Deniz Akay Urgun,

2006, Doctor of Medicine, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey

2021, Residency, Radiology, Haydarpasa Namune Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Cardiothoracic radiologist Deniz Urgan, MD, is committed to a collaborative approach to care that incorporates specialist partnerships with colleagues in the fields of pulmonology, cardiology and surgery. Her clinical expertise and research interests focus on lung cancer imaging and screening, as well as cardiac and vascular diseases, including both ischemic and nonischemic conditions.

Dr. Urgan earned her medical degree and completed her internship at Marmara University in Istanbul, Turkey, followed by a radiology residency at Haydarpasa Numune Research Hospital, also in Istanbul. She further refined her skills through a body MRI fellowship at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and a cardiothoracic imaging fellowship at the University of California, Irvine (UCI).

A dedicated researcher, Dr. Urgan has authored multiple peer-reviewed case reports and served as a co-investigator on the National Institutes of Health–funded ISCHEMIA trial (International Study of Comparative Health Effectiveness with Medical and Invasive Approaches), which received recognition for excellence in data quality and participant retention. Before joining City of Hope, she was an assistant clinical professor of cardiothoracic imaging at UCI.