Urology and Radiology Collaborate on Alternative Image-Guided Prostate Biopsy Approaches

Urology and Radiology Collaborate on Alternative Image-Guided Prostate Biopsy Approaches
Sam Galgano MD and Soroush Rais-Bahrami MD discuss the radiology and urology collaborate on alternative prostate cancer screening techniques. They share how these alternative approaches are seldom performed in other regional centers and how the close collaboration between Radiology and Urology at UAB Medicine allows for this procedure service to be as streamlined as possible.

Additional Info

  • Audio File:uab/ua183.mp3
  • Doctors:Rais-Bahrami, Soroush;Galgano, Sam
  • Featured Speaker:Soroush Rais-Bahrami, MD | Sam Galgano, MD
  • CME Series:Medical Innovations
  • Post Test URL:https://cmecourses.som.uab.edu/mod/quiz/view.php?id=4509
  • Guest Bio:The development and implementation of imaging for the diagnosis, staging, and treatment of urologic cancers is an area of great interest and expertise that Dr. Rais-Bahrami brings to UAB. He is a founding member of Program for Personalized Prostate Cancer Care, working closely with other faculty from the UAB Departments of Urology, Radiology, Oncology, Radiation Oncology, and Pathology. He brings experience in advanced prostate imaging, image-guided biopsy targeting techniques, and focal therapy. 

    Learn more about Soroush Rais-Bahrami, MD 

    Samuel J. Galgano, M.D. completed his undergraduate training and medical school at Emory University in Atlanta, GA. He then completed his residency training in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, during which he acted as Chief Resident in his final year. 

    Learn more about Sam Galgano, MD 

    Release Date: January 29, 2021
    Expiration Date: January 29, 2024

    Disclosure Information:

    Planners:
    Ronan O’Beirne, EdD, MBA
    Director, UAB Continuing Medical Education

    Katelyn Hiden
    Physician Marketing Manager, UAB Health System

    The planners have no commercial affiliations to disclose.

    Speakers:
    Samuel J. Galgano, MD
    Assistant Professor, Abdominal Imaging & Diagnostic Radiology

    Soroush Rais-Bahrami, MD
    Associate Professor, Urology

    Dr. Galgano has the following financial relationships with commercial interests:
    Grants/Research Support/Grants Pending - Advanced Accelerator Applications

    Dr. Rais-Bahrami has the following financial relationships with commercial interests:
    Grants/Research Support/Grants Pending - NIH/NCI, U.S. Department of Defense, Blue Earth Diagnostics, Genomic Health Inc.
    Consulting Fee - Philips/InVivo Corp

    No other speakers, planners or content reviewers (Ronan O'Beirne, EdD and Katelyn Hiden) have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

    There is no commercial support for this activity.
  • Hosts:Melanie Cole, MS
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