Overview
Dr. T. Kemi Babagbemi earned her B.S. degree, Summa Cum Laude, from Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA in 1994. She was awarded her M.D. degree from Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA in 1998. Dr. Babagbemi was an intern (1998-1999) at The Cambridge Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA. She received her radiology residency training (1999-2003) in Diagnostic Radiology at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, MA. Dr. Babagbemi was elected Chief Radiology Resident in 2001-2002.
She remained at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital for additional training in Women’s Imaging and Emergency Radiology. Dr. Babagbemi achieved Board Certification in Diagnostic Radiology from the American Board of Radiology in 2003.
In December 2006, Dr. Babagbemi joined the full time faculty at Weill Cornell Medical College. She is currently an Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology; she an Assistant Attending Radiologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Campus.
Her clinical interests are in women’s imaging (mammography, breast ultrasound, breast MRI), ultrasonography (including obstetrical and gynecological ultrasound), emergency radiology and cross-sectional body imaging (CT). She is a member of the Emergency Radiology Division and Weill Cornell Imaging at NYP, our multi-site outpatient imaging practice.
Dr. Babagbemi is very active and involved in teaching radiology residents and medical students. She is currently the course director for the Weill Medical College Introduction to Clinical Imaging course, RAD 104.NY, and an assistant program director of the Radiology residency.
Prior to joining Weill Cornell, Dr. Babagbemi was an attending radiologist at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in both the Ultrasound and Breast Imaging departments. Dr. Babagbemi was board certified in diagnostic radiology in 2003. Before joining the full-time faculty at Weill Cornell Medical College, Dr. Babagbemi was an attending radiologist at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in both the Ultrasound and Breast Imaging departments. Her clinical interests are in women’s imaging, ultrasonography (including obstetrical and gynecological ultrasound), emergency radiology and cross-sectional body imaging.
Highlights
- 1Academic radiology · 2021
- 2
Publications
Funding
Active
1 grant- Co-IR21EB035809-01A1In-vivo Characterization of White Adipose Tissue with Quantitative UltrasoundNational Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering · 2025–2026
Clinical research
Active
1 study- PIPerformance of endometrial stripe threshold (greater than 4mm) in identifying endometrial cancer among individuals of differing race and ethnicityWeill Medical College of Cornell University · OPEN TO ACCRUAL (as of 2026)
Completed & closed trials (1)
- PIEnhancing and Nurturing Cultural Diversity and Competence in Current and Future Health Professionals in the Field of RadiologyWeill Medical College of Cornell University · IRB STUDY CLOSURE (as of 2025)
News mentions
- Awards and Honors – October 28, 2022October 28, 2022
Awards, honors, prizes and achievements for the month of October.
- Awards Recognize Faculty and Student AchievementsMay 26, 2022
Weill Cornell Medicine faculty members were honored with awards for their exemplary achievements in medical research, education and care at the institution’s commencement ceremony on May 19 at Carnegie Hall.
External relationships
Advisory/Scientific Board Member
Iwosan Medical Advisory Council