Kyongtae Bae

Professor Kyongtae Tyler Bae, PhD, MD, MBA, joined the Department of Diagnostic Radiology, School of Clinical Medicine in April 2022 as Clinical Professor and was appointed Chairperson in May 2022. He is also Global STEM Professor at Hong Kong University and Director of the Imaging Initiated Intervention and Intelligence Lab. He was an Associate Dean Clinical Imaging Research, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Radiology at the University of Pittsburgh. He was also a Professor of Bioengineering and the Director of the Imaging Biomarker Lab at the University of Pittsburgh. He graduated from Seoul National University with a BS in Chemical Engineering. He received a MS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Iowa, MS and PhD in Bioengineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and a MD from the University of Chicago. Professor Bae did his Radiology residency and fellowship training at the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University in St Louis and rose through the academic ranks before moving to University of Pittsburgh. He also received MBA from Wharton School of Business at University of Pennsylvania.

Professor Bae has clinical and research interests in applying quantitative and physiologic imaging and computer applications in diagnostic imaging including contrast medium pharmacokinetics, functional and physiologic CT and MRI imaging, computer-aided diagnosis and artificial intelligence to advance clinical translational and imaging biomarker research in a wide range of diseases. Professor Bae’s Imaging Initiated Intervention and Intelligence Lab specializes in developing novel image-guided intervention, developing and analyzing morphological and functional imaging biomarkers from medical images, and improving the quality and efficiency of radiology practice by use of machine learning.

Professor Bae has published over 670 papers, proceedings, and abstracts including over 267 peer reviewed journal publications (H-index 77). He is responsible for securing over US$30 million in NIH and DoD grants to pursue research over the past 20 years in the USA. Professor Bae has received numerous research awards throughout his academic career, including the 2021 Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize for Advancement in the Understanding of Polycystic Kidney Disease – the most prestigious award in the field of Polycystic Kidney Disease. He has also supervised clinical and research training of numerous students, residents, postdoctoral fellows and visiting scholars during his academic career. At the national level of radiology organizations, Professor Bae served as Chair of the Academic Radiology Research Council and Chair of the Radiological Society of North America Research Grant Review Study Sections in the USA.

Professor Bae holds sixteen patents and founded companies in the field of medical device and informatics. Eight of his patents were licensed for commercial implementations.

Companies

• Clinical Professor and Head of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Global STEM Professor The University of Hong Kong (2022)
• Professor of Radiology, Professor of Bioengineering, Associate Dean Clinical Imaging Research University of Pittsburgh (2006)
• Chairman of Radiology University of Pittsburgh; UPMC (2010 — 2014)
• Associate Professor of Radiology, Bioengineering Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Washington University (1992 — 2006)

Education

• Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) The Wharton School
• Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
• Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• Master’s Degree University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
• Master’s Degree University of Iowa
• Bachelor’s Degree Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea