Radiology Services

Meet our Staff

•Chip Truwit, MD

•Jerry Froelich, MD

•Philippe L'Heureux, MD

•Robert Miller, MD

•Prateek Sahgal, MD

•Anthony Severt, MD

 


 

 

HCMC Department of Radiology
(612) 873-2793

Chip Truwit, MD — Chief of Radiology, HCMC

Professor of Radiology, University of Minnesota

Chip Truwit, MD

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Specialty Training:

Diagnostic Radiology with Special Competence in Nuclear Medicine, Neuroradiology

Areas of expertise or specialties:

Pediatric Neuroradiology, MR imaging, CT imaging, MR-guided neurosurgery

Current Faculty Appointments: Professor and Chief,

HCMC and HFA Radiology

Board Certifications or Licensures:

American College of Radiology, June 1989, Certificate of Added Qualifications in Neuroradiology, October 1994, Licensed in MN

Professional Societies:

American Society of Neuroradiology (senior member),

American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology (past president), Radiological Society of North America, and International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Additional Information of Interest:

Author of 3 acclaimed neuroradiology books, holder of numerous patents for MR-compatible surgical devices, founder of Image-guided Neurologics

Dr. Truwit served in the US Army Medical Corps for 12 years, leaving to join the faculty at the University of Minnesota Department of Radiology in 1993. He has served as Director of Magnetic Resonance and Neuroradiology. Dr. Truwit assumed the Chair at HCMC in June 2000. He has also continued to serve as Director of Neuroradiology at the University of Minnesota School of Medicine.

Dr. Truwit has written extensively in the field of neuroradiology and specifically pediatric neuroradiology and intraoperative MR-guided neurosurgery. He has published four textbooks including High Resolution Atlas of Cranial Neuroanatomy, the premier MR atlas of neuroanatomy since its publication in 1994. More recently, Dr. Truwit was the Guest Editor of the Neuroimaging Clinics of North America fall 2001 issue dedicated to MR-guided therapy in neurosurgery. Dr. Truwit is a regular lecturer at national and international conferences and is past-President of the American Society of Pediatric Neuroradiology. His professional affiliations also include senior membership in the American Society of Neuroradiology as well as the Radiological Society of North America and the International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. Dr. Truwit holds several medical device patents.

Jerry Froelich, MD — HCMC Radiologist

Professor of Radiology, University of Minnesota

Jerry Froelich, MD

Medical School: West Virginia University Medical School

Specialty Training:

Diagnostic Radiology, Nuclear Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology

Areas of expertise or specialties:

MRI, PET, Nuclear Medicine, Nuclear Cardiology, Cardiac Imaging, Musculoskeletal Imaging

Current Faculty Appointments:

Hennepin Faculty Associates, Department of Radiology, Professor of Radiology, University of Minnesota

Board Certifications:

Diagnostic Radiology with competencies Nuclear Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, and Nuclear Cardiology

Professional Societies:

ACR, ASNR, Society of Nuclear Medicine, Society of Nuclear, Cardiology, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, RSNA, Society of Computer Applications in Radiology (SKAR).

Philippe L'Heureux, MD — HCMC Radiologist

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Medical School: University of Manitoba

Specialty Training: University of Minnesota

Areas of expertise or specialties: Diagnostic Radiology

Current Faculty Appointments: University of Minnesota

Board Certifications: American Board of Radiology

Professional Societies:

American College of Radiology, Roentgen Ray Society, Radiology Society of North America

Robert Miller, MD — Assistant Chief, HCMC Department of Radiology

Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

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Medical School: Bowman Gray, 1968

Specialty Training: Radiology

Areas of expertise or specialties:

Interventional Procedures, Trauma Radiology

Current Faculty Appointments:

Assistant Professor; University of Minnesota,

Staff Radiologist; Hennepin County Medical Center

Board Certifications: American Board of Radiology

Professional Societies:

Society of Interventional Radiology,

American Society of Emergency Radiology

Prateek Sahgal, MD — HCMC Radiologist

Prateek Sahgal, MD

Medical School: University of Minnesota

Specialty Training: Interventional Radiology

Areas of expertise or specialties:

Angiography/Vascular Intervention, 3D Vascular Imaging, Uterine Artery Embolization

Current Faculty Appointments:

Hennepin County Medical Center,

Fairview University Medical Center

Board Certifications:

American Board of Radiology, Minnesota State Licensure

Professional Societies:

American college of Radiology, Minnesota Radiologic Society, Society of Interventional Radiology

Anthony Severt, MD — HCMC Radiologist

Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

Anthony Severt, MD

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Specialty Training: Diagnostic Radiology

Areas of expertise or specialties:

Body CT, Interventional Radiology, Angiography

Current Faculty Appointments:

Hennepin County Medical Center

Assistant Professor University of Minnesota

Board Certifications or Licensures:

State of Minnesota, ABR Board Certified

Professional Societies: American College of Radiology

Additional Information of Interest: 3D Imaging