ASNC Designations

 

Fellows of ASNC (FASNC)


The American Society of Nuclear Cardiology encourages current members to become a Fellow of ASNC (FASNC). As a FASNC, you'll gain recognition as a cardiovascular imaging professional at the top of your field. Fellowship is one of the most distinguished designations that ASNC offers its members. As a FASNC, your contributions and leadership will help deliver ASNC's mission to improve cardiovascular outcomes through image-guided patient management. Election to Fellowship is determined by the ASNC Board, and applications are welcomed and reviewed on a rolling basis. Application fees apply.
 
 

2023 FASNCs

  • Hayan Jouni, MD, FASNC; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
  • Friederike K. Keating, MD, FASNC; University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT
  • Maria Mackin, CNMT,  FASNC; University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
  • Luis Manuel Rochela Vazquez, PhD, MSc, FASNC; Centro de Investigaciones Clinicas, La Habana, Cuba
  • Fernando Mendoza, MD, FASNC; Long Beach Medical Center, Long Beach, CA
  • Mi-Ae Park, PhD, FASNC; UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX


2022 FASNCs

  • Roxana Campisi, MD, FASNC; Instituto Argentino de Diagnostico y Tratamiento, Diagnostico Maipu-DASA
  • Hafiz Ghafoor, MD, FASNC; Tulane University
  • Ghassan Kazmouz, MD, FASNC; Eisenhower Medical Center, JFK Memorial Hospital, Desert Regional Hospital
  • Chaitanya Madamanchi, MD, FASNC; University of Michigan Medical Center
  • John Makaryus, MD, FASNC; North Shore University Hospital
  • Roosha Parikh, MD, FASNC; St. Francis Hospital and Heart Center
  • Mi-Ae Park, PhD, FASNC; UT Southwestern
  • Alan Rozanski, MD, FASNC; Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital (NY)
  • Tareq Abu Sharifeh, MD, FASNC; University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
  • Michael Summers, DO, FASNC; St. Luke's University Health Network


2021 FASNCs

  • Anuradha Kolluru, MD, FACC, FASNC, Decatur Memorial Hospital
  • Kristen Bell, DO, MS, FASNC; Louis A. Johnson, VAM
  • Claudio T. Mesquita, MD, PhD, FASNC; Universidale Federal Fluminense (UFF) Hospital
  • Hicham Skali, MD, MS, FASNC; Brigham and Women's Hospital
  • Shahid Khan, MD, FASNC; Hackensack Meridian Health
  • Neerav Sheth, MD, MBA, FASNC; Cardiology Consultants of Philadelphia
  • Manar Jbara, MD, FASNC; East Tennessee State University
  • Charles-Lwanga Bennin, MD, FASNC; Valley Cardiology
  • Amit Tibrewala, MB, BS, FASNC; Northside Heart
 

   2020 FASNCs    

  • Ildiko Agoston, MD, FASNC, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio 
  • Hamid Amer, MD, FASNC, King Abdulaziz Hospital for National Guards 
  • Mallory Balmer-Swain, DO, FASNC, Rochester Regional Health System
  • Kashyap Choksi, MD, PhD, BSc, MS, FACC, FASE, FACP, RPVI, FASNC, Cardiovascular Consultants of South Georgia, LLC
  • Robert deKemp, PhD, FASNC, University of Ottawa Heart Institute 
  • Mandar Jagtap, DO, FASNC, Magnolia Regional Health Center/Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathy  
  • Michael Johnstone, MD, FASNC, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center/Tufts University School of Medicine 
  • Jonathan Li, MD, MHA, FASNC, Southwest Medical part of OptumCare
  • Rafael Lopes, MD, PhD, FASNC, Hospital do Coracao 
  • Ralph Nader, MD, FASNC, Miami Center for Advanced Cardiology 
  • Samia Massalha, MD, FASNC, Rambam HealthCare Campus
  • Mumtaz Memon, MD, FASNC, Henry Ford Allegiance Health
  • Fernando Mut, MD, FASNC, Nuclear Medicine Service- Italian Hospital
  • Subhani M. Okarvi, B.Pharm., Ph.D., DABSNM, BCNP, FASNC, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre
  • Shivda Pandey, MD, FASNC, Boston University Medical Center 
  • Karla Quevedo, MD, FASNC, Lee Health System/Florida State University College of Medicine 
  • Piotr Slomka, PhD, FASNC, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and University of California Los Angeles
  • ​Viviany Taqueti, MD, MPH, FASNC, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School     
  • Seth Uretsky, MD, FASNC, Morristown Medical Center
View the FASNC list (updated 2021)
 

The Value of FASNC 

Earning ASNC Fellowship is a major career achievement that opens doors for ASNC’s physician, scientist, technologist and physicist members. The FASNC designation communicates your commitment to optimal imaging and nuclear cardiology practice.

Here are just a few reasons members value their FASNC:  
“FASNC carries with it a special stamp of someone who has completed formal training in nuclear cardiology and passed the certification examination to demonstrate competency. All FASNC applications are reviewed and approved by the Board of Directors, which is a testament of value of the designation. FASNC helps me identify the commitment to quality and excellence that I seek when I look for other nuclear cardiologists with expertise. I encourage physicians practicing nuclear cardiology to achieve the FASNC designation, identifying them as an integral part of the nuclear cardiology community and demonstrating their commitment to high-quality nuclear cardiology practice.”
Karthik Ananthasubramaniam, MD, FASNC

FASNC Credential Requirements: 

All applicants and recipients of the FASNC designation must maintain an ASNC membership in one of the following Membership Categories in order to be eligible for and use the official FASNC credential.
 
For Physician Members of ASNC, the Fellow designation recognizes those members who have fulfilled both the training and performance requirements for certification through the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology.
 
