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Biraj Bista,

Diagnostic Radiologist

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Location
Duarte Comprehensive Cancer Center
1500 East Duarte Road
Duarte, CA 91010
Education
Medical school:
Board Certifications
  • American Board of Radiology
  • Nepal Medical Board
Degrees
  • 2002, Medical Education R.G. Kar Medical College, India
Fellowship
  • 2017, Diagnostic Cardiovascular Imaging, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2012, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
  • 2011, Neuroradiology, George Washington University, Washington DC
Residency
  • 2010, Kasturba Medical College and Hospital, Manipal, Karnataka, India 
Professional Experience
  • 2024-present, Associate Clinical Professor, Section Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, City of Hope, Duarte, California
  • 2013-2023, Associate Clinical Professor, Cardiothoracic Radiology Fellowship Director and Interim Chief of Cardiothoracic Radiology section, University of California Irvine, Orange, California
Academic Appointments
  • Associate Clinical Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology
  • Section Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging, Department of Diagnostic Radiology
About Me

Biraj Bista, M.D., associate clinical professor of diagnostic radiology at City of Hope Los Angeles and section chief for cardiothoracic imaging, was drawn to his field of expertise after witnessing the vital role diagnosis plays in positive treatment outcomes.

Before joining City of Hope, Dr. Bista was interim chief of cardiothoracic radiology and director of the cardiothoracic radiology fellowship program at the University of California Irvine, where he taught and advised residents and fellows and oversaw the cardiothoracic radiology department. Dr. Bista has also served as chair of radiology at Grande International Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, and assistant professor at Nepal Medical College and Hospital.

A fluent speaker of Nepali, Hindi and Bengal, Dr. Bista has been recognized by his peers as a “physician of excellence” in Orange County. In addition to giving multiple invited lectures, Dr. Bista is credited with more than a dozen publications, including research into the use of time-resolved magnetic resonance angiography as a noninvasive approach to diagnosing vascular malformations and high-resolution, 3-D Ferumoxytol-enhanced cardiovascular magnetic resonance venography in central venous occlusion.

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