Member	Position	E-mail Address	Business Phone
Ehsan Samei, PhD	Division Chief	ehsan.samei@duke.edu	919-684-7852
Steve Bache, MS	Radiation Physicist	steve.bache@duke.edu	919-681-3927
Aiping Ding, PhD	Radiation Physicist	aiping.ding@duke.edu	919-684-7891
Nicole Lafata, MS	Radiation Physicist	nicole.lafata@duke.edu	919-681-0056
Erin Macdonald, PhD	Radiation Physicist	erin.macdonald@duke.edu	919-681-2968
Steve Mann, PhD	Radiation Physicist	steve.mann@duke.edu	919-684-1447
Jeffrey Nelson, MHP	Radiation Physicist	nelson.jeffrey@duke.edu	919-684-7484
Scott Robertson, PhD	Radiation Physicist	scott.robertson@duke.edu	919-684-1462
Megan Russ, PhD	Radiation Physicist	megan.russ@duke.edu	919-385-1373
Justin Solomon, PhD	Radiation Physicist	justin.solomon@duke.edu	919-684-1441
Joshua M. Wilson, PhD	Radiation Physicist	joshua.wilson@duke.edu	919-684-1469
Francesco Ria, DMP	Senior Research Associate	francesco.ria@duke.edu	919-668-6197
David Cox, PhD	Sr. IT Analyst	david.n.cox@duke.edu	919-684-2711

 

 

Steve Bache, MS Radiation Physicist Email: steve.bache@duke.edu Telephone: 919-681-3927

Steve is a radiation physicist (medical physicist) with the Clinical Imaging Physics Group. Steve completed residency training in Imaging Physics at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX. He has sampled all three regions of North Carolina, having grown up in Wilmington (Coastal Plains), completed his master’s degree in medical physics from Duke University (Piedmont), and spent five years post-residency as a hospital-based physicist in Asheville (Mountains). Steve enjoys playing drums and hiking with his wife and three children.

 

 

David Cox, PhD Sr. IT Analyst Email: david.n.cox@duke.edu Telephone: 919-684-2711

David is a computer scientist with the Clinical Imaging Physics Group. He also works with the Center for Virtual Imaging Trials (CVIT) at Duke. He grew up in Pennsylvania and earned an undergraduate biochemistry degree from the Pennsylvania State University. He also earned an MS degree in computer science from the Rochester Institute of Technology and a PhD in computer science from the North Carolina State University. Since 2015 David has also served as a member of the Raleigh, NC City Council. He enjoys reading, photography, hiking, and biking.

 

 

Aiping Ding, PhD Radiation Physicist Email: aiping.ding@duke.edu Telephone: 919-684-7891 Website: Scholars@Duke

Aiping is a radiation physicist (medical physicist) with the Clinical Imaging Physics Group and Faculty of Duke University Medical Physics Graduate Program working on medical imaging informatics. His current research focuses on the development of a new performance informatics platform for assessing radiation dose and quality of medical images using patient data and predictive analytics. He received his PhD from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Nuclear Engineering and completed his Postdoc at Stanford University.

 

 

	Nicole Lafata, MS Radiation Physicist Email: nicole.lafata@duke.edu Telephone: 919-681-0056
Nicole is a radiation physicist (medical physicist) with the Clinical Imaging Physics Group. Nicole completed her Residency in Diagnostic Medical Physics at Emory University after obtaining her master’s degree in medical physics from the Duke University Medical Physics Graduate Program. Nicole is from Minnesota where she graduated with her bachelor’s in Physics from Gustavus Adolphus College.

 

 

Erin Macdonald, PhD Radiation Physicist Email: erin.macdonald@duke.edu Telephone: 919-681-2968

Erin is a radiation physicist (medical physicist) with the Clinical Imaging Physics Group. Erin completed her imaging physics residency with the Henry Ford Health System. Prior to that, Erin obtained her doctoral degree in Medical Physics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Erin is originally from Canada, where she completed her B.S. in Engineering Physics at Queen’s University before moving south of the border.

 

 

Steve Mann, PhD Radiation Physicist Email: steve.mann@duke.edu Telephone: 919-684-1447 Website: Google Scholar

Steve is a radiation physicist (medical physicist) with the Clinical Imaging Physics Group supporting fluoroscopy, nuclear medicine, and mammography imaging modalities. His primary areas of research include image quality metrology, automated artifact detection, and radiation dose reduction. Growing up in Mississippi, he earned his B.S. in Physics from Mississippi State University in 2009 and his Ph.D. in Medical Physics from Duke University in 2015. In his spare time he enjoys traveling, table-top games, and playing with his son.

