Emily Conant MD

Emily Fox Conant MD is a professor of radiology and vice-chair of faculty development in the Department of Radiology at the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine. She is an internationally known clinician and researcher in the field of Breast Imaging publishing over 190 peer-reviewed articles on topics ranging from novel breast imaging technologies, disparities in access to imaging, the importance of “local culture” in mentoring, and work-life integration. Her breast imaging research has focused on imaging techniques such as digital breast tomosynthesis and the quantitative analysis of multi-modality breast images to guide tailored personalized screening.

Her publications have appeared in high-impact journals such as JAMA and NEJM, and she has been the Principal Investigator on numerous federally and privately funded research grants. She is consistently listed in “Who’s Who in American Doctors” and “America’s Top Doctors for Cancer.” At Penn, she was awarded the 2013 “FOCUS Award for the Advancement of Women in Medicine” and named to the inaugural group “The Academy of Master Clinicians.”