Andrei Iagaru

Dr Iagaru is a Professor of Radiology – Nuclear Medicine and the Chief of the Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging at Stanford University. His research focus includes PET/MRI and PET/CT imaging for early cancer detection as well as peptide-based diagnostic imaging and therapy. Dr Iagaru is also passionate about clinical translation of novel PET radiopharmaceuticals.

Since joining the faculty at Stanford in 2007, Dr Iagaru has received several awards including the Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) 2009 Image of the Year Award; AuntMinnie 2016 Best Radiology Image, American College of Nuclear Medicine (ACNM) Mid-Winter Conference 2010 Best Essay Award; 2009, 2014 and 2015 Western Regional SNM Scientist Award; 2011 SNM Nuclear Oncology Council Young Investigator Award; and the 2020 Sanjiv Sam Gambhir Distinguished Scientist Award, Western Regional SNM. Dr Iagaru published more than 200 papers in peer-reviewed journals, as well as 7 book chapters and 1 book.