Adel Mustafa, PhD

Dr. Mustafa, Professor in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, has obtained his Ph.D. in medical physics from Surrey University, England, UK. His past hospital and academic carriers include faculty positions at Kuwait University School of Medicine, New York Medical College, and currently at Yale University School of Medicine. He is Yale New Haven Health System chief of diagnostic radiology physics and program director of Yale Medical Physics residency program.

Dr. Mustafa is board certified by the American Board of Radiology (ABR) and the American Board of medical Physics (ABMP) in diagnostic imaging physics. Dr. Mustafa is an elected Fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine.

For many years he served as member, co-chair or chair of several AAPM scientific and professional committees. Dr Mustafa is examiner with the American Board of Radiology in diagnostic imaging physics conducting Part 3 oral examination since 2004. He is Chairman of the Accreditation Committee and the Chief Examiner for the International Medical Physics Certification Board (IMPCB).

His current clinical, teaching and research interests include image quality optimization, radiation dose management and quantification of disease conditions using multiple imaging modalities with particular interest in CT imaging. Currently leading a team of medical physicists and collaborating with scientists, radiologists and clinicians in areas of CT detection, quantification and optimization

Established Yale Diagnostic Medical Physics Residency under GMEC of Yale New Haven Hospital. He is currently the residency program director.