The Department of Radiology actively participates in the tripartite missions of the New Jersey Medical School. The faculty, including clinicians, clinician investigators and research scientists, all maintain a commitment to advance patient care, education and research.

The department is divided into three sections - Diagnostic Radiology, Radiation Therapy and Radiation Research.

The Diagnostic Radiology component incorporates all the major divisions of contemporary imaging. The members of our attending staff provide instruction and perform clinical work in gastrointestinal and genitourinary imaging, chest, breast, bone and pediatric radiology as well as in nuclear medicine, neuroimaging, interventional radiology and neurointerventional radiology. The department is responsible for diagnostic imaging at University Hospital, the Doctors Office Center (DOC) and at our separate on-campus facility (ADMC Building 5), which houses two state-of-the-art machines, a 3 Tesla MR unit and a PET/CT. At our various sites we employ cutting-edge equipment in all modalities including a new biplane angiography room, three new MRs and advanced multidetector CTs.

The Department is committed to undergraduate and graduate training in radiology and the education of our colleagues in other specialties. Many of our residents have successfully secured excellent fellowships and continue to excel in private and academic practice.

A majority of our faculty and residents are engaged in clinical investigations. The number of papers and presentations authored by our trainees is probably the highest per capita among all other radiology training programs in the United States.

There are three main areas of activity in our division of radiology research. Edouard I. Azzam, PhD and Roger W. Howell, PhD have made considerable progress in understanding the biophysical parameters affecting radiation dose. Under the direction of Bharat Biswal, PhD, a diverse range studies utilizing functional imaging at our 3T facility are progressing including innovative investigations in multiple sclerosis drug treatment. Drs. Gudrun Lange and Dane Cook are pursuing new knowledge in fatigue and pain research. At this site there are also ample opportunities for investigations and collaboration with researchers from Rutgers-Newark, many of which have borne fruit, as attested by publications and grant awards.

The Division of Radiation Oncology, based at University Hospital, is also well-equipped and well-staffed. It provides an essential clinical role in the NJMS's burgeoning initiatives in oncologic diagnosis, treatment and research.

Stephen Baker, MD
Professor and Chair, Radiology