David Lewis, MD

My area of expertise is in functional brain imaging with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) of cerebral perfusion. I am the leading expert in SPECT imaging of cerebral vasospasm in the USA and have worked in close conjunction with interventional neuroradiology and neurosurgery to investigate the effects of the treatment of vasospasm on cerebral blood flow. I have great interest in other areas of brain SPECT application such as in stroke, occlusive cerebrovascular disease, epilepsy and other neurologic disorders.

Current projects include rest and PASAT activation brain SPECT in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and rest and activation brain SPECT in subjects with TBI undergoing HANDLE treatment.

Academic Experience:
Chief Nuclear Medicine Resident, University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, 1989-1990
Resident, Nuclear Medicine, Dept. of Radiology, University of Washington Medical School, 1988-1990
Chief Medical Resident, University of Washington Affiliated Hospitals, Providence Medical Center, 1987-1988
Resident, Internal Medicine, University of Washington, 1985-1988
National Deans List, 1985

Honors:
Outstanding Young Man of America Award, 1984
Echols Scholar
DuPont Scholar

Awards:
Who's Who in America
Who's Who in the West
Who's Who Among Rising Young Americans

Board Certification:
American Board of Nuclear Medicine, 1990
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1988
Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1986

Licensure to Practice:
Washington, 1986

Sub-section Editor:
Nuclear Medicine Learning File CD-ROM: Central Nervous System, American College of Radiology, 1997

Member:
Harborview Medical Center, Medical Staff Quality Assurance Committee,1990-present
Brain Imaging Council, Society of Nuclear Medicine
President, Brain Imaging Council, Society of Nuclear Medicine July 2005-June 2006

Future projects include exploration of cerebral activation in separate projects in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Normal Subjects and Subjects with Depression AND Response to HANDLE Therapy for Traumatic Brain Injury with activated SPECT.