 Abdominal Imaging
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 One of the largest clinical divisions within the department, abdominal imaging at UPMC has a national reputation for excellence, and division faculty are well-known throughout their subspecialty. This reputation has led to collaborations with physicians from all over the world who have come to UPMC to study with and learn from the division’s radiologists.
UPMC is the ideal setting for the academic abdominal radiologist, as it is strong in transplant surgery, trauma and oncology—a rare combination of strengths that present unlimited clinical and research opportunities.
The abdominal imaging division deals with the imaging, diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the abdomen and pelvis. This group handles other non-abdominal conditions, including pharyngeal and esophageal disease, and thyroid, scrotal, vascular and extremity abnormalities, using ultrasound. In 2008, the division successfully initiated 24/7 emergency department coverage for abdominal MR and CT, meaning that final reads are generated immediately by attending radiologists for these procedures—the first known service of its kind in academic radiology.
Major research focuses for the division include hepatobiliary disease; trauma; ultrasound-guided, minimally-invasive treatments for cancer, and organ transplantation. The division is based at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, and division faculty also staff UPMC Shadyside and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. | 
Mitchell Tublin, MD
Chief
Associate Professor of Radiology
Division Contact Information:
Vivian L McBride
UPMC Presbyterian
CMT Suite 4895
Ph: (412) 647-3550
Faculty:
Omar Almusa, MD
Hesham M Ahmed-Amr, MD
Kyongtae (Ty) Bae, MD, PhD
H Scott Beasley, MD
Todd Michael Blodgett, MD
Anil Kumar Dasyam, MD
Christopher R Deible, MD, PhD
James Vincent Ferris, MD
Kelly A Haarer, MD
Matthew Thomas Heller, MD
Keyanoosh Hosseinzadeh, MD
Ka-Kei Ngan, MD
Biatta Sholosh, MD
F Leland Thaete, MD
Mitchell E Tublin, MD
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Musculoskeletal Imaging
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 The musculoskeletal imaging division interprets radiographs, CT, MR and MR arthrography and performs a variety of interventional procedures, such as therapeutic pain injections and image-guided tumor biopsies. Recently, the division added diagnostic and interventional ultrasound and 3T MR to its comprehensive and cutting-edge list of musculoskeletal imaging services.
The division has a close clinical and research relationship with the Department of Orthopaedics, which is world-renowned for its groundbreaking treatments, such as the “double-bundle” surgical technique for ACL tears, pioneered by a UPMC surgeon. Current investigational interests include imaging post-operative patients for complications; faculty have presented findings at several national and international meetings, including at RSNA and the European Skeletal Society. Referrals to the musculoskeletal imaging division include a wide variety of subspecialized orthopaedic practices including sports medicine, hand, foot and ankle, spine, joint replacement and level I trauma. The division is nationally recognized for its research on injury mechanics, and faculty have published extensively on the topic.
Musculoskeletal imaging is based at UPMC Montefiore. Division faculty also rotate at UPMC Shadyside and the UPMC Center for Sports Medicine—a world class facility designed specifically for the injury treatment of athletes. | 
Cynthia Britton, MD
Interim Chief
Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology
Division Contact Information:
Patricia A Templer
UPMC Montefiore
Room NE 538
Ph: (412) 648-6062
Faculty:
Emad Almusa, DO
Camilo G Borrero, MD
Cynthia Britton, MD,
Bethany Casagranda, DO
Joanna Michele Costello, MD
Saraswathi K Golla, MD
Bahman Rafiee, MD
Maha Torabi, MD
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Neuroradiology
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 Neuroradiology division faculty perform the full gamut of diagnostic and interventional neuroradiology procedures. MR techniques currently implemented clinically include both structural and functional imaging, together with diffusion and perfusion imaging and spectroscopy. CT angiography with arterial post-processing is routinely used for the non-invasive diagnosis of cerebrovascular disease and is combined with CT perfusion, especially in patients will acute stroke. Head and neck imaging studies include routine PET/CT in head and neck cancers, as well as MR and CT. A spine intervention service (link to page with additional info on this service) provides expertise in discography, epidural steroid injections, selective nerve root blocks, disc biopsies and vertebroplasty.
In 2008, the division successfully initiated 24/7 emergency department coverage for neuro MR and CT, meaning that final interpretations are generated immediately by attending radiologists for these procedures—the first known service of its kind in academic radiology.
The division has an extremely active and funded research program. Current projects include imaging of athletes with concussion syndromes, and a study evaluating spinal cord injury patients using newer imaging technologies (DTI) and computerized post-processing.
