The Division of Pediatric Radiology at Emory University provides services to Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at both its Egleston and Hughes Spalding locations. With a staff of eight radiologists, more than 100,000 pediatric examinations are read from the two covered hospitals and five outpatient immediate care locations. Neuroradiological and interventional coverage is provided by the respective divisions of the department of radiology. General pediatric radiology covers: plain radiography, fluoroscopy, computed tomography, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, and magnetic resonance imaging. Current equipment at Egleston includes a 64-slice CT, MRIs (including a 3T) and other new ultrasound and radiological equipment. PET/CT will be added in January 2008.
- Stephen F. Simoneaux, MD
Director, Division of Pediatric Radiology
American College of Radiology (ACR) Accreditation
Children's Health Care of Atlanta (CHOA) received accreditation from the ACR for CT. This modality joins the list with MR, Nuclear Medicine, Ultrasound of ACR accredited modalities at Egleston.
Top Doctor in Atlanta
Atlanta Magazine named Dr. Stephen Simoneaux, Director of Pediatric Imaging as one of the Atlanta Metro area Top Doctors of Diagnostic Radiology in their July issue. The doctors were chosen after consulting data gathered by the New Your-based research firm Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. The unique selection process allows physicians to nominate other physicians that they feel are clinically outstanding, both regionally and nationally.
Caffey Award
Dr. Adina Alazraki, Pediatric Imaging Fellow, contributed to the success of the paper entitle "Evaluation of single functioning kidneys using MR urography", which earned the Carry Award for Best Clinical Science Paper at the Society for Pediatric Radiology.
Dunn AL, Busch MT, Wyly JB, Sullivan KM, Abshire TC: Arthroscopic Synovectomy for Hemophilic Joint Disease in a Pediatric Population, Journal of Pediatric Orthopedics Jul/Aug 2004; 24 (4): 414 - 426
Abramoswsky C, Alvarado C, Wyly JB, Ricketts RR: Harmartoma of the Spleen (Splenoma) in Children, Journal of Pediatric and Developmental Pathology May/June 2004; 7 (30): 231 - 236
Stephen Simoneaux, MD - Director of Emergency Radiology
George Atkinson, MD
Turner Ball, MD
Estelle Bank, MD
Kiery Braithwaite, MD
Paula Dickson, MD
Robert Lorenzo MD
Ellen Patrick, MD
Rad Wyly, MD
Pediatric Radiology
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston
1405 Clifton Road NE
Atlanta, Georgia 30322
Margaret Nix
404-325-6532
Fax: 404-315-2216
email: margaret.nix@choa.org