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Gregory M Szarnecki, MD Physician, Columbia Radiology, Ltd

Gregory M Szarnecki, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Radiology, American Society of Neuroradiology, Radiological Society of North America

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Ian G Karol, MD Chief, Section of Body Imaging, Associate Program Director, Department of Radiology, Bridgeport Hospital Yale New Haven Health, Yale School of Medicine

Ian G Karol, MD is a member of the following medical societies: Radiological Society of North America

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Hanan Khalil, MD 

Hanan Khalil, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Radiology

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Bernard D Coombs, MB, ChB, PhD Consulting Staff, Department of Specialist Rehabilitation Services, Hutt Valley District Health Board, New Zealand

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Abraham H Dachman, MD, FACR Professor, Department of Radiology, University of Chicago Division of the Biological Sciences, The Pritzker School of Medicine; Director of CT, Department of Radiology, The University of Chicago Hospitals

Abraham H Dachman, MD, FACR is a member of the following medical societies: Radiological Society of North America

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John Karani, MBBS, FRCR Clinical Director of Radiology and Consultant Radiologist, Department of Radiology, King's College Hospital, UK

John Karani, MBBS, FRCR is a member of the following medical societies: British Institute of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America, Royal College of Radiologists, Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe, European Society of Radiology, European Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology, British Society of Interventional Radiology

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