Alan Chiang, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor
Chief, Breast Radiology
Fellowship Director, Breast Radiology

Alan Chiang, MD, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Imaging and the Chief of the Breast Radiology Division.  Dr. Chiang graduated with distinction from the Medical Scientist Training Program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, where he simultaneously earned his MD and PhD in Molecular Biology. After completing an internship in Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern, Dr. Chiang completed his Diagnostic Radiology Residency at the University of California at San Diego where he was presented the Elliott C. Lasser Award for Excellence in Research.

Before beginning Fellowship training, Dr. Chiang volunteered as a civilian radiologist as a member of the Pacific Partnership mission to Cambodia aboard the USNS Mercy.  Subsequently, Dr. Chiang completed his Breast Imaging Fellowship at the University of California in San Francisco.

With special interest in the early detection of breast cancer, Dr. Chiang served as the Lead Interpreting Radiologist for Colorado Breast Care, a multi-center breast imaging network in southeast Denver.   In addition to the Society for Breast Imaging, Dr. Chiang is a member of the American College of Radiology, the Radiological Society of North America, and the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. He has authored a number of peer reviewed publications and educational exhibits in Ultrashort TE, an advanced MR imaging technique.

When he is not working, Dr. Chiang is an outdoor sports enthusiast who enjoys mountain biking, rock climbing and camping.

Degree(s)

  • MD and PhD: Molecultar Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2007
  • BS: Physics with Chairman's Honors, University of Texas at Austin, 1998
Internship
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 2007-2008
Residency
University of California San Diego, Diagnostic Radiology - Research Track, 2008-2013
Fellowship
University of California San Francisco, Breast Imaging, 2013-2014
Board Certifications
American Board of Radiology, 2013
Practitioner Certificate, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, 2013
USMLE Steps 1, 2CS, 2CK, and 3, 2000, 2006-2008
Honors and Awards
George Barnes Faculty Teaching Award, Medical Imaging, 2023-2024
Elliott C. Lasser Award for Excellence in Research, UCSD, 2013
ISMRM Educational Travel Award, Melbourne, Australia, 2012
Dean’s Scholar of Natural Sciences, University of Texas, 1994-1998
Clinical Specialties
Breast Imaging, Mammography
Research Interests

early detection of breast cancer