RAD Faculty & Staff
Radiology & Radiological Sciences
RAD - Leadership
Vincent B. Ho, M.D., M.B.A.
Name: Vincent B. Ho, M.D., M.B.A.
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Radiology
Title:
Chair
Faculty Rank:
Professor
Location:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Email:
Office Phone:
(301) 295-3145
Education
Undergraduate Education: University of Michigan (Ann Arbor, MI)
Medical School Education: University of Michigan School of Medicine (Ann Arbor, MI)
Transitional Internship: Walter Reed Army Medical Center (Washington, D.C.)
Diagnostic Radiology Residency: Walter Reed Army Medical Center (Washington, D.C.)
Medical School Education: University of Michigan School of Medicine (Ann Arbor, MI)
Transitional Internship: Walter Reed Army Medical Center (Washington, D.C.)
Diagnostic Radiology Residency: Walter Reed Army Medical Center (Washington, D.C.)
Biography
Vincent B. Ho, M.D., M.B.A., is Chair and Professor of the Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), and Chief of the Department of Radiology at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) located in Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Ho has co-authored over 85 peer-reviewed publications, 130 scientific abstracts and 4 books. He has served on 4 journal editorial boards and as a manuscript reviewer for nearly two dozen scientific journals. Dr. Ho is a past President of the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging, one of the oldest cardiovascular radiology societies, and a past Chair of the Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology Council of the American Heart Association. In addition, he has served and/or chaired various committees of the Radiological Society for North America, American Board of Radiology, American Roentgen Ray Society, and the American College of Radiology.
Bibliography
Mike H Lee, MD, Captain, Navy
Name: Mike H Lee, MD, Captain, Navy
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Radiology
Title:
Vice Chair
Faculty Rank:
Assistant Professor
Location:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Email:
Office Phone:
(301) 295-3145
RAD - Administrative Staff
Prima Tandoc
Name: Prima Tandoc
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Radiology
Title:
Administrative Support Assistant
Location:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Email:
Office Phone:
(301) 295-3145
Department Website:
RAD - Diagnostic Radiology
Alexander B Galifianakis, M.D., Commander, Navy
Name: Alexander B Galifianakis, M.D., Commander, Navy
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Radiology
Title:
Commandant, School of Medicine
Faculty Rank:
Assistant Professor
Location:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
Musculoskeletal imaging
Ultrasound in medical education
Office Phone:
(301) 295-3121
Department Website:
Education
Washington University in Saint Louis/ BA/ May 1998 (Biology/ Fine Arts)
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences/ MD/ May 2003
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences/ MD/ May 2003
Biography
A native of Salisbury, Maryland, Commander Galifianakis received his Bachelor's degree from Washington University in Saint Louis and his medical degree from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS).
He completed post-graduate training as a Transitional Intern at the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) in Bethesda, Maryland. Following internship, Galifianakis earned his wings as a Naval Flight Surgeon at the Naval Aerospace Medicine Institute in Pensacola, Florida. He was assigned to Third Marine Air Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Shortly thereafter, he deployed to the Al Anbar Province in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-466, flying over 100 combat-hours. Galifianakis assumed duties as interim MAG-16 Flight Surgeon and represented 3MAW at the Multi-National Corps-Iraq Conference (MNC-I) in Baghdad. Following the deployment, he was awarded a Naval Air Medal and received the Richard E. Leuhrs Award, recognizing him as the Operational U.S. Naval Flight Surgeon of the Year.
In 2007, he returned to the National Capital Region to complete his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the National Naval Medical Center and Walter Reed Army Medical Center where he served as Chief Resident in his final year.
Galifianakis then served as Chair, ECOMS, Naval Health Clinic Hawaii (NHCH), where he was responsible for the clinical and administrative activities of over 200 clinical providers in six geographic locations. During his tenure, the command achieved its highest performance on Joint Commission surveys and was hailed as a model service provider. He concurrently served as Department Head, Radiology, successfully guiding the department through multiple MQSA and ACR inspections while implementing numerous system upgrades. His additional duties while at NHCH included Activity Director for Continuing Medical Education, Credentials Advisor, and Champion for Breast Health.
Galifianakis was assigned to the Uniformed Services University in 2014 where he was given the academic appointment of Assistant Professor and was selected as the Director for Advanced Radiology Clerkships. In 2016, he assumed duties for his current role as Commandant for the School of Medicine. In that capacity, he leads the nation’s finest medical students as they aim to become world class military medical officers.
Galifianakis is board certified in Diagnostic Radiology by the American Board of Radiology and is an active member of the Radiologic Society of North America, the American College of Radiology and the Society of Skeletal Radiology. His personal awards include an Air Medal and the Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal (two awards) along with numerous unit and other awards.
