Raghuveer Halkar, MD
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RoleNuclear Medicine
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Research Program
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Practicing Since1992
Background
A board certified nuclear medicine physician, Raghuveer K. Halkar, MD, has clinical expertise in thyroid cancer and neuroendocrine tumor management. Dr. Halkar’s area of research interest is imaging and therapy with radio-labeled folate. He serves as the Director of Nuclear Radiology at Grady Memorial Hospital.
Dr. Halkar serves on the board of directors of the Intersocietal Accreditation Committee and as a grant reviewer for Department of Defense and National Institutes of Health study sections.
Titles & Roles
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Director, Nuclear MedicineGrady Memorial Hospital
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Professor, Department of RadiologyEmory University School of Medicine
Education & Training
Education
- Fellowship, Nuclear Medicine, 1992Creighton Univ Afiliated Hospitals
- Residency, Nuclear Medicine, 1991Emory University School of Medicine
- Residency, 1980All India Institute of Medical Sciences-IND
- Medical Education, MD, 1976Government Medical College-IND
- Internship, 1976Government Medical College-IND
Board Certifications
- Nuclear MedicineAmerican Board of Nuclear Medicine, 1991
Professional Memberships
- Academy of Molecular Imaging
- Society of Nuclear Medicine
Research
Publications
Title/Journal Authors Publication Date World journal of nuclear medicine
IO Lawal, MA Bilen, RK Halkar, AB Jani, DM Schuster 12/01/2023 Aberrant Vascular Anatomy Associated With Artifactual Focal Avidity in the Liver on PSMA PET.
Clinical nuclear medicine
IO Lawal, M Pectasides, AS Parihar, HU Shah, RK Halkar, AB Jani, DM Schuster 09/01/2023 Nuclear medicine communications
AT Taylor, AKM Fazlur Rahman, RD Folks, V Moncayo, B Savir-Baruch, N Plaxton, A Polsani, RK Halkar, EV Dubovsky, EV Garcia, A Manatunga 06/01/2023 Clinical nuclear medicine
IO Lawal, C Marcus, DM Schuster, S Goyal, OA Adediran, VR Dhere, SS Joshi, OA Abiodun-Ojo, VA Master, PR Patel, B Fielder, M Goodman, JW Shelton, O Kucuk, B Hershatter, RK Halkar, AB Jani 04/01/2023 Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine
IO Lawal, AB Jani, OA Adediran, S Goyal, OA Abiodun-Ojo, VR Dhere, CV Marcus, SS Joshi, VA Master, PR Patel, M Goodman, JW Shelton, O Kucuk, B Hershatter, B Fielder, RK Halkar, DM Schuster 04/01/2023 Root Cause Analysis in Nuclear Medicine for Sentinel Events.
Journal of nuclear medicine technology
J Dhingra, MB Farrell, RK Halkar 10/04/2022 Can the Diagnostic Accuracy of Bone Scintigraphy Be Maintained with Half the Scanning Time?
Journal of nuclear medicine technology
VM Moncayo, S Chimafor, E Lulaj, JA Malko, R Halkar 12/01/2021 Root Cause Analysis of Na131I Contamination.
Journal of nuclear medicine technology
J Dhingra, C Santana, J Harvey, A Miller, A Benton, M Childs, R Halkar 12/01/2021 Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine
OA Abiodun-Ojo, AB Jani, AA Akintayo, OO Akin-Akintayo, OA Odewole, FI Tade, SS Joshi, VA Master, B Fielder, RK Halkar, C Zhang, S Goyal, MM Goodman, DM Schuster 08/01/2021 Lancet (London, England)
AB Jani, E Schreibmann, S Goyal, R Halkar, B Hershatter, PJ Rossi, JW Shelton, PR Patel, KM Xu, M Goodman, VA Master, SS Joshi, O Kucuk, BC Carthon, MA Bilen, OA Abiodun-Ojo, AA Akintayo, VR Dhere, DM Schuster 05/22/2021 Clinical nuclear medicine
OA Abiodun-Ojo, AA Akintayo, LR Harik, M Bilen, RK Halkar 05/01/2021 EJNMMI research
AT Taylor, M Lipowska, RK Halkar 05/01/2021 Journal of nuclear medicine technology
R Spandorfer, Y Zhu, MM Abdelfatah, P Mekaroonkamol, S Dacha, JR Galt, R Halkar, Q Cai 06/01/2020 Gastrointestinal endoscopy clinics of North America
RM Spandorfer, Y Zhu, P Mekaroonkamol, J Galt, R Halkar, Q Cai 01/01/2019 European journal of radiology
O Akin-Akintayo, F Tade, P Mittal, C Moreno, PT Nieh, P Rossi, D Patil, R Halkar, B Fei, V Master, AB Jani, H Kitajima, AO Osunkoya, C Ormenisan-Gherasim, MM Goodman, DM Schuster 05/01/2018 Clinical nuclear medicine
SY Yim, VM Moncayo, FJ Pasquel, RK Halkar 12/01/2017 Radiology
AT Taylor, RD Folks, AKMF Rahman, A Polsani, EV Dubovsky, R Halkar, A Manatunga 07/01/2017 Imaging of Parathyroid Glands in End Stage Renal Disease.
