MU Medicine BBME Guest SpeakerDurgesh Kumar Dwivedi - Additional Professor | Department of ...

Date & Time: Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Location: SOM Acuff Auditorium MA217

Subject: From Renal Tumors to Brain Injury: AI-Driven Radiomics for Cancer Subtyping and Neurotrauma

Join us for a keynote presentation by Dr. Durgesh Kumar Dwivedi, PhD, Professor in the Department of Radiodiagnosis at King George's Medical University, Lucknow, India.
 

Durgesh Kumar Dwivedi, PhD Bio

Dr. Durgesh Kumar Dwivedi, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Radiodiagnosis at King George’s Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow, India. His work focuses on biomedical magnetic resonance, quantitative MRI, diffusion imaging, arterial spin labeling, MR spectroscopy, and AI-based imaging models applied to cancer (prostate, kidney tumors, glioma) and neurological disorders (TBI, dementia). He integrates imaging, AI, deep learning, and radiogenomics to develop non-invasive tools that support clinical decision-making.

He has published over 40 peer-reviewed papers, 3 book chapters, and 2 editorials; delivered more than 40 invited talks; and organized several workshops and academic events. He mentors PhD scholars, medical residents, and postdoctoral researchers. His notable contributions include hybrid multidimensional MRI for prostate cancer (University of Chicago), radiogenomics with 3D printing in clear-cell RCC (UT Southwestern, Dallas), and High-Definition Fiber Tracking for TBI in India. He has received postdoctoral fellowships from UT Southwestern Medical Center and the University of Chicago.

Dr. Dwivedi serves on the ISMRM Annual Meeting Program Committee, USA, as Joint Secretary and Executive Committee (EC) Member of the ISMRM Indian Chapter, and participates in the Global Imaging Forum, Indo-French collaborations, and state-level MR/CT expert committees. Editorial roles include Editor for BMC Urology (Springer Nature) and Guest Editor MAGMA (ESMRMB), and reviewer for MRM, JMRI, European Radiology, npj Precision Oncology (Nature Portfolio) and others.

His research is supported by grants from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF), Uttar Pradesh Council of Science and Technology (UPCST), and other agencies. His awards include five times ISMRM Magna Cum Laude recognitions and the SABI Best Scientific Paper. He also leads public initiatives such as the Accessible MRI Campaign in underserved regions, a community kitchen in Lucknow, and outreach activities on AI in medicine (in local languages) through KGMU Radio, Lucknow, India.

Research in Biomedical Informatics, Biostatistics and Medical Epidemiology includes clinical informatics, epidemiology and population health, health informatics and surveillance, biostatistics, medical informatics, medicine, enabling and improving efforts in translational precision medicine and basic science investigation.

Services & Consultation

Department research support features peer-reviewed sources including the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), the Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH), Department of Veteran Affairs, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and other federal, state, local, academic, and foundation partners.

Faculty members actively participate in institutional research activities collaborating with various University of Missouri units including the NextGen Precision Health initiative, MU Institute for Clinical and Translational Science, Ellis Fischel Cancer Center, the Bond Life Sciences Center, MU Institute for Data Science and Informatics, and the UMKC Center for Health Insights.

Graduate students study to obtain a master's degree, with certificates available to support specialized professional subject matter, engage in assistantships in research working with faculty in the department and centers. For additional information regarding MSHI (Informatics) programs, please contact the Director of Graduate Studies, Fares Alahdab, MD, MSc.

Research training opportunities for post-doctoral fellows, residents, medical students, and undergraduates at times may also be available; those interested should contact individual centers and faculty members. The diversity of biomedical informatics, biostatistics and medical epidemiology investigators generates significant funded research contributions to health and medicine in Missouri and beyond.

The department includes the following centers, cores, and labs:

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Some Current Research Areas and Topics

  • Accountable healthcare systems
  • Bioinformatics
  • Biomedical Informatics
  • Biostatistics
  • Cancer genomics
  • Cancer research registry
  • Clinical informatics
  • Clinical research informatics
  • Consumer health informatics
  • Computational biology, whole-genome sequencing data
  • Diabetes translational research dissemination
  • Electronic medical records (EMR)
  • Electronic health records (EHR)
  • Health surveillance projects
  • Healthcare industry economics, finance, and policy
  • Informatics for healthcare
  • Medical informatics
  • Population-based cancer registry
  • Public health informatics
  • Pregnancy risk assessment monitoring system (PRAMS)
  • Translational BioInformatics