Phillip H. Kuo, MD, PhD
Biography
Phillip H. Kuo M.D., PhD. graduated in chemistry from Harvard University and then earned an MD/PhD from the University of Virginia. Post-graduate training included residency in Internal Medicine at UCLA, fellowship in Nuclear Medicine and residency in Radiology at Yale. He has board certifications in Nuclear Medicine, Radiology, Internal Medicine, and Nuclear Cardiology. He is Professor (ten.) of Medical Imaging, Medicine and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Arizona. He currently serves as the Chief of Nuclear Medicine and Program Director for the Nuclear Radiology Fellowship. Scientific interests span basic, translational and clinical research in molecular imaging.
Cancer Focus
Supporting the numerous cancer clinical trials that utilize nuclear medicine (PET and SPECT) is a major role for me as chief of nuclear medicine. I have assisted in the development of novel MRI techniques for molecular imaging of tumors. Designing theranostic trials most recently for prostate cancer is also an area of expertise. I am grateful to the Arizona Cancer Center for funding my investigator-initiated therapeutic trial for post-chemotherapy cognitive impairment, "chemo-brain."
Selected Publications
Eshghi, N., L. L. Garland, E. Nia, R. Betancourt, E. Krupinski, and P. H. Kuo, "F-FDG PET/CT Can Predict Development of Thyroiditis Due to Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer.", J Nucl Med Technol, vol. 46, issue 3, pp. 260-264, 2018 Sep. PMID: 29599403
Kuo, P. H., C. Stuehm, S. Squire, and K. Johnson, "Meningeal Lymphatic Vessel Flow Runs Countercurrent to Venous Flow in the Superior Sagittal Sinus of the Human Brain.", Tomography, vol. 4, issue 3, pp. 99-104, 2018 Sep. PMCID: PMC6173792 PMID: 30320209
Eshghi, N., L. L. Garland, G. Choudhary, C. C. Hsu, A. Eshghi, J. Han, R. J. Hamilton, E. Krupinski, and P. H. Kuo, "Regional Changes in Brain F-FDG Uptake After Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation and Chemotherapy in Small Cell Lung Cancer May Reflect Functional Changes.", J Nucl Med Technol, vol. 46, issue 4, pp. 355-358, 2018 Dec. PMID: 30076247
Jones, K. M., C. A. Stuehm, C. C. Hsu, P. H. Kuo, M. D. Pagel, and E. A. Randtke, "Imaging Lung Cancer by Using Chemical Exchange Saturation Transfer MRI With Retrospective Respiration Gating.", Tomography, vol. 3, issue 4, pp. 201-210, 2017 Dec. PMCID: PMC5823523 PMID: 29479563
Jones, K. M., E. A. Randtke, E. S. Yoshimaru, C. M. Howison, P. Chalasani, R. R. Klein, S. K. Chambers, P. H. Kuo, and M. D. Pagel, "Clinical Translation of Tumor Acidosis Measurements with AcidoCEST MRI.", Mol Imaging Biol, vol. 19, issue 4, pp. 617-625, 2017 08. PMCID: PMC6010170 PMID: 27896628