Seminars in dialysis
J Sharma, R Halkar, CJ Weber 07/01/2017 Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine
AB Jani, E Schreibmann, PJ Rossi, J Shelton, K Godette, P Nieh, VA Master, O Kucuk, M Goodman, R Halkar, S Cooper, Z Chen, DM Schuster 03/01/2017 Survey on the Use of Nuclear Renal Imaging in the United States.
Journal of nuclear medicine technology
RK Halkar, AT Taylor 03/01/2017 Clinical nuclear medicine
OO Akin-Akintayo, AB Jani, O Odewole, FI Tade, PT Nieh, VA Master, LM Bellamy, RK Halkar, C Zhang, Z Chen, MM Goodman, DM Schuster 01/01/2017 A Novel Timesaving Method for Hepatobiliary Imaging for Suspected Acute Cholecystitis.
Current problems in diagnostic radiology
SS Carter, SR Ehsan, R Duszak, DJ Lee, FP Esteves, DC Brandon, RK Halkar 01/01/2017 Radionuclide Therapies in Molecular Imaging and Precision Medicine.
PET clinics
AT Kendi, VM Moncayo, JA Nye, JR Galt, R Halkar, DM Schuster 01/01/2017 Recurrent prostate cancer detection with anti-3-[(18)F]FACBC PET/CT: comparison with CT.
European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging
OA Odewole, FI Tade, PT Nieh, B Savir-Baruch, AB Jani, VA Master, PJ Rossi, RK Halkar, AO Osunkoya, O Akin-Akintayo, C Zhang, Z Chen, MM Goodman, DM Schuster 09/01/2016 Journal of thyroid disorders & therapy
TK Kendi A, S Mudalegundi, J Switchenko, D Lee, R Halkar, AY Chen 01/01/2016 AJR. American journal of roentgenology
NA Plaxton, DC Brandon, AS Corey, CE Harrison, AT Karagulle Kendi, RK Halkar, BJ Barron 11/01/2015 Academic radiology
VM Moncayo, KE Applegate, R Duszak, BJ Barron, J Fitz, RK Halkar, DJ Lee, DM Schuster 06/01/2015 Molecular imaging and biology
OA Odewole, OA Oyenuga, F Tade, B Savir-Baruch, PT Nieh, V Master, Z Chen, X Wang, AB Jani, LM Bellamy, RK Halkar, MM Goodman, DM Schuster 04/01/2015 Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine
DM Schuster, C Nanni, S Fanti, S Oka, H Okudaira, Y Inoue, J Sörensen, R Owenius, P Choyke, B Turkbey, TV Bogsrud, T Bach-Gansmo, RK Halkar, JA Nye, OA Odewole, B Savir-Baruch, MM Goodman 12/01/2014 The Journal of urology
DM Schuster, PT Nieh, AB Jani, R Amzat, FD Bowman, RK Halkar, VA Master, JA Nye, OA Odewole, AO Osunkoya, B Savir-Baruch, P Alaei-Taleghani, MM Goodman 05/01/2014 Expression of functional folate receptors by human parathyroid cells.
Surgery
CJ Weber, S Müller, SA Safley, KB Gordon, P Amancha, F Villinger, VM Camp, M Lipowska, J Sharma, C Müller, R Schibli, PS Low, CP Leamon, RK Halkar 12/01/2013 Imaging quality of F-18-FDG PET/CT in the inpatient versus outpatient setting.
