Vaseem U. Chengazi, M.D., Ph.D.

Vaseem U. Chengazi, M.D., Ph.D.

Contact Information

University of Rochester Medical Center
School of Medicine and Dentistry
601 Elmwood Ave, Box 648
Rochester, NY 14642

Office: (585) 275-5434
Fax: (585) 273-1022

Bio

Dr. Chengazi's biographical information is not currently available.

Awards & Honors

The Shu-Ren Lin Award, for continued excellence in senior faculty teaching, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 2005 - 2006
The Shu-Ren Lin Award, for continued excellence in resident teaching, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York. 1998 - 1999
Alavi-Mandell Prize, Education and Research Foundation of the Society of Nuclear Medicine 1998
Awarded Outstanding Researcher (EB-1) status by the US Immigration and Naturalization Service, for grant of permanent residence 1997
Merit Scholarship for Ph.D. studies 1993
Merit Scholarship awarded by the Fauji Foundation 1980 - 1990
Quaid-e-Azam Talent Scholarship 1980 - 1985
Best Graduate, Pakistan Air Force Air Base Intermediate College, Sargodha, Pakistan 1980
Chief of Air Staff Gold Medal 1980

Recent Journal Articles

Showing the 5 most recent journal articles. 20 available »

2007
Choudhry WM; Chengazi V; Khokhar SS; Erturk E; Jain VK. "Ureteropelvic Junction (UPJ) Obstruction Caused by Compression from Cysts in a Patient with ADPKD." J.Am.Soc.Nephrol.. 2007; 18.
2005 Jan
Smith MT, Perlis ML, Chengazi VU, Soeffing J, McCann U. "NREM sleep cerebral blood flow before and after behavior therapy for chronic primary insomnia: preliminary single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) data." Sleep medicine. 2005 Jan 0; 6(1):93-4. Epub 2004 Dec 25.
2004 Jun
Drummond SP, Smith MT, Orff HJ, Chengazi V, Perlis ML. "Functional imaging of the sleeping brain: review of findings and implications for the study of insomnia." Sleep medicine reviews. 2004 Jun 0; 8(3):227-42.
2003 Jul
Garcia-Morales F, Seo GS, Chengazi V, Monu JU. "Collar osteophytes: a cause of false-positive findings in bone scans for hip fractures." AJR. American journal of roentgenology. 2003 Jul 0; 181(1):191-4.
2003
Friedberg JW, Chengazi V. "PET scans in the staging of lymphoma: current status." The oncologist. 2003 8(5):438-47.

Current Appointments

Associate Professor - Department of Imaging Sciences (SMD) - Primary

Specialties

Nuclear Medicine - American Board of Nuclear Medicine

Education

PhD | Nuclear Medicine,general | UK-U London Fac Med1996
M.Sc. | Nuclear Medicine | Quaid-e-Azam University1990
MBBS | Medicine | Pakistan-King Edward Med Coll1987
B.Sc. | Anatomy, Physiology and English | U Punjab1985
F.Sc. | Premedical | Pakistan Air Force Air Base Intermediate College, Pakistan1980

Post-Doctoral Training & Residency

Fellowship at Strong Memorial Hospital- GME Office07/01/1997 - 06/30/1998
Fellowship at St. Bartholomew s Hospital03/01/1993 - 12/31/1996
Fellowship at Center for Nuclear Studies01/01/1989 - 11/31/1990
Internship in Rotating at Mayo Hospital Lahore10/01/1987 - 09/30/1988