For Scientist Members of ASNC, the Fellow designation recognizes those members who have served in a faculty or investigative position for two or more years after completing research training, or published three or more first-author peer-reviewed papers addressing fundamental scientific questions. 
 
For Technologist Members of ASNC, the Fellow designation recognizes those members who have fulfilled both the training and performance requirements that are necessary for certification through the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board’s Nuclear Cardiology Specialty Exam.
 
For Physicist Members of ASNC, the Fellow designation recognizes those members who have fulfilled both the training and performance requirements that are necessary for Certification as a medical physicist either by the American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine and/or American Board of Radiology and/or American Board of Medical Physicists, or certified by a state as a medical physicist.
 

REQUIREMENTS

Physician Member 
  • Member of ASNC for the current year and the previous two consecutive years.
  • Current Diplomate of Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology (please provide a copy of the CBNC Certificate).
  • Three letters of recommendation.* 
International Physician applicants are not required to have CBNC certification. However, they must have successfully completed a training program in a cardiovascular-related subspecialty field of equivalent duration and quality to that required of U.S. applicants. If the physician’s practice is in nuclear medicine, then the emphasis needs to be in nuclear cardiology.
 
Scientist Member 
  • Member of ASNC for the current year and the previous two consecutive years.
  • Served in a faculty or investigative position for two or more years after completing research training OR Published three or more first- author peer-reviewed papers addressing fundamental scientific questions (please provide documentation, e.g. Curriculum Vitae).
  • Three letters of recommendation.* 
Technologist Member
  • Member of ASNC for the current year and the previous two consecutive years. •
  • Active Certification status with the NMTCB and/or ARRT AND NCT (please provide a copy of certificate) and the primary job duty is as a Technologist in a non-industry setting. •
  • Three letters of recommendation.* 
Physicist Member
  • Member of ASNC for the current year and the previous two consecutive years.
  • Certified as a medical physicist either by the American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine and/or American Board of Radiology and/or American Board of Medical Physicists, or certified by a state as a medical physicist (please provide a copy of certificate).
  • Three letters of recommendation.


APPLICATION FEE

Physician / Scientist / Technologist / Physicist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $250
ASNC International Emerging Market Members. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $75** 
 
**IEM members must currently live and work in a developing country that is on the World Bank list.  
 

LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION 

Three letters of recommendation MUST be submitted with this application. However, only one letter is required if Applicant is a Fellow of:
  • The American College of Cardiology [FACC] or
  • The American College of Radiology [FACR] 
All letters MUST verify the individual’s commitment and contribution to the field of nuclear cardiology.

*LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION MUST BE SUBMITTED FROM ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SOURCES:
  • Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
  • Fellow of the American College of Radiology 
  • Fellow of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology 
  • Member of an American Society of Nuclear Cardiology Committee, Council, or Board of Directors
  • Officer of a Local Nuclear Cardiology Working Group 
  • Faculty of an approved or accredited Nuclear Medicine Technologist program or physician training program 
  • Hospital Administrator or Public Health Official 
  • Director of Nuclear Cardiology lab/program It is acceptable to submit more than 1 letter from one designated source (i.e., 2 letters from faculty of the same accredited school). 
The letters of recommendation MUST verify the individual’s commitment and contribution to the field of nuclear cardiology. Template letters are discouraged. The individual’s commitment and/or contribution to the field of nuclear cardiology will be assessed by participation in one or more of the following professional activities:
  • Scientific publications in topics related to nuclear cardiology: 
    • Abstracts presented at national or international meetings 
    • Manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals 
    • Review articles 
    • Book chapters 
  • Other relevant publications Commitment to education in nuclear cardiology, as demonstrated on a regular basis by:    
    • Teaching to physicians  
    • Participation as faculty in educational programs  
    • Organization of educational programs 
    • Quality-control programs 
Active participation at ASNC-sponsored activities and/or other nuclear cardiology societies These may include (but are not limited to):
  • Membership in ASNC Committees, Board of Directors, etc.
  • Participation in the organization of the ASNC Annual Scientific Sessions
  • Leadership work on the state society level
  • Active participation in nuclear cardiology meetings and/or committees 
If the applicant is an international physician, scientist, physicist or technologist, the Membership Committee may ask the International Advisory Panel to review and give a recommendation to the Membership Committee regarding the applicant. 

These letters must be received in order to process your application. Fellow Applications will be accepted at any time and will be reviewed periodically throughout the year.  Applicants will be notified of their status following each review session. 

Complete list of credentials, requirements and instructions


Application fees apply

Masters of ASNC (MASNC)

The Masters of ASNC (MASNC) designation is reserved for distinguished leaders in the field of nuclear cardiology, including those who have held senior leadership positions within ASNC, such as president. The nominating committee will suggest candidates to the ASNC Board of Directors on an annual basis. The MASNC designation is a life-time designation.

2023 MASNCs

  • Albert Sinusas, MD, MASNC
  • Kevin Allman, MD, MASNC
  • Mouaz Al-Mallah, MD, MSc, MASNC


2022 MASNCs

  • Robert deKemp, PhD, MASNC
  • Donna Polk, MD, MPH, MASNC
  • Piotr Slomka, PhD, MASNC


​2021 MASNCs

  • Nathan Better, MB BS, MASNC
  • Andrew Einstein, MD, PhD, MASNC
  • Felix Keng, MB BS, MASNC
  • Randall C. Thompson, MD, MASNC

2020 MASNCs
  • Adel Allam, MD, MASNC
  • Sharmila Dorbala, MD, MPH, MASNC
  • Terrence Ruddy, MD, MASNC

View the MASNC list (updated 2023)