2000-present Medical Director of MRI

 1999-present Director, Neuroradiology Fellowship Program

 1997-present Director, UCLA Clinical Image Processing Service

 1996-present Assistant Professor-in-Residence

Department of Radiological Sciences/Neuroradiology

UCLA School of Medicine

 1997 Senior Member, American Society of Neuroradiology

 1997 Certificate of Added Qualifications in Neuroradiology (CAQ)

 1995 Certified, The American Board of Radiology

 1990 Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners

 2000 Association of Program Directors in Radiology

 2000 Association of University Radiologists

 1999 Los Angeles Radiological Society (LARS)

 1996 American Society of Head and Neck Radiology

 1995 American Society of Neuroradiology

 1995 American College of Radiology

 1994 Radiological Society of North America

 1998-2000 Member, Commercial Relations Committee, American Society of Neuroradiology

 1999-present National Committee of Fellowship Directors, American College of Radiology

 1997-present Radiology Credentials Committee

 1997-2000 Teleradiology Committee

 1998-present MR Planning Committee- New Hospital

 1998-present Neurosurgical ICU Planning Committee- New Hospital

 1998-present Department of Radiological Sciences Research Committee

 1999-present Ad Hoc Committee to Recommend Departmental Policies for Research Scans

 2000-present MR Affinity Meetings

 2001-present Clinical Cabinet to the Chairman, UCLA Department of Radiological Sciences

 1998-present Faculty and Member, UCLA Brain Tumor Research Program

 1999-present Faculty and Member, UCLA Interventional MR Program

 1999-present Faculty and Member, UCLA Stroke Center and Neurovascular Program

 1999-2000 Faculty and Member, UCLA Peripheral Nerve Imaging Program (MR Neurography)

 1999-2000 The American Journal of Ophthalmology

 1999-2000 IEEE Transaction on Medical Imaging

1. Ovbiagele B, Buck BH, Liebeskind DS, Starkman S, Bang OY, Ali LK, Villablanca JP, Salamon N, Yun SW, Pineda S, Saver JL. Prior antiplatelet use and infarct volume in ischemic stroke. J Neurol Sci. 264(1-2):140-4 (2008).

2. Nael K, Villablanca JP, Mossaz L, Pope W, Juncosa A, Laub G, Finn JP. 3-T contrast-enhanced MR angiography in evaluation of suspected intracranial aneurysm: comparison with MDCT angiography. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 190(2):389-95 (2008).

3. Lell MM, Ditt H, Panknin C, Sayre JW, Klotz E, Ruehm SG, Villablanca JP. Cervical CT angiography comparing routine noncontrast and a late venous scan as masks for automated bone subtraction: feasibility study and examination of the influence of patient motion on image quality. Invest Radiol. 43(1):27-32 (2008).

4. Buck BH, Liebeskind DS, Saver JL, Bang OY, Yun SW, Starkman S, Ali LK, Kim D, Villablanca JP, Salamon N, Razinia T, Ovbiagele B. Early neutrophilia is associated with volume of ischemic tissue in acute stroke. Stroke. 39(2):355-60 (2008).

5. Lell MM, Ditt H, Panknin C, Sayre JW, Klotz E, Ruehm SG, Villablanca JP. Cervical CT Angiography Comparing Routine Noncontrast and a Late Venous Scan as Masks for Automated Bone Subtraction: Feasibility Study and Examination of the Influence of Patient Motion on Image Quality. Invest Radiol. 43(1):27-32 (2008).

6. Nael K, Villablanca JP, Pope WB, McNamara TO, Laub G, Finn JP. Supraaortic arteries: contrast-enhanced MR angiography at 3.0 T--highly accelerated parallel acquisition for improved spatial resolution over an extended field of view. Radiology. 242(2):600-9 (2007).

