Passing the Torch

Dr. Mark Mullins developed his passion

for education at a young age through

the inuence of his father who was a

teacher. Dr. Mullins took on his rst

teaching position almost 20 years ago

when he began teaching in a chemistry

class during his undergraduate studies

at Harvard University. Over the years,

he has had many opportunities to be

creative while passing on information

as an instructor and has become addicted to the thrill of

watching a mind grow.

Preparation for the role of Vice Chair for Education

has taken place throughout Dr. Mullins’ career. He has

held various leadership roles including being a teacher/

administrator for undergraduate and graduate classes

touching the career paths of several hundred students.

Dr. Mullins has been mentored by Drs. Bruce Baumgartner,

Deborah Baumgarten and Carolyn Meltzer over the past

two and a half years during his time as Director of Medical

Student Radiology Education and serving as one of the

Associate Program Directors.

The future of our residency programs will be deeply

rooted in the strong foundation that has been laid by

Drs. Baumgartner and Baumgarten. Dr. Mullins will

continue to develop the mentorship of trainees, and also

offer opportunities for residents and fellows to experience

teaching, leadership and research. Above all, he will strive

to keep the program dynamic and maintain our reputation

of producing very well-trained residents.

On a personal note, Dr. Mullins expresses that “Dr.

Baumgartner is responsible for this fantastic program and

we should all thank him for that. I am so very happy that

Bruce will remain part of the team. He has been such a

great friend and mentor.”

Dr. Baumgartner believes that

when residents complete our

program they are prepared to

go anywhere and be comfort-

able and condent in any set-

ting, be it private practice or

academic. He has certainly left

his mark upon the program

and he hopes to see the de-

velopment of a strong alumni

program in the future. Dr.

Baumgartner will continue to

be involved with the resident

activities and is certain that

Dr. Mark Mullins will carryon

the evolution of the program.

Passing the Torch

year, educational seminars such

as Grand Rounds and Noon

Conference have been added to

the curriculum. These accomplish-

ments have taken place during a

time when Radiology residency

programs have become more

competitive. While building the

reputation of having one of the

strongest programs in the country,

Dr. Baumgartner has personally

interviewed more than 1000 ap-

plicants for our program. In addi-

tion to the visible changes, added

responsibilities of verifying compli-

ance with new ABR, ACGME and

other regulations and the amount

of paperwork associated with

credentialing the program has also

grown substantially. Dr. Baumgart-

ner commented that, “This is a big

job that keeps getting bigger.”

In 1996 the Department reorgani-

zation created a structure for Dr.

Baumgartner to take on addi-

tional administrative duties as Vice

Chair for Education. In this role,

he orchestrated the continuing

transformation of the program to

accommodate for new technolo-

gies, new requirements and new

opportunities for the residents.

During this time, he also imple-

mented the original gathering of

residency goals and objectives for

each subspecialty.

Dr. Baumgartner has inuenced

the careers of 228 residents in the

Emory Residency Program during

his time as director. He reects,

“It is all about the residents. The

opportunity to inuence so many

of today’s successful radiologists is

quite rewarding. It is very satisfy-

ing to realize that the advances

made in our program will stimu-

late the future advances of our

specialty.”

The residency program has grown

with the advancing technologies

and increasing volume of patients.

After 15 years of fostering the

growth of the Radiology Residen-

cy Program, Dr. Bruce Baumgart-

ner passed the torch to Dr. Mark

Mullins on March 1, 2008. As

Dr. Baumgartner steps down as

the Vice Chair for Education, we

reect upon his career and ef-

fects he has had on the residency

program.

Dr. Baumgartner rst came to

Emory as a medical student and

graduated

#2 in his

class -

Magna Cum

Laude. He

then spent

time at the

Univer-

sity of Utah,

where he

completed

an intern-

ship and

residency

in internal

medicine.

He re-

turned to Emory as a radiology

resident and after completing the

program, he accepted a faculty

position here, making Atlanta and

Emory his home.

