Devaki Shilpa Surasi, MD, CMQ
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Chief Resident, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Assistant Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Assistant Professor, Department of Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
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
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Journal Reviewer, American Journal of Roentgenology, Houston, 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
Member, Nuclear Medicine Advisory Committee for HAL's, 2018 - 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, ACR-AUR |
| 2018 | Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award, RSNA R & E Foundation |
| 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 |
| 2016 | Radiology Leadership Institute Summit Scholarship, ACR |
| 2015 | SNMMI Future Leaders Academy Program, SNMMI |
| 2015 | National Quality Scholarship Award,, American College of Medical Quality (ACMQ) |
| 2015 | Stephen Amis, Jr., MD Fellowship in Quality and Safety, ACR |
| 2015 | "Eva Dubovsky" Molecular Imaging and Therapeutics Scholar Award for Academic Excellence, University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| 2015 | Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award, RSNA R & E Foundation |
| 2014 | UAB Chief Quality Resident Program |
| 2012 | Second Prize Best Resident/Basic Scientist Trainee Paper SECSNM |
| 2011 | Certificate of Merit, RSNA |
| 2010 | Cum Laude Award, RSNA |
| 2010 | Certificate of Merit, ARRS |
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.