7. Buck BH, Liebeskind DS, Saver JL, Bang OY, Starkman S, Ali LK, Kim D, Villablanca JP, Salamon N, Yun SW, Razinia T, Ovbiagele B. Association of higher serum calcium levels with smaller infarct volumes in acute ischemic stroke. Arch Neurol. 64(9):1287-91 (2007).

8. Bang OY, Buck BH, Saver JL, Alger JR, Yoon SR, Starkman S, Ovbiagele B, Kim D, Ali LK, Sanossian N, Jahan R, Duckwiler GR, Vinuela F, Salamon N, Villablanca JP, Liebeskind DS. Prediction of hemorrhagic transformation after recanalization therapy using T2*-permeability magnetic resonance imaging. Ann Neurol. 2007 Aug 7; (2007).

9. Villablanca JP, Rodriguez FJ, Stockman T, Dahliwal S, Omura M, Hazany S, Sayre J. MDCT angiography for detection and quantification of small intracranial arteries: comparison with conventional catheter angiography. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 188(2):593-602 (2007).

10. Venugopal P, Valentino D, Schmitt H, Villablanca JP, Vinuela F, Duckwiler G. Sensitivity of patient-specific numerical simulation of cerebal aneurysm hemodynamics to inflow boundary conditions. J Neurosurg. 106(6):1051-60 (2007).

11. Ovbiagele B, Buck BH, Liebeskind DS, Starkman S, Bang OY, Ali LK, Villablanca JP, Salamon N, Yun SW, Pineda S, Saver JL. Prior antiplatelet use and infarct volume in ischemic stroke. J Neurol Sci. 2007 Sep 11; (2007).

12. Buck BH, Liebeskind DS, Saver JL, Bang OY, Yun SW, Starkman S, Ali LK, Kim D, Villablanca JP, Salamon N, Razinia T, Ovbiagele B. Early Neutrophilia Is Associated With Volume of Ischemic Tissue in Acute Stroke. Stroke. 2007 Dec 27; (2007).

13. Nael K, Fenchel M, Salamon N, Duckwiler GR, Laub G, Finn JP, Villablanca JP. Three-Dimensional Cerebral Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Venography at 3.0 Tesla: Initial Results Using Highly Accelerated Parallel Acquisition. Invest Radiol. 41(10):763-768 (2006).

14. Nael K, Ruehm SG, Michaely HJ, Pope W, Laub G, Finn JP, Villablanca JP. High spatial-resolution CE-MRA of the carotid circulation with parallel imaging: comparison of image quality between 2 different acceleration factors at 3.0 Tesla. Invest Radiol. 41(4):391-9 (2006).

15. Nael K, Ruehm SG, Michaely HJ, Pope W, Laub G, Finn JP, Villablanca JP. High Spatial-Resolution CE-MRA of the Carotid Circulation With Parallel Imaging: Comparison of Image Quality Between 2 Different Acceleration Factors at 3.0 Tesla. Invest Radiol. 41(4):391-399 (2006).

16. Villablanca JP, Nael K, Habibi R, Nael A, Laub G, Finn JP. 3 T Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography for Evaluation of the Intracranial Arteries: Comparison With Time-of-Flight Magnetic Resonance Angiography and Multislice Computed Tomography Angiography. Invest Radiol. 41(11):799-805 (2006).

17. Nael K, Fenchel M, Salamon N, Duckwiler GR, Laub G, Finn JP, Villablanca JP. Three-dimensional cerebral contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance venography at 3.0 Tesla: initial results using highly accelerated parallel acquisition. Invest Radiol. 41(10):763-8 (2006).

18. Villablanca JP, Nael K, Habibi R, Nael A, Laub G, Finn JP. 3 T contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography for evaluation of the intracranial arteries: comparison with time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography and multislice computed tomography angiography. Invest Radiol. 41(11):799-805 (2006).

