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1304 Fawcett AveSuite 100Tacoma, WA 98402
Phone+1 253-761-4200
Fax+1 253-383-3553
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Education & Training
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemFellowship, Nuclear Radiology, 2001 - 2002
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1997 - 2001
Albert Einstein Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1996 - 1997
Albert Einstein College of MedicineClass of 1996
Certifications & Licensure
WA State Medical License 2007 - 2027
FL State Medical License 2002 - 2026
OR State Medical License 2013 - 2025
PA State Medical License 1997 - 2002
American Board of Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine
American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Pelvic lipomatosis detected on bone scintigraphy.Joseph W. Sam, Abass Alavi, Marc P. Banner, Parvati Ramchandani
AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2004-06-01 - 5 citationsFluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography excludes pericardial metastasis by recurrent lung cancerNasrin Ghesani, Xinhui Sun, Hongming Zhuang, Joseph W. Sam, Abass Alavi
Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2003-08-01 - 101 citationsRapid normalization of osseous FDG uptake following traumatic or surgical fractures.Hongming Zhuang, Joseph W. Sam, Thomas K. Chacko, Paulo Schiavom Duarte, Marc Hickeson
European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging. 2003-05-22 
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