He completed post-graduate training as a Transitional Intern at the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) in Bethesda, Maryland. Following internship, Galifianakis earned his wings as a Naval Flight Surgeon at the Naval Aerospace Medicine Institute in Pensacola, Florida. He was assigned to Third Marine Air Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar. Shortly thereafter, he deployed to the Al Anbar Province in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom with Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron-466, flying over 100 combat-hours. Galifianakis assumed duties as interim MAG-16 Flight Surgeon and represented 3MAW at the Multi-National Corps-Iraq Conference (MNC-I) in Baghdad. Following the deployment, he was awarded a Naval Air Medal and received the Richard E. Leuhrs Award, recognizing him as the Operational U.S. Naval Flight Surgeon of the Year.
In 2007, he returned to the National Capital Region to complete his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at the National Naval Medical Center and Walter Reed Army Medical Center where he served as Chief Resident in his final year.
Galifianakis then served as Chair, ECOMS, Naval Health Clinic Hawaii (NHCH), where he was responsible for the clinical and administrative activities of over 200 clinical providers in six geographic locations. During his tenure, the command achieved its highest performance on Joint Commission surveys and was hailed as a model service provider. He concurrently served as Department Head, Radiology, successfully guiding the department through multiple MQSA and ACR inspections while implementing numerous system upgrades. His additional duties while at NHCH included Activity Director for Continuing Medical Education, Credentials Advisor, and Champion for Breast Health.
Galifianakis was assigned to the Uniformed Services University in 2014 where he was given the academic appointment of Assistant Professor and was selected as the Director for Advanced Radiology Clerkships. In 2016, he assumed duties for his current role as Commandant for the School of Medicine. In that capacity, he leads the nation’s finest medical students as they aim to become world class military medical officers.
Galifianakis is board certified in Diagnostic Radiology by the American Board of Radiology and is an active member of the Radiologic Society of North America, the American College of Radiology and the Society of Skeletal Radiology. His personal awards include an Air Medal and the Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal (two awards) along with numerous unit and other awards.
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- U.S. Navy Operational Flight Surgeon of the Year, Richard E. Luehrs Memorial Award, 2006
- Commandant, F. Edward Hebert School of Medicine Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, MD June 2016- present
- Radiology Clerkship Director/ Assistant Professor Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda, MD July 2014- present
- Staff Radiologist Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, MD July 2014- present
- Chair, Executive Committee of the Medical Staff (ECOMS) Department Head, Radiology Naval Health Clinic Hawaii Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam, HI July 2011-July 2014
- Chief Resident, NCC Radiology (March 2010- April 2011) National Capital Consortium Bethesda, MD
- Naval Flight Surgeon I Marine Expeditionary Force MAG-16 HMH-466 Marine Corps Air Station Miramar May 2005- May 2007 (Deployed MCAS Al Asad, Iraq, September 2005- April 2006)
- Co-course Director- Integrated Ultrasound Curriculum, Uniformed Services University, July 2016- June 2017
- Grant recipient, 2016 American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) Clinician Educator Development Program- April 2016
- Washington University in St. Louis, George C. Tragos Scholar, 1997-1998
Bibliography
- Virtual Colonoscopy: Comprehensive Atlas and Fundamentals. A Dachman and A. Laghi. Springer Science and Business Media. 2011. (Author for chapter entitled “Implementation and Clinical Trials in the USA.”)
- Polston E, Wilder J, Campbell D, Carter N, Ceen H, Meyer J, Galifianakis AB: Integrated Ultrasound Curriculum in Undergraduate Medical Education: An Opportunity for Global Health Engagement and Early Faculty Development. American College of Radiology, Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 21 May 2017.
- O’Boyle AL, Marko J, Galifianakis A, Wolfman DJ: The HMO Grading System Used To Report Dynamic Pelvic MRI Findings Creates A Language Barrier Between Radiologists And Clinicians Who Treat Pelvic Floor Dysfunction (PFD), Pelvic Floor Disorder Week, Denver, CO, September 2016.
- AB Galifianakis, DJ Wolfman, MD. Oncologic Imaging: From Diagnosis to Cure- Uterine Cancer Staging. American Roentgen Ray Society, Categorical Course Syllabus, 2016.
- SS Dalane, MD; A Fehringer, MD. A Galifianakis, MD; Wounded Warrior Care: Complications Following Combat-Related Lower Extremity Amputation, A Pictorial Essay. RSNA 2015 Educational Exhibit – Certificate of Merit Award Winner.
- CC Widule, AB Galifianakis, JG Smirniotopoulos; Education Tool for Teaching Pre-Clinical Medical Students, A Systematic Approach to Abdominal Imaging. Uniformed Services University Research Days. 05 May 2015.
