The CIGAT team is led by Dr. Kraitchman and includes dedicated veterinary technicians, MRI technologists, and nursing staff. The images obtained by certified imaging technologists are transferred, in real-time, to a veterinary radiologist for final evaluation. All images and reports are sent to the requesting veterinarian.
Our Director
Dara L. Kraitchman, V.M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.C.
Professor of Radiology, Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology
Cardiovascular Interventional Section Head in Department of MR Research
Dr. Dara Kraitchman is a veterinarian and Professor in the Johns Hopkins Medicine Department of Radiology and Radiological Science. Dr. Kraitchman performed the first MRI-guided intracardiac delivery of stem cells to the heart and developed the first technique to provide X-ray visible stem cells for x-ray fluoroscopic delivery and CT imaging of stem cell persistence for cardiac and peripheral arterial disease applications. In addition to being a Co-Director of the Center for Image-Guided Animal Therapy, Dr. Kraitchman serves as the Cardiovascular Interventional Section Head for the department. Dr. Kraitchman's expertise in advanced imaging allows each CIGAT patient to receive individualized imaging care as well as the most progressive advanced imaging available to pets in the region.
Our Adjunct Faculty
The following accomplished experts assist the Center for Image-Guided Animal Therapy veterinarians in an advisory role. These doctors and specialists have developed and clinically practiced procedures in human patients that the center can translate for use in veterinary patients. The center creates an academic environment where multidisciplinary collaboration among health professionals benefits veterinary patients, allowing veterinarians to perform individualized care for each pet.
William Stanley Anderson, M.D., Ph.D., M.A.
Professor of Neurosurgery
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Cory Flagg Brayton, D.V.M.
Associate Professor of Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology
Kathleen Gabrielson, D.V.M., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Oncology
Associate Professor of Pathology
Christos Savvas Georgiades, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science
Professor of Oncology
Kelvin Kai-wen Hong, M.B.B.Ch., M.B.B.S.
Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science
Associate Professor of Oncology
Robert Ivkov, Ph.D., M.Sc.
Associate Professor of Oncology
Lawrence Richard Kleinberg, M.D.
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
Associate Professor of Oncology
Brian Hansen Ladle, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Robert Patrick Liddell, M.B.B.Ch., M.S.
Associate Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science
Associate Professor of Oncology
Katarzyna Jadwiga Macura, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science
Joint Appointment in Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences
Professor of Oncology
Professor of Urology
Steven Patrick Rowe, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Oncology
Associate Professor of Urology
Michael Schar, Ph.D., M.S.
George Sgouros, Ph.D.
Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science
Professor of Oncology
Professor of Radiation Oncology and Molecular Radiation Sciences
Clifford Raabe Weiss, M.D.
Medical Director, The Johns Hopkins Center for Bioengineering, Innovation and Design (CBID)
Director, Interventional Radiology Research
Director, the Johns Hopkins Vascular Anomalies Center (VAC)
Professor of Radiology and Radiological Science
Professor of Biomedical Engineering
Solaiyappan, Meiyappan, M.S.
Research Associate, Division of MR Research
Expertise: Computer Graphics, Computer-Assisted Image Processing, Three-Dimensional Virtual, Augmented Reality Visualization
To learn more about CIGAT
Email: CIGAT@jhmi.edu | Telephone: 410-502-7325 | Fax 410-614-1977.