Radiology Grand Rounds – April 25 – Summer J. Decker, PhD

Value Added Radiology: Applications of Advanced 3D Imaging Technologies”
with Summer J. Decker, PhD

Thursday, April 25, 2024, 12pm PST

HC4, 3rd Floor, Radiology Suite 3500

Summer J. Decker, PhD is the founding director of the Center for Advanced Visualization Technologies in Medicine, and a Professor of Clinical Radiology with dual appointment in the departments of Surgery and Pathology. She is responsible for developing, leveraging, and promoting advanced visualization applications to accelerate biomedical research, education, and clinical care through applications such as patient-specific anatomical models for surgical planning, medical device design, 3D-printed anatomical models to elevate medical education, and immersive simulators for training. She leads collaborative innovations in visualization techniques and AI across USC, and nationally by partnering with academic institutions, industry, and government agencies. The Center will be housed in the Clinical Sciences Center Building on the Health Sciences Campus.

Dr. Decker joins USC from the University of South Florida (USF) where she served as the director of the 3D Clinical Applications, Vice Chair for Research and Innovation, and held appointments as Professor of Radiology, Pathology, Surgery, and Plastic Surgery. Dr. Decker’s research focuses on the clinical applications of 3D modeling and printing, quantitative analysis of medical imaging, and forensic applications of medical imaging. She holds numerous patents on medical devices developed in her lab, and she is also a dedicated educator who has led radiology teaching for medical students and residents for over a decade.

Join us in person, or virtually by Zoom.