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Leadership

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Annette Johnson, MD, MS

  • P.L., J. Luther, & Ada Warren Endowed Chair of Radiology

762-375-2464

anjohnson3@augusta.edu

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Pardeep Mittal, MD

  • Vice Chair, Clinical Operations

762-375-6161

pmittal@augusta.edu

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Gilberto Sostre, MD

  • Vice Chair, Education

762-375-3233

gsostre@augusta.edu

 

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Abdominal Imaging

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T. Lane Estes, MD

  • Chief & Associate Professor

762-375-4189

thoestes@augusta.edu

Natalia Cabrera Almonte, MD

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-6161

ncabreraalmonte@augusta.edu

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William Bates, MD

  • Associate Professor

762-375-4189

wibates@augusta.edu

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Freyli Bustamante, MD

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-4189

fbustamante@augusta.edu

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Paul-Robert Derenoncourt, MD

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-6161

Paul-Robert.Derenoncourt@wellstar.org

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Kandace Klein, DO

  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Program Director, Diagnostic Radiology Residency
  • Program Director, Breast Imaging NST Fellowship

762-375-3233

kklein@augusta.edu

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Pardeep Mittal, MD

  • Professor
  • Vice Chair, Clinical Operations

762-375-6161

pmittal@augusta.edu

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Ravishankar Pillenahalli, MD

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-4189

rpillenahalli@augusta.edu

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Stephen Schaffner, DO

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-4189

sschaffner@augusta.edu

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Natalie Shahbazi, MD

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-4189

nshahbazi@augusta.edu

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Gilberto Sostre, MD

  • Associate Professor
  • Vice Chair, Education

762-375-3233

gsostre@augusta.edu

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Michael R. Torkzad, MD, PhD

  • Associate Professor

762-375-4189

mtorkzad@augusta.edu

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Hanping Wu, MD

  • Associate Professor
  • Interim Chief, Interventional Radiology

762-375-4189

hawu@augusta.edu

Breast Imaging

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Karen Panzitta, MD

  • Chief & Associate Professor

762-375-4189

kpanzitta@augusta.edu

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Henry Alperin, MD

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-3233

halperin@augusta.edu

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Fabiola Fontana Trindade, MD

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-4189

ffontanatrindade@augusta.edu

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Rahul Lazarus, MD

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-6161

Rahul.Lazarus@wellstar.org

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Christopher McAdams, MD

cmcadams@augusta.edu

Vascular & Interventional Radiology

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Hanping Wu, MD

  • Associate Professor
  • Interim Chief

762-375-4189

hawu@augusta.edu

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Arthur Freedman, MD

  • Associate Professor

afreedman@augusta.edu

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Islam Elhelf, MD, PhD

  • Associate Professor
  • Program Director, Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency

762-375-2076

ielhelf@augusta.edu

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Maaz Ghouri, MD

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-6161

Maaz.Ghouri@wellstar.org

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Harkanwar Gill, MBBS

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-6161

Harkanwar.Gill@wellstar.org

 

Musculoskeletal Radiology

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Priyanka Minhas, MD

  • Chief & Assistant Professor

762-375-4189

pminhas@augusta.edu

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Saleh Alkathiri, MBBS

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-4189

salkathiri@augusta.edu

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Clarence Joe, MD

  • Associate Professor

762-375-3233

cjoe@augusta.edu

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Lloyd Schnuck, MD

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-3233

lschnuck@augusta.edu

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Donald L. Smallwood, DO

  • Assistant Professor
  • Program Director, Diagnostic Radiology Residency
  • Associate Director, Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency

762-375-2076

dsmallwood@augusta.edu

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Ronald Trindade, MD

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-4189

rmeiracastrotrin@augusta.edu

Neuroradiology

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B. Curtiss Gilbert, MD

  • Chief & Associate Professor
  • Associate Program Director, Diagnostic Radiology Residency

