Syed A. Jamal Bokhari, MBBS
Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging and of Surgery (Trauma)Cards
About
Titles
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
Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Clinical Radiology
- Emergency Radiology
- Pediatric Radiology
- Pediatric Radiology
- Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
- Yale Medicine
- Yale Ventures
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
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
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
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Board Certifications
Diagnostic Radiology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Radiology
- Original Certification Date
- 1997