AvantiAmbekarMD

Bone Imaging/Musculoskeletal, Neuroradiology

Radiologist

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Office
100 S San Mateo Dr
San Mateo, CA 94401
Phone+1 650-696-4515

Fax+1 650-696-4626

I am a board-certified diagnostic radiologist practicing at a mid-sized community hospital in a busy suburban area. My practice includes complex multi-specialty MRI with emphasis on neurological disorders, musculoskeletal imaging, and cardiovascular imaging.

University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Musculoskeletal Imaging, 2007 - 2008
University of California (San Francisco)Fellowship, Neuroradiology, 2006 - 2007
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 2002 - 2006
New York Medical College at St Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center of New YorkInternship, Transitional Year, 2001 - 2002
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 2001

Elmer Ng Outstanding Resident Award University of California San Francisco Department of Radiology, 2006
Lucy Frank Squire Distinguished Resident Award American Association for Women in Radiology, 2005
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society 2000

PubMed

11 citations
Isotropic 3-dimensional fast spin echo imaging versus standard 2-dimensional imaging at 3.0 T of the knee: artificial cartilage and meniscal lesions in a porcine model.
Oliver Ristow, Christoph Stehling, Roland Krug, Lynne S. Steinbach, Gregory Sabo
Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography. 2010-03-01
163 citations
MRI and CT of Insufficiency Fractures of the Pelvis and the Proximal Femur
Miguel Cabarrus, Avanti Ambekar, Ying Lu, Thomas M. Link
AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2008-10-01
50 citations
Detection of osteoporotic vertebral fractures using multidetector CT
Jan S. Bauer, Dirk Müller, Avanti Ambekar, Martin Dobritz, Maiko Matsuura
Osteoporosis International. 2006-01-01

Chair, Department of Radiology, Medical Executive Committee, Mills Peninsula Medical Center 2020 - Present
MPMC Radiologist, Diagnostic Imaging Oversight Committee, Sutter Health 2020 - Present
Member, Diagnostic Imaging Service Line, Sutter Health 2020 - Present
Member, Bay Area Diagnostic Imaging, Sutter Health 2020 - Present
Executive Committee Member, Executive Board, CAIMA 2020 - Present
Member, CME Committee, Mills-Peninsula Medical Center 2019 - Present
Board Member, Margulis Society, UCSF Radiology and Biomedical Imaging 2019 - Present
Neuroradiologist, Stroke Quality Committee, Mills Peninsula Medical Center 2016 - Present
Member, Patient Safety and Quality Committee Mills-Peninsula Medical Center 2018 - 2020