Shalmali Dharmadhikari PhD
Overview
Shalmali Dharmadhikari is an assistant professor in the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences. A medical physicist by training, Dr. Dharmadhikari is responsible for CT protocol standardization and optimization for all CT scanners across the Emory enterprise. She conducts and collaborates on research aimed at optimizing, measuring, and tracking patient radiation dose, image quality, and physician dose. She provides oversight, ensures regulatory compliance, and ACR accredication maintenance for all CT equipment.
Dr. Dharmadhikari also serves as the Assistant Director of the Medical Physics Residency program and is deeply involved in mentoring trainees and delivering lectures on physics in the realm of medical imaging. She additionally supports the education and continued education of CT technologists through consultations and symposium lectures.
Prior to joining the Emory Radiology faculty, Dr. Dharmadhikari served as a CT physicist in Emory Radiology for six years. She is a graduate of the Emory Radiology Leadership Academy and serves on the Emory Radiology Quality and Safety Committee as well as the Emory Radiology and Imaging Sciences CT Quality and Safety Committee. At the national level, Dr. Dharmadhikari is an active member of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM), and serves on several of its committees. Dr. Dharmadhikari also serves as a question writer and oral examiner for the American Board of Radiology (ABR) Diagnostic Medical Physics Qualification exams.
Dr. Dharmadhikari earned an undergraduate degree in engineering with a focus on instrumentation and process control from Pune University in India, followed by an MS degree in biomedical engineering from the University of Iowa and a PhD in medical physics from Purdue University. She completed medical physics residency at Emory. She also is a Diplomate of the American Board of Radiology (DABR) with certification in diagnostic medical physics.
Academic Appointment
- Assistant Professor, Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine
Education
Degrees
- Bachelor of Engineering from University of Pune
- MS Biomedical Engineering from University of Iowa
- PhD, Medical Physics from Purdue University West Lafayette
Research
Publications
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Patient Radiation Doses in Interventional Radiology Procedures: Comparison of Fluoroscopy Dose Indices between the American College of Radiology Dose Index Registry-Fluoroscopy Pilot and the Radiation Doses in Interventional Radiology Study.
J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 34 Page(s): 556 - 562.e3
04/01/2023 Authors: Jones AK; Wunderle KA; Fruscello T; Simanowith M; Cline B; Dharmadhikari S; Duan X; Durack JC; Hirschl D; Kim D-S -
Patient Radiation Doses in IR Procedures:The American College ofRadiology Dose Index Registry-Fluoroscopy Pilot.
J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 34 Page(s): 544 - 555.e11
04/01/2023 Authors: Jones AK; Wunderle KA; Fruscello T; Simanowith M; Cline B; Dharmadhikari S; Duan X; Durack JC; Hirschl D; Kim D-S -
A diagnostic medical physicist's guide to the American College of Radiology Fluoroscopy Dose Index Registry.
J Appl Clin Med Phys Volume: 22 Page(s): 8 - 14
04/01/2021 Authors: Jones AK; Wunderle KA; Gress DA; Simanowith M; Zacharias-Andrews K; Dharmadhikari S; Duan X; Kim D-S; Mahmood U; Mann SD -
An investigation of the relationship between glutamate and resting state connectivity in chronic cannabis users.
Brain Imaging Behav Volume: 14 Page(s): 2062 - 2071
10/01/2020 Authors: Newman SD; Cheng H; Kim D-J; Schnakenberg-Martin A; Dydak U; Dharmadhikari S; Hetrick W; O'Donnell B -
The American College of Radiology Fluoroscopy Dose Index Registry Pilot: Technical Considerations and Dosimetric Performance of the Interventional Fluoroscopes.
J Vasc Interv Radiol Volume: 31 Page(s): 1545 - 1550.e1
10/01/2020 Authors: Wunderle KA; Jones AK; Dharmadhikari S; Duan X; Kim D-S; Mahmood U; Mann SD; Moirano JM; Neill RA; Schoenfeld AH -
Achieving CT Regulatory Compliance: A Comprehensive and Continuous Quality Improvement Approach.
Curr Probl Diagn Radiol Volume: 49 Page(s): 306 - 311
01/01/2020 Authors: Zygmont ME; Neill R; Dharmadhikari S; Duong P-AT -
Reply to "Peak Skin Dose Estimation in Fluoroscopically Guided Interventions: Is It Necessary?".
AJR Am J Roentgenol Volume: 213 Page(s): W186
10/01/2019 Authors: Nye J; Dharmadhikari S; Lafata N -
Hallway Conversations in PhysicsWhat Is Peak Skin Dose?
AJR Am J Roentgenol Volume: 212 Page(s): W107 - W108
04/01/2019 Authors: Ball N; Dharmadhikari S; Nye JA -
Development of an Academic-Private Collaborative Medical Physics Imaging ResidencyTraining Model.
J Am Coll Radiol Volume: 16 Page(s): 355 - 359
03/01/2019 Authors: Nye JA; Cuddy M; Ruckdeschel T; Jallow N; Dharmadhikari S; Tang X; Mullins ME -
Certification in Medical Physics Imaging, The Workforce and Training Models.
J Am Coll Radiol Volume: 16 Page(s): 344 - 349
03/01/2019 Authors: Nye JA; Cuddy M; Ruckdeschel T; Jallow N; Dharmadhikari S; Tang X; Mullins ME