Anand Narayan MD, PhD

Anand Narayan, MD, PhD is an associate professor in the Breast Imaging section, the inaugural vice chair of equity in the Department of Radiology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and an associate director for diversity, equity and inclusion at the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center.

Dr. Narayan grew up in Baltimore, MD and completed his dual degree at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (MD) and the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health (PhD, Clinical Epidemiology). He completed his radiology residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital and pursued a breast imaging fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center from 2016 to 2017. He was an assistant professor at Massachusetts General Hospital until 2021 where he served as the diversity and inclusion officer for the Department of Radiology.

Dr. Narayan's clinical, research and administrative interests focus on equity, diversity and inclusion, with a particular focus on reducing breast cancer disparities through early detection and diagnosis. He has published 110 peer-reviewed journal articles, three book chapters and serves as a reviewer for several radiology journals. He currently serves on the editorial board of Radiology and the Journal of the American College of Radiology and is an associate editor for Health Policy and Practice for the journal Radiology. Dr. Narayan is an assistant editor at the Journal of the American College of Radiology and the American Journal of Roentgenology. Recently, he served as one of the National Academy of Medicine’s scholars in Diagnostic Excellence. He currently serves as chair of the American College of Radiology’s Patient and Family Outreach Committee and vice president of the Wisconsin Radiological Society.