RadTool Nuclear Medicine Flash Facts

Part 1 -Radiopharmaceuticals.- Part 2 - Nuclear Medicine scans.- Part 3 - Nuclear Medicine ablations.

Dr. Savir-Baruch is a NuclearMedicine Assistant Professor in the Nuclear Medicine Division, Department ofRadiology at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois. Dr. Savir isa board certified Nuclear Medicine physician. She received her medical degreefrom Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. After completing a two-yearresearch fellowship in the Department of Radiology at Emory universityHospital, Atlanta, GA, she joined the Nuclear Medicine residency program. Whileat Emory, Dr. Savir continued to advance as a clinical physician, medicaleducator, and researcher. In 2014, Dr. Savir joined Loyola University MedicalCenter, Maywood, Illinois as an Assistant Professor of Radiology. Alongside herposition as a Nuclear Medicine Attending physician, she serves as a researchand education mentor for medical students and residents. Additionally, Dr.Savir was appointed as a mentorat the "Education Pathway" program, designed for elite radiology residents atLoyola. Her main research interest lies in the innovation of new techniques to guide invasiveprocedures and investigate novel radiotracers and imaging devices in the detection and managementof neoplastic diseases. She is also an active member of ACNM, SNMMI, ASNC, RSNAand ACR societies.

Dr. Barron did his undergraduate schooling at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. His medical school training was at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. He did a pediatric residency at Miami Children's Hospital and is board certified in pediatrics. For his nuclear medicine training, Dr. Barron attended George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, DC. He started his career at Baylor College of Medicine, where he was the chief of service at Ben Taub General Hospital. For the next 17 years, Dr. Barron  worked at the University of Texas-Houston Medical School, where he was division chief and service chief at Memorial Hermann Hospital and LBJ General Hospital. Hebecame a