Dr. Gootnick's CV
Professional Experience
Susan A. Gootnick, MD
Radiologist
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General Diagnostic Radiologist
Sutter Gould Medical Group
Modesto, California
01/2009 – 02/2010
Cardiac CTA; MRI (spine, brain, abdomen, and pelvis); CT (spine, brain, neck, chest, abdomen, pelvis, and extremities); Ultrasound (OB, neck, neonatal head, abdomen, and pelvis); Hysterosalpingography; Hip, shoulder, & knee arthrography; Fluoroscopy; VCUG; Breast (ultrasound and stereo biopsy, cyst aspiration, digital and analog, screening and diagnostic mammography, needle localization, and breast MRI); & Plain Films.
General Diagnostic Radiologist
Delta Radiology
Stockton, California
10/2008 – 12/2008
Specialty areas: MRI-neuro, MSK, CT, mammography as described
below, MRA, CTA, nuclear medicine, PET/CT, and plain films.
Assistant Clinical Professor of Radiology
Women’s Imaging,
San Francisco General
Campus
San Francisco, California
10/2008 – 12/2008
Specialty areas: Mammography, including instructing Fellows in
mammography – both digital and analog as well as interventional breast
procedures and breast MRI.
General
Diagnostic
Radiologist
RadNet
San Leandro, California
01/2007 – 02/2008
Specialty areas: MRI – neuro and spine; CT; mammography – both
digital and analog and interventional mammography procedures;
sonography; fluoroscopy; IVP; plain films; bone densitometry;
arthrography; and hysterosalpinography.
Radiologist & Practice Owner
Private Practice
Greenbrae, California
09/1982 – 09/1992
Large private practice with a wide referral base in Marin County and the
last independent and solo radiology practice in the San Francisco Bay
Area. Specialty areas: mammography, sonography, fluoroscopy, and
general x-ray.
Chief of Radiology & Partner
Ross Valley Medical Group
Greenbrae, California
09/1982 – 09/1992
Partner in a 50 person private medial clinic. Specialty areas:
mammography, sonography, fluoroscopy, and general x-ray Responsible
for budget organization, establishing credentialing criterion, and
procedural outlines for all ancillary services.
Chief of Radiology
United States Public Health Service Hospital
San Francisco, California
08/1980 – 08/1982
Duties included the administration of a radiologist department with 4
radiologists; the teaching of radiological interns, residents and medical
students; and the planning and execution of a total renovation of a 4,000
square foot radiology department.
Radiologist
United States Public Health Service Hospital
San Francisco, California
08/1976 – 08/1982
Hospital Affiliations
- Chinese Hospital
San Francisco, California
- Lodi Memorial Hospital
Lodi, California - San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, California
- Fountain Valley Regional Medical Center
Fountain Valley, California
- Modesto Memorial Hospital
Modesto, California
Academic History
Residency, radiology
Mt. Zion Hospital
San Francisco, California
07/72 – 05/75
Internship, rotating
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center
San Jose, California
07/71 – 06/72
Medical
Degree (MD)
University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California
09/67 – 05/71
Bachelor of
Science (BS)
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
09/64 – 05/67
Awards
- Women's Honor Society
University of California, Berkeley, California - Tower and Flame Honor Society
University of California, Berkeley California - Henry Garland Senior Medical Student Award in Radiology
University of California, San Francisco, California, 1971
Board Membership
- Marin Health Council: Member of this council which advises the Marin County Board of Supervisors on healthcare issues, 2003 – 2006.
- Empona: Co-founder and board member of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization which provided free breast health care for over 1,000 low-income women in Marin County, 2002 – 2006.
Interests
- Concord Law School: Third year law student, scheduled to sit for the Bar in 2011.
- Megalohippus Farms: Breeder and trainer of fine sport horses for dressage and jumping.