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Today Alavi is an internationally recognized expert in advanced imaging techniques and the clinical appli- cations of PET imaging for the detection of cancer.!
Introducing Successful Iranian Americans : Dr. Abbas Alavi
Abass Alavi is Professor of Radiology and Neurology.
Abass Akande Obesere (born ), native of Ibadan in Nigeria and popular Fuji musician; Abass Alavi, Iranian-American Professor of Radiology and Neurology.
He is currently the Director of Research Education in the Division of Nuclear Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Abass Alavi is a pioneer in nuclear medicine having a CV comprising over 660 peer-reviewed publications.
He is recipient of many awards and distinctions, among which are the highest distinction in nuclear medicine, the Georg Charles de Hevesy Nuclear Pioneer Award given by the Society of Nuclear Medicine, the Cassen Prize of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, and honorary degrees from the University of Bologna, the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia and the University of Shiraz in Iran.
In 2004, Alavi was awarded the Georg Charles von Hevesy Award from the Society of Nuclear Medicine for his pioneering work in the development of positron emission tomography. He is an internationally renowned expert in the modern imaging sciences and in