The Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging includes a state-of-the-art Cardiac Imaging Center, which represents a collaborative partnership between Radiology and Cardiology. Currently, we have seven radiologists, two cardiologists and one physicist primarily at the main Emory Druid Hills campus, with a growing presence at Grady Memorial Hospital and Emory University Hospital Midtown. State-of-the-art equipment presently in use includes a Siemens Somatom Definition dual-source CT, multiple Siemens Biograph PET-CT scanners, and high-field MR. Members of the division are active in leadership positions in national societies and in both teaching and research. The Emory Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging is a site of the NIH/ACRIN-supported Lung Cancer Screening Trial. The division actively participates in teaching medical students, residents and fellows.
- Arthur Stillman, MD, PhD, FNASCI
Director, Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging
Society of Hungarian Radiologists
Arthur Stillman, MD
Professor
Society of Hungarian Radiologists
Dr. Stillman was recently named an Honorary Member of the Society of Hungarian Radiologists for his contributions to educating Central Europeans in Cardiac Imaging. He was a lecturer at The 3rd Central European Conference on Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging this past September in Budapest, Hungary. His presentations focused on Noninvasive Cardiovascular Imaging.
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Teacher of the Year
Travis Henry, MD
Assistant Professor
Each year the residents vote to select a Teacher of the Year and Fellow of the Year. This year's Dr. Henry was honored for his knowledge and willingness to take the extra time to work with the residents around the clock.
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A3CR2 Outstanding Teacher Award
Dr. Tigges was recognized as an Outstanding Teacher by the American Alliance of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology (A3CR2). The purpose of the award is to recognize an outstanding teacher in radiology by the quality of their presentations and teaching materials, their ability to motivate learning, their effectiveness as a mentor and the impact that their teaching has had upon trainees.
Dr. Little has been selected to participate in the 2012 AUR-Philips Academic Faculty Development Program. The goal of the program is to bring together promising junior radiology physician faculty members early in their academic careers for a one-day program of education and networking.
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Dean's Teaching Award
Our students have the great advantage of being taught by outstanding teachers and role models. Each year the faculty and students choose six to eight individuals to receive the Dean's Teaching Award. In 2011, Dr. Stefan Tigges of Cardiothoracic Imaging was awarded the Dean's Teaching Award for his dedication to quality education and enthusiasm as a mentor to students.
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American Board of Radiology (ABR) Lifetime Service Award
Murray Baron, MD Kay H. Vydareny, MD
Professor of Radiology, Emeritus Professor of Radiology, Emeritus
Drs. Baron and Vydareny were awarded the ABR Lifetime Service Award in acknowledgement and appreciation of their ongoing exceptional service in fulfilling the ABR mission. Both have been volunteering their time since the 1980s, assisting with administering and preparing the exams, in addition to serving on various committees for this professional organization.
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Outstanding Postdoc Mentors of 2010
Arthur Stillman, MD, PhD
Dr. Stillman was selected as one of the Emory Outstanding Postdoc Mentors of 2010, by nomination of Postdocs in his research group and selection by the Postdoc Research Symposium Committee. The Outstanding Postdoc Mentor Award, also known as the "One in a Hundred" Award is based on criteria of faculty that mentor Postdocs in quality research, support of their career advancement, being available for advice both scientific and professional, and going beyond the call of duty for their trainees.
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Gerald Pohost JCMR Best Manuscript
Stamatios Lerakis, MD
During the annual meeting of the Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR), Dr. Lerakis was awarded the Best Manuscript by the Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance for his work on the poster Use of Cardiac MRI for Low Gradient Aortic Stenosis.
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National Quality Forum's (NQF) Imaging Efficiency Steering Committee
Dr. Arthur Stillman, Director of Cardiothoracic Imaging, has been selected to serve on the NQF Imaging Efficiency Steering Committee.This committee sets national priorities and goals for performance improvement, endorses measuring and publicly reporting on performance and promotes the attainment of national goals through education and outreach program.
To read more about the NQF visit: http://www.qualityforum.org/Home.aspx
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Arthur E Stillman MD, PhD, FNASCI
Open Medical Institute in Salzburg Austria Invited Lecturer
Dr. Stillman was recently invited to lecture at the Open Medical Institute in Salzburg Austria. Their slogan is "medical education without borders." The purpose is to provide postgraduate medical education to physicians from developing countries who have limited access to similar programs. Dr. Stillman feels that this opportunity "was an interesting and rewarding experience!"
