Radiologist Rohit Walia, MD, Joins Fox Chase's Department of Diagnostic Imaging

PHILADELPHIA (August 10, 2010) – Rohit Walia, MD - Staff Radiologist, Radiology, has joined Fox Chase Cancer Center’s Department of Diagnostic Imaging as a staff radiologist.  His clinical expertise is in body imaging, nuclear medicine, and neuroradiology.

“I believe I can integrate my knowledge of radiology with clinical information and, in conjunction with the fine clinicians at Fox Chase, provide a practical and holistic approach towards the best outcome for our patients,” Walia says.

After earning his M.B.B.S. from Sethe GS Medical College in Bombay, India, Walia completed several residencies and fellowships.  His residencies include diagnostic radiology at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh and Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre in Chennai; nuclear medicine at Rush Presbyterian Hospital; and internal medicine at Cook County Hospital, both in Chicago.  Additionally, Walia completed a fellowship in Neuroradiology at Allegheny General Hospital.  He is certified by the American Board of Radiology and the American Board of Nuclear Medicine.

“I came to realize that cancer imaging integrates all specialties and modalities in a way that would best utilize what I had learned in years of training,” says Walia.

Fox Chase Cancer Center (Fox Chase), which includes the Institute for Cancer Research and the American Oncologic Hospital and is a part of Temple Health, is one of the leading comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. Founded in 1904 in Philadelphia as one of the nation’s first cancer hospitals, Fox Chase was also among the first institutions to be designated a National Cancer Institute Comprehensive Cancer Center in 1974. Fox Chase is also one of just 10 members of the Alliance of Dedicated Cancer Centers. Fox Chase researchers have won the highest awards in their fields, including two Nobel Prizes. Fox Chase physicians are also routinely recognized in national rankings, and the Center’s nursing program has received the Magnet recognition for excellence six consecutive times. Today, Fox Chase conducts a broad array of nationally competitive basic, translational, and clinical research, with special programs in cancer prevention, detection, survivorship, and community outreach. It is the policy of Fox Chase Cancer Center that there shall be no exclusion from, or participation in, and no one denied the benefits of, the delivery of quality medical care on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity/expression, disability, age, ancestry, color, national origin, physical ability, level of education, or source of payment.

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