Realizing how much he enjoyed

sharing his knowledge with oth-

ers; Dr. Baumgartner accepted

administrative responsibility for

the program and became the

rst Associate Director of the

Residency Program, in 1989. This

position gave him the chance to

enhance the educational oppor-

tunities for the residents, and was

followed by his appointment as

Director in 1993.

During Dr. Baumgartner’s time

as Director, the program has

undergone substantial growth.

Not only has the program ex-

panded to accept 14 residents a

Dr. Bruce Baumgartner

has continually advanced

the residency program

during his 15 years

as Director.

- Monica Salama, Communications Specialist

Letter from the Chair

Dear Colleagues,

Following a long, challenging

period of somber hopefulness

and lots of hard work on the

part of many, the prospects for

new life for Grady Memorial

Hospital is look highly

promising. Now, both the

Fulton County and DeKalb

County Commissioners

have endorsed Grady’s

reorganization into a 501(c)(3)

not-for-prot institution. This

signals the beginning of a

restructuring that we hope

will meaningfully enhance both

care delivery and training at

Grady in the days and years to

come.

Beginning March 1, Bruce

Baumgartner, MD, our

Vice Chair for Education

and Diagnostic Residency

Program Director, will pass

these roles and titles to Mark

Mullins, MD, PhD. Bruce has

left such a huge mark on

the educational programs of

Emory Radiology; however,

we were condent that

Mark is ready take the reins

and grateful that Bruce

will continue to share his

expertise by serving as a

senior advisor.

I wish to extend a heartfelt

thank you to all who helped

our wonderful education

team by participating in the

recent ACGME site review of

our residency and fellowship

training programs. All went

smoothly.

I’m very pleased that Dr.

James Provenzale has joined

our department’s research

faculty. Dr. Provenzale, who

also serves as Chief of

Neuroradiology at Duke

University, will split his time

between Emory and Duke

through a unique joint

institutional arrangement.

His interdisciplinary

molecular imaging work with

colleagues in Radiology, the

Winship Cancer Institute, and

Georgia Tech is already off to

a running start.

Please mark your calendars

for the University-wide rollout

celebration of the Center for

Systems Imaging on April 2!

Best to all,

Carolyn C. Meltzer, MD, FACR

Chair of Radiology

AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Murray Baron, MD

Professor of Radiology

NASCI Gold Medal Award

The North American Society for Cardiac Imaging (NASCI)

has awarded Dr. Baron the Gold Medal Award. The very rst

NASCI Gold Medal Award was given in 2002. Recipients

of this honor are chosen because of their signicant

contributions to the cardiovascular imaging eld. Dr. Baron

demonstrated outstanding dedication and motivation.

Congratulations on this prestigious achievement.

The Emory Clinic (TEC)

Accreditation by the American College of

Radiology (ACR)

The Emory Clinic Ultrasound Departments located at WCI &

MOT have been awarded a three-year term of accreditation

in OB, General Diagnostics, Vascular and Gynecological

Imaging as a result of a recent survey by the ACR.

This achievement validates the level of service provided by

Imaging Services at Emory. Evidence of precision with each

modality, coupled with the expertise of performing and

reading the scans is evaluated by the ACR panel.

As of March 1, 2008, several major insurance companies

have begun to require ACR certication to allow patients to

receive payment for services. In turn, the accreditation may

create a greater demand for the services offered at Emory.

Tercia Wertz and Chris Kubic have done an exceptional

job in managing this project at the MOT and TEC locations.

Other members contributing to this success are Bobby

Burrow, and Drs. William Small and Chad Holder. Habib

Tannir, Administrative Director of Imaging Services, adds his

personal appreciation for the dedication of this team during

this time when accreditation is critical.

Patrick Gonzales

Medical Student (Year 2)

Best Research Project

Patrick Gonzales, working with John Oshinski,

PhD and Brandon Fornwalt, was awarded

Best Poster at the Medical Student Research

Day. The title of his research project was,

“Quantication of Left Ventricular Internal Flow

from Cardiac Magnetic Resonance.”

