Peeyush Bhargava MD MBA

Radiology•Galveston, TX

Gastrointestinal Imaging, Genitourinary Imaging, Nuclear Medicine

Professor of Radiology, Director of Abdominal Imaging

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301 University BlvdGalveston, TX 77555
Phone+1 409-772-7150
Fax+1 832-201-7711

Summary

Dr. Peeyush Bhargava is a radiologist in Houston, TX and is affiliated with University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. He received his medical degree from Armed Forces Medical College Pune and has been in practice 20 years. He specializes in Body Imaging and Nuclear Medicine.

Education & Training

Louisiana State University (Shreveport)Residency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 2014 - 2018
University of Texas at Dallas / UT Southwestern Medical CenterMBA, Healthcare Managament, 2008 - 2014
University of Pennsylvania Health SystemResidency, Nuclear Medicine, 2001 - 2003
AtlantiCare Regional Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2000 - 2001
Medical College of VirginiaMS, Science in Physiology, 1998 - 2000
J. L. N. Hospital and Research CenterCertificate, 1997 - 1998
ArMed Forces Medical College PuneClass of 1997

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 2008 - 2026
LA State Medical License 2015 - 2019
NJ State Medical License 2003 - 2015
NY State Medical License 2003 - 2008
MI State Medical License 2003 - 2004
PA State Medical License 2001 - 2004
American Board of Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine
American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

O-1 Visa for Extraordinary Ability US Citizenship and Immigration Services (2003-2011), 2011
Awarded at the Annual Meeting in Orlando Fellowship in the American College of uclear Medicine (FACM), 2012
Alien of Extraordinary Ability (May 2012) United States Permanent Residency approved under EB1A, 2012
Physician’s Recognition Award with Commendation American Medical Association (2002, 2005, 2008, 2011), 2011
Integrated uclear Medicine Imaging in Electronic Medical Record VistA Imaging in CPRS – MEDVAMC, 2009
Affairs Medical Center Started PET-CT and SPECT-CT Services – Michael E DeBakey Veterans, 2007
Special Contribution Award Department of Veterans Affairs, 2007
Residency Program Rotation Supervisor Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 2006
Faculty for Annual ABR Review Course The Osler Institute, 2005
Best Clinical Poster Award SM ortheast Regional Meeting, 2002
Chief Resident Nuclear Medicine Residency Program, University of Pennsylvania (2002-2003), 2002
Merit based Graduate Assistantship Department of Physiology, Medical College of Virginia (VCU) (1998-2000), 2000
Silver Jubilee Trophy for the Best Graduate Student Armed Forces Medical College, 1995
Chief of Army Staff Medalfor excellence in Anatomy AFMC, 1992
16 th position – All India Medical College Admission Test CBSE, 1991
Reviewer Radiology Case Reports, Reports in Medical Imaging, International Medical Case reports
Editorial Board Member Case Reports in Radiology, American Journal of uclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

The Influence of Region-of-interest Selection on Ejection Fraction Calculation in a Septate Gallbladder.
Anas Al-Zubaidi, Thomas Radle, Maidane Araujo, Rajesh Kumar, Peeyush Bhargava
Indian Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 2025-08-07
Round ligament fibroid: A case report and literature review.
Rime Ezzeldin, Daniela Kerguelen Murcia, Siddharth Kumar, Mohamed Qayati, Peeyush Bhargava
Radiology Case Reports. 2025-08-01
Pedunculated focal nodular hyperplasia: a case report, case series, and in-depth surgical, radiological, and histological analysis of a rare phenomenon.
Taylor Strange, Joseph M Gosnell, Peeyush Bhargava, Abdulrahman Al Harbi, Luca Cicalese
Diagnostic Pathology. 2025-05-30

Journal Articles

Whole body hyperthermia and preconditioning of the heart: basic concepts, complexity, and potential mechanisms.
Xi L, Tekin D, Bhargava P, Kukreja RC, Int J Hyperthermia
Chemical preconditioning with 3-nitropropionic acidin hearts: role of mitochondrial K(ATP) channel.
Ockaili RA, Bhargava P, Kukreja RC, Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol

Books/Book Chapters

Pediatric PET Imaging.
Martin Charron MD
PET Imaging in onmalignant Thoracic Disorders.
Chapter: Seminars in Nuclear Medicine
Alavi A, Gupta N, Alberini J, Hickeson M, Adam LE, Bhargava P, Zhuang HM
Varicella-zoster infection associated rhabdomyolysis demonstrated by Tc-99m MDP imaging.
Chapter: Clinical Nuclear Medicine
Page 594 - 595Bhargava P, Alavi A, Zhuang HM

Lectures

PET-CT Imaging Artifacts.
Guest Lecture at the Houston Community College for the NM Technology Program, PET-CT course
Lantheus Medical Imaging – A Phase 3, Open-Label, Multicenter Study for the Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging of Fl...
Co investigator at Excel Diagnostics
Face the Case.
www.radworkshops.com
ACR Case in Point.
http://caseinpoint.acr.org/
Recognition of Dose Infiltration on Pulmonary Ventilation-Perfusion Scintigraphy.
Goel S, Bhargava P, Depuey EG. Radiology Case Reports
Overview of SPECT/CT Applications in Nuclear Medicine.
SAM Course lecture at the 56 th Annual Meeting of the Southwestern Chapter of SNM
Nuclear Medicine Review.
Invited faculty at the Radiology Review Course in Las Vegas, NV (01/13/11, 01/19/12, 1/16/2013)
Reviews in Nuclear Medicine.
Radiology Grand Rounds at Hartford Hospital, CT
Nuclear Endocrinology.
Lecture for the Baylor College of Medicine, Endocrinology Fellows (01/27/09, 05/11/10)
Radiology Mock Boards and M Review.
Baylor College of Medicine, Radiology residency program (06/07, 01/08, 12/08, 02/09, 05/10)
Prosthesis Related Abscess on In-111 Leukocyte SPECT/CT Imaging.
Nasseri F and Bhargava P. Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
Genitourinary Scintigraphy.
Guest Lecture at the Houston Community College for the Nuclear Medicine Technology Program
PET Artifacts.
Guest Lecture at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR
PET and PET-CT Imaging.
Guest Lecture at the Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX
Skeletal Scintigraphy.
Orthopedic Grand Rounds, St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York
Lectures and Case Presentations in uclear Medicine.
Annual ABR review course for radiology residents at the Osler Institute
PET in Gynecologic Oncology.
5th Continuum Health Partners, Inc. Obstetrics and Gynecology Conference, St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hosp
PET and PET/CT Imaging in Lung Cancer.
Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center
Clinical Positron Emission Tomography.
Department of Radiology, St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center
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Other

Common Photopenic Artifacts on Whole Body FDG-PET Imaging.
Bhargava P, Gebrael J, Kang P, Ghesani M, Educational Exhibit Poster at SNM Annual Meeting
Hiatal Hernia Mimics Centrally ecrotic Malignancy in the lung on FDG-PET Imaging.
Bhargava P, Zhuang HM, Alavi A, Clin Nucl Med
FDG PET Appearance of “Cannonball” Pulmonary Metastases.
Meka M, Bommireddipalli S, Killam J, Bhargava P, Depuey EG, Radiology Case Reports
Focal FDG Activity in the Region of Right Atrium: Coregistered CT Identifies Three Benign Etiologies.
Meka M, Depuey EG, Bhargava P, Radiology Case Reports
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