More details about the Open Medical Institute may be seen at http://www.aaf-online.org/open-medical-institute.html.
American Board of Radiology Appointment
Dr. Kay Vydareny, Professor of Radiology, has been appointed as Associate Executive Director for Diagnostic Radiology and Subspecialties with the American Board of Radiology (ABR). Dr. Vydareny has served the ABR for many years as a trustee and brings tremendous experience and insight to this prestigious position. Dr. Vydareny is sure to represent our field and Emory with dignity and vision.
In September 2008, Dr. Vydareny will officially take on this role and begin to perform duties such as: participate in agenda setting for Board of Trustees meetings, represent the ABR to various societies and organizations, review candidate and diplomate requests, coordinate considerations related to subspecialty certification, and plan for exams of the future in both the initial certification and maintenance of certification programs.
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ESCR - Honorary Membership
Arthur Stillman, MD, PhD
Director, Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging
Honorary Membership of the European Society of Cardiac Radiology (ESCR) is bestowed on individuals with a very substantial record of contributions to cardiac radiology. Dr. Stillman's outstanding achievements in this field and his leadership in radiology and in medicine as a whole, which are recognized internationally, make him a most worthy candidate for this honor.
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NASCI Gold Medal Award
Murray Baron, MD
The North American Society for Cardiac Imaging (NASCI) has awarded Dr. Baron the Gold Medal Award. The very first NASCI Gold Medal Award was given in 2002. Recipients of this honor are chosen because of their significant contributions to the cardiovascular imaging field. Dr. Baron demonstrated outstanding dedication and motivation. Congratulations on this prestigious achievement.
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Excellence in Design
Stefan Tigges, MD, MSCR
Dr. Stefan Tigges and co-authors (Sirineni GK, Oshinski JN, Johnson K, Stillman AE) were awarded the honor of Excellence in Design by RSNA for their educational exhibit on the Cardiac Cycle and 3D Motion of the Coronary Arteries: Impact on Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography (CTA).
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American Heart Association Fellow
Dr. Arthur Stillman, Director of Cardiothoracic Imaging, has been elected as a fellow with the American Heart Association. Fellowship recognizes leadership within the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) relative to cardiovascular diseases and stroke. To be accepted as a nominee the physician must show evidence of an ongoing interest and contributions in cardiovascular diseases and/or stroke disease through research, education or patient care.
Ferguson EC and Berkowitz EA. Abnormalities of the Cardiophrenic Space. 2012. Contemporary Diagnostic Radiology 35:23: 1-8.
Ferguson EC and Berkowitz EA. Lung CT: Part 2, The Interstitial Pneumonias—Clinical, Histologic, and CT Manifestations. AJR. October 2012. 199, W464-476.
Stillman AE, Oudkerk M, Bluemke D, Bremerich J, Esteves FP, Garcia EV, Gutberlet M, Hundley WG, Jerosch-Herold M, Kuipjers D, Kwong RK, Nagel E, Lerakis S, Oshinski J, Paul JF, Underwood R, Wintersperger BJ, Rees MR. Assessment of acute myocardial infarction: current status and recommendations from the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging and the European Society of Cardiac Radiology. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2010.
Stillman, AE, Rubin GD, Teague SD, White RD, Woodard PK, Larson PA. Structured Reporting: Coronary CT Angiography: A White Paper from the American College of Radiology and the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging. Journal of the American College of Radiology - July 2008 Vol. 5, Issue 7, Pages 796-800.
Sirineni GK, Raggi P, Shaw LJ, Stillman AE. Calculation of coronary age using calcium scores in multiple ethnicities. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2008; 24:107-111.
Bellasi A, Lacey C, Taylor AJ, Raggi P, Wilson PWF, Budoff M, Vaccarino V, Shaw LJ. Comparison of prognostic usefulness of coronary artery calcium in men versus women (results from a meta- and pooled analysis estimating all-cause mortality and coronary heart disease death or myocardial infarction). Am J Cardiol (in press)
Nasir K, Shaw LJ, Liu ST, Weinstein SR, Mosler TR, Flores PR, Flores FR, Raggi P, Berman DS, Roger S Blumenthal, Budoff MJ. Ethnic differences in the prognostic value of coronary artery calcification screening for all-cause mortality. J Am Coll Cardiol (in press)
Stillman AE, Oudkerk M, Ackerman M, Becker CR, Buszman PE, de Feyter PJ, Hoffmann U, Keadey MT, Marano R, Lipton MJ, Raff GL, Reddy GP, Rees MR, Rubin GD, Schoepf UJ, Tarulli G, van Beek EJR, Wexler L, White CS. Use of Multidetector Computed Tomography for the Assessment of Acute Chest Pain: A Consensus Statement of the North American Society of Cardiac Imaging and the European Society of Cardiac Radiology. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2007 Aug;23(4):415-27.
