Biography

Baṣak Dogan, M.D., FSBI, is Associate Professor of Radiology and Eugene P. Frenkel Endowed Scholar in Clinical Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, where she serves as a member of its Breast Imaging Division and the Director of Breast Imaging Research.

Dr. Dogan earned her medical degree at Hacettepe University in Ankara, Turkey, and completed her residency training in diagnostic radiology at Ankara University Medical School. She received advanced training in breast imaging through a fellowship program at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. 

Prior to joining the UT Southwestern faculty in 2016, she was an associate professor at MD Anderson, where she also served as Medical Director of the MD Anderson Ben and Julie Rogers Main Campus Breast Diagnostic Clinic. 

Dr. Dogan’s research interests include advanced breast magnetic resonance imaging applications, optoacoustic imaging, and microbubble contrast-enhanced ultrasound of sentinel lymph nodes. She has authored or co-authored more than 67 peer-reviewed publications, abstracts, and book chapters and is frequently an invited speaker at many national and international conferences. ​

In addition to serving UT Southwestern as a member of the Cancer Committee, she is also a member of the Radiology Department’s Research Day Abstract Review Committee. Nationally, she serves on the National Cancer Comprehensive Network and the American Society of Clinical Oncology's TCGA/TCIA Breast Research Group.

She is an active member of several professional societies, including the Radiological Society of North America, the American Roentgen Ray Society, and the College of American Radiology, and she is a Fellow of the Society of Breast Imaging.

Education & Training
  • Medical School - Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine (1991-1997)
  • Residency - Ankara University School of Medicine, Turkey (1997-2001), Diagnostic Radiology
  • Fellowship - UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (2004-2005), Breast Imaging
Books & Publications