Shreyas Vasanawala, MD, Ph.D.

Even radiology exams with carefully minimized radiation still entail some radiation, so they aren’t completely risk-free—especially when it comes to kids. That’s why Shreyas Vasanawala, MD, PhD, radiologist in chief at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health and the William R. Brody Professor of Pediatric Radiology and Child Health, and Cedric Wilson, executive director of the Diagnostic Imaging and Anatomic Pathology Clinical Laboratories, are so enthusiastic about a new CT scanner at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.

A CT scanner is a kind of imaging technology that uses an X-ray camera to quickly take many pictures of the inside of the body. It then compiles these pictures to make a complete 3-D image set. It’s the best way to detect certain diseases, so radiologists often rely on it to make clear diagnoses. But even though they adhere to the ALARA (As Low As Reasonably Achievable) guidelines to minimize radiation doses, it’s still exposing the patient to radiation. “The ALARA principle is especially important for those of us in the pediatric radiology community,” says Dr. Vasanawala. “Since kids are more radiosensitive, we’re obligated to be more conscious of radiation exposure… Continue reading.

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the induction of Shreyas Vasanawala, MD, Ph.D., Professor of Radiology, Department of Radiology, Stanford University, to its College of Fellows.

Election to the AIMBE College of Fellows is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to a medical and biological engineer. The College of Fellows is comprised of the top two percent of medical and biological engineers. College membership honors those who have made outstanding contributions to “engineering and medicine research, practice, or education” and to “the pioneering of new and developing fields of technology, making major advancements in traditional fields of medical and biological engineering, or developing/implementing innovative approaches to bioengineering education.”

Dr. Vasanawala was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for “outstanding contributions to the fields of fast, quantitative body, cardiovascular, and pediatric MRI.”