Katherine P. Andriole, PhD

Katherine P. Andriole, PhD, was appointed as the inaugural Associate Dean for Health Artificial Intelligence (AI) Strategy and Innovation at the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) and Director for the UCLA Center for AI and SMART Health in February of 2026.

In this position, she will help to shape and drive the AI vision and strategy for the DGSOM across research, education and innovation, and ensure translation of innovation in our health system, partnering closely with the Chief AI Officer for UCLA Health. She will also work collaboratively with academic leadership, faculty, staff and trainees to harness the power of AI to transform biomedical research, decision and implementation science and precision health.

A passionate educator, Dr. Andriole has mentored more than 110 trainees, and her research has involved technical as well as clinically-relevant developments in medical imaging informatics, machine learning and Artificial Intelligence. She has served in multiple leadership roles for the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), the American College of Radiology (ACR), the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM), the Society for Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), and the Academy for Radiology and Biomedical Imaging Research (ARBIR). She is the Senior Scientist for Education at the ACR Data Science Institute and is on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Imaging Informatics in Medicine, an Associate Editor for the SPIE Journal of Medical Imaging and Senior Consulting Editor for Radiology: Artificial Intelligence. 

The recipient of numerous awards and honors, Dr. Andriole has received the RSNA Lifetime Honored Educator Award, the Gold Medal of SIIM, the RSNA Gold Medal, and the inaugural RADxx Trailblazer Award recognizing a pioneering woman leader in Imaging Informatics.