About the Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Director, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Academic Title: Professor
Director, Nuclear Medicine
Board Certifications:
Nuclear Medicine
Approximately 13,000 nuclear medicine procedures are preformed anually
by the staff of the Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. There are four dual-headed SPECT cameras, three
triple-headed SPECT cameras, four single-headed gamma cameras and a
state-of-the-art PET scanner with PET/CT fusion, as well as a bone
densitometer. In addition, in a separate area on campus, there is a
dedicated research gamma camera and a micro-PET scanner for the
evaluation of PET radiopharmaceuticals in laboratory animals.
The Nuclear Medicine diagnostic services include in vivo imaging as well
as in vitro testing, and the Nuclear Medicine therapeutic services
include the use of unsealed radioisotope sources, such as radioiodine,
radiopharmaceuticals for the palliative treatment of bony metastases,
somatostatin receptor therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals and
radioimmunotherapy.
The Division staff provides nuclear medicine training for both nuclear medicine and diagnostic radiology residents. The Nuclear Medicine Residency Program is a ACGME approved residency, in existence since 1981. The teaching responsibilities are shared by staff attending physicians, a radiochemist, a radiophysicist, and other basic science personnel within the departments of Radiology and Radiation Oncology.
Active research activities in the Division include expanded applications of radioimmunotherapy in various tumors, cardiovascular nuclear medicine, infection imaging with radiolabeled monoclonal antibodies and PET tracers, and the evaluation of dementia.