19. Villablanca JP, Achiriolaie A, Hooshi P, Martin N, Duckwiler G, Jahan R, Frazee J, Gobin P, Sayre J, Vinuela F. Aneurysms of the posterior circulation: detection and treatment planning using volume-rendered three-dimensional helical computerized tomography angiography. J Neurosurg. 103(6):1018-29 (2005).

20. Bash S, Villablanca JP, Jahan R, Duckwiler G, Tillis M, Kidwell C, Saver J, Sayre J. Intracranial vascular stenosis and occlusive disease: evaluation with CT angiography, MR angiography, and digital subtraction angiography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 26(5):1012-21 (2005).

21. Esposito F, Becker DP, Villablanca JP, Kelly DF. Endonasal transsphenoidal transclival removal of prepontine epidermoid tumors: technical note. Neurosurgery. 56(2 Suppl):E443; discuss (2005).

22. Filler AG, Haynes J, Jordan SE, Prager J, Villablanca JP, Farahani K, McBride DQ, Tsuruda JS, Morisoli B, Batzdorf U, Johnson JP. Sciatica of nondisc origin and piriformis syndrome: diagnosis by magnetic resonance neurography and interventional magnetic resonance imaging with outcome study of resulting treatment. J Neurosurg Spine. 2(2):99-115 (2005).

23. Pope WB, Sayre J, Perlina A, Villablanca JP, Mischel PS, Cloughesy TF. MR imaging correlates of survival in patients with high-grade gliomas. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 26(10):2466-74 (2005).

24. Tateshima S, Grinstead J, Sinha S, Nien YL, Murayama Y, Villablanca JP, Tanishita K, Vinuela F. Intraaneurysmal flow visualization by using phase-contrast magnetic resonance imaging: feasibility study based on a geometrically realistic in vitro aneurysm model. J Neurosurg. 100(6):1041-8 (2004).

25. Kidwell CS, Chalela JA, Saver JL, Starkman S, Hill MD, Demchuk AM, Butman JA, Patronas N, Alger JR, Latour LL, Luby ML, Baird AE, Leary MC, Tremwel M, Ovbiagele B, Fredieu A, Suzuki S, Villablanca JP, Davis S, Dunn B, Todd JW, Ezzeddi. Comparison of MRI and CT for detection of acute intracerebral hemorrhage. JAMA. 292(15):1823-30 (2004).

26. McArthur DL, Chute DJ, Villablanca JP. Moderate and severe traumatic brain injury: epidemiologic, imaging and neuropathologic perspectives. Brain Pathol. 14(2):185-94 (2004).

27. Ostrem JL, Saver JL, Alger JR, Starkman S, Leary MC, Duckwiler G, Jahan R, Vespa P, Villablanca JP, Gobin YP, Vinuela F, Kidwell CS. Acute basilar artery occlusion: diffusion-perfusion MRI characterization of tissue salvage in patients receiving intra-arterial stroke therapies. Stroke. 35(2):e30-4 (2004).

28. Leary MC, Kidwell CS, Villablanca JP, Starkman S, Jahan R, Duckwiler GR, Gobin YP, Sykes S, Gough KJ, Ferguson K, Llanes JN, Masamed R, Tremwel M, Ovbiagele B, Vespa PM, Vinuela F, Saver JL. Validation of computed tomographic middle cerebral artery "dot"sign: an angiographic correlation study. Stroke. 34(11):2636-40 (2003).

29. Tateshima S, Vinuela F, Villablanca JP, Murayama Y, Morino T, Nomura K, Tanishita K. Three-dimensional blood flow analysis in a wide-necked internal carotid artery-ophthalmic artery aneurysm. J Neurosurg. 99(3):526-33 (2003).

30. Shih LC, Saver JL, Alger JR, Starkman S, Leary MC, Vinuela F, Duckwiler G, Gobin YP, Jahan R, Villablanca JP, Vespa PM, Kidwell CS. Perfusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging thresholds identifying core, irreversibly infarcted tissue. Stroke. 34(6):1425-30 (2003).

