
6/6/2022
PITTSBURGH – UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside and UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh have been designated as Comprehensive Radiopharmaceutical Therapy Centers of Excellence by the Society of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging (SNMMI), which recognizes facilities that offer the latest technology, cutting-edge research, Food and Drug Administration-approved radiopharmaceutical therapies and the best health care possible in this field of medicine.

The goal of the SNMMI designation is to ensure that patients have reliable access to high-quality radiopharmaceutical therapy, well-integrated into their pathway of care, delivered by highly qualified therapy teams, at technically qualified sites and led by physicians appropriately trained in nuclear medicine acting as the patient’s nuclear oncologist.
Further information on the Centers of Excellence designation and on radionucleotide therapies can be found on the Patient Information Portal on the SNMMI website.
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CREDIT: UPMC
CAPTION: Ashok Muthukrishnan, MD