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The mission of the Department of Radiology at Creighton University School of Medicine is to provide superb patient care, teaching, and research with collegiality being a hallmark of interaction within our own department and with other departments.
FACULTY PROMOTIONS - 4/1/08 The Department of Diagnostic Radiology would like to congratulate Dr. Maydew and Dr. Paknikar for their recent promotions and tenures.
NEW NEUROINTERVENTIONLIST AND NEURODIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGIST - 3/01/08 Our department is very pleased that Angel Mironov, M.D., Ph.D., joined our department in March 2008 to assume the position of Professor of Radiology and Director of Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology. Dr. Mironov comes to us from Switzerland, where for 20 years he was head of the Department of Neuroradiology at the Cantonal Hospital of Aarau. Dr. Mironov is a pioneer and leader in interventional neuroradiology with particular interests in transcatheter management of patients with cerebral aneurysms and vascular malformation. Dr. Mironov obtained his M.D. degree from the Eberhard Karls University in Tubingen, Germany and a Ph.D. from the University of Bern in Switzerland. He has received numerous awards for scientific work by both the European Society of Neuroradiology and the American Society of Neuroradiology.
2008 RESIDENCY MATCH - 3/20/08 Congratulations and welcome to our future residents. Creighton University Diagnostic Radiology program matched all three of our spots. Also congratulations goes out to the graduating medical school class of 2008. We wish you all the best. Come back and see us!
Dr. GOLDMAN NAMED FIRST HOLDER OF MAHONEY ENDOWED CHAIR AT CREIGHTON - 2/13/08 Martin L. Goldman, M.D., Creighton University professor and chair of radiology, is the first holder of the Dr. Paul S. Mahoney Endowed Chair in Radiology and Medical Imaging. Congratulations. Read on...
100% PASS WITH FLYING COLORS - 11/7/07 Congratulations to our residents who recently took their board exams. They all passed their written and physics boards with flying colors. Creighton was ranked 9th out of 201 programs for writtens and 16th out of 201 programs for physics in North America.
VISIT FROM DR. AKIRA SANO, M.D. - 10/31/07 Akira Sano, M.D., Chairman of the Department of Radiology at Tenri Hospital in Japan, is also a clinical professor of radiology in our department. Dr. Sano visited our department on October 25th and 26th and presented lectures including his 20 years experience on the use of intravascular stents. His conferences were very well recieved by our residents and faculty. We look forward to his return visit next year.
NEW EQUIPMENT - 10/19/07 In the last 2.5 years the Department of Radiology has witnessed a marked surge in capital equipment acquisition. These include:
RESIDENCY THRIVING - 8/12/07 Our radiology residency has been thriving. The graduating residents in June 2007 scored fifth out of 205 programs on the written diagnostic radiology boards. One of the graduating residents is pursuing a fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at the University of Kansas, a second resident is on the radiology staff at Tripler Army Base in Hawaii and the third resident, Olaf Kaufman, Ph.D., M.D., has remained on staff. He is acting Chief of Neuroradiology and Director of Cardiac CT. He is also one of 11 faculty in the nation to participate in the RSNA advanced grant writing course.
NEW INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGIST - 7/15/07 Attila Csordas, M.D., has joined us on staff as Chief of Vascular and Interventional Radiology. He completed his radiology residency and fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at Weill-Cornell Medical College of Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital.
The Creighton University Department of Diagnostic Radiology prides itself on dedication to quality education and providing hands-on experience. The goal of our residency program is to train competent diagnostic radiologists who are well-versed in all aspects of the field. Graduating residents have the skills necessary to begin a career in general diagnostic radiology, but are enouraged to pursue fellowship training.
Organization The Department of Diagnostic Radiology at Creighton University Medical Center consists of a core department including general diagnostic radiology, CT, MRI, angio/interventional, neuroradiology, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine.
Affiliated Hospitals Through an affiliation agreement, pediatric radiology is provided by The Children's Hospital of Omaha.
Faculty The core department located at St. Joseph Hospital, has eleven full-time faculty covering each of the sub-specialty areas within diagnostic radiology. In addition, a research coordinator and a physicist support the needs of the department.
Case Volume The Creighton University Medical Center facility does an annual exam load of approximately 82,000. This is well divided between inpatient and outpatient examinations and evenly spread throughout the sub-specialties areas within diagnostic radiology. The affiliated hospital provides access to another 40,000 examinations. With a full complement of twelve residents, this makes for adequate teaching material per resident.
Preliminary Year All entering residents are required to have a PGY-1 transitional year. This may be in the form of a medicine, surgical, or rotating clinical internship. Three PGY-2 level residents are taken into the diagnostic radiology program each year.
Imaging Technology The department offers all radiologic services using state-of-the-art equipment. The hospital has a high-performance MRI system with echo planar imaging, a sophisticated angio\interventional suite that meets sterility requirements for operating room procedures if needed, MD CT, and state-of-the-art R & F units.
Benefits The university provides residents with parking, four weeks of paid vacation, laboratory coats, health and medical liability insurance and leave time for educational experience. Salary levels above the Midwest mean. In addition, a six week elective at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology is provided by the department.
History of Success The quality of graduates of the Creighton University Diagnostic Radiology program is attested to by our very high pass rates on the American Board of Radiology certification examinations. Our residents consistently place in outstanding fellowships, highly competitive academic and private practice positions.
Training Environment Creighton University's other residency programs include general surgery, internal medicine, orthopedics, psychiatry, family practice, pediatrics, and obstetrics and gynecology. Beyond excellence in all areas of clinical medicine, the Radiology Department is provided with unique clinical material in orthopedic tumors, hereditary cancer syndromes, swallowing disorders, laparoscopic surgery, and cardiology/cardiothoracic surgery.
Chairman: Martin L. Goldman, M.D. Program Director: James J. Phalen, M.D. Chief Residents: Janine Morris, M.D. Residency Program Coordinator: Lisa Laurent, llaurent@creighton.edu, (402)-449-4753.
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Musculoskeletal
Chest
Gastrointestinal
Genitourinary
Obstetrics
Neuroradiology
Mammography
Nuclear Medicine
Differential Diagnosis
Staging of Neoplasms
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Contact Lisa Laurent, Residency Program Coordinator, for general communication regarding the Creighton Medical Center Radiology Department and the Creighton University Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program at llaurent@creighton.edu or at (402) 449-4753.
Contact Janine Morris , M.D., Chief Radiology Resident, for communication regarding the information provided in the Creighton Medical Center Radiology Website. Contact Lincoln Wong, M.D., Radiology Resident, concerning website related issues for the Creighton Medical Center Radiology Website at lincolnwong@cox.net. Contact Jay Kozisek, PC Support Coordinator for Creighton University Department of Radiology at jkozisek@creighton.edu. This Website developed by James C. Brown, M.D., Lisa Laurent, Patrick Harty, M.D., Paul Sarai, M.D., Daniel Kennedy, M.D., and Lincoln Wong, M.D.. |
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