Asanuma Y, Chung CP, Oeser A, Solus JF, Avalos I, Gebretsadik T, Shintani A, Raggi P, Sokka T, Pincus T, Stein, CM. Serum osteoprotegerin is increased and independently associated with coronary-artery atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Atherosclerosis. 2007 Jun 12; : 17570371
Sirineni GK, Shaw LJ, Raggi P, Stillman AE. Calculation of Coronary Age Using Calcium Scores in Multiple Ethnicities. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging 2007 May 30; :17534734.
Bellasi A,Veledar E, Ferramosca E, Ratti C, Block GA, Raggi P. Markers of vascular disease do not differ in black and white hemodialysis patients despite a different risk profile. Atherosclerosis. 2007 May 23; : 17524408
Raggi P, Bellasi A. Clinical assessment of vascular calcification. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2007:14:37-43.
Raggi P, Giachelli C, Bellasi A. Interaction of vascular and bone disease in patients with normal renal function and patients undergoing dialysis. Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2007;4:26-33
Raggi P, Bellasi A, Ferramosca E, Block GA, Muntner P. Pulse wave velocity is inversely related to vertebral bone density in hemodialysis patients. Hypertension 2007, April 9 [Epub ahead of print]
Budoff MJ, Shaw LJ, Liu ST, Weinstein SR, Mosler TP, Tseng PH, Flores FR, Callister TQ, MD Raggi P, Berman DS. Long-term prognosis associated with coronary calcification: observations from a registry of 25,253 patients. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007 Apr; 49: 1860-1870.
Stillman AE. What has happened to cardiac MRI? J Am Coll Radiol 2007 Apr; 4:224-226.
Bellasi A, Raggi P. Techniques and technologies to assess vascular calcification. Semin Dial. 2007;20:129-33.
Chung CP, Oeser A, Avalos I, Gebretsadik T, Shintani A, Raggi P, Sokka T, Pincus T, Stein, CM. Utility of the Framingham risk score to predict the presence of coronary atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Res Ther
Hyre AD, Muntner P, Menke A, Raggi P, He J. Trends in ATP-III-defined high blood cholesterol prevalence, awareness, treatment, and control in US adults. Ann Epidemiol 2007, March 27.
Numburi UD, Chatzimavroudis GP, Stillman AE, Lieber ML, Uber AE 3rd, Kalafut JF, White RD, Halliburton SS. Patient-specific contrast injection protocols for cardiovascular multidetector row computed tomography. J Comput Assist Tomogr 2007 Mar-Apr; 31:281-289.
Raggi P, Bellasi A, Ferramosca E, Islam T, Muntner P, Block GA. Association of pulse wave velocity with vascular and valvular calcification in hemodialysis patients. Kidney Int 2007 Feb 21; [Epub ahead of print]
Chung CP, Oeser A, Solus JF, Avalos I, Gebretsadik T, Shintani A, Raggi P, Sokka T, Pincus T, Stein, CM. Prevalence of the metabolic syndrome is increased in rheumatoid arthritis and is associated with coronary atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis 2007 Jan 29; [Epub ahead of print]
Chung CP, Avalos I, Raggi P, Stein CM. Atherosclerosis and inflammation: insights from rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Rheumatology 2007 Feb 2; [Epub ahead of print]
Sirineni GK, Stillman AE. Understanding the heart: CT and MRI for coronary heart disease. J Thoracic Imaging 2007 Feb; 22:107-113.
Arthur E. Stillman, MD, PhD, FAHA - Director, Division of Cardiothoracic Imaging
William Auffermann, MD, PhD
Eugene Berkowitz, MD, PhD
Phuong-Anh Duong, MD
Fabio Esteves, MD
Travis Henry, MD
Stamatios Lerakis, MD, FAHA, FASE, FACC
Brent Little, MD
Paolo Raggi, MD, PACP, FACC
Stefan Tigges, MD
Srini Tridandapani, MD
Fellows
Douglas Bober, MD
Cardiothoracic Radiology
Department of Radiology
Emory University School of Medicine
1364 Clifton Road, NE
Atlanta, GA 30322
Dr. Arthur Stillman
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