NRC ANNOUNCES SELECTION OF NEW MEMBERS OF THE 

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON MEDICAL USES OF ISOTOPES 

 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced the selection of Christopher J. Palestro, M.D., as 

the nuclear medicine physician and Milton J. Guiberteau, M.D., as the diagnostic radiologist 

representative on the Advisory Committee on the Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI). The ACMUI was 

established in 1958 and advises the NRC on policy and technical issues related to the regulation of the 

medical uses of radioactive material. 

Dr. Palestro currently serves as chief of the division of nuclear medicine 

and molecular imaging of the North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System 

(NSLIJHS). He is also a professor of radiology at the Hofstra University School 

of Medicine in partnership with NSLIJHS. 

Previously in his career, he served as section chief of nuclear medicine at 

Norwalk Hospital in Norwalk, Conn. He was an attending physician and 

assistant clinical director in the Andre-Meyer Department of Physics-Nuclear 

Medicine of Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City and an associate 

professor of radiology in the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. He also served as 

division chief of nuclear medicine of the Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New Hyde Park, N.Y., 

and served as professor of nuclear medicine and radiology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of 

Yeshiva University in Bronx, N.Y. 

Dr. Palestro, internationally recognized as an authority on nuclear medicine imaging of infection 

and certified by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine, has a history of service to various national and 

international radiology and nuclear medicine organizations with contributions to scholarly publication, 

clinical practice and organizational leadership. Some of his service and honors include: the author or 

coauthor of more than 125 peer-reviewed articles, and more than 50 book chapters and review articles; a 

life member and past chair of the American Board of Nuclear Medicine, chair of the Accredited Council 

for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) nuclear medicine residency review committee, past president 

of The International Society of Radiolabeled Blood Elements, chair of the Infection Section of the Society 

of Nuclear Medicine Procedure Guidelines Task Force, and vice-chair of the hematopoietic and 

musculoskeletal sections of that society’s lifelong learning self-assessment programs. Dr. Palestro has 

received numerous awards for distinction and has frequently been selected as one of the “Best Doctors in 

New York” and as one of the “Best Doctors in America.” 

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Dr. Palestro received his bachelor of science degree in biology from Fordham University, Bronx 

N.Y. and received his medical degree from the Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Guadalajara 

Mexico. He completed a residency in diagnostic radiology at the Roosevelt Hospital in New York City, 

followed by a residency in nuclear medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, also in New 

York City. 

Dr. Guiberteau currently serves as academic chief of radiology, chief of nuclear 

medicine and chief of women’s imaging at St. Joseph Medical Center in Houston, 

Texas and is a member of the medical staffs at CHRISTUS St. John and St. Catherine 

Hospitals. He also serves as a professor of clinical diagnostic radiology and nuclear 

medicine at the University of Texas Medical School-Houston. He is past-President and 

CEO of the Greater Houston Radiology Associates. 

Dr. Guiberteau is board certified by the American Board of Radiology (ABR) 

in diagnostic radiology and holds an additional certificate of added qualification in 

nuclear radiology. He is a participant in the ABR’s maintenance of certification 

program. He is also certified by the American Board of Nuclear Medicine. 

Previously in his career, he served as a Major in the United States Army and as chief of nuclear 

medicine at the 7th U.S. Army, Second General Hospital in Landstuhl, Germany and served as consultant 

to the Surgeon General in nuclear medicine. Dr. Guiberteau subsequently joined the diagnostic radiology 

faculty at the University of Texas Medical School-Houston as professor of diagnostic radiology. He also 

served as chair of the department of medical imaging and diagnostic radiology, radiation safety officer, 

and chief of women’s imaging services at St. Joseph Medical Center in Houston. 

Dr. Guiberteau has a history of service to various local, regional and national radiology and 

nuclear medicine organizations with contributions to teaching, scholarly publication, clinical practice, 

administration and organizational leadership. Some of his service and honors include: president and 

member of the Board of Chancellors of the American College of Radiology; president and gold medal 

award recipient of the Texas Radiological Society; president of the Texas Medical Association section of 

nuclear medicine; president of the Houston Radiological Society; president of the southwestern chapter of 

the Society of Nuclear Medicine; commissioner and chairman of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 

Authority; trustee with life-time achievement award of the American Board of Radiology. He is a fellow 

of the American College of Radiology and the American College of Nuclear Medicine. Dr. Guiberteau 

has made numerous contributions to the literature of radiology. He is a recipient of the outstanding 

teaching faculty award at the University of Texas Medical School. 

 Dr. Guiberteau received his bachelor of arts degree in English literature at Rice University, 

received his medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine and served an internship at the Pritzker 

School of Medicine, University of Chicago. He completed his residency in diagnostic radiology and 

fellowship in nuclear medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital where he also served as National 

Institute of Health academic fellow and Harvard Medical School teaching fellow. 

All ACMUI member biographies are available on the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/aboutnrc/regulatory/advisory/acmui/membership.html. 

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