Judy Yee, MD, FACR

Judy Yee, MD, FACR

University Chair of Radiology at Montefiore and Professor of Radiology with Tenure at Albert Einstein College of Medicine.

Dr. Yee attended the Bronx High School of Science and then Barnard College of Columbia University. She received her medical degree from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and performed an internship at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Dr. Yee then returned to Einstein and completed residency in Radiology. She performed an abdominal imaging fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center and was then recruited to stay on as faculty. During her tenure at UCSF, Dr. Yee became Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and Vice Chair of Radiology. She also served as the Chief of Radiology at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.

Dr. Yee’s research focuses on colorectal cancer screening and early detection using a novel technique she has helped to develop called virtual colonoscopy or CT colonography. Dr. Yee has published extensively, having produced more than 160 articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals, with another 139 abstracts and she has served as the principal investigator for many funded research projects. She has published 24 book chapters on the subject of gastrointestinal and abdominal radiology.

Dr. Yee is the editor and primary author of Virtual Colonoscopy, which is one of the main textbooks on the topic. She holds a patent on Enhanced Virtual Colonoscopy. In recognition of her renown in the field, Dr. Yee has been an invited speaker at numerous national and international conferences.

Dr. Yee holds leadership positions in major radiology organizations. She is President-Elect of the Society of Chairs of Academic Radiology Departments (SCARD), a Board Member of the Academy of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging Research and CERRAF and Chair of the ACR Colon Cancer Committee. She is Past President of the Society of Abdominal Radiology and past Board Member of the Association of University Radiologists (AUR). She serves on the Editorial Boards of RadioGraphics, Abdominal Radiology and JCAT and has also served on the Editorial Boards of both Radiology and AJR. She is Vice Chair of the DEI Committee for RSNA and Co-Chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee for the New York State Radiologic Society. She is the Co-Director of the SCARD GE LEAD program for women leaders.

Dr. Yee is a well-respected educator, having instructed and mentored numerous trainees in abdominal imaging. She has been honored with multiple awards. In recognition of her contributions to the field of Radiology, Dr. Yee is the recipient of the 2023 SAR Gold Medal. She was the recipient of the 2019 Honorary Fellow Award of the European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology in recognition of her global contributions to the field. She is the first woman to receive this honor in the 30-year history of ESGAR. She also received the 2022 Honorary Fellow Award from the British Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology (BSGAR) for her contributions to abdominal imaging and for her DEI advocacy. She has also received the Excellence in Teaching Award from the Academy of Medical Educators, the Honored Educator Award from RSNA, the Visiting Professorship Award from the Society of Gastrointestinal Radiologists, and the Best Speaker Award from the American Roentgen Ray Society. She is the first recipient of the Inaugural 2015 UCSF Outstanding Faculty Mentoring Award.