Illuminating and Treating Diseases

Nuclear medicine involves the use of small amounts of radioactive materials (or tracers) to help diagnose and treat a variety of diseases. Nuclear medicine determines the cause of the medical problem based on the function of the organ, tissue or bone. This is how nuclear medicine differs from an x-ray, ultrasound or any other diagnostic test that determines the presence of disease based on structural appearance. More »

A Message From the Chief
Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD

Welcome to the Stanford Nuclear Medicine Clinic. We are committed to improving health through excellence in image-based patient care, research and education. Thank you for visiting our web site. I hope you find the information helpful and interesting.

Sanjiv Sam Gambhir, MD, PhD
Division Chief, Nuclear Medicine Division
Director of Molecular Imaging Program at Stanford (MIPS)
Professor, Departments of Radiology & Bioengineering
News

April 4, 2008
Dr. Andrei Iagaru's research featured on AuntMinnie.com... More »

February 19, 2008
Dr. Andrei Iagaru's research featured on AuntMinnie.com... More »

February 14, 2008
Dr. Andrei Iagaru receives Best Essay Awards ... More »

January 18, 2008
Dr. Andrei Iagaru's research featured on RSNA Daily Scan... More »

October, 2007
Dr. Erik Mittra receives the Norman D. Poe Memorial Scholarship Award... More »

May 23, 2007
Congratulations, Dr. McDougall on your recently... More »

February 15, 2007
Dr. Andrei Iagaru receives the Best Essay Travel Award... More »

November 30, 2006
Dr. Andrei Iagaru's research on PET and CT is featured in RSNA Daily Bulletin... More »

October 12, 2006
Dr. Andrew Quon is quoted in R&D Magazine... More »

October, 2006
Dr. Ryan Niederkohr receives the Norman D. Poe Memorial Scholarship Award... More »

October 6, 2006
Dr. Ross McDougall receives the Distinguised Scientist Award... More »

October 6, 2006
Dr. George Segall receives the Distinguised Service Award... More »