Neuroradiologists at UPMC are an integral part of the diagnostic and therapeutic teams in several of the nationally ranked departments within the health system, including orthopaedics, oncology, otolaryngology, neurosurgery and neurology. The division is based at UPMC Presbyterian, and faculty also staff UPMC Shadyside and UPMC Mercy. | 
William E Rothfus, MD, FACR
Chief
Professor of Radiology
Division Contact Information:
Sandra L Minor
UPMC Presbyterian
Room D-132
Ph: (412) 647-3530
Faculty:
Walter S Bartynski, MD
Andrew G Bleicher, MD
John F Boardman, MD
Barton F Branstetter IV, MD
William T Delfyett, MD
Edward Joel Escott, MD
Marion A Hughes, JD, MD
Emanuel Kanal, MD
Kalliopi A Petropoulou, MD
William E Rothfus, MD, FACR
Eric D Schwartz, MD
Jawad Tsay, MD
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Nuclear Medicine
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 The division is a national leader in PET/CT clinical volumes and research, and has held this status ever since PET/CT’s invention at UPMC in the 1990s. Recent innovations in the PET/CT service include unified PET/CT reporting, which has resulted in better patient care and has enhanced the level of service to referring physicians. This program has attracted the interest of several fellowship candidates and outside institutions.
In addition to PET/CT, the division has a comprehensive PET imaging center, which provides a full range of diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine services with major focuses on the treatment of thyroid diseases and thyroid cancer, as well as radioimmunotherapy of lymphomas. The division serves as a referral center for thyroid cancer and thyroid therapy for western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. Cutting-edge studies, such as F-18 FDG-PET for Alzheimer’s disease, are offered here, courtesy of a state-of-the-art PET chemistry and cyclotron facility.
The division’s cancer imaging research program is robust, and is a collaborative effort between division faculty and faculty of the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and the department’s own PET Research Center. Current focuses include early cancer therapy assessment, particularly in colorectal and breast cancers, as well as the creation of new cancer imaging agents. In this course of study, the division is investigating new multi-modalities, such as PET/MR/optical imaging.
The division also benefits from a strong relationship with the Department of Neurology and the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, which performs and coordinates AD-related clinical and research activities. The division is based at UPMC Presbyterian, and division faculty staff UPMC Shadyside and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center. | 
James Mountz, MD, PhD
Chief
Professor of Radiology
Division Contact Information:
Lisa J Donovan
UPMC Presbyterian
Room E-177
Ph: (412) 647-0104
Faculty:
Badreddine Bencherif, MD
Farzin Imani
Judith M Joyce, MD
Tanuja Kanderi, MD
Herbert A Klein, MD, PhD
James Mountz, MD, PhD
Ashok Muthukrishnan, MD
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Pediatric Radiology
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 One of the largest pediatric radiology services in the nation, the pediatric division is based out of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh (CHP). CHP has consistently appeared near the top in U.S. News & World Report as well as Child magazine’s pediatric hospital rankings. The division consists of highly-skilled, fellowship-trained pediatric radiologists who provide specialized imaging and diagnostic interpretation service, and offer cutting-edge interventional procedures.
While sedation is a protocol for pediatric imaging patients, the division’s commitment to patient care has included an initiative to reduce patient sedations. Utilizing a variety of distraction techniques, sedation rates were reduced 90 percent in one year, and the trend continues downward.
Imaging equipment at the current hospital site was recently updated, but the division will soon relocate to the new Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, a 1.5 million-square-foot facility located in the Lawrenceville section of Pittsburgh that will boast a state-of-the-art radiology department. The campus, which will include one of the world’s only green pediatric hospitals, will feature private rooms, a dramatic healing garden and research tower. In addition to services at CHP, division faculty also cover the neonates at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC, and provide general radiology services at CHP’s north, east and south satellite locations. | 
Stefano C Bartoletti, MD, FACR
Interim Chief
Associate Professor of Radiology
Division Contact Information:
Margie A Jones
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Room 4769
Ph: (412) 692-5515
Faculty:
Stefano C Bartoletti, MD, FACR
Kevin Marin Baskin, MD
A'Delbert Bowen, MD
John Joseph Crowley, MD
Stephen Edward Dockery, MD
Charles R Fitz, MD
Lynda L Flom, MD
Virginia M Kania, DO
Erica D Kar, MD, MPH
Manuel P Meza, MD
Amisha J Shah, MD
Vera Sperling, MD
Marsha J Stein, MD
Sameh Tadros, MD, M.Sc.
