The goal of the nuclear medicine fellowship program is to provide competence in all aspects of clinical and academic nuclear medicine. Upon completion of the fellowship, the fellow will be capable of running a nuclear medicine clinical service, will be an expert in the use of nuclear medicine procedures for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases, will have a firm understanding of the physical principles and mechanisms involved in the emission and detection of radiation, the synthesis and localization of radiopharmaceuticals, the operation of instrumentation, the quantitative determination of radioactivity concentrations, and the biological effects of radiation. The fellow will also have experience in teaching and research in nuclear medicine.

The principal method of reaching the educational goals of this program is one-to-one mentoring with each fellow by American Board of Nuclear Medicine qualified physicians possessing different areas of expertise in each of the different patient populations in our hospitals.

There are currently no openings for the 2010 Nuclear Medicine Fellowship.

The varying patients at each of our hospitals help to develop well-rounded learning experiences for our fellows. For example, at University Hospital one learns about thyroid cancer imaging and management, antibody imaging, transplant imaging and PET scanning. At Riley Hospital for Children, all of the cases are pediatric and include congenital heart disease, neonatal hypothyroidism, pediatric oncology imaging, and imaging of genitourinary problems. Fellows see infection imaging, management of thyroid disease at the thyroid clinic and some cardiology at Wishard.  The VAMC offeres experiences in oncology, cardiology and SPECT imaging with F-18 FDG.

Nuclear fellows receive training at each of the hospitals during their year, while spending the majority of their time at University Hospital. During the early training, the faculty members directly supervise the fellow and, as he/she matures, the fellow is given more and more responsibility. In the latter stages of training, the fellow essentially runs the clinic while faculty members are available for questions or problems and review the fellow's work. This mentoring system is supplemented by an extensive lecture series.

At the completion of the nuclear medicine fellowship, the fellow has qualified for the American Boards of Nuclear Medicine certification.

For more information or additional questions, interested individuals should contact:


Aslam Siddiqui, M.D., Professor
Director, Nuclear Medicine Fellowship Program
c/o Kathie Pedersen
Indiana University Hospital, Room 0279
550 N. University Blvd.
Indianapolis, IN 46202-5253
 
Telephone: 317-278-2449
Fax: 317-278-2803
Email care of: Kathie Pedersen

Our Nuclear Medicine Faculty:

Mark C. Estrada, MD Volunteer Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology	James W. Fletcher, MD Professor of Radiology Chief, Nuclear Medicine Section
Donald Schauwecker, MD, PhD Professor of Radiology Geographic Chief, Roudebush VAMC	Aslam R. Siddiqui, MD Professor of Radiology Director, Radiology Fellowship Director, Nuclear Medicine Fellowship
Mark Tann, MD Assistant Professor of Radiology	Stephen M. Westphal, MD Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology

Our Past Fellows
in Nuclear Medicine: