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Get to know Samantha Pisani Petrucci, MD
Samantha Pisani Petrucci is an Assistant Professor of Neuroradiology at CU Anschutz. She is a graduate of the Medical Scholars Program at the University of Illinois, where she received a PhD in Neuroscience focused on cognitive neuroendocrinology and the cellular/molecular mechanisms of learning and memory. She then completed the MD curriculum with Alpha Omega Alpha distinction. Dr. Petrucci’s internship training was in General Surgery at the University of Minnesota, followed by Radiology Residency and Neuroradiology Fellowship at UC San Francisco. At UCSF, she received extensive training in neuro-oncologic radiology and image-guided spine interventions, as well as completed post-doctoral research through the NIH T32 Biomedical Imaging for Clinician Scientists Program. She is proud to partner with Dr. Andrew Callen to conduct clinical care, minimally invasive spine procedures, and ongoing research through the University of Colorado CSF Leak Program. Her additional clinical and research interests include novel neuro-oncologic imaging techniques, molecular-genetic imaging correlates of brain tumors, and the neuro-oncologic and neuro-psychiatric applications of focused ultrasound.
Undergraduate 2007
University of San Diego (CA)
Graduate 2015
University of Illinois At Urbana - Champaign
Medical Education 2017
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Internship 2018
University of Minnesota Program
Residency 2022
University of California (San Francisco) Program
Fellowship 2023
University of California (San Francisco) Program
Trustees Academic Scholarship 2003
2003-2007
University of San Diego
Bishop Maher Leadership Scholarship 2003
2003-2007
University of San Diego
Carroll Leadership Scholarship 2003
2003-2007
University of San Diego
University Fellowship 2008
2008-2009
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Neuroscience Program Fellowship 2008
2008-2009
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
College of Medicine Hazel I. Craig Summer Research Assistantship 2011
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Graduate College Travel Award, 2012
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Research Practicum Travel Award 2012
NIH Office of Dietary Supplements
List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students 2013
2013-2014
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
College of Medicine Buetow Memorial Travel Award 2013
2010, 2013
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Fellow, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute 2014
2014-2016
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society 2016
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Summa Cum Laude Exhibit Award 2020
American Society of Neuroradiology
UCSF T32 Biomedical Imaging for Clinician Scientists Program 2022
2022-2023
National Institutes of Health