Imaging Services Leadership

Survey Success Story of the Month

The EHC Announcements acknowledged radiology

leadership for the steps that have been taken within the

department to recognize staff for a job well done.

Sites of the Semester

Each semester the students of the Medical Imaging Program

select the sites that have provided an exceptional learning

experience. This semester the following locations have

received the corresponding honor:

Outpatient Sites of the semester: Executive Park and 1525

Inpatient Site of the semester: Wesley Woods

CT site of the semester: Emory University Hospital CT

On Friday, December 14,

2007, the Medical Imaging

Program held the rst

induction ceremony of

the Georgia Sigma Theta

Chapter of Lambda Nu, the

national academic honor

society of the Radiologic and

Imaging Sciences. Lambda

Nu’s name is derived from

the lower case Greek

characters in the formula

which represents the physics

of the inverse relationship

between wavelength ( )

and frequency (v), an

essential parameter across

the diversity of modalities

comprising the professions.

The purpose of the Lambda

Nu Chapter is to:

1) promote academic

scholarship at the highest

academic levels

2) promote research and

investigation in the

radiologic and imaging

sciences

3) recognize and encourage

scholastic achievement

and excellence.

Membership in Lambda Nu

is achieved by merit with

students, faculty members

and clinical instructors who

meet specic criteria invited

to join. Barbara Peck, RT

(R)(QM), clinical coordinator

of the Medical Imaging

Program and Lambda Nu

Chapter Director, inducted

the following individuals into

the chapter:

Faculty Membership

Randolph F. Bethea

Matthew R. Dunn

Dawn Couch Moore

Alumni Membership

Theodore A. Brzinski

Christian Elliott

Innovation

• First representation of Emory at the

technical exhibit RSNA

• A fantastic showing of Emory Radiology

academic at the RSNA academic

activities

Knowledge and Information

• We overhauled our Website

www.radiology.emory.edu

• We have completed signicant design

work on the Radnet radiology

information system

Financial Strength

• Installed a new MRI in WCI

• Continued our growth in overall volumes

and contribution margins.

• Started the new service at

EUH-Northlake. Special thanks go to

Richard Wright and Jane Goldberg.

We have a full plate in the next six months

as we tackle the change over to the new

Radiology Information system, more

construction, new faculty recruits and lay

the ground for a new

PACS. I appreciate all the

hard work that each one

of you is putting in. I am

proud to be serving this

organization with you.

- Habib Tannir,

Administrative Director of

Imaging Services

Six-month Accomplishments

Once every six months, I use this forum to

report our department’s accomplishments.

This is a challenging task because I have to

compile a short list of the many projects

that were completed over that period,

some of which took several months and

in some case several years to realize.

However, completing this exercise gives

me a great sense of pride in our team of

researchers, clinicians and staff who work

to advance the human condition. The

following are some highlights:

People and the Workplace

• Radiology and Mammography in 1525

were in the top ten areas meeting our

Press Ganey Patient Satisfaction

Goals for helpfulness on the phone and

information about waits and delays.

• Radiology was one of the most

improved departments in employee

engagement survey results.

• We nished a phase in the renovation

project in the ground oor of EUH

reclaiming the original lm library.

Quality

• We launched the LEAN project in

Interventional Neuroradiology.

• ACR designated EUH Breast Imaging

Center as a Center of Excellence

• Received ACR certication for CT in

WCI, EP and MOT

• Received ACR certication for WCI

and MOT

STRIVING FOR EXCELLENCE

Lambda Nu

Honor Society

Induction

Student Membership

Stephen A. Beauchamp

Nicole Janine Chin

Janelle Burnette Ferguson

Rebekah Ann Finck

Lori Ciani

Martin S. Han

Melissa Brooke Horner

Laura Diane Hunlock

Matthew Brian Jones

Dawn Shuty Prentice

Heather N. Smith

Rebecca Leigh Smith

Kristi Lynn Stephens

The following individuals

were also installed as the

ofcers of the society:

President

- Stephen Beauchamp

Vice President

- Janelle Ferguson

Secretary

- Nicole Chin

Treasurer

- Rebekah Finck

The friends and

family members of

the newly inducted

members of the

Georgia Sigma Theta

Chapter enjoyed a reception

following the ceremony.