- A Galifianakis, MD; R Lewis, MD; GE Lattin, MD; Abdominal Manifestations of Von Hippel-Lindau Disease: Imaging and Pathologic Correlation of Benign and Malignant Neoplasms. RSNA 2009 Educational Exhibit.
- Meagher S, Galifianakis A, Jannotta D, Krapiva P, Les Folio L.; Diffuse Axonal Injury with Negative CT and Positive MRI Findings. Military Medicine. 2008 Nov;173(11): xx,xxi.
- Galifianakis, A.B.; Aeromedical Considerations of a VIP Mission. Contact, the Journal of the United States Naval Flight Surgeons. 2007 Apr; Vol 31. No 2.
- van Swinderen B; Galifianakis A; Crowder CM; Common genetic determinants of halothane and isoflurane potencies in Caenorhabditis elegans. -Anesthesiology - 01-Dec-1998; 89(6): 1509-17.
Grant E. Lattin, MD, Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force
Name: Grant E. Lattin, MD, Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Radiology
Title:
Program Director Radiology Residency and Body Imaging Fellowship, WRNMMC
Faculty Rank:
Associate Professor
Location:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
Abdominal Imaging, Women's Imaging, Cancer Imaging, Medical Education
Radiologic Pathology, Quality Improvement, Forensic imaging, Tropical Imaging
Email:
Office Phone:
(301) 295-3145
Department Website:
Education
Visiting Scientist, Gastrointestinal Radiology, 2009 - 2010, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), Washington, D.C.
Resident, Diagnostic Radiology Residency, 2004 - 2008, David Grant USAF Medical Center (DGMC). Travis Air Force Base (AFB), CA
Internship, General Surgery Internship, 2003 - 2004, DGMC, Travis AFB, CA
Medical Degree (MD), 1999 - 2003, Uniformed Services University (USU), Bethesda, MD
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Japanese (Major), 1996 - 1998, Brigham Young University (BYU), Provo, UT
Resident, Diagnostic Radiology Residency, 2004 - 2008, David Grant USAF Medical Center (DGMC). Travis Air Force Base (AFB), CA
Internship, General Surgery Internship, 2003 - 2004, DGMC, Travis AFB, CA
Medical Degree (MD), 1999 - 2003, Uniformed Services University (USU), Bethesda, MD
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Japanese (Major), 1996 - 1998, Brigham Young University (BYU), Provo, UT
Biography
Dr. Grant Lattin Jr. graduated from the Uniformed Services University as a member of the class of 2003 and subsequently completed his general surgery internship (2003-2004) and diagnostic radiology residency (2004-2008) at David Grant Medical Center on Travis Air Force Base, CA. Following his graduation he served for one year as a general radiologist at Malcolm Grow Medical Center (2008-2009). During the early years of his career he recognized his passion for teaching as a clinician educator in radiology. Over the next 5 years he was involved in regular radiologic-pathology (rad-path) correlation which began at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) in 2009 as a Visiting Scientist in gastrointestinal radiology. He continued to work at the AFIP from 2009-2011 and subsequently became involved in additional clinical-rad-path correlation conferences in the fields of genitourinary and women's imaging during the transition to the Joint Pathology Center (JPC). He served as the section chief for genitourinary imaging at the American Institute for Radiologic Pathology while teaching at the Uniformed Services University (USU) (2011-2014) while being dual hatted as the NCC Body Imaging Fellowship Associate Program Director (2011-2014) and Acting Program Director (2012-2013). During the development of the new integrated curriculum at USU, Dr. Lattin was instrumental in designing and implementing the radiology components, to include lectures, large groups, and small group learning. He currently maintains academic appointments as an Associate Professor in the Departments of Radiology (primary) and Pathology (secondary) at USU with practice and interests in genitourinary, gastrointestinal, forensic, tropical, and women's imaging. He currently leads the NCC Diagnostic Radiology Residency and Body Imaging Fellowship, as the Program Director of both programs at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- Program Director, National Capital Consortium (NCC) Diagnostic Radiology Residency Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC), Bethesda, MD, 2017 - Present
- Program Director, NCC Body Imaging Fellowship, WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD, 2016 - Present
- Staff Diagnostic Radiologist, Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Landstuhl, Germany, 2014 - 2017; Section Chief, Ultrasound, 2016 - 2017; Director, Radiology Education and Training, 2014 - 2017; Section Chief(s), Abdominal and Forensic Imaging, 2014 - 2017
- Associate Program Director, 2011 - 2014, Acting Program Director, 2012 - 2013, National Capital Consortium (NCC) Body Imaging Fellowship, WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD
- Staff Diagnostic Radiologist, 2011 - 2014 WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD
