John F. Feller, M.D.

  • Chief Medical Officer at HALO Diagnostics, Desert Cities, CA
  • Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda CA
  • Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology University of California Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside CA
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About John F. Feller, M.D.

John F. Feller, MD, is a founding partner of Desert Medical Imaging and is currently the Chief Medical Officer for HALO Diagnostics. He is board-certified as a Diagnostic Radiologist with sub-specialties in Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Imaging, Body MRI and holds a Level II Cardiac CT certification.

After completing a Bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering and Material Science at the University of Notre Dame, Dr. Feller graduated Summa Cum Laude from Ohio State University School of Medicine, followed by an internship, residency, and fellowship training at Stanford University School of Medicine. Serving as a United States Air Force (USAF) officer, Dr. Feller was the Chief of MRI at the David Grant USAF Medical Center for four years while maintaining an academic affiliation with Stanford as an Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Radiology.

At HALO Diagnostics, Dr. Feller leads an MRI-based prostate cancer detection and focal therapy program that has provided care to over 3000 men.  He also serves on the Founding Board of Directors of the Focal Therapy Society, is a partner in China’s first American-owned multi-disciplinary outpatient healthcare facility and serves as director of radiology, and is an Assistant Clinical Professor at Loma Linda University’s Department of Radiology.

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Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

  • University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, B.S. Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science, Cum Laude - 1982
  • Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, M.D., Summa Cum Laude - 1987

Postgraduate Training

  • Internship: Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, Diagnostic Radiology – 1988
  • Residency: Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, Diagnostic Radiology – 1991

Board Certifications

  • Diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners - 1988
  • California State Medical License #G65434 - 1989
  • American Board of Radiology Diplomate - 1991
  • American Heart Association Basic Cardiac Life Support (current) - 1992
  • American Heart Association Advanced Cardiac Life Support - 1993
  • X-ray Supervisor and Operator License (current) - 1994
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support - 1994
  • Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography – Verification of Cardiovascular CT Experience Program – Level 2 - 2008
  • State of Utah Medical License #6947465-1205 - 2008
  • NIH Training Course “Protecting Human Research Participants” Certification # 1469667 - 2014
  • Nuchal Translucency Quality Review Certification - 2017

Research Interests

  • Focal Therapy
  • Prostate cancer
  • Minimally Invasive Diagnostics
  • Personalized Medicine

Clinical Interests

  • Prostate Cancer Detection and Focal Therapy
  • Multi-modality imaging
  • Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Imaging
  • Cardiac CT

Professional Memberships

  • Radiological Society of North America (RSNA), member since 1987, Public Information Advisors Network (PIAN) since 2003
  • American College of Radiology (ACR), Member since 2005, ACR-RSNA Public Information Website (Radiologyinfo.org) Committee
  • 1991 – 1995 Society of Air Force Physicians
  • 1993 – Present Full Member International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM)
  • 2004 – 2010 The Edward Frederick Sorin Society
  • 2005 – Present La Chaine des Rotisseurs
  • 2007 – Present California Radiological Society
  • 2008 – Present Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography (SCCT)
  • 2015 – Present Riverside County Medical Association
  • 2016 – Present Affiliate Member American Urological Association (AUA)

Experience and Service

  • 2010 – Present, AdMeTech International Prostate MRI Working Group Boston, MA
  • 2012 – Present, Chief of Radiology, Advanced China Healthcare, dba American Medical Center, Shanghai, China
  • 1996 – 2002 Editorial Advisory Board – MRI Decisions International
  • 1997 – 2002 Journal Peer Reviewer – Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (JMRI)

