University of California San Francisco A. James Barkovich, MD, is in charge of Pediatric Neuroradiology in the
Section of Neuroradiology, Department of Radiology, University of California San
Francisco. Dr Barkovich holds degrees from the University of California, Davis
(BS), the University of California, Berkeley (MS) and the George Washington
University (MD). He completed his Residency in Radiology at the Letterman Army
Medical Center, followed by a fellowship in Neuroradiolgy at the Walter Reed
Army Medical Center, ending in 1986. He served as Chief of Neuroradiology and
Special Procedures at Letterman Army Medical Center until 1989 and has been at
UCSF full time since then. Dr. Barkovich serves UCSF in many capacities including the Pediatric Clinical
Research Center advisory committee and the Medical Risk Management Committee. He
is past president of the American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology and former
secretary and President of the American Society of Neuroradiology. He presently
serves as second past President of the American Society of Neuroradiology. He is
also Chair of the Education Committee of the Neuroradiology/MR Commission of the
American College of Radiology. Dr. Barkovich received the Resident's for outstanding teaching from the
Department of Neurology, UCSF in 1990, was elected as one of the Best Doctors of
America in 1995, and was selected for Who's Who in Medicine and Health Care in
1996. He was awarded the Goldenson Technology Award by the United Cerebral Palsy
Research and Education Foundation in 1998. He is the author of Pediatric
Neuroimaging, the definitive textbook of pediatric neuroradiology, which is
currently in its 3rd Edition. He and his colleagues review the neuroimaging studies of every Carter Center
patient. The studies are assessed using a scoring scheme, and the results
are entered into a central database. Their work has been instrumental in better
understanding the neuroimaging features of HPE and identifying a new variant of
HPE called Middle Interhemispheric Fusion Variant (MIHF or syntelencephaly).
505 Parnassus Ave
Rm. M372, Box 0628
San Francisco, CA 94143-0628
A. James
Barkovich M.D.
Professor in Residence, Radiology, Pediatrics, Neurology, Neurological Surgery
Chief of Pediatric Neuroradiology
