Welcome

Michael J. McCarthy, M.D.Professor and Interim Chair

Dear Guests,

Welcome to our website. The Department of Radiology at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is a dynamic academic enterprise with diverse clinical, educational, and research initiatives. Our major strengths include:

  • Diagnostic radiology residency and fellowship training programs;  
  • The second largest Radiological Sciences Graduate Degree Program in the US;
  • The only defined Radiology Resident-PhD Program in the United States;
  • Implementation of an inaugural Professional Doctorate of Medical Physics program- the first in South Texas-projected start date in 2012
  • Nationally recognized  Nuclear Radiology Residency Program;
  •  Innovative research laboratories that produced the Vascular Stent & Endothelial Cell Research  of Dr. Julio C. Palmaz, the inventor of the Palmaz™ intravascular stent ; Biomolecular Nanoparticle Imaging & Therapeutic Systems and the Oncological Imaging and Interventions Research.
  • Clinical trial projects that study investigational drugs or devices which are an important part of the process to assure the safety and efficacy of a drug or device.

Our primary clinical partners are the University Health Systems and the Audie Murphy South Texas Veterans Hospital. Together they provide 1000 hospital beds for the care of the citizens of south Texas. We are part of UT Medicine of San Antonio and our imaging centers are located at The Medical Arts Research Center known as the "MARC “ and at the Cancer Therapy and Research Center (CTRC).

 

The partnership between our medical school and our collaborating facilities creates a stimulating environment that fosters professional growth and development for “Team Radiology” members and for each of our clinical, educational and research programs.

 

I invite you to continue browsing through our website to learn more about our missions and academic practice.  It is my hope that at the end of your visit, you will come to realize that the Department of Radiology at UTHSCSA does in fact- “Practice What We Teach”.

 

DEPARTMENT OF RADIOLOGY MISSION STATEMENT:
To develop, promote and integrate advances in imaging technology and imaging-based therapeutic procedures into the clinical, education and research missions of UTHSCSA. The fundamental principles of each of the missions are as follows:

 

CLINICAL SERVICE:
http://radiology.uthscsa.edu/DIAGRAD/divorg.shtm

  • Practice at the leading edge of radiology.
  • Deliver all services in a professional, timely, and efficient manner.
  • Establish ourselves as valuable colleagues and consultants to referring physicians.
  • Ensure safe and appropriate utilization of diagnostic and interventional radiological services

EDUCATION: http://radiology.uthscsa.edu/EDU/divorg.shtm

  • Provide an excellent, well-rounded educational experience in imaging, image guided therapy, radiological science, and radiological research for medical students, residents, fellows, and graduate students.
  • Educate our colleagues about the availability, proper use, and associated risks of diagnostic and interventional radiological services.
  • Contribute to the education of the medical community and public through presentation and publication of original research and educational materials.

RESEARCH: http://radiology.uthscsa.edu/RSRCH/divorg.shtm

  • Perform well-designed, high quality research in imaging, image guided therapy, and radiological science that will broaden the understanding of disease processes, expand our diagnostic and interventional armamentarium, and have significant impact on patient care.
  • Present and publish scientific research that will receive national recognition and make a lasting contribution to the medical literature.
  • Educate and train residents and graduate students in the scientific methods of medical imaging research to promote future progress and improved patient care.

 

Organization

 


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Department of Radiology
Administrative Positions

Interim Chairman – Michael J. McCarthy, MD, FACR
Administrator – Lowell S. Glassburn, MHA, CAAMA
Deputy Chair of Strategic Development and Socioeconomic – Adam V. Ratner, MD FACR
Business Manager – Misty Sedillo, MHA
Office Manager - Donna Whittaker

 

Directors of Clinical Services:
Director, UHS Radiology and Director of UHS Breast Imaging @ CTRC – Pamela M. Otto, MD., FACR
Director of Radiology, MARC – Glenn Garcia, MD.
Director of Radiology, Audie Murphy VA Hospital - Calvin Leuschen, MD

 

Division of Clinical Radiology
Vice Chairman: Ralph Blumhardt, MD., FACR, FACP
Director of Clinical Research: Juan E. Gutierrez, MD

 

Section Chiefs:
Abdominal Imaging and Intervention – Kedar N. Chinatapalli, MD.
Cardiothoracic Radiology – C. Santiago Restrepo, MD.
Breast Imaging and Intervention - Pamela M. Otto, MD., FACR.
Musculoskeletal Imaging - Rebecca A. Loredo-Hernandez, MD., FACR.
Neuroradiology – Carlos Bazan III, MD.
Nuclear Radiology – Ralph Blumhardt, MD., FACR, FACP
Pediatric Radiology – Ewell A. Clarke, MD.
Vascular Interventional Radiology – Jorge E. Lopera, MD., FSIR
Clinical Medical Physics – Mustapha R. Hatab, PhD.

 

Division of Education
Vice Chairman, Clinical Radiology Educational Programs: Darlene F. Metter, M.D., FACR.

 

Directors, Clinical Programs:
Co-Director, Medical Student Education in Radiology – Year 4: N. Carol Dornbluth, MD
Co-Director, Medical Student Education in Radiology – Year 1-3: Shaile Philips, MD
Director, Diagnostic Radiology Residency: Rajeev Suri, MD, DNB
Associate Director, Diagnostic Radiology Residency: Glenn M. Garcia, MD
Director, Nuclear Radiology Residency: Darlene F. Metter, MD, FACR.
Co-Directors, Resident/Ph.D. Program: Geoffrey Clarke, PhD, FACMP, FAAPM, and
Andres Rahal, MD, PhD.
Director, Abdominal Imaging Fellowship: Kedar N. Chintapalli, MD.
Director, Cardiothoracic Radiology Fellowship – C. Santiago Restrepo, MD.
Director, Breast Imaging and Intervention Fellowship – Pamela M. Otto, MD., FACR
Director, Musculoskeletal Imaging Fellowship – Rebecca A. Loredo-Hernandez, MD , FACR
Director, Vascular Interventional Radiology Fellowship - Jorge E. Lopera, MD, FSIR
Director, Radiological Sciences - Geoffrey D. Clarke, PhD, FACMP, FAAPM
COGS Chair, Beth A. Goins, PhD

 

Section Chiefs:
Human Imaging - Geoffrey D. Clarke, PhD, FACMP, FAAPM
Imaging Physics – Jack Lancaster, PhD
Medical Health Physics – Michael Charlton, PhD
Neuro Imaging – Peter T. Fox, M.D.
Radiation Biophysics – Mohan Natarajan, PhD
Therapy Physics – Nikos Papanikolaou, PhD

 

Division of Research:
Vice Chairman: Peter T. Fox, MD.
Chief, Research Education, Geoffrey D. Clarke, PhD, FACMP, FAAPM

 

Mentorship Cores Directors:
Vascular Stent and Endothelial Cell Research – Eugene A. Sprague, PhD.
Biomolecular and Nanoparticle Imaging/Therapeutic Systems – William T. Phillips, MD.
Human Imaging - Geoffrey Clarke, PhD, FACMP, FAAPM

 

Research Facilities Directors:
Small Animal Imaging Facility (SPECT/CT/PET) – Beth A. Goins, PhD.

Research Imaging Institute
Director: Peter T. Fox, MD.