Program Personnel

Professor Emeritus

Nathalie Correa received her B.S. in Nuclear and Radiological Engineering from the University of Florida in 2016. In 2019, she graduated with her M.S. and continued onto her doctoral studies. Her dissertation research focused on comparing organ doses in single-energy and dual-energy CT with the use of phantoms and cadavers. She received her Ph.D. in June 2022 and joined the UTHealth McGovern Medical School residency program in July 2022.

Chun-Han Huang received his BS and MS in Biomedical Imaging and Radiological Sciences from National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan, in 2014 and 2016. After working at the Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, Taiwan, he shifted to the medical physics field and joined the Medical Physics program at Stony Brook University in 2021. He earned an MS in Medical Physics in 2024 and joined the UTHealth McGovern Medical School residency program in July 2024.

Dr. Zhe Wang earned his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles in 2014. His doctoral research focused on MRI studies, during which he developed novel MRI tagging sequences and applied them to patients with congenital heart disease . In 2018, he transitioned to Siemens Medical Solutions as a Collaboration Manager and Senior Scientist, continuing his research on MRI clinical applications. Dr. Wang completed the CAMPEP training at Harvard and began his residency at UTHealth McGovern Medical School in August 2024.

In the May of 2021, Jimmy Huynh received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Texas A&M. His degree majored in Nuclear Engineering and he has two additional minors in Radiological Health Engineering and Mathematics. His work focuses on surveying radiographical units used for diagnostics, maintaining regulatory practices for radiation safety, and assisting the faculty as needed

Marlene Ramirez, a native Houstonian, received her B.S. from Baylor University and her Master in Health Care Administration from Texas Woman’s University in the Texas Medical Center. She joined UTHealth in 2013 and transitioned to the Department of Diagnostic & Interventional Imaging in 2017.

Director – Diagnostic Imaging Physics / Radiation Safety
Houston Methodist Hospital

Senior Imaging Physicist
Houston Methodist Hospital

Chief Technology Officer Live Healthy Imaging LLC

Senior Imaging Physicist
Houston Methodist Hospital

Senior Diagnostic Medical Physicist
Texas Children’s Hospital