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LDS Hospital
Diagnostic Radiology
University of Texas at Houston/MD Anderson Cancer Center and affiliated hospitals, Houston, Texas.
Body Imaging Fellowship: University of Utah School of Medicine
Dr. Birkin is originally from Las Vegas, Nevada. In his spare time, he enjoys skiing, hiking, backpacking, scuba diving, traveling, and reading.
University of Utah School of Medicine
Diagnostic Radiology
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Musculoskeletal Radiology
Department of Radiology University of Utah Health Sciences Center
Dr. Brad Hale’s primary area of professional interest is musculoskeletal imaging. He is fellowship trained in musculoskeletal imaging and is skilled in interpreting multiple imaging modalities including radiography and fluoroscopy, ultrasound, CT and MRI, and performs many diagnostic and therapeutic joint procedures.
After completing his undergraduate degree in biology at the University of Utah, Dr. Hale completed a Master’s of Public Health (MPH) at the University of Utah School of Medicine, followed by medical school at the University of Utah School of Medicine. He completed his residency at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center and finally a fellowship in Musculoskeletal Imaging at the University Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Hale is fellowship trained and board certified in diagnostic radiology. His professional associations include the Radiological Society of North America, the American College of Radiology, and the Society of Skeletal Radiology.
Kelly received a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Utah and completed a Master’s of Science degree in the Family Nurse Practitioner program. He is a member of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and the American College of Phelbology. He is also professionally certified in pediatric advanced life support, advanced cardiac life support, and basic life support. Kelly’s work experience includes coordinating care of post-operative open heart patients at LDS Hospital in the Thoracic Intensive Care Unit (TICU), requiring him tand mechanical cardiac support. He also worked in the medical/surgical ICU at the Utah Valley Hospital, where he was in charge of coordinating care of critically ill patients. His primary area of focus in the vein center is new patient consultations, which include varicose veins, pelvic congestion syndrome, and uterine fibroid embolization. In addition he also coordinates care for established patients.
Medical College of Wisconsin
Transitional Year Residency
St. Luke’s Medical Center
Diagnostic Radiology
St. Luke’s Medical Center
Neuroradiology
Barrow Neurological Institute
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center
Dr. Thomas B. Sanders is board certified in Diagnostic Radiology and Neuroradiology. Dr. Sanders is highly skilled at interpreting and acquiring medical imaging with an emphasis in brain, spine, skull base and neck imaging.
After graduating magna cum laude in his undergraduate work, Dr. Sanders attended the Medical College of Wisconsin. Following medical school he completed both a transitional internship and a diagnostic radiology residency at Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin where he served as chief resident his senior year. Subsequently he entered a two-year diagnostic neuroradiology fellowship at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona.
Dr. Sanders is the co-director of neuroradiology services for Utah Radiology Associates and serves as a faculty member for UVRMC neuroradiology interdisciplinary conferences.
His professional associations include the Radiological Society of North America, American College of Radiology and Senior Member of the American Society of Neuroradiology.
Chicago Medical School
Sacred Heart Medical Center
Medical Education Program
Diagnostic Radiology
St Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ
Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Dr. Peterson is a fellowship trained Pediatric Radiologist, completing his fellowship at Phoenix Children’s Hospital in 2016. Prior to his fellowship, he completed a Diagnostic Radiology residency at St Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center in Phoenix, AZ where he served as chief resident during his final year.
Dr. Peterson grew up in Idaho Falls, ID. After high school, he served a French speaking mission in the West African country of the Ivory Coast. He studied at BYU-Idaho before completing his bachelor’s degree in neuroscience at BYU. After loving their time in Provo, he and his wife moved to Chicago where he attended medical school at Chicago Medical School. Following their time in Chicago they spent a year doing an internship at Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane, WA.
Dr. Peterson enjoys all aspects of radiology, but takes a special interest in neonatal and pediatric disease processes and their treatment. He enjoys utilizing all imaging modalities to aid in diagnosis. He is a member of the American Roentgen Ray Society, the American College of Radiology and the Society of Pediatric Radiology.
He and his wife, Melissa who is also from Idaho Falls, ID, have four children, three boys and a girl. They enjoy coaching and watching their sons play basketball, baseball, and football and watching their daughter sing, dance, and do gymnastics. They consider it a dream come true to have the opportunity to be back in Provo.
Medical College of Wisconsin
Brown University Medical School, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence, RI
St. Luke’s Medical Center, Milwaukee, WI
Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Brown University Medical School, Rhode Island Hospital
Dr. Matthew E. Nokes is fellowship trained in interventional radiology. His expertise includes treatment of disorders of the arterial and venous circulation and acute stroke intervention. Dr. Nokes is skilled in such areas as carotid stenting, catheter directed local-regional cancer therapy, cerebral aneurysm treatment, intracranial angioplasty, and DVT therapy.
