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2700 Gateway Oaks DrSte 1200Sacramento, CA 95833
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Summary
- Dr. Thomas Pounds Jr. is a Nuclear Medicine specialist based in Sacramento, CA. He completed his medical education at Tulane University School of Medicine in 1980, followed by a Transitional Year Internship at the University of Miami/Jackson Health System and residencies in Anesthesiology at UCLA and Nuclear Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco. He has expertise in positron emission tomography and post-menopausal osteoporosis. Dr. Pounds has contributed scholarly work to several notable publications, including significant research on PET imaging and its clinical utility, with his studies cited numerous times across the medical community. He is recognized as a Fellow of the American College of Nuclear Medicine.
Education & Training
University of California (San Francisco)Residency, Nuclear Medicine, 1990 - 1993
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Anesthesiology, 1982 - 1982
University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemInternship, Transitional Year, 1980 - 1981
Tulane University School of MedicineClass of 1980
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1991 - 2025
AZ State Medical License 2011 - 2016
NV State Medical License 2011 - 2013
LA State Medical License 1980 - 2002
American Board of Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow American College of Nuclear Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 11 citationsClinical utility of SPECT-(low-dose)CT versus SPECT alone in patients presenting for bone scintigraphy.Benjamin L. Franc, Richard W. Myers, Thomas R. Pounds, George Bolton, Frederic A. Conte
Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2012-01-01 - 130 citationsFactors associated with false-positive staging of lung cancer by positron emission tomographyPeter F. Roberts, David M. Follette, Derek von Haag, Jason A Park, Peter E. Valk
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2000-10-01 - 198 citationsWhole-Body PET Imaging With [18F]Fluorodeoxyglucose in Management of Recurrent Colorectal CancerPeter E. Valk, Elma Abella-Columna, Michael K. Haseman, Thomas R. Pounds, Ruth D. Tesar
Archives of Surgery. 1999-05-01
Professional Memberships
- American College of Nuclear MedicineFellow
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