
Haydee Ojeda-Fournier, MD, FACR, FSBI
Professor of Radiology | Medical Director, Division of Breast Imaging, UC San Diego Health

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Haydee Ojeda-Fournier is a breast imager, trained in detecting early breast cancer utilizing multiple modalities, including mammography, digital breast tomosynthesis, ultrasound, molecular breast imaging, and breast magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). She also performs image-guided breast biopsy to diagnose breast cancer, including MR-guided vacuum-assisted core biopsy. Dr. Ojeda is the medical director of the Division of Breast Imaging at UC San Diego Health, Department of Radiology.
Dr. Ojeda has implemented new programs in the breast-imaging center, including FNA (collaboration with cytology), Molecular Breast Imaging (collaboration with nuclear medicine), Digital Breast Tomosynthesis, abbreviated breast MRI program, lymphedema imaging (collaboration with plastic surgery), and most recently contrast-enhanced mammography. She has trained 36 fellows and 23 visiting scholars and mentored 25 residents and 65 non-UCSD (predominantly international) students. Dr. Ojeda has supervised over 700 medical students in radiology rotations at UCSD. In addition, Dr. Ojeda has published 77 scholarly articles, 21 book chapters, and one textbook (Women’s Imaging MRI with multimodality correlation). Dr. Ojeda has delivered 279 invited presentations both in the USA and internationally.
Dr. Ojeda has implemented new programs in the breast-imaging center, including FNA (collaboration with cytology), Molecular Breast Imaging (collaboration with nuclear medicine), Digital Breast Tomosynthesis, abbreviated breast MRI program, lymphedema imaging (collaboration with plastic surgery), and most recently contrast-enhanced mammography. She has trained 36 fellows and 23 visiting scholars and mentored 25 residents and 65 non-UCSD (predominantly international) students. Dr. Ojeda has supervised over 700 medical students in radiology rotations at UCSD. In addition, Dr. Ojeda has published 77 scholarly articles, 21 book chapters, and one textbook (Women’s Imaging MRI with multimodality correlation). Dr. Ojeda has delivered 279 invited presentations both in the USA and internationally.