- Senior Scientist, Genitourinary Radiology, American Institute for Radiologic Pathology (AIRP), 2014 - Present; Section Chief, Genitourinary Radiology, AIRP; Associate Section Chief, Gastrointestinal Radiology, AIRP, 2011 - 2014; Silver Spring, MD
- Section Chief, Genitourinary Radiology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), 2010 - 2011; Associate Section Chief, Gastrointestinal Radiology, AFIP, 2009 - 2011, Washington, DC
- Staff Diagnostic Radiologist, 2010 - 2011, Walter Reed Army Medical Center Washington, DC
- Staff Diagnostic Radiologist, 2009 - 2011, National Naval Medical Center Bethesda, MD
- Staff Diagnostic Radiologist, 2008 - 2009, Malcolm Grow Medical Center (MGMC) Andrews Air Force Base, MD; Section Chief(s), Computed Tomography and Women’s Imaging, Interim Deputy Flight Commander
Bibliography
- Chung EM, Lattin GE Jr, Fagen KE, Kim AM, Pavio MA, Fehringer AJ, Conran RM. Renal tumors of childhood: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation. Part 1. The 2nd decade: From the Radiologic Pathology Archives. Radiographics. 2017 Sep-Oct;37(5):1538-1558
- Rohena-Quinquilla IR, Lattin GE Jr, Wolfman DJ. Imaging of Extranodal Genitourinary Lymphoma. In: Murphey MD, Radiol Clin North Am: Extranodal Lymphoma from Head to Toe. Elsevier; 2016:747-764
- Wolfman DJ, Marko J, Gould CF, Sesterhenn IA, Lattin GE Jr. Mesenchymal Extratesticular Tumors and Tumor-like Conditions: From the Radiologic Pathology Archives. Radiographics. 2015 Nov-Dec;35(7):1943-54
- Lattin GE Jr, Sturgill ED, Tujo CA, Marko J, Sanchez-Maldonado KW, Craig WD, Lack EE. From the Archives: Adrenal Tumors and Tumorlike Conditions in the Adult: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation. Radiographics. 2014 May-Jun;34(3):805-829
- Lewis RB, Lattin GE Jr, Nandedkar M, Aguilera NS. Sclerosing Angiomatoid Nodular Transformation of the Spleen: CT and MRI Features with Pathologic Correlation. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2013 Apr;200(4):W353-60
- Lattin GE Jr, Jesinger RA, Mattu R, Glassman LM. From the Radiologic Pathology Archives: Diseases of the Male Breast: Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation. Radiographics. 2013 Mar-Apr;33(2):461-489
John Lichtenberger, MD, Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force
Name: John Lichtenberger, MD, Lieutenant Colonel, Air Force
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Radiology
Faculty Rank:
Associate Professor
Location:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
Cardiothoracic Radiology
Thoracic and Cardiac Neoplasms
Email:
Office Phone:
(301) 295-3145
Education
Fellowship in Thoracic and Cardiac Imaging (2010-2011)
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Diagnostic Radiology Residency (2006-2010)
David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, CA
Chief Resident 2009-2010
Transitional Internship (2005-2006)
David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, CA
Doctor of Medicine (2001-2005)
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Bachelor of Arts in Molecular Biology (1996-2000)
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Diagnostic Radiology Residency (2006-2010)
David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, CA
Chief Resident 2009-2010
Transitional Internship (2005-2006)
David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, CA
Doctor of Medicine (2001-2005)
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Bachelor of Arts in Molecular Biology (1996-2000)
Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Biography
Lt Col John P. Lichtenberger III is a Cardiothoracic Radiologist and Associate Professor of Radiology at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) in Bethesda, Maryland. He also serves as director of USU’s pre-clerkship radiology curriculum, developing and coordinating lectures, small groups and oral exams for medical students. As an Associate Program Director of the Diagnostic Radiology Residency and head of cardiac MRI at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, he also leads the largest medical 3D Medical Applications Center in the Department of Defense.
Lt Col Lichtenberger grew up in an Air Force family, spending much of his childhood overseas in Korea and Okinawa. After earning his undergraduate degree, he entered a public interest, non-profit fellowship at Weill Cornell Medical College. He was then commissioned in 2001 upon entering medical school at USU.
After earning his medical degree in 2005, Lt Col Lichtenberger completed a one-year translational internship, followed by a four-year residency in diagnostic radiology at David Grant Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California. He went on to complete a one-year fellowship in thoracic and cardiac imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, serving as a clinical instructor in the hospital’s Division of Thoracic and Cardiac Imaging from 2010 to 2011. He later returned to David Grant Medical Center to serve as Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging and Associate Program Director for Research, before joining USU as a faculty member in 2011, and then as Director of USU’s Integrated Radiology Pre-clerkship Curriculum in 2014.
