Firouzeh Arjmandi, M.D.

Medical Director, Breast Imaging Quality Assurance at Parkland Health

Radiology - Mammography

Biography

Firouzeh Arjmandi, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of its Breast Imaging Division. Her clinical interests include 3-D mammography and breast magnetic resonance imaging.

Dr. Arjmandi holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Southern Methodist University. She earned her medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and completed her residency in diagnostic radiology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. She received advanced training in mammography and body imaging through a fellowship program at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

Prior to joining the UT Southwestern faculty in 2017, Dr. Arjmandi spent several years in private practice.

Dr. Arjmandi's research interests include tomosynthesis, advanced breast imaging technologies including radioactive seed localization, and contrast mammography and machine learning/artificial intelligence.

She is an active member of several professional societies, including the Radiological Society of North America, the American College of Radiology, the Texas Medical Association, and the Society of Breast Imaging.

Education & Training

Medical School - UT Health Science Center at San Antonio (2006-2010)
Internship - Banner University Medical Center Phoenix (2010-2011), Internal Medicine
Residency - UT Health Science Center at Houston (2011-2015), Diagnostic Radiology
Fellowship - UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (2015-2016), Diagnostic Radiology in Body & Breast Imaging

Books & Publications

Publications
- Extramammary metastases to the breast: Radiologic and histologic review
  Sasiponganan C, Scoggins ME, Arjmandi FK, Ozcan BB, Seiler SJ, Hwang H, Dogan BE Clinical Imaging 2025 Dec 128
- Mammography Positioning Improvement Results and Unique Challenges in a Safety-Net Health System
  Arjmandi FK, Munjal H, Hayes JC, Thibodeaux L, Schopp J, Merchant K, Hu T, Porembka JH Journal of the American College of Radiology 2025 Nov 22 1371-1379
- Factors Associated with Nodal Positivity Following Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients Who are Initially Node-Negative on MRI
  Ozcan BB, Arjmandi FK, Polat DS, Xi Y, Sahoo S, Leitch M, McArthur H, Dogan BE Annals of Surgical Oncology 2025 May 32 3292-3301
- ASO Visual Abstract: Factors Associated with Nodal Positivity Following Neoadjuvant Therapy in Breast Cancer Patients Who are Initially Node-Negative on MRI
  Ozcan BB, Arjmandi FK, Polat DS, Xi Y, Sahoo S, Leitch M, McArthur H, Dogan BE Annals of Surgical Oncology 2025 May 32 3343-3344
- Next Level of Care Protocols in Radiology: Improving Patient Access to Care
  Porembka JH, Arjmandi FK, Hyde K, Xi Y, Zaidi SF, Lee RK Journal of the American College of Radiology 2024 Jan 21 19-26
- Imaging and Management of Fibroepithelial Lesions of the Breast: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation
  Zhang M, Arjmandi FK, Porembka JH, Seiler SJ, Goudreau SH, Merchant K, Hwang H, Hayes JC Radiographics 2023 Nov 43
- Imaging Challenges in Diagnosing Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
  Schopp JG, Polat DS, Arjmandi F, Hayes JC, Ahn RW, Sullivan K, Sahoo S, Porembka JH Radiographics 2023 Oct 43
- Prevalence and correlates of false-positive results after 3-D screening mammography among uninsured women in a community outreach program
  Nair RG, Lee SJ, Zhu H, Arjmandi FK, Berry E, Argenbright KE, Tiro JA, Skinner CS Preventive Medicine Reports 2022 Jun 27
- New horizons in imaging and surgical assessment of breast cancer lymph node metastasis
  Arjmandi F, Mootz A, Farr D, Reddy S, Dogan B Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 2021 Jun 187 311-322
- Performance of a clinical and imaging-based multivariate model as decision support tool to help save unnecessary surgeries for high-risk breast lesions
  Polat DS, Schopp JG, Arjmandi F, Porembka J, Sarode VR, Farr D, Xi Y, Dogan BE Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 2021 Jan 185 479-494
- Health Care Disparities in Breast Cancer: The Economics of Access to Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
  Mootz A, Arjmandi F, Dogan BE, Evans WP Journal of Breast Imaging 2020 Nov 2 524-529
- MRI may be used as a prognostic indicator in patients with extra-abdominal desmoid tumours
  Kamali F, Wang WL, Guadagnolo BA, Fox PS, Lewis VO, Lazar AJ, Conley AP, Ravi V, Toliyat M, Ladha HS, Hobbs BP, Amini B British Journal of Radiology 2016 89

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