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Salvador Borges-Neto is a Professor of Radiology and Medicine at Duke University Medical Center. His expertise includes the diagnostic and prognostic utility of cardiovascular nuclear medicine and heart disease. He focuses on the roles of cardiac PET/CT in cardiac sarcoidosis and ischemic heart disease, along with the diagnosis and management of amyloidosis via nuclear cardiology. He has developed large nuclear cardiology databases and is known for his clinical research on cardiac imaging's ability to predict outcomes and guide therapy. Borges-Neto earned his medical doctorate from Federal Fluminense University in Brazil and completed multiple fellowships including in cardiology at Antonio Pedro University Hospital and nuclear cardiology at Baylor College of Medicine. He has published over 130 articles in peer-reviewed journals and holds fellowships with several prestigious medical societies, such as the American College of Cardiology. His major research interests include the use of new radiopharmaceuticals for diagnosis and treatment of oncological diseases, specifically in the field of neuroendocrine tumors. He has led significant clinical studies and trials related to advanced imaging techniques and treatments.
Duke University Medical Center • Durham, NC
Serves as a professor in both the Radiology and Medicine departments.
Nuclear Cardiology, Duke Health System • Durham, NC
Oversees nuclear cardiology services at the Duke Health System.
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)