R. Gilbert Jost: Radiology / Diagnostic - Cardiothoracic: Washington University Physicians in St. Louis, MO

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The Washington University physicians at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology (MIR) have been providing clinical radiology services for nearly three quarters of a century and have earned the reputation of a radiology leader.

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R. Gilbert Jost, MD

Current Position
Elizabeth Mallinckrodt Professor, Radiology
Chairman, Department of Radiology
Director, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology

Specialty Areas
Chest Radiology
Diagnostic Radiology
Radiology

Patients Seen At
Barnes-Jewish Hospital 510 S. Kingshighway, Mallinckrodt Institute Of Radiology St. Louis, MO 63110 314-362-7100 Fax: 314-361-5428 View Campus Map View Driving Directions

Mailing Address
Washington University School of Medicine, Department of Radiology 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8131 St. Louis, MO 63110

Academic Office
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology 510 South Kingshighway Boulevard, Room 1205, Campus Box 8131 St. Louis, MO 63110

Areas of Clinical Interest
Radiology, medical imaging, new technologies, digital radiology, digital networking, x-rays, alternative screening

Board Certification
Radiology -- Certified

Medical Education

B.A.: Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts , 1964

Medical Degree: Yale Medical School, New Haven, Connecticut , 1969

Residency: Resident in Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, MO, 1974

Residency: Chief Resident in Radiology, Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, St. Louis, MO, 1975

Hospital Affiliations
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Barnes-Jewish St. Peter's Hospital
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
St. Louis Children's Hospital

Honors and Awards
Inaugural Fellow, Society for Computer Applications in Radiology, 2000
Fellow, American College of Radiology, 1988
James Picker Scholar, 1979

Editorial Responsibilities
Associate Editor:
Journal of Digital Imaging, 1987-2003

Reviewer:
American Journal of Radiology, 1985-Present
Radiology, 1985-Present

Selected or Recent Journal Articles
Jost RG, Blaine GJ, Fritz K, Bluma H, Sadhra S. Enhanced interfaces for web-based enterprise-wide image distribution. J Digit Imaging. 2002.

Lawler LP, Fromke J, Jost RG, Evens RG. Results of and comments on the 2000 survey of the American Association of Academic Chief Residents in Radiology. Acad Radiol. 2001 Aug.

Woodard PK, Slone RM, Sagel SS, Fleishman MJ, Gutierrez FR, Reiker GG, Pilgram TK, Jost RG. Detection of CT-proved pulmonary nodules: comparison of selenium-based digital and conventional screen-film chest radiographs. Radiology. 1998 Dec.

Blaine GJ, Jost RG, Martin L, Weiss DA, Lehmann R, and Fritz K: Information and image integration: Project Spectrum. Proceedings - SPIE Medical Imaging 1998.

Woodard PK, Slone RM, Sagel SS, Fleishman MJ, Gutierrez FR, Reiker GG, Pilgram TK, and Jost RG: Comparison of selenium-based digital and conventional screen-film chest radiographs for the detection of CT-proven pulmonary nodules. Radiology 1998.

Woodard PK, Slone RM, Gierada DS, Reiker GG, Pilgram TK, Jost RG. Chest radiography: depiction of normal anatomy and pathologic structures with selenium-based digital radiography versus conventional screen-film radiography. Radiology. 1997 Apr.

Shile PE, Fujii T, Ramamurthy V, Blaine GJ, Cox JR, and Jost RG: Observer productivity reading full field of view digital mammograms: Target detection and assesment reading from films mounted on a multiviewer versus softcopy viewing with the support of a 3 gigabyte display buffer. Proceedings - SPIE Medical Imaging 1997.

Reiker GG, Slone RM, Woodard PK, Gierada DS, Sagel SS, Jost RG, Blume H, and Blaine GJ: Filmless digital chest radiography within the radiology department. “PACS Design and Evaluation.” Proceedings - SPIE Medical Imaging 1997.

Blaine GJ, Cox JR, and Jost RG: Networks for Electronic Radiology. Radiol Clin North Am. 1996 May.

Glazer HS, Muka E, Sagel SS, and Jost RG: New techniques in chest radiography. Radiologic Clinics of North America 1994, 32(4):711-729

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