Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman is a professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), specializing in radiology, epidemiology, and biostatistics. She holds a medical degree from UCSF (1991), completed her radiology residency there (1996), and pursued a fellowship in epidemiology and biostatistics (1998). As the director of the Radiology Outcomes Research Laboratory, her research focuses on the impact of diagnostic imaging on patient outcomes, particularly concerning radiation exposure and its associated risks.