The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine invested Sanjaya Viswamitra, MD, professor and chair of the Department of Radiology in the College of Medicine, in the Ernest J. Ferris, MD, Chair in Diagnostic Radiology during a Nov. 6 ceremony.
A recognized leader in cardiac, body, and musculoskeletal imaging, Viswamitra has played a pivotal role in shaping both clinical services and academic programs at UAMS.
Viswamitra received a medical degree from the Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research in Pondicherry, India. He completed a residency in diagnostic radiology at Mount Sinai West and Mount Sinai Morningside in New York City. He also completed fellowships in nuclear medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and in body imaging at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia. He is board-certified by both the American Board of Radiology and the American Board of Nuclear Medicine.