The field of radiology is undergoing a remarkable transformation. Once limited to the study of anatomy, radiologists can now visualize the function of tissue, taking the art and science of diagnosis to unprecedented levels. Nowhere is this transformation more apparent than at NYU Medical Center. Since 2001, the Department of Radiology has added more than 30 physicians and scientists to its full- time staff — now 100 strong — greatly strengthening the Department's clinical expertise in abdominal imaging, breast imaging, cardiac imaging, emergency radiology, musculoskeletal radiology, neuroradiology, neuro-interventional radiology, nuclear medicine, pediatric radiology, thoracic imaging, vascular interventional radiology, and women's imaging.
The Department is also in the process of modernizing its entire array of imaging equipment, thanks to a long-term strategic alliance with Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. NYU has installed the first of more than one hundred state-of-the-art imaging devices, as well as a Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS), which replaces traditional films with digital scans — viewable any time, anywhere. In the Siemens partnership, new imaging equipment will be added as it is developed, ensuring that the Department will remain at radiology's technological forefront for years to come.
Our investment in equipment and technology has also helped propel NYU to the forefront of radiology research. We now rank 9th in NIH funding among radiology departments nationwide. The centerpiece of our research program is the new Center for Biomedical Imaging, home to a 7-Tesla whole-body MR scanner, one of only a handful available for basic or clinical research in the U.S. Our major areas of focus are high-field MRI, cardiac MRI, functional lung imaging, functional body MRI, virtual colonoscopy, computer assisted diagnosis, quantitative image processing, molecular imaging, MR spectroscopy, and neuroimaging.
The Department’s efforts in education are expanding as well. We currently offer 17 annual CME conferences and play host to approximately 40 residents, 25 fellows, and hundreds of medical students each year.
This wealth of resources, combined with perhaps the nation's most diverse patient population — coming from Tisch and Bellevue Hospitals , the VA Medical Center, and the Hospital for Joint Diseases — makes NYU a most fertile ground for academic radiology.
Robert I. Grossman, M.D.
Chairman
Robert I. Grossman, MD
The Saul J. Farber Dean and CEO, NYU Medical Center;
Louis Marx Professor and Chairman Department of Radiology