Newly Appointed Chair of Radiological Sciences

Dear Colleagues:

We are writing to announce the appointment of Jonathan Goldin, MD, PhD, as Chair of the Department of Radiological Sciences in the David Geffen School of Medicine (DGSOM) and Executive Medical Director of Radiology at the UCLA Health system, effective April 1, 2025. Dr. Goldin will assume these roles as Dr. Dieter Enzmann steps down after more than two decades in that capacity. 

Dr. Goldin is a clinician-scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he serves as a Professor of Radiology, Medicine, and Physics and Biology in Medicine, as well as the Associate Chair of the Department of Radiology. Dr Goldin is Chief of Radiology at Martin Luther King Community Hospital and Co-Director of the Computer Vision and Imaging Biomarker Program. He earned his MD and PhD from the University of Cape Town, trained in Radiology at St Bartholomew Hospital in London, and completed a fellowship in Thoracic Radiology at UCLA. 

Dr. Goldin has held numerous leadership roles, including founding member of the Medical Executive Committee at the new Martin Luther King Hospital. He played a pivotal role in establishing the department’s program at Santa Monica Hospital and expanding the community imaging outpatient practice network. 

His research specializes in advanced imaging and AI techniques for diagnosing and managing lung diseases and oncology through quantitative biomarker development and validation.  He has served as a principal investigator or investigator on over 45 NIH grants, resulting in over 270 publications, 13 book chapters, and four patents. He has also served on numerous NIH review and study oversight committees. 

As an educator and mentor, Dr. Goldin is committed to training the next generation of scientists, radiologists, and medical professionals at UCLA, having served on 15 postgraduate training committees for PhD and MD students. His dedication to inclusive excellence has led to the implementation of various novel clinical and educational programs at MLKCH. Additionally, he is a board member of the nonprofit organization Children of South Africa (CHOSA).

In announcing this transition, we want to recognize Dr. Enzmann’s many years of exceptional leadership as department chair as well as over his entire academic career, all of it characterized by highly distinguished contributions to the research, teaching, and clinical missions of both the Health System and the School. We would also like to thank the search committee members, whose names are listed below, for their dedication and commitment to the search process.

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Goldin to his new role.

John C. Mazziotta, MD, PhD 
Vice Chancellor, UCLA Health Sciences 
CEO, UCLA Health

Steven Dubinett, MD 
Dean, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA 
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, UCLA

Johnese Spisso, MPA
President, UCLA Health 
CEO, UCLA Hospital System
Associate Vice Chancellor, UCLA Health Sciences

Department of Radiological Sciences Chair Search Committee

• Michael Steinberg, Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, Co-Chair
• Karol Watson, Professor, Department of Medicine, Co-Chair
• Richard Azar, Chief Operating Officer, UCLA Health
• Edward Zaragoza, Professor, Department of Radiological Sciences
• Denise Andrews-Tang, Professor, Department of Radiological Sciences
• Carolyn Crandall, Professor, Department of Medicine
• Noah Federman, Professor, Departments of Pediatrics and Orthopaedic Surgery
• Brenda Izzi, Senior Director of Clinical Operations, Department of Radiological Sciences
• Kristofer Jones, Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
• David Lu, Professor, Department of Radiological Sciences
• Vincent Rowe, Professor, Department of Surgery
• Elizabeth Samuels, Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
• Tanya Stoyanova, Associate Professor, Departments of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology and of Urology
• Roger Woods, Professor, Departments of Neurology and of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences
• Christopher Yu, Chief Resident, Department of Radiological Sciences