Dr. Max Wintermark is a Swiss and American neuroradiologist (brain-imaging expert) who pioneered
perfusion scanning
Perfusion is the passage of fluid through the lymphatic system or blood vessels to an organ or a tissue. The practice of perfusion scanning is the process by which this perfusion can be observed, recorded and quantified. The term perfusion scannin ...
of the brain. Wintermark is currently a Professor and the Chair of Neuroradiology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Center in Houston, Texas. Previously, he worked at Stanford and the
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia (UVA) is a Public university#United States, public research university in Charlottesville, Virginia. Founded in 1819 by Thomas Jefferson, the university is ranked among the top academic institutions in the United S ...
in
Charlottesville
Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the county seat of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. It is named after Queen Cha ...
, VA. He trained in
Lausanne
, neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...
, Switzerland and at the
University of California
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,
San Francisco
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(UCSF).
"Back-up circulation kicks in after stroke"
''UCLA Stroke Center'' Max Wintermark serves as the chair of the American Society of Neuroradiology research committee.
References
External links
* http://www.medicine.virginia.edu/clinical/departments/radiology/medical-imaging-research/people/wintermark
* http://www.vitals.com/doctors/Dr_Max_Wintermark/video
* https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=CwIqWgIAAAAJ
See also
* Perfusion scanning
Perfusion is the passage of fluid through the lymphatic system or blood vessels to an organ or a tissue. The practice of perfusion scanning is the process by which this perfusion can be observed, recorded and quantified. The term perfusion scannin ...
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American neuroscientists
University of Virginia people
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