- Dawn Moore

Director, Medical Imaging Program

Inductees celebrate the introduction of the Georgia

Sigma Theta Chapter of Lambda Nu.

NEW & EXPANDED PROCEDURES

Radiology Moving Forward

The Working Group on Peer Review

of the NIH Advisory Committee to

the Director (ACD) Feb. 21 presented

draft recommendations for enhancing

the NIH peer review system to the full

ACD. The ACD accepted the working

group’s recommendations and will

present a written report to NIH Director

Elias Zerhouni, M.D., on Feb. 29. Dr.

Zerhouni announced that he will form an

implementation team and report back to

the ACD in 4-6 weeks on implementation

details and timelines.

The working group’s recommendations

follow extensive consultation with

stakeholder communities, including the

extramural community, advocacy groups,

professional societies, and NIH staff,

to collect input and ideas. The panel

was co-chaired by Keith Yamamoto,

Ph.D., Executive Vice Dean, University

of California San Fransisco School of

Medicine, and Lawrence Tabak, D.D.S.,

NIH Advisory Committee Proposes Major Changes in NIH Peer Review System

- Habib Tannir, MS

Administrative Director of Imaging Services

Ph.D., Director, National Institute of Dental

and Craniofacial Research.

Among the most controversial of the

Working Group’s proposals is a minimum

percent effort on NIH-funded research

project grants. Principal Investigators (PIs)

would be required to devote at least 20

percent effort, unless they can provide

an explicit justication to the relevant

institute or center (IC) for a lower percent

effort. Other recommendations include

allowing peer review groups to provide

a “not recommended for resubmission”

decision option, providing ratings for all

applications, and eliminating amended

application status by considering all

applications as being “new.” The group

also urged a revision to the peer review

rating system so that it focuses on impact,

investigator(s), innovation, plan, and

environment (including information on

institutional support for the applicant). To

support new investigators, the working

group recommended that NIH:

* continue to fund more R01 grants for

early career investigators;

* consider the merits of reviewing early

career investigators separately to

enhance innovation and risk-taking by

applicants; and

* consider the merits of ranking early

career investigators against each other.

The working group urged NIH to examine

salary support for PIs, “recognizing the

diversity of business models employed by

applicant organizations.” The panel also

urged NIH to analyze its contribution

to the optimal biomedical workforce by

evaluating the total number of graduate

students and postdoctoral fellows being

supported, and to develop a census of

research associates/staff scientists as an

initial step towards exploring approaches

to providing more stable support for these

individuals.

Tony Mazzaschi, Senior Associate Vice President

AAMC Division of Biomedical and Health Sciences

Research

Dale Walker will be forming

that team and leading it.

Clinical Operations at ECLH,

EUH and TEC (Section 58)

will be lead by Assistant

Directors Mike Armstrong,

Jane Goldberg and Jane Vitali

respectively. The professional

practice (TEC Section 8)

will continue to be lead by

Chuck Powell. Chuck is a

tremendous asset to our

department as he is playing

a key role in navigating our

department’s professional

practice through these times

of growth and transition. The

departmental informatics

will continue to be led by

Mo Salama. Mo is leading

the monumental effort of

changing out our Radiology

Information System and PACS

and is working closely with IS

on getting this accomplished.

The revenue cycle functions

of the department are

headed by Marcus Foster,

Senior Manager for Revenue

Cycle Management. Those

functions include precert,

coding, TES and denial

management. Marcus’ role is

expanded to include those

functions for our two Clinic

sections, hospital IVR coding

and Grady operations. The

departmental functions of

accounting, nancial analysis

and dashboard development

will be consolidated under

Dan MacFarlane who has

been promoted to Director

of Decision Support. Dan’s

role spans the Clinic and

the Hospitals. Finally, our

departmental nance and

operations in the school

of medicine will be lead by

Vivian Smith who has been

promoted to Associate

Administrator. Below is

an organizational chart of

the departmental senior

leadership team. Please join

me in congratulating each

one of these remarkable

individuals on their new and

expanded roles.

