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Rockville Nuclear Medicine Physicians

9 Doctors Found
Of the 5 Nuclear Medicine Physicians in Rockville shown on this page:
  • 4 Board certified
  • 15 Reviews
  • Average rating is 3 stars
  • Average wait time is 30 minutes
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Top Nuclear Medicine Physicians in Rockville, MD

Hadi Bahar, MD

Hadi Bahar, MD

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    Hadi Bahar, MD
    11500 Old Georgetown Rd
     Rockville, MD 20852
    • Internal Medicine
    • Nuclear Medicine
    • 43 years experience
    • 4 star hospital
    Howard R Bates, MD

    Howard R Bates, MD

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      Howard R Bates, MD
      10500 Rockville Pike
      Unit 806
       Rockville, MD 20852
      • Nuclear Medicine
      • 37 years experience
      • 4 star hospital
      • 3 star medical school
      Sameer Sofat, MD

      Sameer Sofat, MD

      • Currently 2.5 of 4 stars
      (10) (6)
      Montgomery Cardiology Llc
      10110 Molecular Dr
      Ste 200
       Rockville, MD 20850
      • Internal Medicine
      • Cardiovascular Disease
      • Cardiology
      • Nuclear Medicine
      • Nuclear Cardiology
      • 19 years experience
      • 4 star hospital
      • Completed fellowship
      Vijay M Varma, MD

      Vijay M Varma, MD

      • Currently 3.5 of 4 stars
      (5) (4)
      Shady Grove Medical Center
      9715 Medical Center Dr
      Ste 414
       Rockville, MD 20850
      • Nuclear Medicine
      • 4 star hospital
      Martin Colodzin, MD

      Martin Colodzin, MD

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        Martin Colodzin, MD
        5809 Nicholson Ln
        Apt 23
         Rockville, MD 20852
        • Psychiatry
        • Medical Nuclear Physics
        • 50 years experience
        • 4 star medical school
        What are Nuclear Medicine Doctors?

        Nuclear medicine specialists are doctors who have extensive training in the use of nuclear substances, like radiation, to diagnose and treat certain illnesses.

        These specialists perform diagnostic tests in which a small amount of a radioactive substance is injected into a vein, inhaled or taken orally by the patient. The radioactive substance then enables the nuclear medicine specialist to use a scanner to detect the radiation level in the part of the body being examined in order to create an image of it with a computer. The images tell the physician whether there are abnormal changes in metabolism which indicate whether a disease or injury is present. These tests are often used to detect cancer.

        In addition to detecting cancer, substances like radioactive iodine can be either injected into the blood stream or taken orally to fight cancer and other diseases. After being ingested, the substance is absorbed by the thyroid gland and abnormal thyroid tissues are destroyed.

        The area of Rockville, MD has a population of approximately 130,569 people. There are 9 nuclear medicine physicians near Rockville, which gives it a ratio of 1 nuclear medicine doctor per 14,508 residents or a ratio of 1 nuclear medicine doctor per 5,692 households. There are 51,224 households in Rockville.