The faculty of the Emory Division of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging offers the highest quality patient care, incorporating the latest knowledge, innovation and equipment. Nuclear Medicine not only uses the most advanced methods, but also helps set the bar for the field. All of the physicians are boardpcertified in nuclear medicine, and some are double-boarded in other fields, particulary Radiology; many have national and international reputations in their fields.
Equipment includes PET/CT and SPECT/CT scanners at Emory University Hospital (Druid Hills campus), and Emory University Hospital Midtown. We offer a wide variety of specialized nuclear medicine therapies including that for thyroid cancer, bone cancer pain palliation, lymphoma, neuroendocrine tumors and
Y-90 liver therapy in cooperation with Interventional Radiology. Research devices at our disposal include one of the few PET-MR units in the world, a high-resolution brain PET scanner, micro-PET for animal research, and a research cyclotron. A full range of nuclear medicine and PET/CT services are also provided at Grady Memorial Hospital and the Atlanta VA Medical Center. The Division is integrally involved in research conducted by the Emory University School of Medicine faculty, including close collaboration with colleagues in radiology and cardiology and at the Emory Winship Cancer Institute. Our faculty are principal investigators and co-investigators on many research grants including those sponsored by the NIH.
- David M. Schuster, MD
Director, Division of Nuclear Medicine
and Molecular Imaging
Southeastern Chapter Society of Nuclear Medicine
Friday, Sept. 25
David Schuster, MD
Practical PET-CT of the GI Tract
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Montefiore Medical Center Visiting Professor
at the University Hospital for Albert Einstein College of Medicine
November 9 & 10
David Schuster, MD
PET-CT in Breast Cancer Practical PET-CT of the GI Tract
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Naomi P. Alazraki, MD Bruce Barron, MD
Professor of Radiology Professor of Radiology
William Fajman, MD Raghuveer Halkar, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology Professor of Radiology
David Schuster, MD Andrew Taylor, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology Professor of Radiology
- Division Director, Nuclear Medicine - Director, Radioligand and Expert Systems
Triple Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Nuclear Medicine Laboratories (ICANL) Certification
The Emory Division of Nuclear Medicine has received ICANL accreditation in the areas of General Nuclear Medicine, Positron Emission Tomography (PET), and Nuclear Cardiology. These accreditations are evidence of the effectiveness in which Emory Nuclear Medicine utilizes their facilities to diagnose coronary heart disease, evaluate kidney and bladder functions, and detect the presence of cardiovascular disease.
With a long tradition of excellence in Nuclear Cardiology, the Emory University Hospital, Department of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine was one of the first 5 laboratories nationwide to receive ICANL accreditation for Nuclear Cardiology in November of 1998. The standards applied by ICANL for Nuclear Cardiology are based on the Guidelines and Standards published by the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. Several Emory Radiology names are prominent in the authorship of these guidelines, including Ji Chen, Ph.D.; C. David Cooke, MSEE; Russell Folks,CNMT; James R. Galt, Ph.D.; and Ernest V. Garcia, Ph.D.
EUH Nuclear Medicine achieved comprehensive ICANL accreditation in 2005, expanding the accreditation to include General Nuclear Medicine (including Nuclear Medicine Therapy) and Positron Emission Tomography. The laboratory remains the only one in Georgia with ICANL accreditation in all 3 areas (Nuclear Cardiology, General Nuclear Medicine, and Positron Emission Tomography).
Best Paper
Drs. June Zhu Hongyun and Raghuver Halkar collaborated on the paper "Predicting treatment outcome from mid-treatment response in pediatric lymphoma: is there an appropriate measure of response?" which has earned the recognition of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM). The EANM received 1,596 abstract submissions from around the world. This paper will be featured at the upcoming EANM Congress to be held in Munich, Germany.
- Cover of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine (JNM) January 2007.
Best Clinical Investigation Paper
David Schuster, MD
Director, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Dr. David Schuster is being honored for one of the three best clinical investigation papers at this year's Society of Nuclear Medicine annual meeting. The Journal of Nuclear Medicine editorial board will present Dr. Schuster with an award for his manuscript titled, "Initial Experience with the Radiotracer anti 1- amino-3- [18F]fluorocyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid (anti-[18F]FACBC) with PET/CT in Prostate Carcinoma." This article was also featured on the cover of the January 2007 issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Other Emory faculty who contributed to this article include Drs. John Votaw, Weiping Yu, Johnathan Nye and Mark Goodman.
Society of Nuclear Medicine (SNM) Press Conference
In May, Fellow, Dr. Cesar Santana was one of only six selected to participate in the press conference held during the SNM annual meeting. Dr. Santana presented a study to develop advanced a three-dimensional imaging of the heart. This cutting-edge technique inspired the interest of the Washington Post and was recognized in its June 7, 2007 issue. Click here to iew the article.
