BWH Radiology Named to Industry 'Cream of Crop' List
A national radiology and imaging monthly magazine in April ranked BWH's Radiology Department as the fourth best hospital imaging department in the country. Medical Imaging's "Cream of the Crop" Top 10 listed four BWH physicians among the nation's top specialists, including two of the country's top women's imaging specialists.
"At BWH, we consistently strive to deliver quality patient care, offer top-notch education and training and make meaningful contributions to science and discovery," said Steven Seltzer, MD, chair of Radiology. "It's rewarding to see the efforts of our whole department bring us this recognition."
In Medical Imaging's second readership survey issue, Robyn Birdwell, MD, section head of the Division of Breast Imaging, was named as the number one women's imaging specialist, as she moved up from the third spot in last year's survey. Birdwell heads up the new Lee Bell Breast Imaging Center. Darrell N. Smith, MD, MSc, formerly director of Breast Imaging Research, ranked ninth on that same list. He founded the interventional breast MRI program at BWH and the large core needle biopsy program at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
Anthony D'Amico, MD, chief of Genitourinary Radiation Oncology, ranked as the fourth radiation oncologist/cancer researcher by readers who were asked to examine cancer research, cutting edge techniques, patient care and outcomes and industry interaction. D'Amico's research group's long term goal is to develop minimally invasive focal ablation and radiation therapy as an alternative to radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer patients.
Marcelo Di Carli, MD, chief of the Division of Nuclear Medicine/PET and co-director of Cardiovascular Imaging, maintained his spot at number five for top nuclear physicist and nuclear medicine researcher. Voters chose the nuclear physicists and physicians who are leaders in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging research, with this particular category being especially focused, according to Medical Imaging.