Christopher Brunson

Dr. Christopher Brunson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine. He completed his medical degree at UCSF, followed by an internship at the UCSF-East Bay Surgery Program. His residency in interventional radiology was at the University of Arizona, where he served as Chief Resident and contributed to Graduate Medical Education committees. Dr. Brunson’s research focuses on oncologic outcomes, healthcare disparities (particularly in patients with NASH/NAFLD), and advanced dosimetry. His clinical practice emphasizes interventional radiology methods for liver tumors, including percutaneous radiofrequency ablation and tumor perfusion analysis.

• Education: MD from UCSF; Residency at University of Arizona.
• Roles: Chief Interventional Radiology Resident; Committee Member in Graduate Medical Education.

Research Interests: His work addresses disparities in healthcare outcomes, particularly for patients with NASH/NAFLD, and explores tumor perfusion augmentation techniques. He has published extensively on interventional radiology innovations, including cryoablation, radioembolization, and imaging methodologies such as 2-D perfusion angiography and Tc-99m MAA SPECT/CT.

• Awards: RSNA Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award (2023); University of Arizona GME Resident Academic Career Scholarship (2020).

Dr. Brunson is also an advocate for equity in healthcare, co-founding #whitecoatsforBlacklives during his medical training to address systemic racial disparities.