Jerome A. Barakos, MD, a Radiologist with California Pacific Medical Center

Get to know Radiologist Dr. Jerome A. Barakos, who serves patients in San Francisco, California.

A well-educated radiologist, Dr. Barakos is the Director of Neuroimaging at California Pacific Medical Center. He specializes in neuroradiology, with a special interest in pediatric neuroimaging.

A part of Sutter Health, California Pacific Medical Center is one of the largest not-for-profit medical centers in California. With four campuses located throughout San Francisco, it provides exemplary inpatient emergency and outpatient services, including specialized care for women and children, organ transplant programs, and innovative orthopedic treatments.

Having worked with Bioclinica for the past 15 years, Dr. Barakos serves as the lead neuroradiologist, and has participated in over 30 phase 3 neurodegenerative disease drug trials. He can also be found on staff at the Davies Campus and St. Luke’s Campus of California Pacific Medical Center.

Educated in the United States, he earned his medical degree from the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. He then went on to complete his internship, residency in radiology, and fellowship in neuroradiology at the UCSF Medical Center.

Having authored many book chapters and articles in peer-reviewed radiological journals, Dr. Barakos is board-certified in both diagnostic radiology and neuroradiology by the American Board of Radiology (ABR). The ABR is a not-for-profit physician-led organization that oversees the certification and ongoing professional development of specialists in diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology, radiation oncology, and medical physics.

Radiology refers to the field of medicine that uses non-invasive imaging scans to diagnose a patient. A radiologist is a physician who uses imaging methodologies to diagnose and manage patients and provide therapeutic options. 

Learn More about Dr. Jerome A. Barakos:
Through his findatopdoc profile, https://www.findatopdoc.com/doctor/267241-Jerome-Barakos-Radiologist or through Sutter Health, https://www.sutterhealth.org/find-doctor/dr-jerome-a-barakos

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