Deadline to apply: February 15th, 2026
Master’s in Medical Physics
The program is designed for full-time students who wish to pursue a career as a medical physicist either as a researcher, as a certified clinical professional, or in industry. The program will require successful completion of a minimum of 38 credits for Master’s degree and completion of a research thesis (in conjunction with one or more of the faculty). Full-time master’s students will complete the program in two years.
Accreditation
The Medical Physics Program is accredited by the:
Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Education Programs, Inc. (CAMPEP)
1631 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 571-298-1239
Fax: 571-298-1301
E-mail: [email protected]
Student Statistics
| Academic Year | Number of Applicants | Number Offered Admission | Number Enrolled in Program | Number Graduated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| 2024 | 24 | 16 | 3 | 3 |
Destination of Graduates
| Academic Year | Residency | Advanced Degree | Clinical Practice | Industry | Government | Still Seeking Position | Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 2024 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Program Information
| Letter from the Director | Our Faculty | Curriculum |
| How to Apply | Contact Information |
From the Director
Dear prospective applicant,
We have designed the curriculum with three complementary objectives in mind. First, to make your two years in this program as rewarding as possible in terms of your short and long-term career objectives. Second to introduce you to other areas of Medical Physics that you may find interesting and third to highlight for you the tremendous value that medical physicists can bring to medical research endeavors beyond the role of a clinical medical physicist.
As program director, I see it my responsibility to help every program participant meet and, ideally exceed, their own definition of career success. The unparalleled resources and opportunities available within the broader Hopkins community make this possible. We will also provide the opportunity to train in the emerging and highly multidisciplinary area of theranostic physics and radiopharmaceutical dosimetry. This relatively new area requires individuals that are familiar with both therapeutic and diagnostic physics as well as the physics aspects related to the use of radiopharmaceuticals for therapy, in particular pharmacokinetic modeling and dosimetry. This is a growth area and one that is in need of medical physics expertise – in the clinic, in industry and in academia.
George Sgouros, Ph.D.
Director and Professor
Our Faculty
| Faculty | Rank | Course |
|---|---|---|
| Barker, Peter | Professor | Magnetic Resonance in Medicine |
| Du, Yong | Associate Professor | Nuclear Medicine Imaging; Quantitative Imaging Analysis |
| Glunde, Kristine | Professor | Physiology/Cell Trafficking |
| Hobbs, Robert | Associate Professor | Radiological Physics and Dosimetry; Radiation Therapy Physics; Radiobiology |
| Knutsson, Linda | Professor | Medical Imaging Systems |
| Li, Heng | Associate Professor | Radiation Therapy Physics/Radiobiology |
| Lodge, Martin | Professor | Nuclear Medicine Imaging |
| Mahesh, Mahadevappa | Professor | Radiation Protection and Safety |
| McNutt, Todd | Associate Professor | Radiation Therapy Physics |
| Nimmagadda, Sridhar | Professor | Molecular Imaging |
| Pathak, Arvind | Professor | Multi-Modal Cellular Imaging Devices and Techniques |
| Paulbeck, Colin J. | Instructor | Radiation Biology |
| Ray, Sangeeta | Associate Professor | Molecular Imaging |
| Rezaee, Mohammad | Assistant Professor | Radiological Physics and Dosimetry |
| Schar, Michael | Associate Professor | Magnetic Resonance in Medicine |
| Sgouros, George | Professor | Radiological Physics and Dosimetry; Radiobiology |
| Sheikh,Khadija | Clinical Physicist | Radiological Physics and Dosimetry |
| Taguchi, Katsuyuki | Professor | Advanced Image Reconstruction |
| Yusufaly, Tahir | Assistant Professor | Radiation Biology |
| Xu, Jingyan | Assistant Professor | Advanced Image Reconstruction |
| Zhou, Troy | Chief Physicist |
Contact Information
Radiological Physics Division
Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
601 N. Caroline St., Suite 4263
Baltimore MD 21287Phone: 443-287-2425
Admissions Inquiries: [email protected]
