Francis Deng, MD

• Director of Medical Student Diagnostic Radiology Electives
• Assistant Program Director, Neuroradiology Fellowship

Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science

Head and Neck Cancer Center

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Radiology training and education, Diagnostic error, Head and neck radiology

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• Hussain N*, Renne A*, Gomez E, Brookmeyer C, Chen JX, Deng F. “More Than One Path: Recent Cross-Application Trends Among Radiology Residency Applicants, 2020-2023.” Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2026;23(5):827-833. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2026.01.010.
• Chen JX, Deng F. “Demographic Differences Between Applicants Who Submitted Rank Order Lists and Applicants Who Matched in the Main Residency Match in 2022 and 2023.” Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2025;17(2):196-203. doi:10.4300/JGME-D-24-00512.1.
• Lakhani DA, Radmard M, Tafazolimoghadam A, Patel S, Murugesan A, Malik H, Hogg JP, Shen Z, Yousem DM, Deng F. “Preference signaling in the radiology residency match: National survey of applicants.” Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2025;22(1):116-124. doi: 10.1016/j.jacr.2024.08.009.
• Chen JX, Bowe S, Deng F. “Residency Applications in the Era of Generative Artificial Intelligence.” Journal of Graduate Medical Education. 2024;16(3):254-256. doi: 10.4300/JGME-D-23-00629.1.
• Deng F, Moy L. “The U.S. Radiology Residency Match: Update and Multidecade Trends.” Radiology. 2023;308(3):e232064. doi: 10.1148/radiol.232064

• General Radiology
• Advanced Clinical Elective in Diagnostic Radiology
• Neuroradiology

• Education:
  • Rising Star Award, Radiological Society of North America (2025)
  • Runner-up, Minnies Most Effective Radiology Educator, AuntMinnie.com (2024)
  • Radiology Residency Diagnostic Faculty Educator of the Year, Johns Hopkins University (2023)
  • Neuroradiology Faculty Teaching Award for Fellows (2023) and for Residents (2025), Johns Hopkins University
  • Resident Teaching Award in Radiology, Principal Clinical Experience (PCE) at Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School (2019, 2020)
  • Magna Cum Laude (2020) and Certificate of Merit (2024, 2025) for educational/scientific exhibits, Radiological Society of North America
  • Magna Cum Laude (2026) and Cum Laude (2026) for educational exhibits, American Society of Neuroradiology
• Outstanding Junior Clinical Faculty Research Award, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University (2024)
• Editorial and peer review:
  • Editor's Recognition Award with Special Distinction, Radiology (2022, 2023, 2025)
  • Editor's Recognition Award, RadioGraphics, with Distinction (2020, 2023) and Special Distinction (2024)
  • Recognition of Exceptional Manuscript Review, Journal of the American College of Radiology (2025)
• Academic honor societies:
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society (2015)
  • Gold Humanism Honor Society (2015)
  • Phi Beta Kappa (2011)

• "Neuro Case Review Session - Brain", RadDiscord, 5/9/26
• "Board review session", American Society of Head and Neck Radiology, 4/29/26
• "Best Practices for Teaching Observation, Communication, and Critical Thinking", Beyond the Boards Module 3: Effective Teaching Methods and Assessment Techniques, Radiological Society of North America, 2/25/26
• "Malpractice cases: what to take away and what to leave behind", Radiopaedia, 7/25/25
• "Neurovascular compression syndromes", Radiopaedia, 7/21/25
• "Neuro/Brain Case Review", Medality, 5/5/25
• "Neuroradiology Case Review: Head and Neck", RadDiscord, 5/3/25
• "Cognitive bias in radiology", Radiopaedia, 7/26/24
• "Head and neck on-call case reporting set", Radiopaedia, 7/22/24
• "Chatting about learning", Radiopaedia, 7/26/24
• "Neuroradiology Case Review: Head and Neck", RadDiscord, 5/18/24
• "Cerebral small vessel diseases", Radiopaedia, 7/24/23
• "Neuroradiology Case Review: Head and Neck", RadDiscord, 5/20/23
• "Head CT Perfusion Cases", MRI Online, 4/13/23
• "Toxic and metabolic brain disease patterns in adults", Radiopaedia, 7/25/22
• "Facial and skull base fractures", Radiopaedia, 7/20/21
• "Intracranial infections", Radiopaedia, 7/20/21

• Radiological Society of North America
• American College of Radiology
• American Society of Neuroradiology
• American Society of Head and Neck Radiology
• Association of Academic Radiology
• Eastern Neuroradiological Society

• Diagnosis Please Editor, Radiology, 2026-present
• Podcast Editor, American Journal of Neuroradiology, 2025-present
• Editor, Radiopaedia.org, 2019-present
• Member, Education Committee, Association of Academic Radiology, 2023-present
• Member, Measurement & Assessment Subcommittee, Commission on Publications and Lifelong Learning, American College of Radiology, 2025-present
• Member, American College of Radiology Appropriateness Criteria Expert Panel of Neurological Imaging, 2026-present
• Deputy Editor for Images in Radiology, Radiology, 2021-2026
• Deputy Editor for Podcasts, Radiology, 2022-2025
• Consulting Editor for Podcast Series, American Journal of Roentgenology, 2024-2025
• Guest Editor, Journal of the American College of Radiology, 2024-2025
• Chair, Social Media Committee, Eastern Neuroradiological Society, 2023-2024
• Member, M.D. Admissions Committee, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 2022-2023