Dr. Savir-Baruch is a Nuclear
Medicine Assistant Professor in the Nuclear Medicine Division, Department of
Radiology at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Illinois. Dr. Savir is
a board certified Nuclear Medicine physician. She received her medical degree
from Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary. After completing a two-year
research fellowship in the Department of Radiology at Emory university
Hospital, Atlanta, GA, she joined the Nuclear Medicine residency program. While
at Emory, Dr. Savir continued to advance as a clinical physician, medical
educator, and researcher. In 2014, Dr. Savir joined Loyola University Medical
Center, Maywood, Illinois as an Assistant Professor of Radiology. Alongside her
position as a Nuclear Medicine Attending physician, she serves as a research
and education mentor for medical students and residents. Additionally, Dr.
Savir was appointed as a mentor
at the “Education Pathway” program, designed for elite radiology residents at
Loyola. Her main research interest lies in the innovation of new techniques to guide invasive
procedures and investigate novel radiotracers and imaging devices in the detection and management
of neoplastic diseases. She is also an active member of ACNM, SNMMI, ASNC, RSNA
and ACR societies.Dr. Barron did his undergraduate schooling at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. His medical school training was at the University of South Florida in Tampa, Florida. He did a pediatric residency at Miami Children’s Hospital and is board certified in pediatrics. For his nuclear medicine training, Dr. Barron attended George Washington University Medical Center in Washington, DC. He started his career at Baylor College of Medicine, where he was the chief of service at Ben Taub General Hospital. For the next 17 years, Dr. Barron worked at the University of Texas-Houston Medical School, where he was division chief and service chief at Memorial Hermann Hospital and LBJ General Hospital. Hebecame a professor of radiology. Dr. Barron received a masters degree in Healthcare Administration (MHA) from Texas Woman’s University . He introduced PET/CT into the radiology department and was responsible for numerous clinical trials and pediatric nuclear medicine at UT-H. In 2008, Dr. Barron became professor of radiology at Emory University in Atlanta and is service chief at Emory University Midtown Hospital and also serves as attending physician at the Atlanta VA Hospital. He studied toward a masters degree in biomedical ethics and has been active in the Society of Nuclear Medicine and the RSNA where he is a member of the Ethics Committee and Professionalism Committee respectively.