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Matthew Zygmont MD

  • Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences
    Associate Professor
  • (404) 686-5612
  • mzygmon@emory.edu
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Overview

Dr. Zygmont is a neuroradiologist and associate professor in the divisions of Emergency and Trauma Imaging and Neuroradiology. Dr. Zygmont has devoted his career to serving the patients of Grady, first as a diagnostic radiology residents, then as an attending physician in the Division of Emergency and Trauma Imaging, and now as Chief of Radiology Services for the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at Grady. Dr. Zygmont's commitment to improving the quality of patient care in radiology started with the way he provides care as a radiologist and quickly expanded to systems innovations that have yielded real results.

He is the recipient of the 2024 Emory@Grady Above and Beyond Award, which recognizes a faculty whose performance goes beyond the expectations of their position and advances the mission and vision of Emory University. He also received the Innovation Award, which recognizes a faculty member whose innovation in research, education, service, quality or leadership has made a major impact at Grady. Dr. Zygmont has worked tirelessly to improve staffing and support in order to dramatically reduce turnaround times and patient wait times for imaging studies. He has reduced reimbursement gaps, driven efforts to optimize imaging protocols and leveraged technology to improve follow up on incidental findings.

He additional led expanded provision of minimally-invasive image-guided procedures with a growing interventional radiology practice while also expanding access to screening mammograms.

Academic Appointment

  • Associate Professor of Radiology and Imaging Sciences, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • No Degree from Baylor College of Medicine
  • MD from Baylor College of Medicine
  • BS from Emory University

Research

Focus

  • Dr. Zygmont is a Diagnostic Radiologist with fellowship training in neuroradiology, currently clinical faculty in the newly developed Emergency Radiology Division. His current research interests involve investigating quality measures related to turn around time and applying appropriateness criteria for imaging services throughout the Emory Healthcare emergency facilities.