Our department has

experienced signicant growth

over the last few years. In

any organization that reaches

a critical mass, functional

specialization becomes

necessary to sustain growth

while keeping a high standard

of performance. Similarly, our

department needs to work

along its strategic initiatives

while maintaining focus on

patient care delivery. To that

end, we will dedicate a small

team of people that will work

on new construction and

start ups, patient satisfaction,

employee engagement,

quality in professional and

technical services, and

other organizational and

departmental initiatives.

Reading Room Coordinators have

their ngers on the pulse of the

department. As the human link

As the Radiology Department grows within the Emory Healthcare system, knowing who your team members are and what they

do becomes increasingly important. Each month there will be a feature to highlight a person or group within the department to

strengthen understanding of how we work together and help us to learn more about each other.

GETTING TO KNOW YOU

Reading Room Coordinators

Inez Craft

Nuclear Medicine

Reading Room Coordinator

Emory University Hospital

(EUH)

Judith Graham

Emory Midtown

Reading Room Coordinator

Lyn Coram

Interventional Radiology

Reading Room Coordinator

Emory University Hospital

(EUH)

Wangail Assamewnew

Musculoskeletal Radiology

Reading Room Coordinator

Emory University

Hospital (EUH)

Michael Buadoo

Body Reading Room

Coordinator

Emory University Hospital

(EUH)

Dexter Bostic

Chest Reading Room

Coordinator

The Emory Clinic (TEC)

Emory University Hospital

(EUH)

Sara Zingarelli

Neuroadiology

Reading Room Coordinator

Emory University Hospital

(EUH)

CHECK IT OUT

Delno JG, Fornwalt BK, Eisner RL, Leon AR, Oshinski JN. Determination of transmural, endocardial, and epicardial radial strain and

strain rate from phase contrast MR velocity data. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2008 Jan 24; [Epub ahead of print] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.

gov/pubmed/18219625?ordinalpos=3&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Delno JG, Johnson KR, Eisner RL, Eder S, Leon AR, Oshinski JN. Three-directional Myocardial Phase-Contrast Tissue Velocity MR

Imaging with Navigator-Echo Gating: In Vivo and in Vitro Study.Radiology. 2008 Jan 25; [Epub ahead of print] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.

gov/pubmed/18223122?ordinalpos=2&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Fornwalt BK, Cummings RM, Arita T, Delno JG, Fyfe DA, Campbell RM, Strieper MJ, Oshinski JN, Frias PA. Acute Pacing-Induced

Dyssynchronous Activation of the Left Ventricle Creates Systolic Dyssynchrony with Preserved Diastolic Synchrony. J Cardiovasc

Electrophysiol. 2008 Feb 4; [Epub ahead of print] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18266678?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.

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Pisano ED, Hendrick R, Yaffe MJ, Baum JK, Suddhasatta A, Cormack, JB, Hanna LA, Conant EF, Fajardo LL, Bassett LW, D’Orsi CJ.

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246: 376-383, 2008. http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/content/abstract/246/2/376

Taylor A, Garcia EV, Binongo JNG, Manatunga A, Halkar R, Folks RD, Dubovsky EV. Diagnostic performance of an

expert system for interpretation of Tc-99m MAG3 scans in suspected renal obstruction. J Nucl Med 2008;49:216-

224. http://jnm.snmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/49/2/216

Zheng QY, Ding D, Yu H, Salvi RJ, Johnson KR. A locus on distal chromosome 10 (ahl4) affecting age-related

hearing loss in A/J mice.Neurobiol Aging. 2008 Feb 13; [Epub ahead of print] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/

18280008?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

between the patient and radiologist,

they play a vital role in the workow

of the department.

This team is strategically placed

throughout the department at multiple

campuses to assist in gathering patient

information, verifying that all scans are

accounted for in their respective reading

rooms and guaranteeing that 100% of

patient exam forms are given to the

radiologists on a daily basis.

