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Basak Dogan, M.D.

Basak Dogan, M.D.

Titles and Appointments

Director, Breast Imaging Research, Director, Clinical Breast MRI

Professor

Endowed Title
Eugene P. Frenkel, M.D. Scholar in Clinical Medicine
School
Graduate School
Department
Radiology
Graduate Programs
Cancer Biology

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  • Biography

    Baak Dogan, M.D., FSBI, is Clinical Professor of Radiology and Eugene P. Frenkel Endowed Scholar in Clinical Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, where she is a member of the Breast Imaging Division,  the Director of Breast Imaging Research and Clinical Breast MRI

    Dr. Dogan earned her medical degree at Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey, and completed her residency training in diagnostic radiology at Ankara University Medical School. She received advanced training in breast imaging through a fellowship program at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. 

    Prior to joining the UT Southwestern faculty in 2016, she was an associate professor at MD Anderson, where she also served as Medical Director of the MD Anderson Ben and Julie Rogers Main Campus Breast Diagnostic Clinic. 

    Dr. Dogan’s research interests include advanced breast magnetic resonance imaging applications, optoacoustic imaging, and microbubble contrast-enhanced ultrasound of sentinel lymph nodes. She has authored or co-authored more than 150 peer-reviewed publications, abstracts, and book chapters and is frequently an invited speaker at many national and international conferences and grand rounds.

    Dr. Dogan serves as the director of breast imaging research, and is a member of the UT Southwestern National Clinical Trials Executive Leadership Committee. Nationally, she serves on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group-American College of Radiology Imaging Network (ECOG-ACRIN) Cancer Research Group,  and the American Society of Clinical Oncology's TCGA/TCIA Breast Research Group. She is active in American College of Radiology (ACR) Data Science Institute and is a co-author of multiple ACR appropriateness criteria on breast cancer imaging. 

    She is an active member of several professional societies, including the Radiological Society of North America, American Roentgen Ray Society, and the College of American Radiology. In 2017, she became a Fellow of the Society of Breast Imaging.

    Dr. Dogan's is the Deputy Editor of Journal of Breast Imaging. Additional editorial activities include serving as associate editor of BMC Cancer, an editorial board member for PLOS ONE and the European Journal of Breast Health, and a reviewer for multiple scientific journals including Radiology,  American Journal of Roentgenology, Cancer Journal, Radiographics, International Journal of Breast Diseases, Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, American Journal of Surgical Oncology, and the Annals of Surgical Oncology. She is a grant reviewer for multiple funding organizations.

  • Education
    Internship
    Academic Medical Center Hospital, Amsterdam, Netherlands (1996)
    Internship
    Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey (1997)
    Medical School
    Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (1997)
    Residency
    Ankara University School of Medicine, Turkey (2001), Diagnostic Radiology
    Fellowship
    UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (2005), Breast Imaging
  • Publications

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    ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Breast Imaging During Pregnancy.
    Salkowski LR, Lewin AA, Weinstein SP, Bartell S, Birsner ML, Borges VF, Dibble EH, Dodelzon K, Dogan BE, Kasales C, Kunjummen JM, Kuzmiak CM, Merrill A, Parghi C, Paulis LV, Sharpe RE, Slanetz PJ, J Am Coll Radiol 2025 Nov 22 11S S492-S507
    Understanding the significant underrepresentation of women in radiology.
    Peraka V, Raj K, Champine J, Ozcan B, Dogan B, Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 2025 Oct
    ACR Appropriateness Criteria® Supplemental Breast Cancer Screening Based on Breast Density: 2024 Update.
    Paulis LV, Lewin AA, Weinstein SP, Baron P, Dayaratna S, Dodelzon K, Dogan BE, Gulati A, Kantor O, Kasales C, Kunjummen JM, Kuzmiak CM, Newell MS, Salkowski LR, Sharpe RE, Small W, Ulaner GA, Slanetz PJ, J Am Coll Radiol 2025 May 22 5S S405-S423
  • Honors & Awards
    • Basak Erguvan Dogan
      Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Breast Imaging (2024-2024)