Mission & Goals

Department of Radiology Mission

To provide the highest quality advanced imaging services in a setting dedicated to academic excellence and the provision of outstanding patient care and service.

Department of Radiology Goals

  • Provide highest quality advanced imaging services
  • Provide outstanding patient care and service
  • Commit ourselves to academic excellence
    • Excellence in education of residents, fellows and medical students
    • Excellence in research

Department of Radiology

  • Complete PACS integration of all Radiology Departments within the 10-hospital MedStar Health System
  • PowerScribe360 Voice Recognition Software and dedicated Siemens and TeraRecon 3D workstations
  • State of the art ultrasound machines (with 3D and 4D capabilities), 1.5 & 3T Siemens MRI, new Digital Fluoroscopy Room and new Siemens Dyna CT Interventional Radiology Suite
  • Grand Rounds series with lectures from experts on a variety of specialist topics (lectures provided from in-house physicians and visiting professors from around the country)
  • World renowned Uterine Fibroid Embolization program, led by Dr. Spies, with exposure during VIR and also MRI/US
  • Strong IR division, which in addition to UFE, includes chemoembolization and RF ablation, with opportunities for residents to first-assist as much as they want
  • Active ultrasound service, which provides the residents with extensive training in transplant sonography, MSK sonography, pediatric sonography and ultrasound-guided procedures