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The Nuclear Medicine Department of St. Luke's- Roosevelt Hospital provides a two-year
ACGME accredited residency in Nuclear Medicine. Beginning July 2007, three years of
training in Nuclear Medicine is required to be eligible for certification by the
American Board of Nuclear Medicine.
The residency experience provides a broad understanding of general Nuclear Medicine,
Nuclear Cardiology and Molecular Imaging. Imaging equipment is state-of-the-art, and all
affiliated laboratories are accredited by either the American College of Radiology or ICANL.
There are total of five state-of-the-art gamma cameras (including a mobile camera) at St.
Luke's and four at Roosevelt. Additional Nuclear Cardiology procedures are performed at
the University Medical Practice Associates private office, located across the street from the
Roosevelt Hospital site, equipped with two dual-headed dedicated cardiac cameras. PET/CT
studies are performed with a newly installed state-of-the-art coincidence PET/CT scanner at
Columbus Circle Medical Imaging Laboratory, a few blocks away from the Roosevelt site.
There is also a DEXA scanner in a private office in the Brodsky Building, across the street
from the Roosevelt site, for one mineral densitometry. Imaging studies from all of these
laboratories share a common network, enabling interpretation at any site where the Nuclear
Medicine residents are assigned.
Nuclear Medicine is a division of the Department of Radiology. This close association
enhances the Nuclear Medicine resident’s experience in general body imaging. Nuclear
Medicine residents regularly attend Radiology conferences, and Radiology residents rotate
through the Nuclear Medicine service. A unique feature of our program is providing
structured training in reading CT scans that will help our trainees to obtain essential skills to
interpret CT part of PET/ CT scans. In 2007 when our program expands to three years,
residents will also participate in a body imaging rotation in the Department of Radiology.
Nuclear Cardiology, run jointly by the Divisions of Nuclear Medicine and Cardiology, is a
strong part of our program. In addition to Nuclear Medicine residents, Cardiology and
Nuclear Cardiology fellows receive training. Some faculty members are Board certified in
both Cardiology and Nuclear Medicine. The Nuclear Medicine residents thereby receive
ptimal exposure to stress testing, imaging, and both the technical and clinical aspects of
Nuclear Cardiology. Residents are encouraged to sit for the Certification Board of Nuclear
Cardiology upon completion of the program.
ACGME accredited residency in Nuclear Medicine. Beginning July 2007, three years of
training in Nuclear Medicine is required to be eligible for certification by the
American Board of Nuclear Medicine.
The residency experience provides a broad understanding of general Nuclear Medicine,
Nuclear Cardiology and Molecular Imaging. Imaging equipment is state-of-the-art, and all
affiliated laboratories are accredited by either the American College of Radiology or ICANL.
There are total of five state-of-the-art gamma cameras (including a mobile camera) at St.
Luke's and four at Roosevelt. Additional Nuclear Cardiology procedures are performed at
the University Medical Practice Associates private office, located across the street from the
Roosevelt Hospital site, equipped with two dual-headed dedicated cardiac cameras. PET/CT
studies are performed with a newly installed state-of-the-art coincidence PET/CT scanner at
Columbus Circle Medical Imaging Laboratory, a few blocks away from the Roosevelt site.
There is also a DEXA scanner in a private office in the Brodsky Building, across the street
from the Roosevelt site, for one mineral densitometry. Imaging studies from all of these
laboratories share a common network, enabling interpretation at any site where the Nuclear
Medicine residents are assigned.
Nuclear Medicine is a division of the Department of Radiology. This close association
enhances the Nuclear Medicine resident’s experience in general body imaging. Nuclear
Medicine residents regularly attend Radiology conferences, and Radiology residents rotate
through the Nuclear Medicine service. A unique feature of our program is providing
structured training in reading CT scans that will help our trainees to obtain essential skills to
interpret CT part of PET/ CT scans. In 2007 when our program expands to three years,
residents will also participate in a body imaging rotation in the Department of Radiology.
Nuclear Cardiology, run jointly by the Divisions of Nuclear Medicine and Cardiology, is a
strong part of our program. In addition to Nuclear Medicine residents, Cardiology and
Nuclear Cardiology fellows receive training. Some faculty members are Board certified in
both Cardiology and Nuclear Medicine. The Nuclear Medicine residents thereby receive
ptimal exposure to stress testing, imaging, and both the technical and clinical aspects of
Nuclear Cardiology. Residents are encouraged to sit for the Certification Board of Nuclear
Cardiology upon completion of the program.