Dr. Denise Aberle is a Professor of Radiological Sciences, and Director of Thoracic Imaging at UCLA Medical Center. She obtained her MD degree in 1979, and completed residency in internal medicine and diagnostic radiology. She has been with UCLA since 1988, and is currently the Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Radiologcal Sciences.

Dr. Aberle is part of the UCLA Medical Imaging Informatics Group, with research interests focusing on imaging-based clinical trials and medical data visualization. She is currently leading one of the largest prospective lung cancer screen trials in the nation, the NLST (National Lung Screening Trial), a multi-center national endeavor. In addition, she is involved in and co-PIs multiple NIH resarch projects. Dr. Denise Aberle is also the Curriculum Chair for the UCLA Medical Imaging Informatics' NLM training program.