They also manage the status of the

radiologists in the ACR RAD Peer system

to ensure that each radiologist maintains

his/her quality metrics.

This short list only scrapes the surface

of the multitasking that is required of a

person in this position.

- Monica Salama

Communications Specialist

ENGAGED IN EDUCATION

Georgia

Radiologicial Society

Dr. Mary Newell, Assistant

Director of Breast Imaging, is

also the Education Chair for the

Georgia Radiologicial Society

(GRS). She urges all members to

be on the lookout for this year’s

GRS annual meeting brochure,

which will provide information

to register for the event, June

5-8 in Hilton Head, South

Carolina. Dr. Newell encourages

everyone to attend the meeting,

and also extends the invitation

to radiology residents. The GRS

will be happy to sponsor two

radiology residents from Emory

this year. The two available spots

are on a rst-come, rst-served

basis. Any resident interested in

attending, please contact

Dr. Newell at 404-778-4446.

Dr. Deborah Baumgarten, along

with Dr. Amy Chen from ENT and

nephrologist Dr. Arlene Chapman,

were selected to attended the three-

day seminar hosted by the AAMC

Mid Career Women’s Faculty Seminar

in Scottsdale, Arizona in December.

This seminar focused on sharpening

organizational skills, optimizing

negotiations for organizational change

and strengthening leadership roles.

Dr.

Kathleen

Gundry,

Breast

Imaging,

recently

held the

4th annual

“Emory Women in Radiology” gathering

Dr. Kathleen Gundry, Breast Imaging, organized

and provided a 16-hour CME Breast Imaging

refresher course for the Virginia Radiology

Associates in Manassas, Va. in Nov, 2007. Dr.

Gundry covered all aspects of breast imaging

including mammographic ndings, breast

pathology, MRI, ultrasound, breast procedures,

breast cancer staging and treatment, male breast

diseases and quality assurance. The feedback was

very positive and was recognized with record

high scores on the participant evaluations.

at her home. All of the female radiology

faculty, residents and fellows were invited

to attend.

An evening of good food and conversa-

tion in a relaxed atmosphere was had by

all. Be on the lookout for an invitation to

next year’s meeting.

- Kathleen Gundry, MD

Assistant Professor of Radiology

Emory Women in Radiology

To better support cross-

disciplinary collaborative

advantages across Winship

Cancer Institute, Radiology

and Biomedical Engineering,

the monthly Cancer Imaging

Seminar Series was established

by the Emory Molecular and

Translational Imaging Center

(EMTIC). First, it reects

Emory’s expanded commitment

to cancer imaging research

and to its mission as one

of the nation’s strongest

cancer imaging centers in the

Southeast. Providing continued

medical/radiological/preclinical/

basic education for oncologists,

radiologists and researchers

from other disciplines

throughout the health sciences,

is heavily emphasized in

education. Establishing a Cancer

Imaging Seminar Series of this

caliber will also help stimulate

interdisciplinary activity.

The series will provide a forum

for preeminent investigators

from across the nation to come

and share their discoveries and

challenges from clinical trials

and preclinical research, and will

encourage Emory/Georgia Tech

scientists to form collaborative

groups and exchange ideas.

Through a lecture series offered

by EMTIC, investigators from

the bench to the bedside who

have common research interests

will come together each month,

helping to facilitate preclinical/

translational/clinical research.

Topics range from molecular

events in cancer to clinical

imaging for a variety of tumors.

To the scientic and medical

community, research in Cancer

Imaging represents a future

of tumor detection before

symptoms appear, therapeutic

efcacy that is measured in

hours instead of months and

life-saving drugs tailored to a

patient’s genetic make-up. These

talks will have a broad appeal

that will draw audiences from a

wide variety of disciplines.

- Hyunsuk Shim, PhD

Assistant Professor of Radiology,

and Hemotology/Oncology

Introducing the

Cancer Imaging Seminar Series

Sharpening Skills Leading Education

Uterine Fibroid Embolization (UFE) Seminar

April 3

6:30 - 8: 00 p.m.

