Our Physicians

J. Peter Pema, M.D.

Executive Vice-President, Riverside Radiology Associates
Chairman Department of Radiology Riverside Methodist Hospital

Faculty	Clinical Assistant Professor,  The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Fellowship(s)	MRI, Memorial MRI Institute, Long Beach, CA Neuroradiology, The Ohio State University Hospitals
Residency	The Ohio State University Hospitals
Internship	Internal Medicine,  Loma Linda University Hospital, CA
Medical School	The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Undergraduate	The Ohio State University, cum laude,  Special Distinction in Zoology

Curriculum Vitae

CURRENT POSITION

1996 - present
Neuro Interventional Radiology
Riverside Radiology Associates, Inc

1997 - present
Chairman, Department of Radiology
Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

2002 - present
Vice-President
Riverside Radiological Associates, Inc.

EDUCATION

1989 - 1992
M.S., Radiologic Sciences
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

1983 - 1987
The Ohio State University, College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio
M.D., 1987

1979 - 1983
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
B.S., cum laude, 1983

POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING

1993 - 1994
Fellowship, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Memorial MRI Institute
Memorial Medical Center, Long Beach, CA

1992 - 1993
Fellowship, Neuroradiology
The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio

1988 - 1992
Residency, Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio

1987 - 1988
Internship, Internal Medicine
Loma Linda University Hospital, Loma Linda CA

BOARD CERTIFICATION

1995 American Board of Radiology, Neuroradiology

1992 American Board of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology

SPECIALIZED TRAINING PROGRAM

1997 Guglielmo Detachable Coil
University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinic

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

1998-2002
Secretary/Treasurer, Medical Staff
Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

1996 - 1997
Vice Chairman, Department of Radiology
Riverside Methodist Hospitals, Columbus, Ohio

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

1/98 - present Manuscript Reviewer for the American Journal of Neuroradiology

11/96 - present Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology
The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio

1988 - 1993 Clinical Instructor in Radiology
The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio

1982 Teaching Assistant, Department of Chemistry
The Ohio State University

STUDY ABROAD

1981 University of Oxford, Oxford, England

AWARDS AND HONORS

Medical School Honors:
Emergency Medicine
Dermatology
Cardiovascular Research Lab
Neurology

Medical School Letters of Commendation:
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Psychiatry
Hematology Ward Service
General Medicine
Surgery
Pediatric Endocrinology
Sports Medicine

Undergraduate Honors:
Phi Beta Kappa
President's Scholarship Award
Guest of Rhodes Scholarship Banquet
Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta Sigma, Alpha Lambda Delta
Alpha Epsilon Delta, Summa Award

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Society of Neuroradiology - Senior Member
American Society of Head and Neck Radiology
American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology
American Society of Spine Radiology
Ohio State Medical Association
Ohio State Radiologic Society
Chairman, Membership Committee - 1997-present
Central Ohio Radiology Society
- President 1997-98
- Treasurer 1996-97
- Secretary 1995-96
Radiological Society of North America
American Roentgen Ray Society

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

Honors thesis:
Supernumerary Limb Induction of Urodeles by Subcutaneous Tissue Implants, 1983
Faculty advisor: Roy Tassava, Ph.D. (Professor, Zoology, OSU)

PUBLICATIONS

Pema PJ, Horak HA, Wyatt RH. Myelopathy Secondary to Nitrous Oxide Toxicity. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 1998; 19:894-896

Pema PJ, Bennett W, Bova JB. Efficacy of CT vs MRI in the evaluation of recurrent rectal carcinoma. JCAT 1994:256-261.

Pema PJ, Teresi LM, Bradley WG. Bone contusion. Diagnostic Imaging, August 1994.

Dubin MD, Teresi LM, Bradley WG, Jordan JE, Pema PJ, Goergen SK, Tam JK. Conspicuity of tumors of the head and neck on fat suppressed MR images; T2-weighted fast spin echo vs. contrast-enhanced T1-weighted conventional spin echo sequences. AJR 1995: Vol. 164(5): 1213-1221.

Tam JK, Bradley WG Jr, Goergen SK, Chen DY, Pema PJ, Dubin MD, Teresi LM, Jordan JE. Patterns of contrast enhancement in the pediatric spine at MR imaging with single- and triple-dose gadolinium. Radiology 1996: 198-273.

Stacey K. Goergen, William G. Bradley, Jerome Liu, Judy K. Tam, Mark D. Dubon, Peter J. Pema, Louis M. Teresi, John Jordan and David Morrison: Improving the diagnostic accuracy of MR in the detection of infraspinatus tendon injuries. JCAT 1996. 20(5): 829-833.

Neuroradiology Teaching File - American College of Radiology.

PRESENTATIONS

Pema PJ, Bradley WG, Dubin MD, Goergen SK, Tam JK. Importance of MR imaging in the clinical evaluationof knee pain. RSNA, Nov. 1994.

Imaging in cervical spondylosis after laminectomy, American Society of Neuroradiology. May 1993

Dubin MD, Teres LM, Jordan JE, Pema PJ, Goergen SK, Tam JK, Bradley WG. Efficacy of fast spin echo T2-weighted imaging with fat saturation in evaluation of head and neck lesions. Society of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Dallas, TX, March 8, 1994, ARRS 1994. ASNR 1994

Goergen SK, Liu J, Bradley WG, Dubin MD, Pema PJ, Tam JT, Jordan JE, Teresi LM. Correlation between signal intensity pattern and operative findings in adults with supraspinatus injury. SMRI meeting, Dallas, TX, March 8, 1994.

Goergen SK, Liu J, Bradley WG, Dubin MD, Pema PJ, Tam JK, Jordan JE, Teresi LM. Improving the diagnostic accuracy of MR in the detection of infraspinatus injuries. SMRI meeting, Dallas, TX, March 8, 1994.

Tam JK, Bradley WG, Goergen SK, Dubin MD, Pema PJ, Teresi LM and Jordan JE. Normal and abnormal enhancement of the pediatric spine following administration of single- and triple-dose gadolinium SMRI meeting. Dallas, TX, March 8, 1994.

Tam JK, Jordan JE, Teresi LM, Bradley WG, Goergen SK, Dubin MD and Pema. PJ. Spinal bone marrow imaging: Comparison between T2-weighted fast spin echo with fat suppression and short T1 inversion recovery. SMRI meeting, Dallas, TX, March 8, 1994.

Efficacy of CT vs MRI in the evaluation of recurrent rectal carcinoma, State of Ohio Radiology Society Meeting, April 1989.