Expertise

• Medical imaging in clinical development.
• MRI of the breast and abdominal MRI applications.
• Diagnostic imaging contrast agents.
• Imaging surrogate markers.
• Imaging core lab sourcing and management.
• Diagnostic imaging and medical imaging informatics.
• Breast cancer imaging, particularly MRI.
• Radiology research and overall medical imaging technology.
• Medical imaging devices.
• Medical imaging product development, marketing and sales.
• Hospital and clinic purchasing of imaging equipment.
• Radiology management services for health insurers.
• Radiology payor claims management and edits.

Experience

Independent Consultant, Present

• Provides medical imaging strategies and outsource management to clinical development and business groups from the pharmaceutical, medical device, managed care and biotechnology industries.

Doylestown Hospital, Doylestown, PA, Staff Radiologist, 2004 - 2007

Undisclosed Company, Principal and Founder, 2006 - Present

• Service organization providing radiologist and oncologist blinded reader experts and consults for medical product development.

Doshi Diagnostic Imaging, Brooklyn, NY, Staff Radiologist, 2001 - 2003

HealthHelp, Inc., Medical Director, New York, NY, 2001 - 2003

• Responsible for managing radiology services for more than 2 million managed care participants in New York/New Jersey area.
• Developed and implemented comprehensive radiology management program for a regional Blue Cross/Blue Shield insurers.
• Established and chaired regional peer groups implement referring physician education on appropriate radiology utilization.
• Chief, MRI: Foundation for Radiology Educational Excellence.

Berlex Laboratories, Montville, NJ, Director, Diagnostic Imaging Clinical Development, 1997 - 2000

• Managed clinical development of all radiologic, ultrasound, and, nuclear, and MRI contrast agent.
• Responsible for managing clinical development and all medical post-marketing activities for radiology, MRI, and ultrasound contrast agents.
• Represented medical team with FDA imaging division.
• initiated new clinical indications for MRI contrast for cardiovascular MRI, hepatobiliary MRI, and blood pool contrast agents.

Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, DC, Director, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 1991 - 1997

• Managed clinical, research, teaching, and business operations.
• Developed active and profitable Body MRI service with strong external referral base including orthopedic, sports medicine, urologists, OB/GYN, cardiovascular surgeons, oncologists.
• Developed new clinically-useful imaging techniques in collaboration with MRI manufacturers for body imaging and MRA.
• Developed Breast MRI program and integrated breast MRI into Lombardy Cancer Center comprehensive breast cancer and breast implant evaluation; served on NCI Breast MRI Advisory Board.

Honors & Publications

Licensure

• District of Columbia, State of New York, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Maryland.
• Board Certification
• F.L.E.X.
• American Board of Radiology

Academic and Professional Affiliations

• Internal Medicine Internship, Providence Hospital, Washington, D.C.
• Diagnostic Radiology Residency, Department of Radiology, Georgetown University Hospital
• Chief Resident, Department of Radiology, Georgetown University Hospital
• Fellowship in MRI, CT, and Ultrasound, Division of Body ~Imaging, Georgetown University Hospital, National Institutes of Health
• Radiology - Pathology Correlation Course, Armed Forces ~Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C.

Medical Societies

• Radiologic Society of North America
• International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
• American College of Radiology
• Bucks County Medical Society
• Pennsylvania Radiology Association
• Pennsylvania Medical Society

Publications

• One book, numerous publications and technical papers.
• Technical presentations.

Education

• Ph.D. School of Medicine, Georgetown University
• B.S.Special Honors, Biology, George Washington University, Washington, DC