Professor Dr. Brian Funaki

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Biography

Brian S. Funaki, MD is a Professor in the Department of Radiology at the University of Chicago. He specializes in hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) and interventional oncology, focusing on non-invasive vascular imaging and procedures such as uterine fibroid embolization. His clinical interests encompass a wide range of vascular interventions. Funaki has an extensive background in Hybrid CT Angiography and emergency trauma care. He completed his residency at Washington University in St. Louis and received his MD from Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, having previously earned a BA. His work includes numerous publications on topics like transarterial embolization and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. He is also a Fellow of the Society of Interventional Radiology and has received several prestigious awards, including the Alumni Excellence Award and induction into Alpha Omega Alpha and Phi Beta Kappa.

Research Interests

Interventional Oncology Non-Invasive Vascular Imaging Uterine Fibroid Embolization Vascular Intervention Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia

Awards

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Paul Hodges Alumni Excellence Award

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Chicago's Docs

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Fellow

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Alpha Omega Alpha

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Phi Beta Kappa

Requirements for University of Chicago

Doctorate Program

Requirements

TOEFL
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Required:26
Reading
Required:26
Writing
Required:26
Speaking
Required:26
Total
Required:104
IELTS
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Required:7
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:7
Speaking
Required:7
Overall
Required:7

Prerequisites

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Specialization Notes

Department of Philosophy