Devaki Shilpa Surasi, MD, CMQ
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2006 | Gandhi Medical College affiliated with NTR University of Health Sciences, Hyderabad, IND, MBBS, Medicine and Surgery |
Postgraduate Training
| 2015-2018 | Clinical Residency, Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences, Oklahoma City, OK |
| 2012-2015 | Clinical Residency, Clinical Nuclear Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL |
| 2011-2012 | Clinical Internship, Surgery, Morehouse School of Medicine/Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA |
| 2009-2011 | Research Fellowship, Molecular Imaging, Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA |
| 2006-2007 | Clinical Internship, Transitional Year, Gandhi Hospital, Secunderabad |
Board Certifications
| 2019 | American Board of Radiology |
| 2018 | Certified in Clinical Densitometry by The International Society of Clinical Densitometry |
| 2015 | American Board of Nuclear Medicine |
| 2015 | American Board of Medical Quality |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 2019 - Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2018 - Present
Chief Resident, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2014 - 2015
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Reviewer for Journal, American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR), Leesburg, VA, 2020 - Present
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Theranostics Taskforce, 2021 - Present
Member, Academic Leadership Team, 2020 - Present
Chair, SNMMI AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality), Grant, 2019 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2019 | 2019 AUR Academic Faculty Development Program, Association of University of Radiologist |
| 2019 | RSNA/ASNR Comparative Effectiveness Research Training (CERT) Program, Chicago, RSNA |
| 2018 | ACR-AUR Research Scholar Program, May 2018, ACR-AUR |
| 2017 | First Prize, Resident Poster, Oral Presentation, Oklahoma State Radiological Society Annual Meeting |
| 2017 | Trainee Stipend Award, ISMRM/SNMMI PET/MRI Workshop |
| 2017 | RSNA Student Travel Award, RSNA |
| 2017 | 2018 Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award, RSNA R & E Foundation |
| 2016 | Radiology Leadership Institute Summit Scholarship (September 8-11, 2016), American College of Radiology (ACR) |
| 2015 | SNMMI Future Leaders Academy Program (January 20-21, 2015), SNMMI Future Leaders Academy Program |
| 2015 | National Quality Scholarship Award Program (March 26-28, 2015), American College of Medical Quality (ACMQ) |
| 2015 | Stephen Amis, Jr., MD Fellowship in Quality and Safety, American College of Radiology (ACR) |
| 2015 | Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award (2015-2016), RSNA R & E Foundation |
| 2014 | UAB Chief Quality Resident Program |
| 2014 | "Eva Dubovsky" Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics Scholar Award for Academic Excellence, University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| 2012 | Best Resident/Basic ScientistTrainee Paper-Second prize |
| 2011 | Certificate of Merit, RSNA 2011 |
| 2010 | Cum Laude Award, RSNA |
| 2010 | Certificate of Merit, ARRS 2010 |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Surasi DS, O'Malley JP, Bhambhvani P. 18F-FDG PET/CT Findings in Portal Vein Thrombosis and Liver Metastases. J Nucl Med Technol 43(3):229-30, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25655342.
- Surasi DS, Manapragada P, Bhambhvani P. Lung perfusion imaging in hepatopulmonary syndrome using (99m)Tc macroaggregated albumin. J Nucl Cardiol 22(3):586-8, 2015. PMID: 25164140.
- Surasi DS, O'Malley J, Bhambhvani P. 99mTc-Tilmanocept: A Novel Molecular Agent for Lymphatic Mapping and Sentinel Lymph Node Localization. J Nucl Med Technol 43(2):87-91, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25956693.
- Surasi DS, Manapragada PP, Lloyd SG, Bhambhvani P. Role of multimodality imaging including Thallium-201 myocardial perfusion imaging in the diagnosis and monitoring of treatment response in cardiac sarcoidosis. J Nucl Cardiol 21(4):849-52, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24493414.
- Marcus C, Whitworth PW, Surasi DS, Pai SI, Subramaniam RM. PET/CT in the management of thyroid cancers. AJR Am J Roentgenol 202(6):1316-29, 2014. PMID: 24848831.
- Surasi DS, Bhambhvani P, Baldwin JA, Almodovar SE, O'Malley JP. ¹8F-FDG PET and PET/CT patient preparation: a review of the literature. J Nucl Med Technol 42(1):5-13, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24503347.
- Surasi DS, Peller PJ, Szabo Z, Mercier G, Subramaniam RM. Dopamine Transporter SPECT Imaging in Parkinson Disease and Dementia. PET Clin 8(4):459-67, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 27156473.
- Surasi DS, Lam S, Subramaniam RM. F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging of a hidradenocarcinoma of head and neck. Clin Nucl Med 36(10):945-7, 2011. PMID: 21892057.
- Sacks A, Peller PJ, Surasi DS, Chatburn L, Mercier G, Subramaniam RM. Value of PET/CT in the management of liver metastases, part 1. AJR Am J Roentgenol 197(2):W256-9, 2011. PMID: 21785050.
- Sacks A, Peller PJ, Surasi DS, Chatburn L, Mercier G, Subramaniam RM. Value of PET/CT in the management of primary hepatobiliary tumors, part 2. AJR Am J Roentgenol 197(2):W260-5, 2011. PMID: 21785051.
- Davison JM, Subramaniam RM, Surasi DS, Cooley T, Mercier G, Peller PJ. FDG PET/CT in patients with HIV. AJR Am J Roentgenol 197(2):284-94, 2011. PMID: 21785073.
- Surasi DS, Meibom S, Grillone G, Subramaniam RM. F-18 FDG PET/CT imaging of a parapharyngeal hemangioma. Clin Nucl Med 35(8):612-3, 2010. PMID: 20631514.