Emory Crawford Long Hospital

- Glenn Building Auditorium -

Join Emory Interventional Radiologists for a presentation

on a minimally invasive, non-surgical procedure that helps

to relieve the pain, symptoms and stress caused by uterine

broids. A question and answer session will follow the

presentation.

If you are interested in attending the presentation or would

like more information, please call HealthConnections at

404.778.2000.

GET INVOLVED

March 2008

Thursdays, 1:30 p.m.

Emory University Hospital Annex

1st Floor - Room N120

March 6 - Puneet Sharma, PhD

& Diego Martin, MD, PhD

~ Emory University ~

Contrast Enhanced Liver MRI: Optimization of

the critical arterial perfusion phase acquisition

March 13 - Brandon Fornwalt, MD, PhD

& Jana Delno, PhD

~ Emory University ~

MRI Quantication of Left Ventricular Internal Flow

March 20 - Andrew Taylor, MD

& Jiequong Bao, MS

~ Emory University ~

Renal obstruction: Statistical methods for

measuring agreement between expert readers

and an expert system.

March 27 - James R. Galt, PhD

~ Emory University ~

In-vivo assay of folate receptors of non-functioning

pituitary adenomas with Tc99m-Folate SPECT/CT

Radiology Research

Conferences

Visit www.radiology.emory.edu/events-and-lectures for up-to-date event information.

Thursday, May 15th

Atlanta Symphony Hall

7:00 pm-7:30 p.m. ~ Pre-concert lecture

by ASO Insider and Program Annotator Kenneth Meltzer

7:30-8:00 p.m. ~ Radiology Mix and Mingle in the Alcove

8:00 p.m. ~ Performance

Featuring ~

Laura Jackson, Conductor

Sarah Chang, Violin

Performing ~

PROKOFIEV: Symphony No. 1, “Classical”

BRUCH: Violin Concerto No.1

DVORAK: Symphony No.6

The popular and dynamic conductor Laura Jackson - formerly

an ASO Conducting Fellow - returns in a program of melodic

ingenuity. Prokoev’s elegant “Classical” Symphony, Dvorák’s

harmonious 6th Symphony and Bruch’s lyrical violin concerto,

with the enchanting Ms. Chang, combine for an unforgettable

evening.

Seat location options and ticket prices including Emory

Radiology discount, tax and handling:

$25 Main Orchestra

$18 Rear Orchestra

Please contact RUSSELL WHEELER

at (404) 733-4807 or

russell.wheeler@woodruffcenter.org to purchase. Mention

Emory Radiology Night to receive the discount.

Offer not valid at box ofce.

The Emory Center for Systems Imaging (CSI) will

celebrate its opening with a public event featuring

keynote addresses by two renowned experts in

imaging sciences. Refreshments and hors d’oeuvres

will also be served.

The scientic program will feature a keynote

address by Stanford University’s Sanjiv Gambhir, MD

PhD, a radiologist and bioengineer, and one of the

nation’s eminent scholars in molecular imaging. In

addition Mark Henkelman, PhD, senior scientist at

the University of Toronto will discuss his pioneering

work combining imaging and genomics. Both

talks will be followed by a reception providing an

opportunity for faculty, students and staff to meet

the speakers.

Emory Center for Systems Imaging (CSI)

Launches with Renowned Radiology

Speakers

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

5 - 7 p.m.

Emory School of Medicine Building

Room 130

James Provenzale, MD

Acting Professor of Radiology

Dr. James Provenzale has joined the research efforts

of Emory Radiology and will also continue to devote

half his time to responsibilities at Duke University. His

research efforts will include innovative applications

of nanotechnology to cancer imaging research with

colleagues at the Winship Cancer Institute and

Georgia Tech.

Dr. Provenzale is nationally and internationally

recognized for his many literature contributions to translational

neuroimaging methods and clinical practice. Dr. Provenzale received

his medical degree from Albany Medical College, and trained in both

neurology and radiology subsequently at the University of North

Carolina and Massachusetts General Hospital, respectively, with later

advanced training in neuroradiology. Dr. Provenzale has served as Chief

of the Division of Neuroradiology at Duke University Medical Center for

the past 11 years. He has been recognized for his contributions to the

medical community through many awards, including being named one of

America’s Top Doctors for Cancer in 2005.