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Thoracic Imaging
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 The thoracic division interprets chest radiographs, thoracic CT and MR exams, PET/CT of primary chest abnormalities and thoracic diseases, and cardiac MR and CT. The strongest area of growth and focus is in cardiac imaging, and division faculty are engaged in intensive clinical research in this arena—a recent project involved the evaluation of injector protocols. To this end, faculty utilize 1.5T MR and 64-slice CT, as well as a dedicated cardiac reading room with cutting-edge post-processing software. Further, the division enjoys a collegial relationship with the departments of cardiology and cardiac surgery, which further encourages the development of cardiac imaging at UPMC.
In addition to services provided to the inpatients and outpatients at UPMC, the division engages in outside projects such as interpretation of all local chest radiographs for the national Prostate/Lung/Colorectal/Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Trial, a funded, national 16-year study with 148,000 enrolled subjects. The division is based at UPMC Presbyterian, and staff rotate at UPMC Shadyside. In addition, the division interprets all chest radiographs from the Allegheny County Department of Health’s TB screening program. | 
Carl Fuhrman, MD
Chief
Professor of Radiology
Division Contact Information:
Carol M Rossetti
UPMC Presbyterian
Suite E-177
Ph: (412) 647-7288
Faculty:
Raymond Koku Akwayena, MD
Janet E Durick, MD
Carl Fuhrman, MD
David L Herbert, MD
Friedrich D Knollmann, MD, PhD
Joan M Lacomis, MD
Iclal Ocak, MD
Kook Sang Oh, MD
Diane C Strollo, MD, FACR
John W Thompson, MD
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Vascular & Interventional Radiology
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 The vascular and interventional radiology division performs all non-neuroradiographic angiographic, venographic and interventional radiological procedures. Some of the innovative procedures offered include uterine fibroid embolization, carotid stent placement and endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. Over the last few years, the interventional division has also become actively involved with the placement of central venous access catheters including PICC lines, triple lumen catheters and tunneled dialysis catheters. Fellowship-trained faculty with superb expertise perform the wide array of interventional procedures that UPMC offers. Recent and planned facility updates have provided the group with new angio suites and the latest equipment available.
In addition to its clinical productivity, the division is active in research, and faculty are currently involved in a number of experimental clinical studies, including studies with the Division of Vascular Surgery and the Division of Transplantation Surgery. Vascular and Interventional Radiology is based at UPMC Presbyterian and UPMC Shadyside; fellowship-trained interventional radiologists also treat patients at UPMC community hospitals throughout the Pittsburgh region. | 
Albert Zajko, MD
Chief
Professor of Radiology
Division Contact Information:
Rosilyn C Simpson
UPMC Presbyterian
CMT 3932
Ph:(412) 647-3545
Faculty:
Nikhil B Amesur, MD
Rupal Bandi, MD
David G Buck, MD
Kevin M McCluskey, MD
Philip P Orons, DO
Samir S Shah, MD
Mark Henry Wholey, MD
Albert Zajko, MD
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Women’s Imaging
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 The women’s imaging division, the largest subspecialty division within the department, has two sections—breast imaging and diagnostic imaging, both based at Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC. Magee-Womens has nationally recognized clinical programs in breast and gynecological cancers and was one of the original recipients of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ award as a ‘National Centers of Excellence in Women’s Health.’ The hospital’s prestigious reputation draws patients from all over the region.
The breast imaging section performs a variety of procedures, including digital mammography (including computer aided detection), sonography, image-guided breast biopsy, needle localization, ductography, and breast MR. A national leader in breast imaging, Magee-Womens was the first hospital in the nation to install a digital mammography system in 2000 and one of the first to perform MRI-guided, vacuum–assisted biopsies in 2005. The diagnostic imaging section provides a complete range of diagnostic and interventional procedures related to gynecologic oncology, infertility, and pregnancy-related complications.
While the division is housed at Magee, service is also provided at UPMC Shadyside and UPMC Hillman Cancer Center and at Magee Womancare Centers throughout the Pittsburgh region. | 
Jules Sumkin, DO
Chief
Professor of Radiology
Division Contact Information:
Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC
Room 3646
Ph: (412) 641-5591
Faculty:
Gordon Abrams, MD
Jennifer A Bender, MD
Victor John Catullo, MD
Denise M Chough, MD
Cathy S Cohen, MD
Marie Adele Ganott, MD
Christiane M Hakim, MD
William J Hoffman, MD
Denise T Kalinowski, MD
Amy H Lu, MD
Ingrid Naugle, MD, FACR
Ronald L Perrin, MD, FACR
Grace Y Rathfon, MD
Ratan Shah, MD
Dilip D Shinde, MD
Jules Sumkin, DO
Luisa Paula Wallace, MD
Margarita L Zuley, MD
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