Ai-Chi Chien

Ai-Chi Chien

PROFESSOR OF RADIOLOGY
BIOENGINEERING

Email: AChien@mednet.ucla.edu

Websites

RESEARCH AND INTERESTS
  • Hemodynamic analysis
  • Clinical image analysis
  • Machine learning, NLP, and microwire measurements
  • Cerebral vascular disease (longitudinal, disease progression and aging)
  • Biomedical instrumentation and implantable devices (MEMS) (all purpose)
  • Early cancer detection and disease prognosis (neuro and abdominal)
  • Image-based multimodality treatment planning (neuro, PTA, abdominal)
  • Intra-procedural quantitative evaluation of IR procedures (neuro, PTA, abdominal)
NOTABLE PUBLICATIONS
https://profiles.ucla.edu/ai-chi.chien
EDUCATION
  • B.S. Bioindustrial Mechatronics Eng, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 1999
  • M.S. Mechanical/Aerospace Eng (MEMS), Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 2001
  • Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, 2006
  • Postdoc Interventional Neuroradiology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, 2009
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
  • NIH CSR Standing Membership Reviewer (Chartered Review Group BNVT study section), 2023
  • Oversight Advisory Committee, AHA National Strategic Research Network (Reappointed). 2020
  • Research Leadership Academy, American Heart Association, 2019
  • UCLA Computer Science Innovation Fund Finalist, UCLA Technology Development Group, 2018
  • Oversight Advisory Committee, AHA National Strategic Research Network, 2018 FAHA Fellow of American Heart Association, American Heart Association, Stroke Council, 2017
  • The Debbie Feiger Chair of Research Award, The Brain Aneurysm Foundation, 2017
  • The Rostini “Tini” Gomez Chair of Research Award, The Brain Aneurysm Foundation, 2017
  • Early Career Reviewer (ECR), Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health, 2016
  • AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development Award Nomination, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 2015
  • Medical Research Award, The Bee Foundation, 2015
  • AAMC Early Career Women Faculty Professional Development (EWIM) Award, Association of American Medical Collage, 2015
  • Timothy P. Susco Chair of Research Award, The Brain Aneurysm Foundation, 2015
  • Dr. Ernest J. Ring Academic Development Award, Society of Interventional Radiology, 2014
  • Cerebrovascular Research Award, The Aneurysm and AVM Foundation, 2014
  • DGSOM Travel Award, The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, 2014
  • American Society for Laser Medicine and Surgery, Travel Grant, 2006
  • Kiichi Sagawa Award (4th place), Cardiovascular Systems Dynamics Society, 2006
  • Heart Failure Society of America, Travel Grant, 2004
  • American Heart Association, AHA Outreach Award, 2004