Scholar
Nicha C. Dvornek
Google Scholar ID: HrzdtUUAAAAJ
Assistant Professor, Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Yale University
Citations & Impact
Citations
4,815
H-index
26
i10-index
38
Publications
20
Co-authors
11
list available
Publications
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
- Awarded an NIH NIBIB R21 Trailblazer grant on 'Interpretable Deep Learning Models for Analysis of Longitudinal 3D Mammography Screenings'.
- Served as Area Chair for MICCAI 2024 and MIDL 2024.
- Joined editorial boards of Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics (CMIG) and SPIE Journal of Medical Imaging (JMI).
- Appointed Honorary Elections Officer for the 2023 Women in MICCAI Board.
- Mentored students to publish and win awards at top conferences including MICCAI, IPMI, ISBI, and MIDL (e.g., 1st and 3rd places at CXR-LT Challenge MICCAI 2024, Runner-up Best Oral Paper at IPMI 2025).
- Published in high-impact journals such as Medical Image Analysis and IEEE Transactions on Medical Imaging.
Background
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging at Yale School of Medicine, with a secondary appointment in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Yale School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
- Develops algorithms for medical image processing and analysis.
- Current research focuses on deep learning applications for functional MRI analysis, motion correction in dynamic PET imaging, and digital breast tomosynthesis (3D mammography) for breast cancer detection.
- Trained as a biomedical engineer; research spans techniques from Bayesian inference to modern machine learning.
- Biomedical applications include brain image registration, particle reconstruction for cryo-electron microscopy, functional neuroimage analysis, and neuroprediction.
