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 William Douglas Boswell, Jr., M.D., F.A.C.R.

  • Chair, Diagnostic Radiology
  • Professor of Radiology

Dr. William D. Boswell is Chairman of Diagnostic Radiology at City of Hope. Dr. Boswell graduated from Thomas Jefferson University, Jefferson Medical College and then completed an internship and residency in diagnostic radiology at the Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center, where he also completed a fellowship in vascular radiology. At the the Keck School of Medicine at USC, he was Professor of Clinical Radiology and Urology, as well as the Associate Chairman of the Department of Radiology, and Chief of Diagnostic Radiology at the USC/Norris Cancer Hospital, a position he has held from the time the hospital first opened in 1982. He was the Chief of Staff at USC/Norris from 1998 through 2002, and served on the Medical Executive Committee from 1983 to 2011. He was an active member of the Institutional Review Board at USC from 1979 through 1996. Dr. Boswell has also been active in the area of health care arena within the county of Los Angeles, serving as a member of the Board of Directors of the Association of Physicians of Los Angeles County Hospitals, and as chair of the radiology standards committee of the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. Dr. Boswell’s research interests include urologic cancers, hematologic malignancies, as well as the imaging of oncologic patients in general. He is also an authority in the area of telemedicine and telehealth. He has published 90 papers in the peer-reviewed literature, as well as numerous publications in the non-peer reviewed literature and exhibits, delivered nationally and internationally. He has served as PI or co-PI on 16 different grants, funded by the National Cancer Institute, the National Library of Medicine, the USDA and other foundations.

Professional Experience

2011 - present, Chair, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, City of Hope, Duarte, CA

2007 - 2011, Professor of Clinical Radiology and Urology, University of Southern California (USC) School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

1983 - 2011, Chief, Diagnostic Radiology, USC/Norris Cancer Hospital, Los Angeles, CA

1996 - 2011, Associate Chairman, Department of Radiology, USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

2006 - 2007, Associate Professor of Urology, USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

1984 - 2007, Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology, USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

1979 - 1998, Chief, Diagnostic Radiology,Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

1989 - 1996, Executive Vice Chairman, Department of Radiology, USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

1982 - 1989, Vice Chairman, Department of Radiology, USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

1979 - 1985, Chief of Cross Sectional Imaging, Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

1977 - 1984, Assistant Professor of Radiology, USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

1976 - 1977, Clinical Instructor of Radiology, Supervisor of Residents, USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 


Education and Training

1976 - 1977, Fellow, Vascular Radiology, Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

1973 - 1976, Resident, Diagnostic Radiology, Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

1972 - 1973, Intern, General Medicine, Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

1964 - 1968, Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA, Bachelor of Science, Chemistry

1968 - 1972, Thomas Jefferson University: Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, awarded M.D.


Licensure and Certifications


1974, recertified 2008, California Medical License

National Board of Medical Examiners

1976, American College of Radiology

This is an abbreviated document. Full CV available upon request. Information on this page may be self-reported and is subject to change at any time. Last updated: 02/11

Boswell, Jr., William Douglas
Honors and Awards

1993, Fellow, American College of Radiology

1978, Mordecai Halpern Award for Excellence in Radiology Teaching

1975 - 1976, Chief Resident, Radiology, Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA


Professional Affiliations

American College of Physician Executives

American College of Radiology

American Radium Society 

American Roentgen Ray Society

Association of University Radiologists

California Radiology Society

International Society for Oncologic Imaging

Los Angeles Radiological Society chair, Radiology standards committee, Los Angeles County Department of  Health Services

Radiological Society of North America 

Society of Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology

Society for Computer Applications in Radiology

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