use for Phantom Models.
  Journal of digital imaging 2020 Silvestro E, Betts KN, Francavilla ML, Andronikou S, Sze RW
• 'Walk in my shoes': intradepartmental role shadowing to increase workplace collegiality and wellness in a large pediatric radiology department.
  Pediatric radiology 2020 Hailu TA, Ginader AS, Nigro AM, Lee DD, Sze RW
• The Business Case for Evidence-Based Design in Radiology Departments.
  Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 2020 Sze RW, Hagerty NM, Sassano C, Kazmi P
• Imaging of developmental dysplasia of the hip: ultrasound, radiography and magnetic resonance imaging.
  Pediatric radiology 2019 Barrera CA, Cohen SA, Sankar WN, Ho-Fung VM, Sze RW, Nguyen JC
• Optimizing Imaging Clinical Decision Support: Perspectives of Pediatric Emergency Department Physicians.
  Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 2019 Hogan J, Frasso R, Hailu T, Tate A, Martin R, Sze R
• If Disney ran your pediatric radiology department: a different approach to improving the patient and family experience.
  Pediatric radiology 2019 Sze RW, Vera CD, Hogan L, Iyer RS
• Machine learning concepts, concerns and opportunities for a pediatric radiologist.
  Pediatric radiology 2019 Moore MM, Slonimsky E, Long AD, Sze RW, Iyer RS
• Practical considerations for establishing and maintaining a magnetic resonance imaging safety program in a pediatric practice.
  Pediatric radiology 2019 Chandra T, Chavhan GB, Sze RW, Swenson D, Holowka S, Fricke S, Davidson S, Iyer RS
• Practical considerations when implementing peer learning conferences.
  Pediatric radiology 2019 Ngo AV, Stanescu AL, Swenson DW, Moore MM, Sze RW, Iyer RS
• Survey of peer review programs among pediatric radiologists: report from the SPR Quality and Safety Committee.
  Pediatric radiology 2019 Iyer RS, Swenson DW, Anand N, Blumfield E, Chandra T, Chavhan GB, Goodman TR, Khan N, Moore MM, Ngo TD, Sammet CL, Sze RW, Vera CD, Stanescu AL
• Development of a shoulder-mounted robot for MRI-guided needle placement: phantom study.
  International journal of computer assisted radiology and surgery 2018 Monfaredi R, Iordachita I, Wilson E, Sze R, Sharma K, Krieger A, Fricke S, Cleary K
• Radiology Design Project Primer.
  Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 2017 Sze RW, Teshima S, Hogan L, Davidson S
• Radiology Architecture Project Primer.
  Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR 2017 Sze RW, Hogan L, Teshima S, Davidson S
• Composite iron oxide-Prussian blue nanoparticles for magnetically guided T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging and photothermal therapy of tumors.
  International journal of nanomedicine 2017 Kale SS, Burga RA, Sweeney EE, Zun Z, Sze RW, Tuesca A, Subramony JA, Fernandes R
• Biofunctionalized prussian blue nanoparticles for multimodal molecular imaging applications.
  Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE 2015 Vojtech JM, Cano-Mejia J, Dumont MF, Sze RW, Fernandes R
• Non-invasive MRI and spectroscopy of mdx mice reveal temporal changes in dystrophic muscle imaging and in energy deficits.
  PloS one 2014 Heier CR, Guerron AD, Korotcov A, Lin S, Gordish-Dressman H, Fricke S, Sze RW, Hoffman EP, Wang P, Nagaraju K
• A Prototype Body-Mounted MRI-Compatible Robot for Needle Guidance in Shoulder Arthrography.
  Proceedings of the ... IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics. IEEE/RAS-EMBS International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics 2014 Monfaredi R, Seifabadi R, Iordachita I, Sze R, Safdar NM, Sharma K, Fricke S, Krieger A, Cleary K
• Manganese-containing Prussian blue nanoparticles for imaging of pediatric brain tumors.
  International journal of nanomedicine 2014 Dumont MF, Yadavilli S, Sze RW, Nazarian J, Fernandes R
• Digital facial dysmorphology for genetic screening: Hierarchical constrained local model using ICA.
  Medical image analysis 2014 Zhao Q, Okada K, Rosenbaum K, Kehoe L, Zand DJ, Sze R, Summar M, Linguraru MG
• Biofunctionalized gadolinium-containing prussian blue nanoparticles as multimodal molecular imaging agents.
  Bioconjugate chemistry 2013 Dumont MF, Hoffman HA, Yoon PR, Conklin LS, Saha SR, Paglione J, Sze RW, Fernandes R
• Automated Down syndrome detection using facial photographs.
  Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference 2013 Zhao Q, Rosenbaum K, Okada K, Zand DJ, Sze R, Summar M, Linguraru MG
• Hierarchical constrained local model using ICA and its application to Down syndrome detection.
  Medical image computing and computer-assisted intervention : MICCAI ... International Conference on Medical Image Computing and Computer-Assisted Intervention 2013 Zhao Q, Okada K, Rosenbaum K, Zand DJ, Sze R, Summar M, Linguraru MG
• Parameters of care for craniosynostosis.
  The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 2011 McCarthy JG, Warren SM, Bernstein J, Burnett W, Cunningham ML, Edmond JC, Figueroa AA, Kapp-Simon KA, Labow BI, Peterson-Falzone SJ, Proctor MR, Rubin MS, Sze RW, Yemen TA, Craniosynostosis Working …
• Comparison of bone age readings by pediatric endocrinologists and pediatric radiologists using two bone age atlases.
  Pediatric radiology 2010 Kaplowitz P, Srinivasan S, He J, McCarter R, Hayeri MR, Sze R
• Ileal atresia with meconium peritonitis: fetal MRI evaluation.
  Journal of radiology case reports 2010 Degnan AJ, Bulas DI, Sze RW
• Radiological reasoning: a child with posterior plagiocephaly.
  AJR. American journal of roentgenology 2010 Kadom N, Sze RW
• Radiological reasoning: congenital sensorineural hearing loss.
  AJR. American journal of roentgenology 2010 Kadom N, Sze RW
• Radiological reasoning: pediatric midline nasofrontal mass.
  AJR. American journal of roentgenology 2010 Kadom N, Sze RW
• Topics in pediatric head and neck imaging: self-assessment module.
  AJR. American journal of roentgenology 2010 Kadom N, Sze RW
• New program for efficient conversion of film-based teaching files to searchable Web-based teaching archive.
  AJR. American journal of roentgenology 2008 Coppes OJ, Sze RW, Lawton K, McCaslin A
• Improving patient safety in radiology: a work in progress.
  Pediatric radiology 2008 Sze RW
• Radiological reasoning: leukocoria in a child.
  AJR. American journal of roentgenology 2008 Kadom N, Sze RW
• New severity indices for quantifying single-suture metopic craniosynostosis.
  Neurosurgery 2008 Ruiz-Correa S, Starr JR, Lin HJ, Kapp-Simon KA, Sze RW, Ellenbogen RG, Speltz ML, Cunningham ML
• In vivo MRI detection of gliomas by chlorotoxin-conjugated superparamagnetic nanoprobes.
  Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) 2008 Sun C, Veiseh O, Gunn J, Fang C, Hansen S, Lee D, Sze R, Ellenbogen RG, Olson J, Zhang M
• A Bayesian hierarchical model for classifying craniofacial malformations from CT imaging.
  Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual International Conference 2008 Ruiz-Correa S, Gatica-Perez D, Lin HJ, Shapiro LG, Sze RW
• Pediatric seizure imaging.
  Current problems in diagnostic radiology 2007 Tepe S, Sze RW, Kadom N
• Tumor paint: a chlorotoxin:Cy5.5 bioconjugate for intraoperative visualization of cancer foci.
  Cancer research 2007 Veiseh M, Gabikian P, Bahrami SB, Veiseh O, Zhang M, Hackman RC, Ravanpay AC, Stroud MR, Kusuma Y, Hansen SJ, Kwok D, Munoz NM, Sze RW, Grady WM, Greenberg NM, Ellenbogen RG, Olson JM
• Sleep disturbances in 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: a case with obstructive and central sleep apnea.
  The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 2007 Heike CL, Avellino AM, Mirza SK, Kifle Y, Perkins J, Sze R, Egbert M, Hing AV
• Folic acid-PEG conjugated superparamagnetic nanoparticles for targeted cellular uptake and detection by MRI.
  Journal of biomedical materials research. Part A 2006 Sun C, Sze R, Zhang M
• Diagnosis of midface fractures with CT: what the surgeon needs to know.
  Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc 2006 Hopper RA, Salemy S, Sze RW
• A novel oculo-oto-facial dysplasia in a Native Alaskan community with autosomal recessive inheritance.
  American journal of medical genetics. Part A 2006 Hing AV, Leblond C, Sze RW, Starr JR, Monks S, Parisi MA
• New scaphocephaly severity indices of sagittal craniosynostosis: a comparative study with cranial index quantifications.
  The Cleft palate-craniofacial journal : official publication of the American Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Association 2006 Ruiz-Correa S, Sze RW, Starr JR, Lin HT, Speltz ML, Cunningham ML, Hing AV
• Predicting neuropsychological development from skull imaging.
  Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference 2006 Lin HJ, Ruiz-Correa S, Shapiro LG, Speltz ML, Cunningham ML, Sze RW
• Symbolic signatures for deformable shapes.
  IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence 2006 Ruiz-Correa S, Shapiro LG, Meila M, Berson G, Cunningham ML, Sze RW
• MDCT diagnosis of the child with posterior plagiocephaly.
  AJR. American journal of roentgenology 2005 Sze RW, Hopper RA, Ghioni V, Gruss JS, Ellenbogen RG, King D, Hing AV, Cunningham ML
• Multidetector CT angiography of pediatric vascular malformations and hemangiomas: utility of 3-D reformatting in differential diagnosis.
  Pediatric radiology 2005 Bittles MA, Sidhu MK, Sze RW, Finn LS, Ghioni V, Perkins JA
• Metastatic malignant melanoma presenting as pancytopenia in a three-year-old boy.
  Pediatric blood & cancer 2005 Spiller SE, Hawkins DS, Finn LS, Sze RW, Sybert V
• Preliminary evidence that prenatal alcohol damage may be visible in averaged ultrasound images of the neonatal human corpus callosum.
  Alcohol (Fayetteville, N.Y.) 2005 Bookstein FL, Connor PD, Covell KD, Barr HM, Gleason CA, Sze RW, McBroom JA, Streissguth AP
• Optical and MRI multifunctional nanoprobe for targeting gliomas.
  Nano letters 2005 Veiseh O, Sun C, Gunn J, Kohler N, Gabikian P, Lee D, Bhattarai N, Ellenbogen R, Sze R, Hallahan A, Olson J, Zhang M
• A symbolic shaped-based retrieval of skull images.
  AMIA ... Annual Symposium proceedings. AMIA Symposium 2005 Lin H, Ruiz-Correa S, Shapiro LG, Cunningham ML, Sze RW
• Symbolic shape descriptors for classifying craniosynostosis deformations from skull imaging.
  Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Annual Conference 2005 Lin H, Ruiz-Correa S, Shapiro LG, Hing A, Cunningham ML, Speltz M, Sze R
• Three-dimensional CT angiography imaging of vascular tumors of the head and neck.
  International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology 2004 Perkins JA, Sidhu M, Manning SC, Ghioni V, Sze R
• Cranial suture simulator for ultrasound diagnosis of craniosynostosis.
  Pediatric radiology 2004 Ngo AV, Sze RW, Parisi MT, Sidhu M, Paladin AM, Weinberger E, Seidel KD, Cunningham ML
• Gorham Stout syndrome (disappearing bone disease): two additional case reports and a review of the literature.
  Archives of otolaryngology--head & neck surgery 2003 Lee S, Finn L, Sze RW, Perkins JA, Sie KC
• Rapid computed tomography technique to measure ventricular volumes in the child with suspected ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure I. Validation of technique with a dynamic phantom.
  Journal of computer assisted tomography 2003 Sze RW, Ghioni V, Weinberger E, Seidel KD, Ellenbogen RG
• Rapid computed tomography technique to measure ventricular volumes in the child with suspected ventriculoperitoneal shunt failure II. Clinical application.
  Journal of computer assisted tomography 2003 Sze RW, Ghioni V, Weinberger E, Seidel KD, Ellenbogen RG
• Ultrasound screening of the lambdoid suture in the child with posterior plagiocephaly.
  Pediatric radiology 2003 Sze RW, Parisi MT, Sidhu M, Paladin AM, Ngo AV, Seidel KD, Weinberger E, Ellenbogen RG, Gruss JS, Cunningham ML
• Hemifacial microsomia in pediatric patients: asymmetric abnormal development of the first and second branchial arches.
  AJR. American journal of roentgenology 2002 Sze RW, Paladin AM, Lee S, Cunningham ML
• A possible new ancillary sign for diagnosing midgut volvulus: the truncated superior mesenteric artery.
  Journal of ultrasound in medicine : official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine 2002 Sze RW, Guillerman RP, Krauter D, Evans AS
• Another TWIST on Baller-Gerold syndrome.
  American journal of medical genetics 2001 Seto ML, Lee SJ, Sze RW, Cunningham ML
• Hemifacial myohyperplasia: description of a new syndrome.
  American journal of medical genetics 2001 Lee S, Sze R, Murakami C, Gruss J, Cunningham M
• The molecular genetic revolution in congenital heart disease.
  AJR. American journal of roentgenology 2001 Sze RW, Yutzey KE
• Radiographic evaluation of the neonate with congenital heart disease.
  Radiologic clinics of North America 1999 Strife JL, Sze RW
• The greater omentum.
  AJR. American journal of roentgenology 1997 Sompayrac SW, Mindelzun RE, Silverman PM, Sze R