31. Tateshima S, Murayama Y, Villablanca JP, Morino T, Nomura K, Tanishita K, Vinuela F. In vitro measurement of fluid-induced wall shear stress in unruptured cerebral aneurysms harboring blebs. Stroke. 34(1):187-92 (2003).

32. Kidwell CS, Saver JL, Villablanca JP, Duckwiler G, Fredieu A, Gough K, Leary MC, Starkman S, Gobin YP, Jahan R, Vespa P, Liebeskind DS, Alger JR, Vinuela F. Magnetic resonance imaging detection of microbleeds before thrombolysis: an emerging application. Stroke. 33(1):95-8 (2002).

33. Kidwell CS, Saver JL, Carneado J, Sayre J, Starkman S, Duckwiler G, Gobin YP, Jahan R, Vespa P, Villablanca JP, Liebeskind DS, Vinuela F. Predictors of hemorrhagic transformation in patients receiving intra-arterial thrombolysis. Stroke. 33(3):717-24 (2002).

34. Villablanca JP, Hooshi P, Martin N, Jahan R, Duckwiler G, Lim S, Frazee J, Gobin YP, Sayre J, Bentson J, Vinuela F. Three-dimensional helical computerized tomography angiography in the diagnosis, characterization, and management of middle cerebral artery aneurysms: comparison with conventional angiography and intraoperative findings. J Neurosurg. 97(6):1322-32 (2002).

35. Kidwell CS, Saver JL, Starkman S, Duckwiler G, Jahan R, Vespa P, Villablanca JP, Liebeskind DS, Gobin YP, Vinuela F, Alger JR. Late secondary ischemic injury in patients receiving intraarterial thrombolysis. Ann Neurol. 52(6):698-703 (2002).

36. Alger JR, Frew AJ, Cloughesy TF, Del Vecchio W, Villablanca JP, Curran JG. Novel methodology for the archiving and interactive reading of clinical magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging. Magn Reson Med. 48(3):411-8 (2002).

37. Villablanca JP, Jahan R, Hooshi P, Lim S, Duckwiler G, Patel A, Sayre J, Martin N, Frazee J, Bentson J, Vinuela F. Detection and characterization of very small cerebral aneurysms by using 2D and 3D helical CT angiography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 23(7):1187-98 (2002).

38. Kidwell CS, Saver JL, Mattiello J, Warach S, Liebeskind DS, Starkman S, Vespa P, Vinuela F, Villablanca JP, Martin NA, Frazee J, Alger JR. Diffusion-perfusion MR evaluation of perihematomal injury in hyperacute intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurology. 57:1611-1617. (2001).

39. Kidwell CS, Saver JL, Mattiello J, Starkman S, Vinuela F, Duckwiler G, Gobin YP, Jahan R, Vespa P, Villablanca JP, Liebeskind DS, Woods RP, Alger JR. Diffusion-perfusion MRI characterization of post-recanalization hyperperfusion in humans. Neurology. 57:2015-2021 (2001).

40. Kidwell CS, Villablanca JP, Saver JL. Advances in neuroimaging of acute stroke. Current Atherosclerosis Reports. 2:126-135 (2001).

41. Kidwell CS, Saver JL, Villablanca JP, Duckwiler G, Fredieu A, Gough K, Leary MC, Starkman S, Gobin YP, Jahan R, Vespa P, Liebeskind DS, Alger JR, Vinuela F. MRI detection of microbleeds prior to thrombolysis: an emerging application. Stroke. 33:95-98 (2001).

42. Kidwell CS, Saver JL, Mattiello J, Warach S, Liebeskind DS, Starkman S, Vespa P, Vinuela F, Villablanca JP, Martin NA, Frazee J, Alger JR. Diffusion-perfusion MR evaluation of perihematomal injury in hyperacute intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurology. 57:1611-1617 (2001).