Alaina Shapiro

Communications Coordinator

Alaina Shapiro will be assisting Monica Salama

and Laura Padgett with various elements of their

communications, event and recruitment duties.

This new role will include the responsibilities of

contributing to the Rad Report, playing a part in

the organization of conferences, aiding with the

candidates and distributing important materials.

As a recent Georgia State University graduate, Alaina has

demonstrated a strong interest and personal experience with the

communications and healthcare professions. Alaina is also a 10-year

cancer survivor who can personally attribute to experiencing

Emory Radiology rst hand.

Season Lewis

Human Resources Associate

Season Lewis has joined the Department of

Radiology, Human Resources (HR) team, working

with Cayce Kump as they strive to streamline the

radiology HR processes. Season will be acting as a

HR generalist working closely with the new recruits

and current faculty and staff. Season has made a

positive impact within the department and will

continue to evolve in this exciting new position.

Season has worked for Emory University for three years. She has

experience working as a Benets Specialist, where the Radiology

Department was one of her many clients. Previous to her experience

at Emory University, she worked at the GA Department of

Human Resources for ve years and specialized in Organizational

Development. Season is currently seeking her BS in Information

Technology at Georgia Southern University.

Tahitia Alston

Patient Services Associate

Tahitia Alston recently joined Emory as a scheduler

for the Department of Radiology. Before coming

to Atlanta, she lived and worked in Buford, South

Carolina. Tahitia was a pre-certied coordinator

at Buford Memorial Hopspital. She is currently

undergoing training in the cardiothoracic division.

NEW FACES & APPOINTMENTS

Eric Toney, EUH

Registered Nurse II

Eric Toney is a contributing member of the

interventional radiology team here at Emory. Prior to

joining the radiology department, he gained experience

through 12 years of assisting in surgery, a year and a

half in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and four

years working with the adult ICU. Outside of work, Eric

enjoys coaching his local little league basketball team.

Jana Delno, PhD

Post Doctoral Fellow

Dr. Delno has been a student in the joint BME

program between Emory and Georgia Tech for the past

ve years. She recently earned her PhD in Biomedical

Engineering. In 2002, she obtained her BS in Biological

and Agricultural Engineering from the University of

California at Davis. Her main area of focus at Emory

consists of Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Research.

Deborah Baumgarten, MD, MPH

Associate Program Director

Dr. Baumgarten joined Emory in 1995 and continues

to play an active role in department affairs, leadership

roles nationally, on editorial boards of several

journals and consistently receives awards for

reviewing. Dr. Baumgarten teaches residents, medical

and PA students, and was honored with the award

Emory Radiology Teacher of the Year 1997 and 2004.

Michael Geuerzon

Radiology Technologist II, Executive Park

Michael Geuerzon contributes to the Diagnostic

Radiology area and has extensive experience as a

Practicing Registered Nurse (PRN). He obtained his

BS in Radiologic Sciences at Armstrong Atlantic State

University and a BA in Mass Communications from

Louisiana State

University. Michael is also a member

of the Alpha Eta Honor Society of Allied Health.

Marie D. Adema-Salomon

Technologist Aide

Marie Adema-Salmon joined the Emory team at the

end of January as a tech-aide for the Breast Imaging

Center located in the Winship Cancer Institute

Building. She is a much needed addition to the “Breast

Imaging Family” and is eager to meet others in the

department. Marie relocated to Atlanta from Tampa,

Florida. While in Tampa, she was a medical assistant.

Nicole Allen-Canty

Patient Services Associate

Nicole Allen-Canty has recently relocated from

Maryland, where she gained experience as a

scheduler in the shock trauma division of the

Emergency Department at the University of

Maryland Medical Center. She will now be using

her skills as a scheduler to contribute to

Emory Radiology Department.