Suresh K. Mukherji, MD, Professor of Radiology, Otolaryngology Head & Neck Surgery, and Radiation Oncology
Division Director of Neuroradiology

Dheeraj Gandhi, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology

Stephen Gebarski, MD, Professor of Radiology, Director of Medical Student Education

Joseph Gemmete, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology

Sachen Gujar, MD, Lecturer II

Ellen Hoeffner, MD, Assistant Professor II, Associate Neuroradiology Fellowship Program Director

Diana Gomez Hassan, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Radiology

Mohannad Ibrahim, MD, Clinical Lecturer II

Asha Kaza, MD, Chief of Neuroradiology, Ann Arbor VA

Jeff Lassig, MD, Clinical Lecturer II

Hemant Parmar, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology

Doug Quint, MD, Professor of Radiology, Director of Resident Education

Gaurang Shah, MD, Assistant Professor of Radiology

Ashok Srinivasan, MD, Assistant Professor

Pia Sundgren-Maly, MD, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor of Radiology

The division has access to six magnets, which include dedicated 1.5T and 3T units research. The division has close collaboration with GE and Philips Medical Systems. Our magnets have full 3D CSI, diffusion tensor, fMRI and perfusion capabilities. Our clinical 3T Acheva is a state-of-the-art magnet that was installed in the Fall of 2004. The first U.S. installation of this magnet was in our Division. A second dedicated research 3T is next to our clinical scanner and will be operational in the summer of 2005. A dedicated Pediatric MR (1.5T Philips) will be in operation in July 2005.

There are currently 9 CT scanners. These consist of 64 slice (1), 16 slice (3), 8 slice (2), and 4 slice (2). There are plans to add two more 64 slice scanners. In addition, the department has a dedicated 3D CT lab for advanced post-processing (CTA, CT perfusion). The Division is also responsible for interpreting head and neck PET-CT studies generated from a Siemens Biograph PET-CT unit.

The division performs approximately 17,000 neuro MRI exams and over 20,000 neuro CTs per year. There are a total of six angiography suites, three of which are dedicated biplane units. The division performs approximately 800 diagnostic and interventional neuro procedures per year of which over 300/yr are interventional spine procedures. Neuroangiography is performed on a state-of-the-art Siemens Artis biplane system.

Close collaboration with the Department of Neurosurgery, Neurology, Otolaryngology, and Radiation Oncology provides a stimulating collegial atmosphere with over 20 multidisciplinary conferences per week. These conferences include teaching conferences, tumor boards and clinical working conferences.

The division has a strong emphasis on research. Faculty members are principle investigators on grants focused on physiologic and metabolic imaging and multi-institutional trials sponsored by the National Cancer Institute. There is also a very close research collaboration with the MR Research Division headed by Brian Ross, PhD and Tom Chenevert, PhD, which has received nearly 20 million dollars in additional research funding during the past year. The neuroradiology division is significantly funded by extramural support. Suffice it to say that the research potential is unlimited!

The Division has an ACGME accredited Neuroradiology fellowship program. The Division is currently accredited for four fellows per year with plans to expand this to five-fellows/year in the near future.