Congratulations to Dawson Kuntz, winner of our holiday greeting card contest

Eight-year-old Dawson Kuntz, nephew of PET/CT Technologist Angela Harrell, won the Seattle Radiologists greeting card contest this year. You can see all the great drawings by visiting our offices. There were many great entries, but judges loved Dawson's rendering of Santa delivering presents to Seattle Radiologists headquarters in the Nordstrom Medical Tower. Big thank you to Dawson and all the kids that participated this year!

Dr. Kristin Manning wins Top Doc award from Seattle Magazine     

In August, Kristin Manning received the Seattle Metropolitan Golden Stethoscope Award along with Dr. Udo Schmiedl. This month she wins again, this time the Seattle Magazine Top Doc award.

Seattle Radiologists Receives PET ACR Accreditation
Seattle Radiologists in Seattle, Wash. has been awarded a accreditation in Positron Emission Tomography as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology.

“Like our recent CT scan accreditation, this is another great message from the experts in the field that SeaRad continues to lead in the area's imaging technology," said Tricia West, Chief Operations Officer at Seattle Radiologists.

The ACR, headquartered in Reston, Virg., awards accreditation to facilities for the achievement of high practice standards after a peer-review evaluation of the practice. Evaluations are conducted by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. They assess the qualifications of the personnel and the adequacy of facility equipment. The surveyors report their findings to the ACR’s Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report.

Breast Imaging expert Dr. Eric Rosen featured at SMRT Seminar
SeaRad Breast Imaging expert Dr. Eric Rosen will be one of the featured speakers at the upcoming SMRT Northwest Regional Educational Seminar on Oct. 4.

The seminar will be held at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and will cover a range of topics sure to interest MRI enthusiasts of all experience levels.

For more information, visit www.ismrm.org/smrt.

SeaRad Docs named 'Top Docs' by peers

    

Congratulations to Dr. Udo Schmiedl and Dr. Kristin Manning for receiving the Seattle Metropolitan Golden Stethoscope Award.

The Top Docs award is given by Seattle Metropolitan magazine each year to the doctors who receive the most votes by other medical professionals in the area.

Doctors are asked each year to fill out a survey naming the doctors they'd choose to treat themselves and their loved ones. The doctors receiving the most votes are named "Top Docs."

Drs. Manning and Schmiedl both took awards in the Diagnostic Radiology category.

Seattle Radiologists Receives CT ACR Accreditation
Seattle Radiologists in Seattle, Wash. has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in Computed Tomography as the result of a recent survey by the American College of Radiology.

The ACR, headquartered in Reston, Virg., awards accreditation to facilities for the achievement of high practice standards after a peer-review evaluation of the practice. Evaluations are conducted by board-certified physicians and medical physicists who are experts in the field. They assess the qualifications of the personnel and the adequacy of facility equipment. The surveyors report their findings to the ACR’s Committee on Accreditation, which subsequently provides the practice with a comprehensive report.

“This accreditation continues to validate our leadership position when it comes to imaging services in the Northwest,” said Tricia West, Chief Operations Officer at Seattle Radiologists. “We’re very excited about this achievement.”

Dr. Dae Hee Bang joins Seattle Radiologists
Dr. Dae Hee Bang joined Seattle Radiologists on July 1, 2008. Dr. Bang graduated from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO. He completed his residency and fellowship at the University of Washington, specializing in breast imaging. He was also Acting Instructor of Breast Imaging at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance. Dr. Bang is certified by the American Board of Radiology.

Additional 3T MRI
Seattle Radiologists has installed an additional 3T MRI unit at its Broadway office location. With the addition of another 3T, Seattle Radiologists is the only outpatient radiology practice with more than one 3T MRI machine in Washington State. The new unit will perform 3T MRI imaging of neurology, orthopedic, breast, foot/ankle, and body imaging. To schedule a test on the 3T MRI machine, call: 206-292-7734.

Dedicated Breast Imaging Radiologist joins SeaRad
Dr. Eric Rosen has joined Seattle Radiologists as a member of our Breast Imaging Program. Dr. Rosen was born in London, England, graduated from Cornell University and attended University of California, San Francisco Medical School from 1987-1991. He completed his residency in Diagnostic Radiology at UCLA in 1996, and then completed a fellowship in Breast Imaging at UCSF. He is certified by the American Board of Radiology and is a fellow in the Society of Breast Imaging. Dr. Rosen was an Assistant Professor at Duke University from 1997-2005, and Associate Professor at University of Washington 2005-2007. His expertise is in breast imaging, including breast MRI and image guided breast procedures.