Mary Ellen Jafari, Chief Physicist, M.S., DABR (D,N), MRSE, MRSO, FACR, FAAPM
Introduction
Mary Ellen Jafari has been with Kaiser Permanente since April 2023 and serves as Chief Physicist and Radiation Safety Officer. Ms. Jafari has over 30 years of experience in medical physics and is a Fellow of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine and the American College of Radiology. Her interests include MRI Physics and Safety, CT Imaging, and Mammography Imaging.
Education
- Master of Science in Medical Physics
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Bachelor of Science in Physics
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Certifications
- American Board of Radiology - Diagnostic Medical Physics and Medical Nuclear Physics
- American Board of Magnetic Resonance Safety – MR Safety Expert (MRSE) and MR Safety Officer (MRSO)
Professional Organizations and Activities
- American Association of Physicists in Medicine
- American College of Radiology
- Society of Breast Imaging
- Health Physics Society
- Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors
- Reviewer for journals Pediatrics, Health Physics, Operational Radiation Safety, Applied Physics & Isotopes, and others