762-375-2076

bgilbert@augusta.edu

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Manoj Ambur, MD

  • Assistant Professor

ambreddy@augusta.edu

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Juhi Bansal, MBBS

  • Instructor

762-375-3233

jbansal@augusta.edu

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Scott Forseen, MD

  • Associate Professor

sforseen@augusta.edu

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Tuba Kalelioglu, MD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Program Director, Neuroradiology Fellowship

762-375-6161

Tuba.Kalelioglu@wellstar.org

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Annette Johnson, MD, MS

  • Professor
  • P.L., J. Luther, & Ada Warren Endowed Chair of Radiology

762-375-2464

anjohnson3@augusta.edu

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Stephen Schaffner, DO

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-4189

sschaffner@augusta.edu

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Ramon Figueroa, MD, FACR

  • Emeritus Professor

762-375-3233

rfigueroaortiz@augusta.edu

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Pankaj Watal, MD

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-4189

pwatal@augusta.edu

 

Nuclear Medicine

Shah Numani, MD

  • Chief & Associate Professor

762-375-4189

snumani@augusta.edu

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Gilberto Sostre, MD

  • Associate Professor
  • Vice Chair, Education

762-375-3233

gsostre@augusta.edu

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Paul-Robert Derenoncourt, MD

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-6161

Paul-Robert.Derenoncourt@wellstar.org

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Islam Elhelf, MD, PhD

  • Assistant Professor
  • Program Director, Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency

762-375-2076

ielhelf@augusta.edu

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Harkanwar Gill, MBBS

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-6161

Harkanwar.Gill@wellstar.org

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Ravishankar Pillenahalli, MD

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-4189

rpillenahalli@augusta.edu

Pediatric Radiology

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Kristopher Lewis, MD

  • Chief & Associate Professor
  • Course Director, Radiology Medical Student Electives

762-375-3233

klewis@augusta.edu

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Freyli Bustamante, MD

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-4189

fbustamante@augusta.edu

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Maaz Ghouri, MD

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-6161

Maaz.Ghouri@wellstar.org

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Gilberto Sostre, MD

  • Associate Professor
  • Vice Chair, Education

762-375-3233

gsostre@augusta.edu

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Pankaj Watal, MD

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-4189

pwatal@augusta.edu

 

Cardiovascular & Thoracic Radiology

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Kandace Klein, DO

  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Program Director, Diagnostic Radiology Residency
  • Program Director, Breast Imaging NST Fellowship

762-375-3233

kklein@augusta.edu

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Asmaa Ahmed, MD

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-4189

aelsayedahmed@augusta.edu

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William Bates, MD

  • Associate Professor

762-375-4189

wibates@augusta.edu

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Lloyd Schnuck, MD

  • Assistant Professor

762-375-3233

lschnuck@augusta.edu

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Larry Wells, DO

  • Clinical Assistant Professor

762-375-3233

lawells@augusta.edu

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Hanping Wu, MD

  • Associate Professor

762-375-4189

hawu@augusta.edu

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Gyanendra K, Sharma, MD, FASE, FACC

  • Professor, Medicine
  • Medical Director, Echocardiography Laboratory

762-375-4997

gsharma@augusta.edu

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Deya Alkhatib, MD, FACC, FASE

  • Assistant Professor, Medicine &
  • Radiology
  • Director, Cardiovascular Structural Imaging

762-375-4997

dalkhatib@augusta.edu

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Wael Aljaroudi, MD, FACC, FASNC, FASE, FSCCT

  • Professor, Medicine & Radiology
  • Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship

762-375-4997

waljaroudi@augusta.edu

 

Diagnostic Medical Physics

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Rasha Makkia, PhD

  • Chief & Assistant Professor

706-721-3088

rmakkia@augusta.edu

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Anobel Maghsoodpour, PhD

  • Assistant Professor

706-721-6961

amaghsoodpour@augusta.edu

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Nathan Yanasak, PhD

  • Associate Professor

762-375-3233

nyanasak@augusta.edu

VA Faculty

  • Ajo John, MD (VA Site Director)
  • Janet Markle, MD
  • Bruce James, MD
  • Hannah Elamir, MD

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