Behzad Noorbehesht, M.D.

At Palms Imaging Center, we recognize that in order to fully utilize the full diagnostic potential of today’s sophisticated imaging technology, imaging studies must be interpreted by highly skilled and subspecialty trained radiologists. That is why we have assembled a team of board-certified, fellowship-trained radiologists with impeccable credentials to give the most accurate and detailed read possible. Behzad Noorbehesht, MD, PhD is the Managing Director of Palms Imaging.

Dr. Noorbehesht received his MD degree from the University of Miami in Florida. He subsequently attended Stanford University in Palo Alto, California where he received his Internship and Residency Training in Diagnostic Radiology. He received his specialty board certification from the American Board of Radiology in 1990. Immediately following his residency, Dr. Noorbehesht remained at Stanford University Medical Center and completed a clinical fellowship in Abdominal Imaging with Dr. Brooke Jeffrey. While at Stanford, Dr. Noorbehesht also did a one year research fellowship in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Dr. Noorbehesht has published extensively in the field of radiology and medical imaging.

In 1991 Dr. Noorbehesht joined the medical staff of St John’s Regional Medical Center in the department of radiology and was a partner in the Oxnard-Camarillo Radiology Group until 1999. While at St. John’s Dr. Noorbehesht was involved in the management of Cross-sectional imaging including CT and MRI. He started the stereotactic core breast biopsy program in 1998. He also did some pioneering work at that time in the area of breast MRI. Dr. Noorbehesht was also the medical director of St. John’s outpatient imaging center. In recognition of his dedication to patient care, Dr. Noorbehesht received the physician of the year award from the staff of St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital in 1995.

From 1998 to 2006, Dr. Noorbehesht was with Community Medical Imaging in Fresno, California where he was Medical Director of outpatient imaging in 2002 as well the Managing Partner in 2005.

In 2006, Dr. Noorbehesht founded Palms Imaging Center, and serves as its Medical Director. Dr. Noorbehesht’s areas of clinical interest are MRI and body imaging with emphasis on oncologic imaging, including PET as well as cardiovascular imaging.

_______________________________________________________________________

Education

Post-Graduate Training

Residency: Diagnostic Radiology, Stanford University Medical Center; Stanford, California 1990

Fellowship: Cross-Sectional (body) Imaging, Stanford University Medical Center; Stanford, California 1991

Research Fellowship: MRI Stanford University Medical Center; Stanford, California 1986

Board Certification: American Board of Radiology 1990

Education Continued

Medical School: MD, 1986 University of Miami; Miami, Florida

Undergraduate: BS, 1975 University of London; London, UK

Graduate School: MS, 1976, PhD, 1980 University of California; Santa Barbara, California

Awards/Honors

Physician of the Year: St. John’s Hospital; Camarillo, California 1995

Publications

Noorbehesht, B., and Wade, G.: Reflection and Transmission of Plane Elastic Waves at the Boundary between Piezoelectric Materials and Water. J. Acoust. Soc. Of Am. 67:1947-1953, 1980.
Noorbehesht, B., Flesher, G., and Wade, G.: Spatial Frequency Response of Arbitrarily Electroded Piezoelectric Plates by Plane Wave Decomposition. Ultrasonic Imaging. 2:102-121, 1980.
Noorbehesht, B., and Wade, G.: Resolution of Optoacoustic Transducers. IEEE Trans on Sonics and Ultrasonics. 28:407-418, 1981.
Noorbehesht, B. Radiation Pattern of Partially Electroded Piezoelectric Transducers. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 70:1789-1791, 1981.
Lee H., Wade, G., and Noorbehesht, B.: The Transfer Functions of Electrostatic Problems. IEEE Trans on Education. 25:111-112, 1982.
Noorbehesht, B.: A Modified Equivalent Circuit for Optoacoustic Transducers. IEEE Trans on Sonics and Ultrasonics. 29:377-381, 1982.
Noorbehesht, B., and Arat, V.: Optoacoustic Transducers with Intensity-Modulated Optical Inputs. IEEE Trans on Sonics and Ultrasonics. 30:255-264, 1983.
Noorbehesht, B., Fabrikant, J., and Enzmann, D.: Size Determination of Supratentorial Arteriovenous Malformations by MR, CT, and Angio. Neuroradiology. 29: 512-518, 1987.
Noorbehesht, B., Enzmann, D., Sullender, W., Bradley, J., and Arvin A.: Neonatal Herpes Simplex Encephalitis: Correlation of Clinical and CT Findings. Radiology. 162:813-819, 1987.
Noorbehesht, B., Lee, H., Enzmann, D.: Signal-to-Noise Ratio Enhancement in NMR Spectroscopy Using a Vector-Space Technique. J. Mag. Reson. 73:423-435, 1987.
Sommer, G. Noorbehesht, B., Pelc N., et al: Normal Renal Blood Flow Measurement Using Phase Contrast Cine Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Invest Radiol. 27: 465, 1992.

