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

Dr. 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.

Graduate School

UT Southwestern Medical Center (2015), Molecular Biology

Medical School

UT Southwestern Medical School (2015)

Other Post Graduate Training

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2015)

Internship

Methodist Dallas Medical Center (2016), General Surgery

Residency

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2020), Diagnostic Radiology

Fellowship

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (2022), Vascular & Interventional Radiology

• Autophagy Perturbations in Oncologic Disease
• Cancer Biology
• Lymphatic Imaging and Interventions

• 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)

• American College of Radiology
• American Society of Microbiology
• Radiological Society of North America
• Society of Interventional Radiology