Angela Lignelli, MD

Dr. Ernst Garçon is board certified in diagnostic radiology with subspecialty training in neuroradiology. He is an associate professor of radiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and an attending radiologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. In addition to his clinical responsibilities, he is the associate chair of community outreach for the Department of Radiology. He also teaches and supervises radiology residents and medical students. Dr. Garçon has extensive experience in all aspects of neuroimaging and a clinical focus on non-vascular neurointerventional procedures and neurodegenerative imaging. He is a member of the Radiological Society of North America, American College of Radiology, American Society of Neuroradiology, and the American Society of Spine Radiology. Dr. Garçon's extensive global health work has led to significant improvements for diagnostic imaging in Haiti. In partnership with several global health foundations and organizations, he helped to develop Haiti's first radiology residency program and helped launch the first radiologic technologist program in the country. He has also organized and provided on-site radiology education for physicians and residents at the State University of Haiti Hospital in Port au Prince and has hosted several externships for Haitian residents at Columbia. Dr. Garçon is a co-chair of the Department of Radiology's Diversity Committee, promoting the recruitment and development of minority faculty. His work is focused on inspiring young students with disenfranchised backgrounds who are interested in medicine and wish to pursue a career in radiology.

Dr. Regina Ross is an assistant professor of radiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC). She is board certified in diagnostic radiology and subspecialty certified in neuroradiology. Dr. Ross earned her medical degree at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and completed a radiology residency at Rush Presbyterian St. Luke’s Medical Center and a two-year neuroradiology fellowship at the University of Chicago Medical Center. She is the first female neuroradiologist to become faculty at CUIMC. Dr. Ross began her academic career at the Stanford University Medical Center in 1994. She was recruited to CUIMC in 1999 and briefly left in 2006 to join the neuroradiology division of Brigham and Women's Hospital/Harvard Medical School. She rejoined the faculty in the Department of Radiology at CUIMC in 2012. She is experienced in all aspects of neuroimaging and has a clinical focus on stroke, CTA/MRA, and spine imaging. She is a senior member of the American Society of Neuroradiology.

Dr. Pamela Nguyen is board certified in diagnostic radiology with special expertise in neuroradiology and pediatric neuroradiology. She is an assistant professor of radiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and an assistant attending radiology at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. She earned her medical degree at the University of North Texas College of Medicine and completed an internship at Baylor College of Medicine, a residency at the University of Illinois Chicago Hospital and a diagnostic neuroradiology fellowship at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. She is the Neuroradiology Fellowship director and her clinical responsibilities also include teaching and supervising radiology residents and medical students. Dr. Nguyen is a member of the Radiological Society of North America, American College of Radiology, American Society of Neuroradiology and American Roentgen Ray Society.