Mark Shiroishi, MD, MS
Faculty Lead for Mentee Program, Workforce Development
SC CTSI Role
Dr. Shiroishi helps develop and co-moderate career development workshops for faculty through the SC CTSI.
Contact Information
Professional Background
Dr. Shiroishi is an academic neuroradiologist and Clinical Professor in the Department of Radiology at Los Angeles General Medical Center/USC. He completed his undergraduate and medical education, as well as his diagnostic radiology residency, at UCLA. He then completed a two-year neuroradiology fellowship at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the Keck School of Medicine of USC, including a dedicated year in pediatric neuroradiology.
His academic and clinical interests include neuro-oncology imaging, particularly perfusion imaging of brain tumors, ultra-high-field 7T MRI and pediatric neuroradiology. His research has been supported by several grants and awards, including the GE Healthcare/RSNA Research Scholar Grant, the NIH KL2 Mentored Career Development Award and the NIH Loan Repayment Award.
While serving as a faculty member, Dr. Shiroishi earned an MS in Clinical, Translational and Biomedical Investigation and is currently completing a PhD in epidemiology at USC. He has served on the editorial boards of the American Journal of Neuroradiology, Frontiers in Oncology and BMC Cancer. He is also a Fellow of the American Society of Functional Neuroradiology.
Interests
Mark is a USTA-ranked adult tennis player and plays adult competitive basketball. He is also trying to learn guitar and drums.