In 2015, Lt Col Lichtenberger became a faculty member in Thoracic Radiology at the American Institute for Radiologic Pathology in Silver Spring, Maryland, and was named Associate Program Director of the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program for the National Capital Consortium (NCC). In 2016, he was named Director of the NCC’s Research Journal Club, and was also selected to serve as Senior Editor for the Cardiovascular and Thoracic section of Rad-Path Dx, an e-Learning program.
Lt Col Lichtenberger has written numerous peer-reviewed publications throughout his career, taking a special interest in thoracic neoplasms. Since 2015, he has been serving as a scientific reviewer for several medical journals, and has contributed as an author on several books, most notably “Diagnostic Imaging: Chest 2nd ed.” and “Diagnostic Imaging: Cardiovascular 2nd ed.”
Lt Col Lichtenberger grew up in an Air Force family, spending much of his childhood overseas in Korea and Okinawa. After earning his undergraduate degree, he entered a public interest, non-profit fellowship at Weill Cornell Medical College. He was then commissioned in 2001 upon entering medical school at USU.
After earning his medical degree in 2005, Lt Col Lichtenberger completed a one-year translational internship, followed by a four-year residency in diagnostic radiology at David Grant Medical Center at Travis Air Force Base in Fairfield, California. He went on to complete a one-year fellowship in thoracic and cardiac imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital at Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts, serving as a clinical instructor in the hospital’s Division of Thoracic and Cardiac Imaging from 2010 to 2011. He later returned to David Grant Medical Center to serve as Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging and Associate Program Director for Research, before joining USU as a faculty member in 2011, and then as Director of USU’s Integrated Radiology Pre-clerkship Curriculum in 2014.
In 2015, Lt Col Lichtenberger became a faculty member in Thoracic Radiology at the American Institute for Radiologic Pathology in Silver Spring, Maryland, and was named Associate Program Director of the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program for the National Capital Consortium (NCC). In 2016, he was named Director of the NCC’s Research Journal Club, and was also selected to serve as Senior Editor for the Cardiovascular and Thoracic section of Rad-Path Dx, an e-Learning program.
Lt Col Lichtenberger has written numerous peer-reviewed publications throughout his career, taking a special interest in thoracic neoplasms. Since 2015, he has been serving as a scientific reviewer for several medical journals, and has contributed as an author on several books, most notably “Diagnostic Imaging: Chest 2nd ed.” and “Diagnostic Imaging: Cardiovascular 2nd ed.”
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- USAF Radiologist of the Year (2016)
- USAF Physician Educator of the Year (2016)
- Staff Physician Teacher of the Year, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (2016)
- Field Grade Officer of the Quarter, AF/SG (Oct 2016)
- Teacher of the Year from the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program, David Grant Medical Center, Travis Air Force Base, CA (2011-2012)
- Young Investigator Award from the 3rd World Congress of Thoracic Imaging (2013)
Robert Shih, MD, Lieutenant Colonel, Army
Name: Robert Shih, MD, Lieutenant Colonel, Army
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Radiology
Faculty Rank:
Assistant Professor
Location:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
Neuroradiology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Email:
Office Phone:
(301) 295-4428
Department Website:
RAD - Radiological Sciences
Nathanael V Allison, PhD Biomedical Physics, Lieutenant, Navy
Name: Nathanael V Allison, PhD Biomedical Physics, Lieutenant, Navy
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Radiology
Title:
Director, Translational Imaging Core
Faculty Rank:
Assistant Professor
Location:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Radiochemistry, Electrochemistry
Email:
Office Phone:
(301) 295-3520
Department Website:
Education
PhD Biomedical Physics, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) - 2018
BS Physics minor in Bioengineering and Mathematics, Penn State University - 2009
US Navy Officer and Radiation Health Officer Training - 2010
US Army Deployment Training - 2003
BS Physics minor in Bioengineering and Mathematics, Penn State University - 2009
US Navy Officer and Radiation Health Officer Training - 2010
US Army Deployment Training - 2003
Biography
LT Nathanael Allison enlisted in the US Army in 1999 and was stationed in Germany being deployed in Iraq in 2003 as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom. He then attended Penn State University earning a BS in Physics and minor in Bioengineering and Mathematics in 2009. Following this he was a teacher in the MD/VA/DC area until he was commisioned as a Radiation Health Officer (RHO) in the US Navy in 2010.
