Department Overview
Vision
To impart high-quality patient care, academics, and research in the field of Radiology and Imaging to match concurrent global standards.
Mission
- To offer subspecialty practice for better patient care.
- To create a center of excellence in Fetal Imaging, MSK Imaging, Neuroradiology, Cross-sectional Imaging, and Interventional Radiology and offer outstanding services to deserving patients and academics to healthcare personnel.
- To focus on clinical, interdisciplinary, and translational research with the incorporation of technology and artificial intelligence.
HOD Profile
Dr. Amol Gautam
MBBS, DMRD, DMRE, DNB (Radiodiagnosis), MNAMS, FRCR(London), EDiR (Spain), DICR
Dr. Amol Gautam has obtained his MBBS degree from prestigious and one of the oldest medical school of India, Grant Medical College and Sir JJ Hospital, Mumbai and his PG diplomas and degrees in the subject of Radiodiagnosis from the same institute. Presently he is serving as a Professor and Head of the Department of Radiodiagnosis at Symbiosis Medical college for Women at Pune.
Experience
He has over 16 years of experience in patient care (radiology reporting), academics and research activities.
Awards & Achievements
- Fellow of Royal College of Radiologists (FRCR) after passing qualifying examination in May 2009. Also, recently passed European Diploma in Radiology (EDiR) examination in April 2022 to update contemporary knowledge. He has served as an examiner in several universities for Post Graduate MD (Radiodiagnosis) examination since 2018. He has guided several post graduate students in their research work and dissertations.
- His field of interests are Neuroradiology, Musculo-Skeletal Radiology and Body MR imaging and delivered invited faculty talks in many conferences.
- He is serving as an assessor for NABH-Medical Imaging Services (MIS) by Quality Council of India since 2020.
Paper Presentations:
He has published more than 19 papers in various National and International journals
Infrastructure Facilities
| MACHINE NAME | COMPANY NAME | DESCRIPTION | QUANTITY |
|---|---|---|---|
| X-Ray with Fluoroscopy (DR) | SHIMADZU Corporation, Japan | 800 mA | 1 |
| X-Ray (CR) | M/s. Allengers Medical Systems Limited, India | 500 mA | 2 |
| X-Ray (CR) | BPL Medical Technologies Pvt Ltd, India | 400 mA | 1 |
| X-Ray Mobile (DR) | SHIMADZU Corporation, Japan | 400 mA | 1 |
| X-Ray Mobile (CR) | BPL Medical Technologies Pvt Ltd, India | 70 mA | 1 |
| X-Ray Mobile (CR) | BPL Medical Technologies Pvt Ltd, India | 100 mA | 2 |
| USG & Colour Doppler | GE | Voluson E6, Logiq E10, Voluson S8 | 3 |
| USG Mobile | GE | Logiq | 1 |
| CT Scan | PHILIPS | 128 Slice Ingenuity | 1 |
| MRI | PHILIPS | 3 Tesla Ingenia | 1 |
| Mammography | HOLOGIC | Digital Mammography with Mammotomosynthesis | 1 |
| DEXA | HOLOGIC | BMD | 1 |
| Ortho Pantomograph (OPG) | M/s Trophy | 8 mA | 1 |
| CR | FUJIFILM | Reader with printer | 2 |
| DR | FUJIFILM | Retrofit mobile X-ray panel | 1 |
| PACS | Medsynapse | Barco monitors with high-end workstations for reporting | 10 |
Meet Our Faculty
Dr. Amol Gautam
MBBS, DMRE,DMRD, DNB , FRCR, EDiR (Radiodiagnosis)
Professor & HOD
amol.gautam@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Abhijit Mahavir Patil
MBBS,MD (Radiodiagnosis)
Professor
abhijit.patil@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Pratiksha Yadav
MD (Radio diagnosis), MBBS
Professor
pratiksha.yadav@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Uday Zende
MBBS, DNB (Radiodiagnosis)
Assistant Professor
uday.zende@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr.Kadambari Suryavanshipatil
MBBS, DNB (Radiodiagnosis)
Assistant Professor
kadambari.suryvanshipatil@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr Vishal Mhaske
MBBS (Radiodiagnosis)
Assistant Professor
vishal.mhaske@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr.Ashish Ashtekar
MBBS,MD (Radiodiagnosis)
Assistant Professor
ashish.ashtekar@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr. Aniket Zope
MBBS, MD (Radiodiagnosis)
Associate Professor
aniket.zope@smcw.siu.edu.in
Dr.Shrutika Bhavthankar
MBBS, MD
Senior Resident
shrutika.bhavthankar@smcw.siu.edu.in
Research Publications
Services
Services provided by the General Medicine department of SMCW
- X-Ray - Digital and Computed Radiography, portable radiograph in the ICU and wards.
- Screening - Fluoroscopy with guided procedures.
- Special Radiological procedures - Barium studies for bowel and Iodinated contrast studies including HSG, IVP & MCU/RGU Scanogram, etc.
- USG - 3D, volume probes and elastography, Obstetrics USG, Doppler studies.
- CT Scan - 128 Multislice CT with dedicated software for cardiac CT coronary angiography, and virtual colonoscopy.
- MRI – 3 Tesla with advanced software e.g. perfusion, spectroscopy, tractography, non-contrast perfusion, T1 mapping, cartography, cardiac MRI with quantification etc.
- Mammography - Digital Mammography with Mammotomosynthesis.
- DEXA - Bone Densitometry and Body Fat estimation.
- OPG - Dental X-rays.
- USG and CT-guided interventions like FNAC, Biopsy, drainage, pig-tail catheter insertion etc.
Key Focus Areas
- Clinical excellence for subspecialty practice of Radiology in all areas
- Exemplary academics in undergraduate, postgraduate, and post-doctoral fellowships
- Clinical, interdisciplinary, and translational research
- Artificial Intelligence and technology-driven paradigm shift in the practice of Radiology
- Continuous professional development through ongoing learning, conferences, workshops


