In This Section
Community Based Nuclear Medicine Committee
Committee Charges
- To increase awareness about and access to new nuclear medicine technologies by non-academic nuclear medicine physicians;
- To adapt and transition nuclear medicine technologies, standards and guidelines from the academic setting to non-academic practices.
- To increase awareness about alternative business models for the delivery of nuclear medicine services, including increased access to radiochemistry and radiophysics expertise.
- To analyze the impact of the regulatory environment on the non-academic practice of nuclear medicine;
- To optimize the transition of nuclear medicine practice from volume to value in the non-academic setting, with a focus on quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction.
- To create a community of clinical leaders from diverse practice settings that can promote outreach and education for the field of nuclear medicine through collaborations with regional healthcare organizations and through program development at the local level;
- To enhance communication between non-academic nuclear medicine professionals and other SNMMI committees.
Committee Members
| Tony Abraham, DO, MPA | Co-Chairperson |
| Alexandru Bageac, MD, MBA | Co-Chairperson |
| Erin Grady, MD,CCD,FACNM,FSNMMI | Board Liaison |
| Helen R. Nadel, MD, FRCPC, FSNMMI | Ex-Officio Member |
| Lee P. Adler, MD | Committee Member |
| Shawn S. Carter, MD | Committee Member |
| Jessica Comstock, PharmD, BCNP | Committee Member |
| Michel-Alexis R. Courtines, MD | Committee Member |
| Tony Francis, MD | Committee Member |
| Daniel A. Frankel, MD | Committee Member |
| Nicholas C. Friedman, MD | Committee Member |
| Stephanie Hoffman, PharmD | Committee Member |
| Saima Muzahir, MD, FCPS, FRCPE | Committee Member |
| Akintunde T. Orunmuyi, MD | Committee Member |
| Ana Pakal, BS, LNMT,ARRT(N)(CT) | Committee Member |
| Tricia L. Peters, BS, CNMT, PET,RT(CT) | Committee Member |
| Jennifer Scheler, MD | Committee Member |
| Paul S. Sirotta, MD | Committee Member |
| Virginia Pappas, CAE,FSNMMI(H), FSNMM | Liaison |
| Nikki Wenzel-Lamb, MBA, CAE | Liaison |