LT Allison's previous jobs and assignments include being a junior medical physicist at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA where he was sent as the 2nd wave of health physicists following the reactor incident at Fukushima, Japan for Operation Tomodachi in 2011. Then he was assigned as the RHO on board USS Frank Cable, a submarine tender stationed in Guam where he stood Command Duty Officer (CDO). Next, he was selected for DUINS to complete his PhD in Biomedical Physics at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Finally, he was stationed at USU as the director of the translational imaging core, an animal imaging core with PET, SPECT, MRI, CT, and bioluminescence advanced capabilities supporting experimental medical research of USU/CRNM and several other DoD agencies.
LT Allison's previous jobs and assignments include being a junior medical physicist at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA where he was sent as the 2nd wave of health physicists following the reactor incident at Fukushima, Japan for Operation Tomodachi in 2011. Then he was assigned as the RHO on board USS Frank Cable, a submarine tender stationed in Guam where he stood Command Duty Officer (CDO). Next, he was selected for DUINS to complete his PhD in Biomedical Physics at the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). Finally, he was stationed at USU as the director of the translational imaging core, an animal imaging core with PET, SPECT, MRI, CT, and bioluminescence advanced capabilities supporting experimental medical research of USU/CRNM and several other DoD agencies.
Bibliography
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- Balandeh, Mehrdad, Nathanael Allison, Christopher Waldmann, Adrian Gomez, and Saman Sadeghi. "No-Carrier-Added Electrochemical Radio-Fluorination of Thioethers." In Meeting Abstracts, no. 34, pp. 2041-2041. The Electrochemical Society, 2018.
- Balandeh, Mehrdad, Alejandra Rios, Nathanael Allison, Daniela Shirazi, and Saman Sadeghi. "Application of the Cation Pool Method for Fluorination and No-Carrier-Added Radio-Fluorination." In Meeting Abstracts, no. 34, pp. 2044-2044. The Electrochemical Society, 2018.
- Balandeh, Mehrdad, Christopher Waldmann, Daniela Shirazi, Adrian Gomez, Alejandra Rios, Nathanael Allison, Asad Khan, and Saman Sadeghi. "Electrochemical Fluorination and Radiofluorination of Methyl (phenylthio) acetate Using Tetrabutylammonium Fluoride (TBAF)." Journal of The Electrochemical Society 164, no. 9 (2017): G99-G103.
- Waldmann, Christopher M., Artem Lebedev, Nathaniel Allison, and Saman Sadeghi. "An automated synthesizer for electrochemical 18F-fluorination of organic compounds." Applied Radiation and Isotopes 127 (2017): 245-252.
- Lebedev, Artem, Jing Jiao, Jason Lee, Fan Yang, Nathanael Allison, Harvey Herschman, and Saman Sadeghi. "Radiochemistry on electrodes: Synthesis of an 18F-labelled and in vivo stable COX-2 inhibitor." PloS one 12, no. 5 (2017): e0176606.
Bernard Dardzinski, PhD
Name: Bernard Dardzinski, PhD
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Radiology
Title:
Principal Investigator CNRM Translational Imaging Core
Faculty Rank:
Associate Professor
Location:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers, TBI
MRI, PET, MSK
Email:
Office Phone:
(301) 295-3247
Education
1983 A.S. BMET, Pennsylvania State University, Wilkes-Barre, PA
1989 B.S. Electrical Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
1993 M.E. Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
1994 Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
Dissertation: "Monitoring Therapeutic Intervention in Cancer and Stroke using Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging", (Mentor: Christopher H. Sotak, Ph.D.)
Postdoctoral Training:
1994 – 1996 Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for NMR Research, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center of The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, "1H and 31P NMR in Neonatal Hypoxia Ischemia" (Mentor: Michael B. Smith, Ph.D.)
Internships:
1983 Deborah Heart and Lung Center Browns Mills, NJ
1989 B.S. Electrical Engineering, Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA
1993 M.E. Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
1994 Ph.D. Biomedical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
Dissertation: "Monitoring Therapeutic Intervention in Cancer and Stroke using Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging", (Mentor: Christopher H. Sotak, Ph.D.)
Postdoctoral Training:
1994 – 1996 Postdoctoral Scholar, Center for NMR Research, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center of The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, "1H and 31P NMR in Neonatal Hypoxia Ischemia" (Mentor: Michael B. Smith, Ph.D.)
