New Faculty Hires and Promotions: January 23, 2008

Posted 4:40 PM, January 23, 2008, by jaruiz

Aya Kamaya, MD, was appointed as an assistant professor in the abdominal imaging section of the Radiology Department on October 1, 2007. Since the completion of her fellowship in body imaging at Stanford in 2005, she has been a clinical instructor and clinical assistant professor in the abdominal imaging section at Stanford. During this time, she was given two teaching awards for her outstanding contributions to resident education, compassionate patient care, and research. She is currently the assistant fellowship director of the Stanford Body Imaging Fellowship. Prior to coming to Stanford for her fellowship, she completed her residency in diagnostic radiology at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, where she was awarded the Executive Council Award from the American Roentgen Ray Society for her work on "Color Doppler Twinkling Artifact" and the Laurence A. Mack Research Award from the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound for her work on "Linear Streak Artifact." She completed medical school at the University of Utah in her hometown of Salt Lake City. As an undergraduate, she double majored in engineering sciences and Asian Studies, securing her two bachelor's degrees at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Her research interests include investigating new ultrasound technologies such as photoacoustic ultrasound, in conjunction with the Electrical Engineering Department at Stanford; liver imaging; and women's imaging. Outside of work, her favorite activities include skiing and snowboarding through powder (her favorite ski resort is Snowbird, UT), as well as running at the Stanford Dish, surfing, and traveling.