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Maryam Golshan Momeni

Maryam Golshan Momeni

Associate Clinical Professor of Radiology, School of Medicine, UC Irvine Medical Center

Biography

Maryam Golshan Momeni, M.D., is Associate Clinical Professor of Radiology at the UC Irvine School of Medicine, where she serves as Director of Medical Student Education in Radiology and Medical Director of Radiology for the Student Health Center. She received her M.D. from Tehran University of Medical Sciences and completed diagnostic radiology residency at UC Irvine, followed by fellowships in body imaging and musculoskeletal radiology at the same institution. Her clinical practice focuses on musculoskeletal radiology, pediatric radiology, and image-guided interventional procedures.

Golshan Momeni has developed and oversees the radiology curriculum for medical students at UC Irvine, including the radiology core clerkship and multiple clinical electives. She teaches integrated radiology sessions across several clerkships and basic science courses, reaching over 100 medical students annually through lectures on abdominal anatomy, neuroscience imaging correlates, and acute abdomen radiology. She has authored book chapters on musculoskeletal tumors and wrist MRI for McGraw-Hill's Basic Musculoskeletal Radiology textbook and has published research on musculoskeletal infections, gout, and COVID-19 imaging in journals including the American Journal of Roentgenology and Skeletal Radiology.

Golshan Momeni serves on multiple departmental and school committees, including the Clinical Competency Committee for the radiology residency program, the Merit and Promotions Committee, and the School of Medicine Clinical Clerkship Directors Committee. She is a board member and cofounder of the American Association for Women in Radiology UC-wide chapter and currently serves as its secretary. She completed the UC Irvine School of Medicine Women's Leadership Academy and the Alliance of Clinical Educators in Radiology Program certificate through the Association of University Radiologists. Golshan Momeni has mentored numerous medical students, residents, and fellows in clinical research, resulting in over 40 presentations at national radiology meetings.

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Education

  • M.D., Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), 1994
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Distinctions

  • Certificate of Merit, RSNA Educational Exhibits, 2009
  • Alliance of Clinical Educator in Radiology Program (ACER) Certificate, AUR, 2024
  • UCI School of Medicine Women's Leadership Academy Graduate, 2022-2023
  • Outstanding Patient Care Award, Department of Radiology, UCI, 2025
  • Best Resident of the Year Award, Department of Radiological Sciences, UC Irvine, 2010-2011
  • Best Scientific Radiological Science Exhibition, LARS Midwinter Annual Meeting, 2006
  • Top Ten Medical Student in class of 700, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1994
  • Top 5% in Pre-Internship Exam, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1992
  • Physician of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association (OCMA), 2019-2025
  • Excellence in Teaching - Clinical Science Lecturer Nomination, UCI School of Medicine, 2023
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Areas of Expertise

  • Musculoskeletal Radiology
  • Pediatric Imaging Interpretation
  • Image-Guided Interventional Procedures
  • Spine Pathology Classification
  • Medical Student Curriculum Development
  • Nonaccidental Trauma Detection
  • Dual-Energy CT Applications

