Hediyeh Baradaran Named Chief of Neuroradiology
Hediyeh Baradaran, MD, MS, has been named chief of the Division of Neuroradiology for the Department of Radiology at the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S). Baradaran’s appointment enhances the department’s distinguished history of excellence in neurological imaging and strong collaboration with Columbia’s Neurological Institute of New York.
Baradaran is a board-certified neuroradiologist currently on the faculty in the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at the University of Utah. She will begin her role as division chief and associate professor of Radiology at Columbia on September 1, 2025.
Baradaran’s extensive expertise encompasses a wide range of clinical, research, and education activities. Her research on cerebrovascular disease and stroke imaging has been funded by the National Institutes of Health. She is the recipient of multiple research and career development awards, including the Scholar Award in Neuroradiology from the American Society of Neuroradiology (ASNR) and the General Electric Radiology Research Award Fellowship (GERRAF).She serves as associate editor for the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and associate program director for the Diagnostic Radiology Residency at the University of Utah.
“We are fortunate to recruit Dr. Baradaran to VP&S as she is an exceptional clinician, researcher, and educator,” said Ajay Gupta, MD, MS, James Picker Professor of Radiology and chair of the Department of Radiology at VP&S. “Few institutions in the world have played a larger role than Columbia in the development of neuroradiology as a modern clinical subspeciality. Dr. Baradaran’s arrival at Columbia will be of tremendous benefit to our patients and will advance our research and educational initiatives in neuroimaging in the years to come.”
Baradaran earned her medical degree from Weill Cornell Medical College, followed by residency training at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center, where she served as chief resident. She continued at Weill Cornell for fellowship training in neuroradiology. She holds a Master of Science in clinical investigation from the University of Utah.
At Columbia, Baradaran will lead an exceptional group of neuroradiologists during an exciting period of growth for the Department of Radiology, to provide the highest quality diagnostic imaging services to patients at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian.
“I am thrilled to lead the neuroradiology division at Columbia, which has such a storied history of neuroimaging and neuroscience,” said Baradaran. “I look forward to helping provide cutting-edge imaging for our medical community, educating the coming generation of neuroradiologists, and strengthening research collaborations with the department’s accomplished partners in neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, and other luminaries in the neuroscience world.”
Columbia’s long history as a leader in the field of neuroradiology includes hiring the first full time neuroradiologist in the United States, in 1929. In 1960, the first neuroradiology fellowship was established at Columbia by Dr. Juan Taveras, who also co-authored the first comprehensive text on the subspecialty. Most recently, NewYork-Presbyterian and the Columbia Department of Radiology expanded its state-of-the-art MRI Center to become one of the largest of its kind in the country, with seven scanners housed in one location to serve the clinical and research community at Columbia University Irving Medical Center.