Selected Publications

  • 1993, Brasch RC, et al. MRI Contrast Enhancement in the Central Nervous System. Case study contributions. Magnevist Injection Post Marketing Surveillance Study (MAG/NET) Investigator. Raven Press, NY
  • 1994, Tirman PFJ, Feller JF, Janzen DL, Peterfy CG, Bergman AG. Association of glenoid labral cysts with labral tears and glenohumeral instability: Radiologic findings and clinical significance. Radiology 1994; 190:653-658
  • 1994 Feller JF, Rishi M, Hughes E. Case report. Lipoma arborescens of the knee: MR demonstration. AJR 1994; 163(1):162-164.
  • 1996 Feller JF. The indications and value of isometric exercise during musculoskeletal MR imaging. MRI Decisions International Spring 1996; 1-6.
  • 1994 Tirman PFJ, Bost FW, Garvin GJ, Peterfy CG, Mall JC, Steinbach LS, Feller JF, Crues JV. Posterosuperior glenoid impingement of the shoulder: Findings at MR imaging and MR arthrography with arthroscopic correlation. Radiology 1994; 193:431-436.
  • 1995 Feller JF, Tirman PFJ, Steinbach LS, Zucconi F. Magnetic resonance imaging of the shoulder – review. Seminars in Roentgenology July 1995: 224-240.
  • 1995 Feller JF. MRI of the Body: The Liver. Case study contribution. Berlex.
  • 1996 Tirman PFJ, Feller JF, Palmer WE, Carroll KW, Steinbach LS, Cox I. The Buford complex – A variation of normal shoulder anatomy: MR arthrographic imaging features. AJR 1996; 166:869-873.
  • 1996 Rubin GD, Beaulieu CF, Argiro V, Ringl H, Norbash AM, Feller JF, et al. Perspective volume rendering of CT and MR images: applications for endoscopic imaging. Radiology 1996; 199:321-330.
  • 1996 Tirman PFJ, Steinbach LS, Feller JF, Stauffer AE. Humeral avulsion of the anterior shoulder stabilizing structures after anterior shoulder dislocation: demonstration by MRI and MR arthrography. Skeletal Radiol (1996) 25(8): 743-748.
  • 1997 Carroll KW, Feller JF, Tirman PFJ. Useful internal standards for distinguishing infiltrative marrow pathology from hematopoietic marrow at MR imaging. JMRI 1997; 7:394-398.
  • 1997 Cvitanic O, Tirman PFJ, Feller JF, Bost FW, Minter J, Carroll KW. Using abduction and external rotation of the shoulder to increase the sensitivity of MR arthrography in revealing tears of the anterior glenoid labrum. AJR 1997; 169: 837-844.
  • 1997 Cone LA, Lamb RB, Graff-Radford A, Rudder J, Bach SA, Hirschberg JA, Feller JF, Lynch RA. Pyomyositis of the anterior tibial compartment. Clin Infect Dis 1997; 25(1):146-148.
  • 1997 Tirman PF, Palmer WE, Feller JF. MR arthrography of the shoulder. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 1997; 5:811-839.
  • 1998 Cone LA, Curry N, Wuestoff MA, O’Connell SJ, Feller JF. Septic Synovitis and Arthritis Due to Corynebacterium striatum following an Accidental Scalpel Injury. Clin Infect Dis 1998; 27:1532-1533.
  • 1998 Sanders TG, Tirman PFJ, Feller JF, Genant HK. Association of intramuscular cysts of the rotator cuff with tears of the rotator cuff: MRI findings and clinical significance. Submitted to AJR.
  • 1999 Sanders TG, Tirman PF, Linares R, Feller JF, Richardson R. The glenolabral articular disruption lesion: MR arthrography with arthroscopic correlation. AJR 1999; 172:171-175.
  • 1999 Kingzett-Taylor A, Tirman PF, Feller J, et al. Tendinosis and tears of gluteus medius and minimus muscles as a cause of hip pain: MR imaging findings. AJR 1999; 173: 1123-1126.
  • 1999 Bredella MA, Tirman PF, Fritz RC, Feller JF, et al. MR imaging findings of lateral ulnar collateral ligament abnormalities in patients with lateral epicondylitis. AJR 1999; 1379-1382.
  • 1999 Bredella MA, Tirman PF, Peterfy DG, Zarlingo M, Feller JF, et al. Accuracy of T2-weighted fast spin-echo MR imaging with fat saturation in detecting cartilage defects in the knee: comparison with arthroscopy in 130 patients. AJR 1999; 172: 1073-1080.
  • 2000 Stork A, Feller JF, Sanders TG, et al. Magnetic resonance imaging of the knee ligaments. Seminars in Roentgenology 2000; 35: 256-276.
  • 2000 Sanders TG, Medynski MA, Feller JF, Lawhorn KW. Bone contusion patterns of the knee at MR imaging: footprint of the mechanism of injury. Radiographics 2000; 20: 135-151.
  • 2000 Sanders TG, Tirman PF, Feller JF, Genant HK. Association of intramuscular cysts of the rotator cuff with tears of the rotator cuff: magnetic resonance imaging findings and clinical significance. Arthroscopy 2000; 16: 230-235.
  • 2003 Feller JF. Desert Orthopedic Center’s Intera 1.5T Improves Cartilage Imaging. Field Strength 2003; 18:7-11.
  • 2004 Feller JF, Beltran J, Beaulieu C, Major N, Blease S, Tirman PFJ. MR Imaging of Sports Related Injuries. Radiographics 2004.
  • 2006 Wall J, Feller JF. Imaging of stress fractures in runners. Clin Sports Med 2006; 25: 781-802.
  • 2010 Greenwood BM, Behluli MR, Feller JF, May ST, Princenthal R, Winkel A, Kaminsky DB. “Trans-rectal Interventional MRI: Initial Prostate Biopsy Experience” Proc. SPIE 7625, Medical Imaging Feb 2010: Visualization, Image-Guided Procedures, and Modeling.
  • 2016 Felker ER, Lee-Felker SA, Feller JF, et al. In-bore Magnetic Resonance-Guided Transrectal Biopsy for the Detection of Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer. Abdom Radiol 2016. DOI: 10.1007/s00261-016-0750-7.
  • 2019 Minev BR, Lander E, Feller JF, et al. First-in-Human Study of TK-Positive Oncolytic Vaccinia Virus Delivered by Adipose Stromal Vascular Fraction Cells. J Transl Med 2019: 17; 271. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-019-2011-3
  • 2019 van Luijtelaar A, Greenwood BM, Feller JF, et al. Focal Laser Ablation as Clinical Treatment of Prostate Cancer: Report from a Delphi Consensus Project. World Journal of Urology. Jan 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00345-019-02636-7.
  • 2021 Polascik TJ, Feller JF, et al. Utilization of Focal Therapy for Patients Discontinuing Active Surveillance of Prostate Cancer: Recommendations of an International Delphi Consensus. Urologic Oncology: Seminars and Original Investigations. Jan 2021. S1078-1439(21)00053-3

Book Chapters

  • Tirman PFJ, Palmer WE, Feller JF. MR Arthrography of the Shoulder. Update on the Shoulder Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America. Philadelphia PA. W.B. Saunders Company.1997.
  • Welch JH, Correa A, Feller JF. Miscellaneous Disorders of the Shoulder. MRI of the Shoulder. Philadelphia PA. Lippincott-Raven. 1998.
  • Feller JF, Howey TD, Plaga BR. MR Imaging of the Postoperative Shoulder. MRI of the Shoulder. Philadelphia PA. Lippincott-Raven. 1998.
  • Feller JF, Greenwood BM, Stafford RJ. Transrectal Laser Focal Therapy of Prostate Cancer. Imaging and Focal Therapy of Early Prostate Cancer. Springer International Publishing AG. 2017

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