Atiyah Yahya, Ph.D., FCCPM, P.Eng., FCOMP

Area of Study / Keywords

In-vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) Lipid MRS Brain MRS Multinuclear MRS Metabolite quantification with MRS Spectral Editing

About

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. Medical Sciences- Biomedical Eng., and Electrical and Computer Eng., University of Alberta
• B.Sc. Engineering Physics, University of Alberta

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

      Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine (CCPM)

• Fellow (FCCPM)
• Member, Diagnostic Radiological Physics
• Member, Magnetic Resonance Imaging Physics
• Certification, Physics of Mammography

      Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA)

• Professional Engineer (P.Eng.)
  

AWARDS

• Fellow of the Canadian Organization of Medical Physicists (FCOMP)

Research

My field of research is in-vivo magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS). I design in-vivo techniques for the measurement and improved quantification of metabolites and lipids. My work is conducted with the 3 T and 9.4 T MRI scanners housed at the Cross Cancer Institute.  

For a list of my publications please click here.

Teaching

• Oncol 556 (Laboratory in Imaging), course coordinator and instructor
• Oncol 691 (Advanced Magnetic Resonance Physics), course coordinator and instructor
• Oncol 690 (Biomedical Magnetic Resonance and Applications), course instructor
• Oncol 568 (Physics of Diagnostic Radiology), instructor
• Oncol 600 (Graduate Medical Physics Seminar), instructor

MEDICAL PHYSICS IMAGING RESIDENCY PROGRAM

• Director and instructor