Publications

  • Clinical Decision Support: Impact on Appropriate Imaging Utilization.
    Acad Radiol Volume: 30 Page(s): 1433 - 1440
    07/01/2023 Authors: Zygmont ME; Ikuta I; Nguyen XV; Frigini LAR; Segovis C; Naeger DM
  • Imaging Intracranial Aneurysms in the Endovascular Era: Surveillance and Posttreatment Follow-up.
    Radiographics Volume: 42 Page(s): 789 - 805
    01/01/2022 Authors: Chung CY; Peterson RB; Howard BM; Zygmont ME
  • The effect of COVID-19 on emergency department imaging: what can we learn?
    Emerg Radiol Volume: 28 Page(s): 339 - 347
    04/01/2021 Authors: Sharperson C; Hanna TN; Herr KD; Zygmont ME; Gerard RL; Johnson J-O
  • The Impact of Fatigue on Complex CT Case Interpretation by Radiology Residents.
    Acad Radiol Volume: 28 Page(s): 424 - 432
    03/01/2021 Authors: Zhan H; Schartz K; Zygmont ME; Johnson J-O; Krupinski EA
  • Using Point-of-Care Patient Photographs With Musculoskeletal Radiography to Identify Errors of Laterality in Emergency Department Imaging.
    Curr Probl Diagn Radiol Volume: 50 Page(s): 787 - 791
    01/01/2021 Authors: Zygmont ME; Gilyard S; Hanna TN; Johnson J-O; Herr KD
  • 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
  • The Introduction and Development of the H-index for Imaging Utilizers: A Novel Metric for Quantifying Utilization of Emergency Department Imaging.
    Acad Emerg Med Volume: 26 Page(s): 1125 - 1134
    10/01/2019 Authors: Hanna TN; Duszak R; Chahine A; Zygmont ME; Herr KD; Horn M
  • Achieving Joint Commission Regulatory Compliance: Quality Improvement Process for CT Protocol Review and Dose Alert Reduction.
    J Am Coll Radiol Volume: 16 Page(s): 196 - 201
    02/01/2019 Authors: Zygmont ME; Neill R; Dharmadhikari S; Raach P; Duong P-AT
  • The Effects of Fatigue From Overnight Shifts on Radiology Search Patterns and Diagnostic Performance.
    J Am Coll Radiol Volume: 15 Page(s): 1709 - 1716
    12/01/2018 Authors: Hanna TN; Zygmont ME; Peterson R; Theriot D; Shekhani H; Johnson J-O; Krupinski EA
  • Trust But Verify: Online Management Tool Improves Compliance and Documentation of CTQuality Control Activities.
    J Am Coll Radiol Volume: 15 Page(s): 762 - 766
    05/01/2018 Authors: Duong P-AT; Neill R; Zygmont M
  • Clinical Applications of 3D Printing: Primer for Radiologists.
    Acad Radiol Volume: 25 Page(s): 52 - 65
    01/01/2018 Authors: Ballard DH; Trace AP; Ali S; Hodgdon T; Zygmont ME; DeBenedectis CM; Smith SE; Richardson ML; Patel MJ; Decker SJ
  • Logistics of Three-dimensional Printing: Primer for Radiologists.
    Acad Radiol Volume: 25 Page(s): 40 - 51
    01/01/2018 Authors: Hodgdon T; Danrad R; Patel MJ; Smith SE; Richardson ML; Ballard DH; Ali S; Trace AP; DeBenedectis CM; Zygmont ME
  • Radiology Research in Quality and Safety: Current Trends and Future Needs.
    Acad Radiol Volume: 24 Page(s): 263 - 272
    03/01/2017 Authors: Zygmont ME; Itri JN; Rosenkrantz AB; Duong P-AT; Mankowski Gettle L; Mendiratta-Lala M; Scali EP; Winokur RS; Probyn L; Kung JW
  • The Science of Quality Improvement.
    Acad Radiol Volume: 24 Page(s): 253 - 262
    03/01/2017 Authors: Itri JN; Bakow E; Probyn L; Kadom N; Duong P-AT; Gettle LM; Mendiratta-Lala M; Scali EP; Winokur RS; Zygmont ME
  • Point-of-Care Reference Materials Increase Practice Compliance With Societal Guidelines for Incidental Findings in Emergency Imaging.
    J Am Coll Radiol Volume: 13 Page(s): 1494 - 1500
    12/01/2016 Authors: Zygmont ME; Shekhani H; Kerchberger JM; Johnson J-O; Hanna TN
  • Do Radiologists and Surgeons Speak the Same Language? A Retrospective Review of Facial Trauma.
    AJR Am J Roentgenol Volume: 207 Page(s): 1070 - 1076
    11/01/2016 Authors: Ludi EK; Rohatgi S; Zygmont ME; Khosa F; Hanna TN
  • Incidental findings in emergency imaging: frequency, recommendations, and compliance with consensus guidelines.
    Emerg Radiol Volume: 23 Page(s): 169 - 174
    04/01/2016 Authors: Hanna TN; Shekhani H; Zygmont ME; Kerchberger JM; Johnson J-O
  • Opportunities for Patient-centered Outcomes Research in Radiology.
    Acad Radiol Volume: 23 Page(s): 8 - 17
    01/01/2016 Authors: Zygmont ME; Lam DL; Nowitzki KM; Burton KR; Lenchik L; McArthur TA; Sekhar AK; Itri JN
  • Association of lumbar fractures, abdominal aortic calcification, and osteopenia.
    Clin Imaging Volume: 39 Page(s): 662 - 666
    01/01/2015 Authors: Hanna TN; Zygmont ME; Harmouche E; Salastekar N; Johnson J-O; Khosa F
  • MRNA stability and overexpression of fatty acid synthase in human breast cancer cell lines.
    Anticancer Res Volume: 27 Page(s): 27 - 34
    01/01/2007 Authors: Hunt DA; Lane HM; Zygmont ME; Dervan PA; Hennigar RA
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