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Jules Sumkin, DO, FACR, FSBI
Professor and Chairman: Department of RadiologyUPMC Endowed Chair of Women's Imaging
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Interest (in 3 to 10 words): Breast Imaging , Practice Management, Mentorship, Telemedicine
Education | 1972-1976 University of Michigan B.S. Physical Anthropology Ann Arbor, Michigan 1976-1980 Ohio University D.O. Osteopathy |
University of Michigan | |
Medical / Graduate School | Ohio University |
Residency | Mt. Sinai Hospital |
Clinical / Post-doctoral Fellowship | Body Imaging, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center 1986 |
Current | Allegheny County Medical Society American College of Radiology American Roentgen Ray Society Association of University Radiologists Mammographers Society of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Radiological Society Pittsburgh Roentgen Society Radiological Society of North America Society of Breast Imaging |
Specialties & Programs |
MR Interventional Clinical Digital Imaging |
Clinical Interest | Breast MRI Breast Tomosynthesis Cross sectional imaging Gynecologic Oncology Interventional Breast techniques |
Research Interest | Breast Tomosynthesis Breast MRI Molecular Breast Imaging Breast Biopsy device development Resonance Electric Impedance Spectroscopy |
Selected Publications | Gur D, Bandos AI, Cohen CS, Hakim CM, Hardesty LA, Ganott MA, Perrin RL, Poller WR, Shah R, Sumkin JH, Wallace LP, Rockette HE. The Laboratory Effect: Comparing Radiologists Performance and Variability during Clinical Prospective and Laboratory Mammography Interpretations. Radiology, 2008; 249(1):47-53. Gur D, Bandos AI, King JL, Klym AH, Cohen CS, Hakim CM, Hardesty LA, Ganott MA, Perrin RL, Poller WR, Shah R, Sumkin JH, Wallace LP, Rockette HE. Binary and Multi-Category Ratings in a Laboratory Observer Performance Study: A Comparison. Medical Physics 2008; 35(10): 4404-9. Gur, D., Bandos, A.I., Klym, A.H., Cohen, C.S., Hakim, C.M., Hardesty, L.A., Ganott, M.A., Perrin, R.L., Poller, W.R., Shah, R., Sumkin, J.H., Wallace, L.P., Rockette, H.E. Agreement of the order of overall performance levels under different reading paradigms. Academic Radiology 2008; 15(12):1567-1573. Nickles Fader A, Edwards RP, Cost M., Kabour-Shakir A, Kelley JL, Schwartz B, Sukumvanich P, Comerci J, Sumkin J, Elishaev, Gencia Rohan L. Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Early-Stage Cervical Cancer: Utility of Intraoperative Versus Postoperative Assessment. Gyn Onc 111 2008 13 -17. Gur D, Abrams GS, Chough DM, Ganott MA, Hakim CM, Perrin RL, Rathfon GY, Sumkin JH, Zuley ML, Bandos AI. Digital Breast Tomosynthesis An Observer Performance Study. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009; 193 (2):586-91. R.A. Jesinger, L.M. Hill, J. Sumkin, "Lithopedion" Military Medicine, February 2010; 175(2): v-vi. Hakim CM, Chough DM, Ganott MA, Sumkin JH, Zuley ML, Gur D. Digital Breast Tomosynthesis in the Diagnostic Environment: A Subjective Side by Side Review". Accepted for publication in the American Journal of Roentgenology/AJRonline.org. 2010August ; 195(2): W172-6. Rubinstein WS, Latimer JJ, Sumkin JH, Huerbin M, Grant SG, Vogel VG. A study of 0.5 Tesla dedicated magnetic resonance imaging for the detection of breast cancer in young, high risk women. BMC Womens Health, 2006;6:10. Spangler ML, Zuley ML, Sumkin JH, Abrams G, Ganott MA, Hakim C, Perrin R, Chough DM, Shah R, Gur D. Detection and classification of calcifications on digital breast Tomosynthesis and 2D digital mammography: A comparison. AJR 2010, accepted for publication. Gur D, Bandos AI, Rockette HE, Zuley ML, Sumkin JH, Chough DM, Hakim CM. Localized detection and classification of abnormalities on FFDM and Tomosynthesis examinations rated under an FROC paradigm. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2010; accepted for publication. Gur D, Sumkin J, Zuley M, Lederman D, Wang, X. Computer-aided detection of breast masses depicted on full-field digital mammograms: A performance assessment. British Journal of Radiology. 2010. accepted for publication |
Honors and Awards |
''Top Doc's'' in the Region, Pittsburgh Magazine, May 2020 ''Top Doc's'' in the Region, Pittsburgh Magazine, May 2019 Richard L. Baron Leadership Award, Department of Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Terri L. Chapman Award, Susan G. Komen, June 14, 2017 University of Pittsburgh Honor, UPMC Endowed Chair for Women's Imaging, February 28, 2014 Medal of Merit, Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, May 2, 2010 |
PubMed Publications | See a listing of publications on PubMed, a service of the National Library of medicine. |