PAPERS PRESENTED AT NATIONAL MEETINGS

Noorbehesht, B., and Wade, G.: An Improved Equivalent Circuit for Optoacoustic Transducers. Presented at the 9 th International Ultrasonics Symposium, New Orleans, Louisiana, September, 1979.
Noorbehesht, B., Fabrikant, J., and Enzmann, D.: Size Determination of supratentorial Arteriovenous Malformations by MR, CT, and angio. Presented at the Western Neuroradiological Society Annual Meeting, Ranch Mirage, California, October 1986.
Lee, H., and Noorbehesht, B.: NMR Spectral Parameter Estimation by deconvolution. Presented at the IEEE International Conference on acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, 1987.
Noorbehesht, B., Lee, H., and Enzmann, D.: Independent Relaxation Rate-Chemical Shift Quantitation of NMR Spectral Data using a 2-D Deconvolution Technique. Presented at the 7 th Annual Meeting of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, San Francisco, California, August 1988.
Lee, H., and Noorbehesht, B.: Optimal deconvolution Filter for for High-Resolution NMR Spectral Parameter Estimation. Presented at the IEEE International Conference on acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, 1988.
Drace, J., Gamboa, A., and Noorbehesht, B.: radial and Contour Knee MR Imaging by Interactive Reformation of Isometric Volumetric Data Acquisition. Presented at the Meeting of the radiological Society of North America, Chicago, Illinois, November 1988.
Drace, J., Noorbehesht, B.: History of Minimal Anterior Displacement of the TMJ. Presented at the meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, Illinois, November 1988.
Noorbehesht, B., and Drace, J.: Optimum Low Flip Angle and Volumetric Pulse Sequence for MR Imaging of the TMJ. Presented at the meeting of the Association of the University radiologists, Seattle, Washington, May 1989.
Noorbehesht, B., and Drace, J.: Optimum Low Flip Angle and Volumetric Pulse Sequences for MR Imaging of the Knee. Presented at the meeting of the Association of the University radiologists, Seattle, Washington, May 1989.
Yacoe, M., Noorbehesht, B., and Enzmann, D.: Optimization of Scan Parameters for IVIM Imaging. Presented at the Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, Illinois, November 1989.

LECTURES AND SEMINARS

Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, April 1986. Signal-to Noise Ratio Enhancement in NMR Spectroscopy Using a Vector-Space Technique.
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, April 1988. Independent Relaxation Rate-Chemical Shift Quantitation on NMR Spectra by 2-D Deconvolution.
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, May 1988. Basic Principles of NMR Spectroscopy.
Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, California, March 1989. IVIM MRI: Diffusion and Perfusion Imaging.
St. John’s Regional Medical Center, Oxnard, California, October 1994. The Role of MRI in the Detection of Breast Cancer.
St. John’s Regional Medical Center, Oxnard, California, October 1995. Indications for CT, MR, and US in the Diagnosis of Intraabdominal Disease.
St. John’s Regional Medical Center, Oxnard, California, October 1996. Stereotactic Core Breast Biopsy.
St. John’s Regional Medical Center , Oxnard, California, April 1999. Advances in Breast Imaging and Intervention.