The Nuclear Medicine Department at St. Francis under the direction of Dr. Joseph Wapenski, continues to provide an integral part of patient care. Nuclear Medicine imaging procedures often identify abnormalities very early in the progression of a disease.
Early detection allows for early treatment of certain diseases.
Staffed by certified nuclear medicine technologists and a clinical nurse specialist, the nuclear medicine department offers a broad span of different imaging procedures and treatments that include but are not limited to neurology, oncology, orthopaedics, renal, cardiac, pulmonary, endocrine, gastrointestinal, blood disorders and much more. 1998 saw the opening of the P.E.T. Center at St. Francis, one of just a few in the tri-state area, adding to the departments armory of diagnostic tools. For more information, please call 412.622.4059.