Internships:
1983 Deborah Heart and Lung Center Browns Mills, NJ
Biography
Dr. Dardzinski is an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences at USUHS and the PI of the CNRM's Translational Imaging Facility at USUHS. His areas of expertise include development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques and optimization of other imaging modalities to improve understanding of disease processes such as traumatic brain injury, stroke, and musculoskeletal disorders. He joined USUHS from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where he focused on musculoskeletal research and whole-body imaging in children. Dr. Dardzinski received his Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 1994 where he employed nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to evaluate stroke and tissue oxygenation in animal models via diffusion and fluorine imaging, respectively, under the mentorship of the late Dr. Chris Sotak. He conducted his fellowship at the Pennsylvania State University at Hershey, where he collaborated with Dr. Timothy Mosher to develop “T2 mapping”, a measure of early cartilage disruption that is now widely used in musculoskeletal research and practice. He then joined the faculty at the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center for over a decade, where for the last two years he was named Scientific Director of the Imaging Research Center in Radiology, overseeing all imaging research activities within the hospital, with an academic appointment of Professor of Pediatrics, Radiology, and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Dardzinski joined Merck in 2007 as Senior Director/Research Fellow, leading a wide variety of imaging efforts across a broad range of therapeutic areas with the goal of developing novel biomarkers for prediction of outcomes in clinical trials, and for discovery of new drug targets.
Dr. Dardzinski has authored over 75 peer-reviewed publications, presented numerous invited talks, and has served on the Scientific Program and Governance Committees of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM). He has further served on several NIH grant committees, abstract review committees, doctoral committees, and internal grant and investigational review boards.
Dr. Dardzinski’s research interests focus on the utility of quantitative imaging for biomarker development in disease diagnosis and for the monitoring of therapeutic efficacy in pre-clinical to clinical translational research and drug development.
Dr. Dardzinski has authored over 75 peer-reviewed publications, presented numerous invited talks, and has served on the Scientific Program and Governance Committees of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM). He has further served on several NIH grant committees, abstract review committees, doctoral committees, and internal grant and investigational review boards.
Dr. Dardzinski’s research interests focus on the utility of quantitative imaging for biomarker development in disease diagnosis and for the monitoring of therapeutic efficacy in pre-clinical to clinical translational research and drug development.
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- 2014 - 2016 Research Associate Professor, Henry Jackson Foundation
- 2012 - 2014 Sr. Clinical Research Scientist, Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
- 2007 - 2012 Sr. Director, Merck Research Laboratories, West Point, PA.
- 2009 - Present Adjunct Professor of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania
- 2007 Research Professor, Radiology and Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
- 2004 - 2007 Division Chief, Radiology Research and the Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology and Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
- 2000 - 2007 Director of In Vivo Microimaging Laboratory, Imaging Research Center, Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
- 1987 - 1989 Senior Technical Associate, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Allentown, PA
- 1984 - 1985 Biomedical Engineer, Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon, PA
Bibliography
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Maureen N Hood, PhD, RN
Name: Maureen N Hood, PhD, RN
USU Department of Primary Appointment:
Radiology
Title:
Clinical Scientist
Faculty Rank:
Assistant Professor
Location:
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
Research Interests:
Imaging Science, Cardiac MRI
Biology, MR Safety
Email:
Office Phone:
(301) 319-6964
Department Website:
Education
Bachelor of Science in Biology, Minor in Mathematics, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, Washington
Associate of Technical Arts in Radiologic Technology, Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, Washington
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Maryland, School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland
Master of Science in Nursing Informatics, University of Maryland, School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Research,Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing, Bethesda, Maryland
Associate of Technical Arts in Radiologic Technology, Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, Washington
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, University of Maryland, School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland
Master of Science in Nursing Informatics, University of Maryland, School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland
Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing Research,Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Daniel K. Inouye Graduate School of Nursing, Bethesda, Maryland
Biography
Dr. Maureen Hood is an Assistant Professor of Radiology & Radiological Sciences at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) where she is a clinical scientist. She is also affiliated with the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) in Bethesda, Maryland where she is a cardiovascular MR imaging consultant and MR safety expert. Dr. Hood is involved in clinical imaging research as well as bench science. Her PhD work focused on MRI of heart failure, including T1 and T2 mapping MRI pulse sequences in a swine model. MR images were then compared to tissue samples in order to correlate the MR image findings to histology, immunohistochemistry and fibrotic protein pathways associated with heart failure. She participates in MR sequence development projects and other MR research projects at WRNMMC. Dr. Hood is also working on using imaging to target drug delivery. Her current project is using ultrasound to enhance delivery of medications.
Dr. Hood has a strong commitment to education and the advancement of professional health care practices. Maureen is engaged in professional societies and often has a leadership role in these societies. She is a past president of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine’s (ISMRM) Society for MR Radiographers and Technologists (SMRT), served on the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Board of Directors, is a current member of the Leadership Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention of the American Heart Association (AHA), and is the co-chair of the research committee for the North American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI). Maureen has volunteered and been selected to grade abstracts for the AHA, ISMRM, SMRT and NASCI for several years due to her expertise in cardiac MRI and research. She also served her university in the most recent Middle States Commission on Higher Education Self-study Program by serving on the Steering Committee and the Education Subcommittee.
