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Jamaal Benjamin, M.D.,  Ph.D.

Jamaal Benjamin, M.D., Ph.D.

Titles and Appointments

Assistant Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Radiology

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  • Biography

    Jamaal Benjamin, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor of Radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Vascular & Interventional Radiology Division. Dr. Benjamin holds a bachelor's degree in biology from Morehouse College in Atlanta. Following his undergraduate studies, Dr. Benjamin joined the Medical Scientist Training Program (MSTP) at UT Southwestern, where he earned both his medical degree as well as his doctoral degree in Molecular Microbiology. He then completed his residency in diagnostic radiology as well as an advanced fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. While at UPenn, Dr. Benjamin also performed a post-doctoral fellowship in cancer biology in the Penn Imaged Guided Interventions (PIGI) lab. He returned to UT Southwestern as an Assistant Professor of Radiology in August of 2022.

    Dr. Benjamin’s investigations have resulted in numerous peer-reviewed publications as well as grant funding from the National Institute of Health (NIH), Radiological Society of North America, and the Society of Interventional Radiology. He also serves as a reviewer for the American Journal of Roentgenology and World Journal for Pediatric and Congenital Heart Surgery.

    His research interests include cancer biology, specifically hepatocellular carcinoma response to liver-directed interventions, autophagy perturbations in oncologic disease, and lymphatic imaging and interventions. His investigations have resulted in numerous peer-reviewed publications as well as grant funding from the National Institute of Health (NIH), Radiological Society of North America, and the Society of Interventional Radiology.

  • Education
    Graduate School
    UT Southwestern Medical Center (2015), Molecular Biology
    Medical School
    UT Southwestern Medical School (2015)
    Internship
    Methodist Dallas Medical Center (2016), General Surgery
    Residency
    Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2020), Diagnostic Radiology
    Postdoctoral Fellowship
    University of Pennsylvania (2021)
    Fellowship
    Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2022), Vascular & Interventional Radiology
  • Research Interest
    • Autophagy Perturbations in Oncologic Disease
    • Cancer Biology
    • Lymphatic Imaging and Interventions
  • Publications
    Acute pulmonary embolism treatment in lung transplant recipients: mechanical thrombectomy and catheter directed thrombolysis
    Arar A, Rice SL, Alnablsi MW, Pillai A, Benjamin J, Quadri R, Lamus D, Pillai A CVIR Endovascular 2025 Dec 8
    Intra-Arterial Drug Delivery of Both a Small and Large Molecule Theranostic Radiotracer Probe into an Orthotopic OncoPIG Liver Tumor Model After Pseudovascular Isolation
    Rice SL, Muñoz FG, Benjamin J, Kim S, Park AW, Osborne JR, Beets-Tan R Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2025 Aug 59 217-228
    Local and systemic biodistribution of a small-molecule radiopharmaceutical probe after transcatheter embolization and intra-arterial delivery in a porcine orthotopic renal tumor model
    Rice SL, Muñoz FG, Benjamin JL, Alnablsi MW, Osborne JR, Beets-Tan R Nuclear Medicine Communications 2025 Feb 46 138-145
    The Influence of Preablation Embolization Particle Size on the Size of the Microwave Ablation Zone in a Porcine Orthotopic Renal Tumor Model
    Rice SL, Berry-Tony S, Benjamin J, Kapur P, Alnablsi W, Lamus D, Beets-Tan R, Pillai A Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2025 Jan 36 168-174
    BCL2 regulates antibacterial autophagy in the intestinal epithelium
    Li Y, Bel S, Benjamin JL, Ruhn KA, Hassell B, Behrendt CL, Kuang Z, Hooper LV Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 2024 Dec 121
    Radioembolization of HCC and secondary hepatic tumors: a comprehensive review
    Arar A, Heglin A, Veluri S, Alnablsi MW, Benjamin JL, Choudhary M, Pillai A Quarterly Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging 2024 Dec 68 270-287
    Transcatheter pseudo-vascular isolation for localization and concentration of a large molecule theranostic probe into a transgenic OncoPIG kidney tumor
    Rice SL, Muñoz FG, Benjamin J, Alnablsi MW, Pillai A, Osborne JR, Beets-Tan R Nuclear Medicine and Biology 2024 Sep 136-137
    Noncontrast MR Lymphography: Precise and Useful
    Arrivé L, Monnier-Cholley L, El Mouhadi S, O’Leary CN, Benjamin JL, Itkin M RADIOLOGY 2023 Oct 309
    Imaging and Interventions for Lymphatic and Lymphatic-related Disorders
    Benjamin J, O'Leary C, Hur S, Gurevich A, Klein WM, Itkin M RADIOLOGY 2023 May 307
    Percutaneous Fluoroscopic-Guided Creation of Neoanastomosis for the Treatment of Biliary Occlusions
    Habibollahi P, Benjamin JL, X. Bai H, Dagli MS, Shlansky-Goldberg RD Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology 2020 Nov 43 1671-1678
  • Honors & Awards
    • 1000 Inspiring Black Scientists in America
      Cell Press (2020)
    • Resident Research Award
      Radiological Society of North America (2019)
    • Resident Research Award
      Society of Interventional Radiology (2018)
    • Medical Student Research Award
      Radiological Society of North America (2015)
    • Dissertation Fellowship Award
      United Negro College Fund (UNCF)/Merck (2013)
    • NCI Ruth L. Kirschstein NRSA for Individual Predoctoral Fellows (F31) Award
      National Cancer Institute (2013)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American College of Radiology
    • American Society of Microbiology
    • Radiological Society of North America
    • Society of Interventional Radiology