After graduating from the Medical School of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Dr. Nokes completed a transitional year of residency, followed by a radiology residency at St. Luke’s Medical Center in Milwaukee. He then completed a fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at Brown University Medical School, Rhode Island Hospital, in Providence. His professional associations include the Radiological Society of North America, the American Roentgen Ray Society, the American College of Radiology, and the Society of Interventional Radiology.
Creighton University School of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine
Creighton University
Diagnostic Radiology
Duke University Medical Center
Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Duke University Medical Center
Dr. Ryan Nielsen is board certified by The American Board of Radiology. He graduated magna cum laude from Pacific University (Forest Grove, OR) in 1991. He attended the Creighton University School of Medicine (Omaha, NE), from which he graduated magna cm laude in 1995, and was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society. He did an internship in Internal Medicine at Creighton University/St. Joseph’s Affiliated Hospitals. Dr. Nielsen’s residency training was in Diagnostic Radiology at Duke University Medical Center (Durham, NC), which he completed in 2000. As a resident, he received the Award for Excellence in Neuroradiology, the Resident Teaching Award, and served as chief resident. He then completed a fellowship in Vascular and Interventional Radiology at Duke University Medical Center.
Dr. Nielsen’s areas of specific professional interest and expertise include treatment of venous disorders, arteriography, treatment of acute stroke, vertebroplasty, pain management, aortic stent graft placement, vascular and dialysis access.
He is a member of the American College of Phlebology (ACP), Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA), Radiologic Society of North America (RSNA), American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS).
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
Diagnostic Radiology Residency
University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center
Musculoskeletal Radiology Fellowship, University of California, San Diego
Breast Imaging Fellowship, University of California, San Diego
Dr. Matthew A. McNairy’s professional areas of interest are musculoskeletal radiology and breast imaging. He is fellowship trained in musculoskeletal radiology and co-chairs sports medicine and musculoskeletal conferences at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center. He is also fellowship trained in breast imaging and specializes in breast cancer detection using mammography, ultrasound and MRI.
After graduating Magna Cum Laude in his undergraduate work at Brigham Young University, Dr. McNairy attended the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. Following medical school, he did his residency at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center and earned board certification in diagnostic radiology. He then completed two fellowships at the University of California, San Diego, one in musculoskeletal radiology and one in breast imaging. His professional associations include the Radiological Society of North America, the American College of Radiology, the Society of Breast Imaging and the American Medical Society.
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University of Utah School of Medicine
LDS Hospital
Medical Education Program
Diagnostic Radiology
Duke University Medical Center
Body Imaging
Duke University Medical Center
Dr. Jeffrey S. McClellan is fellowship-trained and board certified in diagnostic radiology. Dr. McClellan is skilled in interpreting and acquiring medical imagining using such clinical imaging techniques as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), fluoroscopy, positron emission tomography (PET), projection radiography (x-ray), computed tomography, ultrasound, and other imaging tools. He has special interest in mammography, MRI, and ultrasound imaging techniques.
After graduating from medical school at the University of Utah School of Medicine, Dr. McClellan completed a transitional internship at the LDS Hospital in Salt Lake City. His residency and fellowship training in diagnostic radiology, including one year as chief resident, was completed at the Duke University Medical Center in Durham, North Carolina. Dr. McClellan has acted as the Chairmen of the Department of Radiology at Utah Valley Regional Medical Center (UVRMC). His professional associations include the Radiological Society of North America, the American College of Radiology, and the American Roentgen Ray Society.
John Hopkins School of Medicine
Orthopedic Surgery Mayo Clinic
Medical Education Program
Diagnostic Radiology
Mayo Clinic – Rochester, Minnesota
MRI Research,
Mayo Clinic – Rochester, MN
Musculoskeletal Radiology
Mayo Clinic – Rochester, MN
Dr. Kurtis R. Kendell is fellowship trained and board certified in diagnostic radiology. He specializes in musculoskeletal radiology and MRI. He co-chairs sports medicine and musculoskeletal conferences at the Utah Valley Regional Medical Center.
Dr. Kendell graduated from the John Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. After obtaining his medical degree, he attended the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where he completed an internship in orthopedic surgery, a post-graduate MRI research fellowship, a diagnostic radiology residency, and a musculoskeletal radiology fellowship.
He has been honored with several awards including the C. Allen Good Award from the Mayo Clinic, American Roentgen Ray and Radiological Society of North America Introduction to Research Award, The Mack Thomas Rozelle Chemistry Award from the University of Utah, and the National Collegiate Student Government Award.