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Portrait Athina Pangalu

Athina Pangalu
KD Dr. med.

Senior Physician, Vice Director of Department, Department of Neuroradiology

Specialties

  • Diagnostic neuroradiology (imaging neurotrauma, intracranial tumors, intraoperative imaging)
  • Interventional neuroradiology (neurovascular imaging)
  • Head and neck diagnostics

Departments

Contact

Tel. +41 44 255 56 00

Other competencies

  • CT including CT angiography and CT perfusion
  • MRI including MR angiography, MR perfusion, MR spectroscopy as well as f-MRI and tractography
  • Head and neck diagnostics
  • Neurotrauma diagnostics
  • Neurooncology
  • Vascular neuroradiology
  • Intraoperative imaging (MRI, CT)
  • Teleradiology
  • Neuroradiology emergency service
  • Diagnostic cerebral angiography and intra-arterial thrombolysis for cerebral infarction, spasmolysis for vasospasms, tumour embolization and interventional epistaxis treatment
  • Ultrasound diagnostics of the cervical and intracranial vessels
  • Clinical patient care after interventional procedures
  • Continuing medical education and training
  • Lectures and school lessons as part of teaching activities
  • Supervision of clinical studies

Career

Since 2021 Deputy Clinic Director
Since 2018 Head of Diagnostic Neuroradiology,
University Hospital Zurich
2017 Deputy Clinic Director Neuroradiology,
University Hospital Zurich
Since 2011 Head of Neuroradiology,
University Hospital, Zurich
2007 Clinical lecturer,
University of Zurich
2005-2010 Medical management of the CT departments, incl. Emergency CT, X-ray and ultrasound in neuroradiology,
University Hospital Zurich
2003 FMH specialist in radiology with a focus on diagnostic neuroradiology and invasive neuroradiology
1999-2010 Attending Physician in Neuroradiology,
University Hospital Zurich
1997 Specialist FMH for neuroradiology

Most important memberships

  • Swiss Society for Neuroradiology
  • European Society of Neuroradiology
  • European Society of Radiology
  • American Society of Neuroradiology
  • Medical Association of the Canton of Zurich
  • Swiss Medical Association FMH

Research focus

  • Neurovascular imaging (BOLD- MRI)
  • Stroke
  • Pituitary gland
  • Neuroophthalmology
  • Neurooncology

Publications

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Other offices

  • SUVA consultant for neuroradiology reports
  • Member of the commission and expert for the 2nd part of the FMH radiology examination
  • Examiner for the final examination of the 2. and 3rd part of the medical state examination
  • CIRS managers in neuroradiology
  • Ethics officers in neuroradiology