Recent Publications

  • Anthony T. Wu, Arya Amirhekmat, Pooya Khosravi, Paramveer Birring, Jason Liang, Maryam Golshan-Momeni, Peter Chang, Roozbeh Houshyar, James Learned, “Adaptive Multi-Loss Learning with Self-Supervised Fine-Tuning for Robust Humerus Segmentation on Radiographs”, 2026. Presented at Society of Imaging Informatics in Medicine, CAIMI25 Sessions.
  • Wang L, Golshan Momeni M, Burns J, Anavim A, Pham P, “The Evolution of Lumbar Spine Stenosis Evaluation: From Grading Systems to Artificial Intelligence”, 2025. Presented at Society of Skeletal Radiology, March 30-April 2, 2025.
  • Lawrence Wang, Maryam Golshan-Momeni, Peter Pham, Arash Anavim, Anderanik Tomasian, Joseph Burns, “Spine Instability Neoplastic Score: What the Orthopedic Spine Surgeon Wants to Know About the Risk of Vertebral Collapse in their Patient”, 2025. Presented at Society of Skeletal Radiology, March 30-April 2, 2025.
  • Sasani A, Sun S, Shu C, Lebby E, Tung C, Wang L, Golshan-Momeni M, Houshyar R, “We've Got Your Back! Extraspinal Findings You Shouldn't Miss on Spine MRI”, 2025. Presented at ARRS Annual meeting, April 27-May 1, 2025.
  • Meraz J, Ho E, Sasani A, Lopez S, Wolf R, Wang L, Golshan-Momeni M, Houshyar R, “A Radiographic Review of Abominable Hand-Blast Injuries”, 2025. Presented at ARRS annual meeting, April 27-May 1, 2025.
  • Musa A, Quezada J, Golshan-Momeni M, Wang P, Anavim A, “EMPOWER (Evaluating Medical Student Participation, Observation, and Workstation Education in Radiology): implementing a hybrid learning model in musculoskeletal radiology electives”, 2024. Presented at Scholar Presentations and Mentoring Program 72nd Annual Meeting of the Association of University Radiologists (AUR), April 1-5, 2024.
  • Quezada JJ, Musa A, Wang P, Golshan-Momeni M, Anavim A, “Continuing to EMPOWER (Evaluating Medical Student Participation, Observation, and Workstation Education in Radiology): Updated Findings”, 2024. Presented at 124th Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society, Boston, Massachusetts, May 5-9, 2024.
  • Burns JE, Anavim A, Wang L, Golshan-Momeni M, Pham P, Tomasian A, “Fracture nonunion and malunion: What the orthopedic surgeon wants to know”, 2024. Presented at 124th Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society, Boston, Massachusetts, May 5-9, 2024.
  • Wang L, Burns J, Golshan-Momeni M, Pham P, Anavim A, “A Review of Musculoskeletal Masses of the Pelvis and Hip”, 2024. Presented at 124th Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society, Boston, Massachusetts, May 5-9, 2024.
  • Golshan-Momeni M, Pham p, Anavim A, Wang L, Burns Joseph, “Caution This is a Rigid Spine! What Radiologists Need to Know”, 2024. Presented at 124th Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society, Boston, Massachusetts, May 5-9, 2024.
  • Park S, Doung T, Andalib S, Houshyar R, Golshan-Momeni M, “Skeletal Surprises: Cracking the Case of Non-Traumatic Musculoskeletal Emergencies”, 2024. Presented at 124th Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society, Boston, Massachusetts, May 5-9, 2024.
  • Burns JE, Golshan-Momeni M, Pham P, Anavim A, Tomasian A, Wang L, “Two cysts or not two cysts, that is the question: Distinguishing subchondral cysts from periarticular erosions in arthritis, the (seemingly) eternal question”, 2024. Presented at Society of Skeletal Radiology, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 2-6, 2024.
  • Kakish D, Cortes G, Zhao J, Cramer S, Wang P, Golshan-Momeni M, Pham P, Wang L, Anavim A, Tomasian A, Burns J, “Bones Gone Wild: Fracture Healing Gone Wrong”, 2024. Presented at Society of Skeletal Radiology, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 2-6, 2024.
  • Kakish D, Cortes G, Zhao J, Cramer S, Tran J, Golshan-Momeni M, Burns J, Wang L, Anavim A, Tomasian A, Pham P, “Take Five! Novel Semi-Automated Radiographic View Reporting Technique Can Save Musculoskeletal Radiologists 5 Working Days Annually”, 2024. Presented at Society of Skeletal Radiology, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 2-6, 2024.
  • Zhao J, Cortes G, Kakish D, Duong T, Anavim A, Golshan-Momeni M, Burns J, Tomasian A, Wang L, Pham P, “Implementation of Dual-Energy CT Musculoskeletal Protocols in a High-Volume Academic Center: Benefits and Barriers”, 2024. Presented at Society of Skeletal Radiology, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 2-6, 2024.
  • Zhao J, Cortes G, Kakish D, Duong T, Anavim A, Golshan-Momeni M, Burns J, Tomasian A, Wang L, Pham P, “The Utility of Dual-Energy CT in the Emergency Department: A Case-Based Review of Gout Mimicking 10 Different Acute Diseases”, 2024. Presented at Society of Skeletal Radiology, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 2-6, 2024.
  • Zhao J, Cortes G, Kakish D, Duong T, Anavim A, Golshan-Momeni M, Burns J, Tomasian A, Wang L, Pham P, “Strategies to Complete a Full Set of CT Hip Preservation Measurements in Under 10 Minutes”, 2024. Presented at Society of Skeletal Radiology, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 2-6, 2024.
  • Cortes G, Kakish D, Zhao J, Sun S, Tran J, Cramer S, Tomasian A, Wang L, Anavim A, Golshan-Momeni M, Burns J, “Musculoskeletal Deep Fibromatoses: Diving into the Depths of their Radiologic Features”, 2024. Presented at Society of Skeletal Radiology, San Juan, Puerto Rico, March 2-6, 2024.
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Contact Information

Email: mgolshan@uci.edu

Phone: (714) 456-7237

Address: Bldg. 1, Rt. 140

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Last updated on 5/19/2026.