 

 

Jeffrey Nelson, MHP Radiation Physicist Email: nelson.jeffrey@duke.edu Telephone: 919-684-7484

Jeff is a radiation physicist (medical physicist) with the Clinical Imaging Physics Group since 2011. His primary clinical responsibilities are in nuclear medicine, mammography, and displays. He also serves as Deputy Director of the CIPG and Assistant Program Director for the Imaging Physics Residency Program. Born in Pennsylvania, he received his B.S. in Nuclear Medicine from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and his Masters of Health Physics from Illinois Institute of Technology. Outside of work, you’ll likely find Jeff at his daughter’s horse shows, or son’s ice hockey games.

 

 

Francesco Ria, DMP Senior Research Associate Email: francesco.ria@duke.edu Telephone: 919-668-6197 Website: Scholars@Duke, Research Gate

Francesco is a medical physicist working with the Clinical Imaging Physics Group and Center for Virtual Imaging Trials at Duke University. He received his master's degree in sub-nuclear physics at University of Salento (Lecce, Italy) and his medical physics doctorate at University of Milano (Italy). Francesco's academic work is focused on the evaluation of image quality in vivo in computed tomography providing a comprehensive evaluation of radiological exams and in the investigation of a mathematical model that, uniquely in the radiology field, can incorporate a comprehensive and quantitative risk-to-benefit assessment of the procedures. Furthermore, he is continuing to apply his expertise towards the definition of new patient specific risk metrics and in the assessment of image quality in vivo also using state-of-the-art imaging technology, such as photon counting computed tomography scanners. In his free time, he enjoys running, live music, travelling, and a good glass of wine.

 

 

Scott Robertson, PhD Radiation Physicist Email: scott.robertson@duke.edu Telephone: 919-684-1462 Website: Google Scholar, Research Gate

Scott is a radiation physicist (medical physicist) with the Clinical Imaging Physics Group, working primarily with the modalities of MRI and ultrasound. He is currently developing methods that quantify image quality directly from clinical images. Scott received a BS in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Virginia and a PhD in Medical Physics at Duke University. Scott enjoys spending time outside with his wife and two daughters.

 

 

Megan Russ, PhD Radiation Physicist Email: megan.russ@duke.edu Telephone: 919-385-1373

Megan is a radiation physicist (medical physicist) with the Clinical Imaging Physics Group, working primarily with fluoroscopy and cardiac imaging. From 2017 through 2019, she was an imaging resident in the Duke Imaging Physics Residency Program. Prior to that, she obtained her doctoral degree in medical imaging physics from the University at Buffalo. Her research centered on characterizing high resolution x-ray systems for neuro-endovascular image guided interventional procedures. She is originally from Long Island, NY, and moved to western New York state to attend the State University of New York at Geneseo for her bachelor’s degree in physics.

 

 

Ehsan Samei, PhD Division Chief Email: ehsan.samei@duke.edu Telephone: 919-684-7852 Website: Lab Website, Scholars@Duke, Center for Virtual Imaging Trials (CVIT)

Ehsan is a Persian-American medical physicist. He is a Fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), the International Society of Optical Engineering (SPIE), and the American Institute of Medical and Biomedical Engineering (AIMBE). He has an active interest in bridging the gap between scientific scholarship and clinical practice, in the meaningful realization of translational research, and in healthcare that is informed by scientific evidence. He has mentored over 100 trainees, has published over 230 referred journal papers, and been the recipient of over 30 extramural grants. He is also a musician and has an active interest in common traits and interactions between science, art, and faith. He has run five marathons (3:17 PR), including the 2013 Boston Marathon, is married to Dr. Maija Samei, a scholar of medieval Chinese literature, and is blessed with four energetic children!

 

 

Justin Solomon, PhD Radiation Physicist Email: justin.solomon@duke.edu Telephone: 919-684-1441 Website: Google Scholar, Research Gate, Personal Website

Justin is a radiation physicist (medical physicist) with the Clinical Imaging Physics Group at Duke University Medical Center and faculty of the Duke University Medical Physics program. He also works closely with investigators from the Carl E. Ravin Advanced Imaging Laboratories to translate imaging research into the clinical practice of medical physics. His expertise is in x-ray computed tomography imaging and image quality assessment.

 

 

Joshua M. Wilson, PhD Radiation Physicist Email: joshua.wilson@duke.edu Telephone: 919-684-1469 Website: Scholars@Duke, Google Scholar, Personal Website

Josh is a radiation physicist (medical physicist) with the Clinical Imaging Physics Group . His clinical focus is nuclear medicine, clinical informatics, quality control, and MRI. He is the Program Director of the CAMPEP-accredited Duke Imaging Physics Residency Program. Josh is also faculty in the Duke University Medical Physics Graduate Program. He grew up in Indiana and earned a Physics degree from DePauw University in 2005 before joining the inaugural class of the Duke Medical Physics Graduate Program. In 2011, he graduated with a Ph.D. for his research in time-of-flight PET image quality. From 2011 through 2013 he was an imaging resident in the Duke Imaging Physics Residency Program. In his free time he enjoys live music, cycling, reading non-fiction, and listening to podcasts.