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Syed A. Jamal Bokhari, MBBS

Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and of Surgery (Trauma)
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Medical Director, Emergency Radiology

Director of Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging

About

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Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and of Surgery (Trauma)

Medical Director, Emergency Radiology; Director of Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging

Biography

After graduating from Army Medical College, I did 3 years of military services and then obtained a post graduate diploma in computer sciences. Subsequently while doing 2 years as research fellow in hematology oncology at the University of Cincinnati, I discovered a modification to the Wimber-Quastler equation for cell cycle kinetics making it more applicable to human cell lines. After internship in the primary care program, I did my Radiology Residency and Neuroradiology Fellowship -all at Yale- and stayed on as faculty in the newly created ER Radiology section. I was instrumental in creating and running the first 24/7 in house Radiology faculty program, which was the first and at the time the only one in the country. Since then our team has achieved many other firsts including medical student assistant triage and overnight Radiology Assistant programs. I am currently Section Chief of Emergency Radiology. I have been the residency program director for Yale Diagnostic Radiology - one of the largest and top Radiology training programs in the country- for more than 12 years. My teaching interests encompass all aspects of residency education from trainee selection to novel teaching methods and innovative education paradigms and my clinical interests are Emergency and Pediatric Radiology, specially specific quality matrices and novel imaging techniques. On a personal note I am the listed IBNS world expert on historical financial instruments and banknotes of the South Asian region.

Appointments

Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Fellow
Yale-New Haven Hospital (1998)
Resident
Yale-New Haven Hospital (1997)
Internship
Yale (1993)
Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Cincinnati (1992)
MBBS
Army Medical College (1984)

Research

Overview

Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Anatomy; Diagnostic Imaging; Obesity; Radiology; Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Syed A. Jamal Bokhari's published research.

Publications

2014

2007

2002

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • activity

    National Volunteer Disaster/Emergency Team

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    International - Ongoing support of calligraphy 6 successfully completed and 7th project ongoing

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    Silversmith Projects

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    Preserving and restoring antique wooden structures: 2nd completed and 3rd ongoing project.

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    Association of Program Directors in Radiology (APDR)

Clinical Care

Overview

Syed A. Jamal Bokhari, MBBS, is a radiology and biomedical imaging specialist who provides ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), angiography, and other types of imaging, with a focus on pediatrics and trauma. He serves as medical director of emergency radiology for Yale Medicine.

Dr. Bokhari served for three years in the military and obtained a post-graduate diploma in computer sciences before deciding to pursue medicine and radiology. “I cannot think of any other specialty that brings together everything that I like and enjoy,” Dr. Bokhari says. He describes his work as “emergency care that involves the application of advanced engineering and computational sciences to detect physiological, anatomical, and pathological processes without harming the patient.” One of the best things about this work, he says, is that the tools he uses as a radiologist have advanced to the point where he often can provide direction immediately, reassuring the patient that everything looks normal, or if a problem is detected, quickly guiding management.

He was instrumental in creating and running the first 24/7 in-house radiology program at Yale and is part of a team that pushed for other innovations, such as the first overnight radiology assistant program. He says it helps to work with a team of specialists who approach each case with “an equally positive and passionate mindset. He tells patients, “You are in the hands of team that truly cares about you and your loved ones.”

Clinical Specialties

Radiology & Biomedical Imaging; Pediatric Radiology; Emergency Radiology

Fact Sheets

Board Certifications

  • Diagnostic Radiology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Radiology
    Original Certification Date
    1997

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Contacts

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Mailing Address

Radiology & Biomedical Imaging

PO Box 208042, Tompkin's East 2

New Haven, CT 06520-8042

United States

Administrative Support

Locations

  • Yale New Haven Hospital

    Academic Office

    20 York Street, Ste CH 272

    New Haven, CT 06510

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