Ebrahim S. Delpassand, MD, Adjunct Professor UTMB

Expert Publications

• Lymphatic mapping and sentinel node identification in patients with cervix cancer undergoing radical hysterectomy and pelvic lymphadenectomy.
• Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy in the United States.
• Pictorial review of SPECT/CT imaging applications in clinical nuclear medicine.
• The value of (68)Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT in diagnosis and management of neuroendocrine tumors compared to current FDA approved imaging modalities: a review of literature.
• Assessment of vulnerable atherosclerotic and fibrotic plaques in coronary arteries using (68)Ga-DOTATATE PET/CT.
• Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy With 177Lu-Octreotate in Patients With Somatostatin Receptor Expressing Neuroendocrine Tumors: Six Years' Assessment.
• Safety and Effectiveness of 177Lu-DOTATATE Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy After Regional Hepatic Embolization in Patients With Somatostatin-Expressing Neuroendocrine Tumors.
• Cavernous sinus syndrome as the presentation of malignant lymphoma: case report and review of the literature.
• Radiation-induced heart disease: imaging features.
• Phase II trial of hepatic arterial infusion of fluorouracil and recombinant human interferon alfa-2b for liver metastases of colorectal cancer refractory to systemic fluorouracil and leucovorin.
• Differentiation between benign and malignant breast lesions with MR imaging and scintimammography.
• Prognosis and treatment of brain metastases in thyroid carcinoma.

Clinical Trials

• 68Ga-PSMA PET-CT Scan for Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer
• 68-Ga-DOTATATE PET-CT Scan for Diagnosis and Staging of Neuroendocrine Tumors

Media Releases

Get to know Nuclear Medicine Specialist Dr. Ebrahim S. Delpassand, who serves patients in Houston, Texas.

A seasoned nuclear medicine specialist, Dr. Delpassand is the Founder and Medical Director of the Excel Diagnostics & Nuclear Oncology Center. He specializes in therapeutic nuclear medicine, Peptide Receptor Radionuclide Therapy (PRRT), monoclonal antibody imaging, and positron emission tomography (PET).

Excel Diagnostics & Nuclear Oncology Center is the leading diagnostic imaging and therapeutic facility in Houston, Texas. Ebrahim Delpassand, MD, the practice’s founder and medical director, and the imaging specialists use the latest generation of imaging equipment to identify cancer, osteoporosis, and other acute and chronic health conditions.

Academically, Dr. Delpassand earned his medical degree and completed his clerkship at the Tehran University School of Medicine in 1977 and 1981, respectively. Upon relocating to the United States, he completed the Executive Excellence Program Postgraduate Continuing Education at the MD Anderson Cancer Center, specializing in nuclear medicine.

Recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Nuclear Medicine (FACNM), the doctor is board-certified in nuclear medicine by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine, which certifies physicians as specialists in the practice of nuclear medicine.

On a professional level, he is an active member of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, the Oncology Council of Society of Nuclear Medicine, the American Medical Association, the Iranian-American Medical Association, the European Association of Nuclear Medicine, the American Association of Nuclear Cardiology, the Association of University Radiologists, the American College of Radiology, the International Society for Clinical Densitometry, the American Medical Informatics Association, and the American College of Physician Executives.

In addition to his clinical role, Dr. Delpassand serves as a Professor in the Department of Nuclear Medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine. 

Nuclear medicine is a medical specialty involving the application of radioactive substances in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Nuclear medicine physicians are medical specialists who use tracers, usually radiopharmaceuticals, for diagnosis and therapy. Nuclear medicine procedures are the major clinical applications of molecular imaging and molecular therapy.

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