Dr. Prachi Agarwal

Dr Prachi Agarwal is an Associate professor of Radiology at the University of Michigan. She is the co-director of the Congenital Cardiovascular MRI program and the Ambulatory Care Unit Medical Director for the CVC General Imaging Service at University of Michigan. She completed residency in diagnostic radiology at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India in Dec 2002, and did a fellowship in cardiothoracic radiology at Ottawa, Canada and University of Michigan. She also obtained a Masters in Clinical Research Design and Statistical Analysis from the School of Public Health, MI. Dr Agarwal’s interest is cardiothoracic imaging with particular focus on cardiac CT and MRI. She has over 60 publications, and has presented at conferences nationally and internationally. She has received funding as primary investigator from GE-Radiology Research Academic Fellowship (GERRAF) Program and National Psoriasis Foundation and is a co-investigator on NIH grants. Her current grant (as co-investigator) “Accelerated statistical image reconstruction methods for X-ray CT” focuses on advanced CT imaging techniques and dose reduction. Dr. Agarwal was awarded fellowship of the North American Society of cardiac Imaging and has been a guest editor of MR clinics of North America.

She has served on various committees including the institutional Advisory Committee on Clinical Track Appointments and Promotions at UM, Society of Thoracic Radiology, RSNA, ARRS, and American Board of Radiology cardiac core committee. Dr Agarwal serves as the vice chair of the Cardiac Section e-Learning Subcommittee of the American College of Radiology and is the chair of Electronic Communications Committee of North American Society of Cardiac Imaging.