43. Kidwell CS, Saver JL, Mattiello J, Starkman S, Vinuela F, Duckwiler G, Gobin YP, Jahan R, Vespa P, Villablanca JP, Liebeskind DS, Woods RP, Alger JR. Diffusion-perfusion MRI characterization of post-recanalization hyperperfusion in humans. Neurology. 57:2015-2021 (2001).

44. Villablanca JP, Jahan R, Hooshi P, Lim S, Duckwiler G, Patel A, Sayre J, Martin N, Frazee J, Bentson J, Vinuela F. Very small aneurysms: detection and characterization using 2D and 3D helical CTA. AJNR. (2001).

45. Tateshima S, Murayama Y, Villablanca JP, Morino T, Takahashi H, Yamaguchi T, Tanishta K, Vinuela F. Intraaneurysmal flow dynamics study featuring an acrylic aneurysm model manufactured using a computerized tomography angiogram as a mold. J Neurosurgery. 95:1020-1027 (2001).

46. Kidwell CS, Saver JL, Mattielo J, Warach S, Liebeskind D, Starkman S, Vespa PM, Martin NA, Villablanca JP, Frazee J, Alger JR. Diffusion-perfusion MRI evaluation of perihematomal injury in hyperacute intracerebral hemorrhage. Neurology. 57:1611-1617 (2001).

47. Gallagher KT, Shaham B, Reiff A, Tournay A, Villablanca JP, Curran J, Nelson MD Jr, Bernsten B, Rawlings DJ. Primary Angitis of the central nervous system in children: 5 cases. J Rheumatology. 28:161-623 (2001).

48. Tateshima S, Murayama Y, Villablanca JP, Morino T, Takahashi H, Yamauchi T, Tanishita K, Vinuela F. Intraaneurysmal flow dynamics study featuring an acrylic aneurysm model manufactured using a computerized tomography angiogram as a mold. J Neurosurg. 95:1020-7 (2001).

49. Kidwell CS, Villablanca JP, Saver JL. Advances in neuroimaging of acute stroke. Current Atherosclerosis Reports. 2:126-135 (2000).

50. Kidwell CS, Villablanca JP, Saver JL. Advances in Neuroimaging of Acute stroke. Curr Atheroscler Rep. 2(2):126-135 (2000).

51. Villablanca JP, Martin N, Jahan R, Gobin YP, Frazee J, Duckwiler G, Bentson J, Hardart M, Coiteiro D, Sayre j, Vinuela F. Volume rendered helical computerized tomography angiography in the detection and characterization of intracranial aneurysms. J Neurosurg. 93(2):254-264 (2000).

52. Moore AH, Hovda DS, Cherry SR, Villablanca JP, Pollack DB, Phelps ME. Dynamic changes in cerebral glucose metabolism in conscious infant monkeys during the first year of life as measured by positron emission tomography. Brain Res Dev Brain Res. 120(2):141-150 (2000).

53. Chow KL, Gobin YP, Cloughesy T, Sayre JW, Villablanca JP, Vinuela F. Prognostic factors in recurrent glioblastoma multiforme and anaplastic astrocytoma treated with selective intra-arterial chemotherapy. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 21(3):471-478 (2000).

54. Rubino GJ, Farahani K, McGill D, Van De Weile B, Villablanca JP, Wang-Mathieson A. Magnetic resonance imaging-guided neurosurgery in the magnetic fringe fields: the next step in neuronavigation. Neurosurgery. 46(3):643-653 (2000).

 2001 Magna Cum Lauda Award, 39th ASNR, Boston, 2001

S. Tateshima, Y Murayama, JP Villablanca

 2000 Frontiers of Science Award

 2000 Marconi-AUR Academic Faculty Development Award

 1993 Consultant of the Year Award

 1988-89 Minnesota Medical Foundation

 1989 Student Achievement Award

 1986-87 President Student Leadership and Service Award

 1987 Lange Medical Award