Erica Kinne

Erica Kinne, MD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology at Loma Linda University School of Medicine. Currently serving as Program Director for the SM-Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program and Associate Program Director for the SM-Interventional Radiology Integrated Residency Program, she focuses on diagnostic radiology education and interventional radiology training.

Education:

• Doctor of Medicine (MD), Loma Linda University, 2008

Research Interests:

• MRI techniques for visceral adipose tissue measurement
• Knee cartilage assessment in MRI
• Cerebral microhemorrhage detection post-cardiopulmonary bypass
• SNR optimization for meniscal tear diagnosis
• CT dose optimization in high-BMI patients
• Metabolic/perfusion brain abnormalities in mTBI

Notable Research Projects:

• CT dose evaluation based on BMI (Investigator, 2024)
• C7 anterolisthesis prevalence in adults (PI, 2024)
• Knee cartilage health analysis (Investigator, 2019-2020)
• Umbilical fascial defect correlations with BMI (PI, 2024)
• Metabolic brain abnormalities post-mTBI (Investigator, 2025-2026)