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Faculty Expertise
Our faculty members are nationally and internationally known for their expertise in medical imaging, interventional radiology, diagnostic medical physics, and nuclear medicine
Our faculty members are nationally and internationally known for their expertise in medical imaging, interventional radiology, diagnostic medical physics, and nuclear medicine
Education Programs
We offer comprehensive radiology residency programs and subspecialty fellowship programs
We offer comprehensive radiology residency programs and subspecialty fellowship programs
Research
VCU Department of Radiology faculty and full-time research scientists uphold the tradition of innovative discoveries and excellence in research.
Our research portfolio extends from basic activities to clinical trials, including:
- Breast shielding for CT (computed tomography) radiation protection
- Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) in biliary and pancreatic imaging
- Virtual colonography
- Application of CT in trauma
Top Headlines from VCU Radiology
VCU Health Radiologists make Richmond Magazine 2026 Top Docs List
Richmond, VA - April 2026 - Richmond Magazine released its yearly edition of the publication featuring the best of the best doctors in the Richmond region. Among the 443 medical professionals selected, we are happy to share that more than 220 VCU Health providers were named Top Docs 2026.
For the second year in a row, Dr. Malcolm Sydnor topped the list in the Interventional Radiology category. We are also proud to announce that Dr. Laura Carucci & Dr. Mohammad Gharai made the list in the Diagnostic Radiology category. Refer to the VCU Health story "Richmond ‘Top Docs’ announced for 2026" for a complete list of VCU Health physicians on the list.
Malcolm K. Sydnor Jr., M.D.
Professor, Vice Chair, Quality and Safety
Malcolm K. Sydnor Jr., M.D.
Professor, Vice Chair, Quality and Safety
Radiology
Professor
Vice Chair, Quality and Safety
Director, Division of Interventional Radiology
Phone: (804) 828-0534
Fax: (804) 628-1132
Email: malcolm.sydnor@vcuhealth.org
Address/Location:
Main Hospital, Room 3-440
Laura R. Carucci, M.D., FACR, FSAR
Tenured Professor
Laura R. Carucci, M.D., FACR, FSAR
Tenured Professor
Radiology
Tenured Professor of Radiology
Chief, Abdominal Imaging
Director, Abdominal MRI
Director, Computed Tomography
Director, MRI
Phone: (804) 828-0552
Fax: (804) 628-1132
Email: laura.carucci@vcuhealth.org
Address/Location:
Main Hospital, Room 3-410
S. Mohammad H. Gharavi, M.D.
Associate Professor
S. Mohammad H. Gharavi, M.D.
Associate Professor
Radiology
Email: SeyedMohammad.Gharavi@vcuhealth.org
Address/Location:
West Hospital, South Wing
VCU Health Radiology Department Designated an ACR Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence for Second Term
Richmond, VA - March 2025 - VCU Health Radiology Department received the Diagnostic Imaging Center of Excellence® (DICOE) by the American College of Radiology® (ACR®) designation for a second three-year term. Among adult imaging centers, VCU Health is the only health system to achieve the designation in Richmond, the only academic medical center in Virginia and one of only 20 academic medical facilities in the United States.
The DICOE program which represents the pinnacle of medical imaging care, is an achievement that goes beyond accreditation to recognize best-quality imaging practices and diagnostic care. This includes a comprehensive assessment of the entire medical imaging enterprise, including structure and outcomes. The DICOE designation recognizes excellence at multiple levels — including the professional staff, the imaging equipment’s quality assurance program, the quality projects, the technology and the policies and procedures the organization follows — and superior patient care.
The VCU Health Radiology imaging centers with this DICOE designation are Main Hospital Radiology, Gateway Radiology, Short Pump Pavilion, and Stony Point 9000. The centers are accredited by the ACR in all imaging modalities they provide, and actively participate in the ACR Dose Index Registry and Lung Cancer Screening, as well as Image Wisely® and Image Gently® initiatives.