Vice Chair of Clinical Affairs Amit Saindane, MD, MBA, oversees 11 clinical divisions that serve the Emory Healthcare network of hospitals, clinics, and specialty care centers. They are
- Abdominal Imaging
- Breast Imaging
- Cardiothoracic Imaging
- Community Radiology Specialists
- Emergency and Trauma Imaging
- Interventional Radiology and Image-Guided Medicine
- Interventional Neuroradiology
- Musculoskeletal Imaging
- Neuroradiology
- Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
- Pediatric Imaging
EMERGENCY AND TRAUMA IMAGING EXTENDS CARE FOR GRADY PATIENTS
The Division of Emergency and Trauma Imaging, led by Jamlik-Omari Johnson, MD, associate professor, provides round-the-clock imaging services for the emergency departments of Emory University Hospital, Emory University Hospital Midtown, Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital, and Emory Johns Creek Hospital. Since 2011, the division has increased its role in providing imaging services for Grady Hospital’s emergency and trauma patients.
THE COMMUNITY APPROACH TO CANCER TREATMENT IN MIDTOWN
The Division of Interventional Radiology (IR) provides image-guided diagnostic and therapeutic procedures like Y-90 radioembolization for cancer patients in collaboration with Winship Cancer Institute at Emory University Hospital and Emory University Hospital Midtown.
PERSONALIZED TRAINING ENSURES ADVANCED PRACTICE PROVIDERS DELIVER EXCELLENCE
Emory Radiology’s advanced practice providers (APPs)—physician assistants and nurse practitioners—work at the highest scope of their license as essential members of interventional radiology patient care teams.
EMORY'S RADIOTRACER AXUMIN
Men now have a trustworthy new option for detecting recurring prostate cancer: PET imaging with the novel radiotracer fluciclovine (F18). Emory continues to explore Axumin’s clinical value through additional trials.
TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES QUALITY OF PATIENT CARE
Emory Radiology’s Imaging Informatics team, led by Vice Chair Nabile N. Safdar, MD, MBA, has improved order accuracy and scheduling efficiency with a new centralized physician order entry system developed in partnership with Emory Libraries & Information Technology Services.