Peter B. Dean

Prof. Peter B. Dean

Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Turku, Turku, Varsinais-Suomi, Finland
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Biography

Peter Berridge Dean, currently Professor Emeritus, University of Turku and Breast Radiologist, Turku University Hospital, mentor for subspecialization fellows. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii. BChemEng, Cornell University 1966, MD, Harvard Medical School 1971; Ph.D. 1977 and Docent in Radiology 1979 from the University of Turku Faculty of Medicine. Career in Radiology from 1972 and in Breast Radiology from 1976 to the present. Early research interests in membrane transport and contrast media pharmacokinetics developing into work on contrast enhancement in CT and MRI. Collaboration since 1976 with László Tabár on multimodality breast imaging, population-based breast cancer screening, radiology–pathology correlation, and our ongoing search for the site of origin of breast cancer subtypes. Research, teaching, and clinical work at the University of Rochester, University of California, University of San Francisco, and Harvard Medical School. Reviewer for several radiology journals, in particular Academic Radiology, over four decades. Past president of the Radiological Society of Finland.

Affiliations

University of Turku

Turku, Varsinais-Suomi, Finland

Department of Diagnostic Radiology

Honors and Awards

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First Prize in Radiology for 2008 & 2012

British Medical Association

Annual Prize for the best textbook of Radiology

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Nordic Prize in Medical Radiology 2011

Nordic Society for Medical Radiology

Annual or Biennial prize for research publications

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2021 Alexander R. Margulis Award for Scientific Excellence

Radiological Society of North America

Annual prize for the authors of the best scientific publication in the journal Radiology

Experience

Associate Professor and Professor

University of Turku

01 Jul 1986 - present

Breast Radiologist, Associate Chief Radiologist, Chief Radiologist

Turku University Hospital

01 Jul 1986 - present

Visiting Scientist

International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC/WHO)

01 Mar 2012 - 01 Jun 2016

Visiting Professor of Radiology

Harvard Medical School

01 Aug 2004 - 01 Jul 2005

Senior Breast Radiologist

Brigham and Women's Hospital

01 Aug 2004 - 01 Jul 2005

Radiologist

Turku University Hospital

01 Jul 1976 - 01 Jun 1986

University Educator/Researcher

University of Turku

01 Sep 1973 - 01 Jun 1986

Visiting Associate Professor of Radiology

University of California, San Francisco

01 Sep 1983 - 01 Jun 1984

Assistant Professor of Radiology

University of Rochester School of Medicine

01 Jan 1978 - 01 Dec 1978

Resident in Diagnostic Radiology

Turku University Hospital

01 Jul 1972 - 01 Jun 1976

Medical Intern

Albany Medical Center Hospital

01 Jul 1971 - 01 Jun 1972

Graduate Student or Post Graduate

Harvard Medical School

01 Sep 1966 - 01 Jun 1971

Undergraduate Student

School of Chemical Engineering, Cornell University

01 Sep 1962 - 01 Jun 1966