Dr. Hood has a strong commitment to education and the advancement of professional health care practices. Maureen is engaged in professional societies and often has a leadership role in these societies. She is a past president of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine’s (ISMRM) Society for MR Radiographers and Technologists (SMRT), served on the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Board of Directors, is a current member of the Leadership Committee of the Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention of the American Heart Association (AHA), and is the co-chair of the research committee for the North American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI). Maureen has volunteered and been selected to grade abstracts for the AHA, ISMRM, SMRT and NASCI for several years due to her expertise in cardiac MRI and research. She also served her university in the most recent Middle States Commission on Higher Education Self-study Program by serving on the Steering Committee and the Education Subcommittee.
Representative publications, projects, and/or deployments
- Guest Researcher/Nursing Staff – (2000-2008), Diagnostic Radiology Department, National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center, Bethesda, Maryland
- Project: Ultrasound and Microbubble-Mediated Antibiotic Treatment of Osteomyelitis in Rats (Rattus norvegicus). 2016-present. Funding: Early Career Scientist Award (ECSA), Diagnostic Imaging, Image Mediated Therapy and Pathways of Myopathies. Role: Principal Investigator
- Project: PET-CT Animal Model (F344 rats) for Surveillance of Embedded Metal Fragments. 2011-2012. USUHS. Role: Associate Investigator.
- Fellow, American Heart Association, 2015- present.
- Leadership Council on Cardiovascular Radiology and Intervention (CVRI) of the American Heart Association, 2013 - present.
- International Society for Magnetic Resonance, MR Safety Committee, 2017- present.
- President, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Section for Magnetic Resonance Technologists (SMRT), 2013-14.
- Best Cardiac MR Poster. Hood MN, Song T, Bedocs, P, Capacchione C, Haigney M, Kasper C, Ho VB. Free-breathing T1 Mapping MRI for Quantification of Myocardial T1 in Swine with Heart Failure. Oral Poster Presentation. North American Society of Cardiovascular Imaging Annual Meeting, September 24-27, 2011, Baltimore, Maryland.
- Editorial Board Member, Military Medicine, 2012-present.
- American Radiological Nurses Association, 2006 Linda Strangio Editor’s Award, for Introduction to Picture Archive and Communication Systems, at the ARNA Annual Meeting in Seattle, March 2007.
Bibliography
- Hood MN. Chapter 16, Part 1: Magnetic Resonance. In: Core Curriculum for Radiologic and Imaging Nurses, 3rd ed. 2014.
- Hood MN, Song T, Bedocs P, Capacchione JF, Kasper CE, Haigney MC, Ho VB. Free-breathing T1 Mapping MRI for Quantification of Myocardial T1 in Swine with Heart Failure. AJR, 2013, 201(4):W563-70.
- Song T, Hood MN, Stainsby JA, Ho VB. Heart failure myocardial perfusion swine study with semi-quantitative analysis. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance 2011;p50.
- Foo, TKF, Slavin GS, Bleumke DA, Montequin M, Hood MN, Ho VB. Simultaneous Myocardial and Fat Suppression in Magnetic Resonance Myocardial Delayed Enhancement Imaging. J Magn Reson Imaging, 2007, 26(4):927-33.
- Hood MN. Chapter 19: MRI Safety. In: VB Ho, G Reddy, Eds. Imaging of the Cardiovascular System. Elsevier, 2010.
- Hood MN. A Review of Cohort Study Design for Nursing Research. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 2009;24(6):E1-9.
- Hood MN, Ho VB. Contrast agents: innovations and potential applications for body MR angiography. Magn Reson Imaging Clin N Am. 2005 13(1):189-203.
- Ho, VB, Bakalov, VK, Cooley M, Van PL, Hood MN, Burklow TR, Bondy CA. Major vascular anomalies in turner syndrome: prevalence and magnetic resonance angiographic features. Circulation. 2004;110(12):1694-700
- Hood MN, Ho VB, Schweikert M, Corse WR. Contrast-Enhanced Peripheral MRA: Practical Aspects of Bolus Chasing. Diagnostic Imaging: Advanced Strategies for CT & MR Contrast Imaging. 2003;December:2-6.
- Hood MN, Ho VB, Corse WR. 3D Phase Contrast MR Angiography: A Useful Clinical Adjunct to Gadolinium-Enhanced 3D Renal MRA? Military Medicine 2002; 167:343-349.
