Department of Radiology

Seth Kligerman, MD, MS, Professor and Chair

What do we do? The Department of Radiology at National Jewish Health performs imaging studies and provides interpretations of those studies, as well as provide second opinions on outside studies. 

The National Jewish Health Department of Radiology includes eight on-site fellowship trained cardiothoracic radiologists. In addition, we have 26 consultant radiologists in pediatric radiology, neuroradiology and musculoskeletal radiology.

Our highly experienced team of radiology technologists and cardiothoracic radiologists are experts in chest imaging. We specialize in interpreting imaging studies of the chest including chest x-rays, B-reads, chest CT scans, PET/CT scans, MRI, nuclear medicine studies and qualitative imaging. We are renowned for our expertise in thoracic imaging and have a proven track record of identifying diseases others have missed.

Why National Jewish Health? At National Jewish Health we image more lungs than any other organization in the nation. Our narrow focus on the lungs and our collaborative relationships with our clinical experts across the spectrum of care, means you are in the best hands for finding an accurate diagnosis. Knowing the correct diagnosis leads to more effective treatment and better outcomes.

• Ranked in the top 10 in Pulmonology by U.S. News & World Report for 26 consecutive years

• Designated Lung Cancer Screening Center by American College of Radiology

• Recognized as a Screening Center of Excellence by the GO2 Foundation for Lung Cancer

• Proud support of Image Gently through the Alliance for Radiation Safety

• Debra Dyer, MD, FACR, is the chair for the American College of Radiology Lung Cancer Screening Steering Committee

• Stephen M. Humphries, PhD, is on the Lung Density Biomarker Committee for the RSNA Quantitative Imaging Biomarker Alliance, the COPDGene Imaging Committee and the COPDGene Ancillary Studies and Publications Committee

• Seth Kligerman, MD, MS, is the deputy editor of pulmonary imaging in the journal, Radiology Cardiothoracic Imaging

• David Lynch, MB, is on the editorial board of Radiology, and has been listed as a Top Doctor in Denver for 23 years

•  Shawn Teague, MD, FNASCI, FACR, is a member of the Guidelines and Standards Committee for Thoracic Radiology of the American College of Radiology, and is on the editorial board for the Journal of Thoracic Imaging

• The Department of Radiology offers a one-year Cardiothoracic Imaging Fellowship Program jointly with the ACGME-accredited University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus (CU)