Show Hosts
The team behind ImagingToday — bringing clinical expertise and decades of experience in medical imaging to every episode.
Main Hosts
Dr. Emanuel Kanal
Professor of Radiology and Neuroradiology at UPMC. Internationally recognized authority in MRI safety and contrast agents. Dr. Kanal brings decades of clinical expertise and research leadership to every episode of ImagingToday.
Guest Speakers
Joshua Crawford, PharmD
Assistant Director of Clinical Pharmacy Services for Bon Secours Mercy Health. Dr. Crawford works at the intersection of clinical pharmacy and radiology — an area where pharmacy involvement has historically been limited — with a focus on contrast agent supply, shortage mitigation, and cost optimization.
Mahmud Mossa-Basha, MD
Professor and Chair of the Department of Radiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and previously Vice Chair of Clinical Research at the University of Washington. He is internationally recognized for his work in stroke, neurovascular, and vessel wall imaging, with more than 180 peer-reviewed publications.
Kellye (Mantooth) Chia RT(R)(MR), MRSO(MRSC), MRSE(MRSC)
Kellye Chia RT(R)(MR), MRSO(MRSC), MRSE(MRSC) serves as Director of Clinical Success and MRI Safety at NordInsight. A registered MRI Technologist and board-certified MR Safety Officer and Expert, she brings deep clinical experience and leadership within the MR safety community. She leads clinical success efforts, partnering with imaging organizations to embed structured workflows and well-documented safety practices into daily MRI operations.
Jordan B. Strom, MD, MSc
Director of the Echocardiography Laboratory at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He serves as Section Head of Cardiovascular Imaging Research at the Smith Center for Outcomes Research, specializing in echocardiography and cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging.
Jeffrey H. Maki, MD, PhD
Professor of Radiology and Chief of Abdominal Imaging at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. With over 30 years of experience, he is recognized for his research in contrast-enhanced MR angiography, MR contrast agents, and vascular and abdominal imaging.
Jo Puntil, MS, CCC-SLP, BCS-S, F-ASHA
A board-certified specialist in swallowing and swallowing disorders and an ASHA Fellow. Jo Puntil has performed modified barium swallow studies for more than three decades and has developed interdisciplinary rehabilitation programs and teams in critical and acute care across southern California and Utah.
Greg Zaharchuk, MD, PhD
Professor of Radiology (Neuroimaging and Neurointervention) at Stanford University and a founder of Subtle Medical. His research centers on deep learning applications in neuroimaging, imaging of cerebral hemodynamics, and MR/PET in neuroradiology.
Perry Pickhardt, MD
John R. Cameron Professor of Radiology and Medical Physics and Chief of Gastrointestinal Imaging at the University of Wisconsin. Internationally recognized for his pioneering work in CT colonography, he has authored more than 500 scientific publications and received the Society of Abdominal Radiology Gold Medal in 2024.
Lior Molvin, BA, RT(CT)
CT technologist and protocol manager for the diagnostic CT group at Stanford Health Care, where he has worked since 2006. He has extensive experience with both hospital and outpatient diagnostic equipment and maintains Stanford's CT protocols, policies, and procedures.
Max Wintermark, MD
Professor and Chair of Neuroradiology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, and previously Chief of Neuroradiology at Stanford University. He served as 2024–2025 President of the American Society of Neuroradiology and is Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Neuroradiology.
David DiSantis, MD
A diagnostic radiologist affiliated with Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, with more than four decades of experience. He has published extensively on gastrointestinal fluoroscopy and barium imaging, including work on the barium swallow examination and the evaluation of dysphagia.
Timothy Booth, MD
Professor in the Departments of Radiology and Otolaryngology at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a pediatric neuroradiologist at Children's Health. He directs the Pediatric Neuroradiology Fellowship, with clinical interests in pediatric temporal bone imaging, hearing loss, and cochlear implantation.
David Mirsky, MD
Associate Professor of Radiology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and a pediatric neuroradiologist at Children's Hospital Colorado, specializing in imaging of diseases involving the brain and spine in children. He has served in leadership roles with the American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology.
Margarita Zuley, MD, FACR
Professor and Chief of the Division of Breast Imaging at the University of Pittsburgh and UPMC, and Chief of Breast Imaging at UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital. Her research has helped define the clinical applications of contrast-enhanced mammography, from proof of concept through screening and diagnostic performance.
Basak Dogan, MD, FSBI
Professor of Radiology and Director of Breast Imaging Research at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and Deputy Editor of the Journal of Breast Imaging. Her research interests include advanced breast MRI, treatment response assessment, optoacoustic imaging, and contrast-enhanced ultrasound of sentinel lymph nodes.
Robert Biederman, MD
Dr. Biederman specializes in preventative cardiology, nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, cardiomyopathies, and congestive heart failure. He is the director of cardiac MRI at Allegheny General Hospital and certified in cardiovascular MRI.
Ron Williams, BA, RT(R)(MR)
A registered radiologic and MR technologist in the Cardiac MRI Department at the Gerald McGinnis Cardiovascular Institute at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, where he contributes to cardiac MRI research and practice alongside Dr. Robert Biederman.
Ali Pirasteh, MD
Assistant Professor of Radiology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where he serves as Associate Chief of MRI and Clinical Director of PET/MRI. He completed his body MRI fellowship at UT Southwestern and a nuclear medicine fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Howard A. Rowley, MD
Professor of Radiology, Neurology, and Neurosurgery; Chief of Neurological MRI; and the Joseph F. Sackett Professor of Radiology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. He is internationally recognized for his contributions to stroke trials, dementia research, and advanced imaging techniques.