Reza Vali

Dr. Reza Vali has been working as Staff Radiologist in the Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, and Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Imaging, University of Toronto, since October 2014. Dr. Vali received his medical degree from Ahwaz Medical University in 1995, and completed his Nuclear Medicine residency program at Tehran Medical University in Iran in 2000. Subsequently, he completed a fellowship at the Vincent Hospital in Austria in PET/CT oncology in 2007/2008. Dr. Vali then completed his fellowship in Paediatric Nuclear Medicine in the Department of Diagnostic Imaging at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) from January 2012 to October 2014. He most recently completed a two-year Master's degree in Translational Research Program (M.Sc. in TRP) in 2018.

Dr. Vali is a member of Radiological Society of North America, Canadian Society of Nuclear Medicine, Society of Nuclear Medicine, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology and European Society of Nuclear Medicine. 

Education and experience

• 2016–2018: Master of Science in Translational Research (M.Sc.), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2014: Paediatric Nuclear medicine and PET/CT Clinical Fellow, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2011: Nuclear Medicine Research Fellowship, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2007–2008: PET/CT Fellowship, PET/CT Center, St. Vincent Hospital, Linz, Austria
• 1997–2000: Nuclear Medicine Residency,Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Care Service, Tehran, Iran
• 1993–1995: Internship (PGY1-2; 18 months), Ahwaz Medical University, Ahwaz, Iran
• 1987–1993: MD, Ahwaz Medical University, Ahwaz, Iran
• 2016–2018: Master of Science, Translational Research, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON. Canada
• January 2017: Clinical Trial Methodology Workshop, RSNA Education. Coronado, California
• 2012–2014: Paediatric clinical nuclear medicine fellowship, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2011: Paediatric nuclear medicine research fellowship, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2010–2012: Clinical Research Associate Certificate, Michener Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2010: MCCQ2 Pass (LMCC certified)
• 2012: TOEFL IBT examination: score (109/120)
• 2007–2008: PET/CT Research fellowship, St. Vincent Hospital, Linz, Austria
• 2006: Training course in PET/CT, St. Vincent Hospital, Linz, Austria
• 2005: European Board of Nuclear Medicine (FEBNM) 
• 2004: The American Certificiation Board of Nuclear Cardiology ACBNC)
• 2000: Board of Nuclear Medicine, Tehran University of medical sciences, IRAN
• 1995: Doctorate of Medicine, Ahwaz Medical University, Iran
• 2014–Present: Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Imaging, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2012–2014: Paediatric nuclear Medicine clinical fellow (including paediatric PET/CT), The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• 2008–2011: Consultant and physician in charge in Nuclear medicine, Nuclear Medicine Department Jam Hospital, Tehran
• 2005–2008: Head of Nuclear Medicine Department, Jam Hospital, Tehran
• 2000–2005: Director of Caspian Nuclear Medicine Center, Ghazvin
• 1995–1997: General Practitioner, Khorram-Shahr, Iran

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