Annals of nuclear medicine
X Yan, J Kang, Y Zhou, R Ehsan, R Halkar, KE Applegate, DM Schuster 07/01/2013 American journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging
DM Schuster, PA Taleghani, PT Nieh, VA Master, R Amzat, B Savir-Baruch, RK Halkar, T Fox, AO Osunkoya, CS Moreno, JA Nye, W Yu, B Fei, Z Wang, Z Chen, MM Goodman 01/01/2013 European journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging
EV Garcia, A Taylor, R Folks, D Manatunga, R Halkar, B Savir-Baruch, E Dubovsky 09/01/2012 Molecular imaging and biology
B Savir-Baruch, DM Schuster, N Jarkas, VA Master, PT Nieh, RK Halkar, JA Nye, MM Lewis, RJ Crowe, RJ Voll, VM Camp, LM Bellamy, DL Roberts, MM Goodman 12/01/2011 Indian journal of nuclear medicine : IJNM : the official journal of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, India
K Kumar, RK Halkar, SC Bartley, DM Schuster 10/01/2011 Unusual presentations of metastatic prostate carcinoma as detected by anti-3 F-18 FACBC PET/CT.
Clinical nuclear medicine
R Amzat, P Taleghani, B Savir-Baruch, PT Nieh, VA Master, RK Halkar, MM Lewis, M Faurot, LM Bellamy, MM Goodman, DM Schuster 09/01/2011 Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine
DV Bonta, RK Halkar, N Alazraki 09/01/2011 International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics
VL Robertson, CS Anderson, FG Keller, R Halkar, M Goodman, RB Marcus, N Esiashvili 06/01/2011 Radiology
DM Schuster, B Savir-Baruch, PT Nieh, VA Master, RK Halkar, PJ Rossi, MM Lewis, JA Nye, W Yu, FD Bowman, MM Goodman 06/01/2011 International journal of cardiology
FP Esteves, A Khan, LC Correia, JA Nye, RK Halkar, DM Schuster, A Stillman, P Raggi 03/17/2011 Seminars in oncology
D Brandon, A Alazraki, RK Halkar, NP Alazraki 02/01/2011 A 7% decrease in the differential renal uptake of MAG3 implies a loss in renal function.
Urology
A Taylor, A Manatunga, R Halkar, MM Issa, NV Shenvi 12/01/2010 In vivo assay of folate receptors in nonfunctional pituitary adenomas with 99mTc-folate SPECT/CT.
Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine
JR Galt, RK Halkar, CO Evans, NA Osman, D LaBorde, TH Fox, BA Faraj, K Kumar, H Wang, NM Oyesiku 11/01/2010 Prompt-gamma compensation in Rb-82 myocardial perfusion 3D PET/CT.
Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
FP Esteves, JA Nye, A Khan, RD Folks, RK Halkar, EV Garcia, DM Schuster, S Lerakis, P Raggi, JR Votaw 04/01/2010 Extramedullary acute myeloid leukemia and the use of FDG-PET/CT.
Clinical nuclear medicine
S Rao, A Langston, JR Galt, RK Halkar 06/01/2009 Spectrum of FDG PET/CT findings in Burkitt lymphoma.
Clinical nuclear medicine
W Zeng, MJ Lechowicz, E Winton, SM Cho, JR Galt, R Halkar 06/01/2009 Molecular imaging and biology
DM Schuster, JA Nye, PT Nieh, JR Votaw, RK Halkar, MM Issa, W Yu, J Sepulveda, W Zeng, A Young, MM Goodman 01/01/2009 Journal of nuclear medicine : official publication, Society of Nuclear Medicine
A Taylor, EV Garcia, JN Binongo, A Manatunga, R Halkar, RD Folks, E Dubovsky 02/01/2008 Molecular imaging and biology
DM Schuster, RK Halkar, FP Esteves, EV Garcia, CD Cooke, MA Syed, FD Bowman, JR Votaw 01/01/2008 Awards
Dr. Halkar received the Marshall Brucer Award from the Southeastern Chapter of SNMMI in 2012 for his contributions to Nuclear Medicine.
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