UNLV

ALLIED HEALTH

Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences


Department of
Health Physics and
Diagnostic Sciences

4505 Maryland Parkway
Las Vegas, Nevada
89154-3037
Voice: (702) 895-4320
Fax: (702) 895-4819

Department of
Health Physics

Our Main Office is located
in the Bigelow Health Sciences
Building, Room 345

Health Physics Faculty and Staff

Dr. Steen Madsen

Chair, Department of Health Physics
Professor of Health Physics

Education
Ph.D. 1993 McMaster University 
M.Sc. 1988 McMaster University
B.S. 1986 University of Toronto

Research Interests
Interactions of Ionizing and Non-ionizing Radiation with Biological Tissues

Contact Information
Visit Dr. Madsen's Web Page
BHS 351
Phone: (702) 895-1805
 FAX: (702) 895-4819
steen.madsen@unlv.edu

Dr. Gary Cerefice

Assistant Professor of Health Physics

Education
Ph.D. 1999 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M.S. 1996 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B.S. 1993 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Contact Information 
BHS 344
Phone: (702) 895-2612
FAX: (702) 895-4819
gary.cerefice@unlv.edu

Dr. Yu Kuang

Assistant Professor of Health Physics

Education
Ph.D. 2009 Case Western Reserve University
M.S. 2004 Zhejiang University
B.S. 1997 Zhejiang University

Contact Information 
BHS 350
Phone: (702) 895-3555
FAX: (702) 895-4819
yu.kuang@unlv.edu

 

Dr. Arthur Meyers

Associate Professor of Health Physics

Education
Ed.D. 1989 University of Nevada, Las Vegas
M.S.H.S.  1983 Florida International University 
M.Ed. B.A. 1975 University of Buffalo

Research Interests 
Positron Emission Tomography Medical Physics Nuclear Cardiology

Contact Information 
Visit Dr. Meyers Web Page
BHS 355
Phone: (702) 895-0976 
FAX: (702) 895-4819
arthur.meyers@unlv.edu

 

Ms. Mary Turner

information coming soon

mary.turner@unlv.edu

 

Dr. Ralf Sudowe

Associate Professor of Health Physics and RadioChemistry

Education
Dr. rer. nat. (Ph.D.), Nuclear Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany, 1999 Dipl.-Chem., Chemistry, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany, 1995

Research Interests
Development of radiochemical separations and radioanalytical techniques
Behavior of radionuclides in the environment
Chemistry and physics of the heaviest elements

Contact Information:
Visit Dr. Sudowe's web page
Phone: (702) 895-5964
FAX: (702) 895-4819

ralf.sudowe@unlv.edu

 

Ms. Doris Coomes

Department Management Assistant

Contact Information
Visit Ms. Coomes Web Page
Room 345
Phone: (702) 895-4320
FAX: (702) 895-4819
doris.coomes@unlv.edu