Dr. Lufkin is Chief of Metabolic Imaging at a medical network in California and a distinguished Professor of Radiology at the USC School of Medicine, with over 200 peer-reviewed scientific papers to his credit and 14 books published. Dr. Lufkin has held several prestigious professional affiliations, including the presidency of the Society of Magnetic Resonance Imaging and the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology. He is also the inventor of several patents in artificial intelligence, including the globally-used MR-compatible biopsy needle, the “Lufkin Needle.”