2007 Distinguished Scientist Award
The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), section of Radiological Pathology, has selected Dr. Naomi Alazraki for the 2007 Distinguished Scientist Award. She will spend 6 months at the AFIP on the campus of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C., which began in July 2007. During this time Dr. Alazraki will study radiologic-pathologic correlation and integrate the understanding of the pathologic basis of disease with her teaching and research interests. She will also participate in the lecture schedule for the resident courses given at the AFIP.
Jani AB, Fox TH, Whitaker D, Schuster DM. Case study of anti-1-amino-3-F-18 fluorocyclobutane-1-carboxylic acid (anti-[F-18] FACBC) to guide prostate cancer radiotherapy target design. Clinical Nuclear Medicine 2009 May;34(5):279-84.
Dr. Fidias De Leon, a Nuclear Medicine Fellow, presented an article titled "F-18 FDG PET Evaluation of Opportunistic Infections in Renal Transplant Recipients" at the meeting of the Association of Latin Americana de Sociedades de Biologia y Medicina Nuclear, which is now published.
De Leon F. F-18 FDG PET Evaluation of Opportunistic Infections in Renal Transplant Recipients. Alasbimn Journal 11 (43): January 2009.
Potential impact of computed tomography as gatekeeper for myocardial perfusion PET in patients admitted to the Clinical Decision Unit with chest pain. J Nucl Cardiol 2007; abstract.(in press)
Nye JA, Schuster DM, Yu W, Camp VM, Goodman MM, Votaw JR. Biodistribution and Radiation Dosimetry of the Synthetic Nonmetabolized Amino Acid Analogue Anti-18F-FACBC in Humans. J Nucl Med. 2007 Jun;48(6):1017-20
Santana CA, Folks RD, Garcia EV, Verdes L, Sanyal R, Hainer J, Di Carli MF, Esteves FP. Quantitative 82Rb PET/CT: Development and Validation of Myocardial Perfusion Database. J Nucl Med. June 2007; 48: 1122-1128.
Nye JA, Esteves FP, Votaw JR. Minimizing artifact resulting from respiratory and cardiac motion by optimization of the transmission scan in cardiac PET/CT. Medical Physics. June 2007; 34:1901-1906.
Alazraki NP, Shumate MJ, Kooby DA. A Clinician's Guide to Nuclear Oncology: Practical Molecular Imaging and Radionuclide Therapies. Reston, VA, Society of Nuclear Medicine, 2007, 205.
Schuster DM, Votaw JR, Yu W, Nye JA, Goodman MM, Nieh PT, Master V, Issa MM, Bowman FD. Two Studies: Speeding Development of Novel Tracer for Prostate Cancer. Journal of Nuclear Medicine. SNM. 2007.
Sharma J, Mazzaglia P, Milas M, Berber E, Schuster DM, Halkar R, Siperstein A, Weber CJ. Radionuclide imaging for hyperparathyroidism (HPT): which is the best technetium-99m sestamibi modality? Surgery. 2006 Dec;140(6):856-63.
Andrew T, Schuster DM, Alazraki N. A Clinician's Guide to Nuclear Medicine. 2nd Ed. Society of Nuclear Medicine; 2006.
Chen AY, Vilaseca I, Hudgins PA, Schuster D, Halkar R. PET-CT vs contrast-enhanced CT: what is the role for each after chemoradiation for advanced oropharyngeal cancer? Head Neck. 2006 Jun;28(6):487-95
Bawa M, Sidhu G, Galt JR, Schuster DM, Halkar, RK. Choroidal Melanoma with Hematogenous Spread to the Liver: F-18 FDG PET/CT Findings. Clin Nucl Med. 2006;31(6):347-8
David Schuster, MD - Director, Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Naomi P. Alazraki, MD
Scott Bartely, MD
Bruce Jonathan Barron, MD, MHA, FACNM
Fabio Esteves, MD
William A. Fajman, MD
Raghu Halker, MD
Daniel Lee, MD
John Aarsvold, PhD
Bahjat Faraj, PhD
Rauf Sarpar, PhD
David Brandon, MD
Jaime Montilla, MD
Residents
Fidias DeLeon, MD
S. Ramisa Ehsan, MD
Contessa Metcalfe, MD
Robert Lucaj, MD
Ricardo Najera Sein
Nuclear Medicine Fellow
Gopi Sirineni
PET Fellow
Asad Nasir
As an educational institution the Division of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging is closely linked with the associated radiological scientists:
James Galt, PhD - Director, Nuclear Medicine Physics at Emory University Hospital
Ji Chen, PhD
Richard Cooke, MSEE
Tracy Faber, PhD
Ernest Garcia, PhD
Mark Goodman, PhD
Malgorzata Lipowska, PhD
John Nye, PhD
Andrew T. Taylor, MD
John Votaw, PhD
Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Fellowship
Nuclear Medicine Clinical Research
Gail Foster
Division of Nuclear MedicineDepartment of Radiology
Emory University Hospital
1364 Clifton Road
Atlanta, GA 30322
Phone: 404-712-4843
Fax: 404-712-7435