Gary R. Caputo, M.D.
Clinical Interests
Professor of Radiology — Cardiovascular Imaging, Nuclear Medicine, PET.
Dr. Caputo's research interests relate to all phases of Cardiovascular Imaging. Nuclear Medicine
and PET.
Title
Chief of Cardiovascular Imaging, UC Davis Medical Center
Professor of Radiology
Specialty
Department
Division
Center/Program Affiliation
Address/Phone
General Nuclear Medicine and PET, Radiology - Cardiovascular Imaging (MR, CT, SPECT, PET)
Radiology
Nuclear Medicine
Cardiovascular Services
Lawrence J. Ellison Ambulatory Care Center, Radiology, 4860 Y St. Suite 3100 Sacramento, CA
95817
Phone: 916-734-0655
UC Davis Medical Center, 2315 Stockton Blvd. Sacramento, CA 95817
Phone: 800-2-UCDAVIS (800-282-3284)
Additional Phone
Education
Physician Referrals: 800-4-UCDAVIS (800-482-3284)
M.D., Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York City, New York, 1977
A.B., College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1973
Internships
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, 1977-1978
Residency
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, 1977-1979
University of Oregon, St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center, Portland, Oregon, 1981-1982
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Washington, 1979-1981, 1983
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle , Washington, 1984-1985
Fellowships
Board Certifications
UC San Francisco, San Francisco, California, 1985-1986
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1982
American Board of Nuclear Medicine, 1988
Gary R. Caputo, M.D.
Professional Memberships
American Roentgen Ray Society
American Society of Emergency Radiology
North American Society of Cardiac Imaging
Radiological Society of North America
Society of Nuclear Medicine
Honors and Awards
Editor's Recognition Award for Special Distinction in Reviewing, Radiology Journal, 1992
Editor's Recognition Award for Special Distinction in Reviewing, Radiology Journal, 1991
The Samuel Wise Prize for Cardiovascular Research, 1981
The Nathan Seltz Prize for Meritorious Research in Cardiovascular and Renal Diseases, 1977
Select Recent Publications
Rogers JH, Rahdert DA, Caputo GR, Takeda PA, Palacios IF, Tio FO, Taylor EA, Low RI. Long-term
safety and durability of percutaneous septal sinus shortening (The PS(3) System) in an ovine
model. Catheter Cardiovasc Interv, 73(4): 540-8, 2009.
Amsterdam EA, Caputo G. Noninvasive coronary angiography: the holy grail for assessment of
chest pain in patients presenting to the emergency department? Cardiology, 112(3): 209-10, 2008.
Amsterdam EA, Caputo GR. Noninvasive coronary angiography: a revolutionary technique seeking
its role in patient care. Prev Cardiol, 11(3): 133-4, 2998, 2008.
Bredella MA, Steinbach L, Caputo G, Segall G, Hawkins R. Value of FDG PET in the assessment of
patients with multiple myeloma. AJR Am J Roentgenol, 184(4): 1199-204, 2005.
Bredella MA, Caputo GR, Steinbach LS. Value of FDG Positron Emission Tomography in
conjunction with MR Imaging for Evaluating Therapy Response in Musculoskeletal Sarcomas.
American Journal of Roentgenology 2002;179:1145-1150.
Caputo GR, Avrin DE. Electron Beam Coronary Angiography. Images 2001; 8-9.
Weber W, Young C, Abdel-Dayem, Sfakianakis G, Weir GJ, Swaney CM, Gates M, Stokkel MP,
Parker A, Hines H, Khanvali B, Liebig JR, Leung AN, Sollitto RM, Caputo GR, Wagner HN Jr.
Assessment of Pulmonary Lesions, with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Imaging Using
Coincidence Mode Gamma Cameras. Journal of Nuclear Medicine 574-578, 1999.
AAssar OS; Fischbein NJ; Caputo GR; Kaplan MJ; Price DC; Singer MI; Dillon WP; Hawkins RA.
Metastatic head and neck cancer: role and usefulness of FDG PET in locating occult primary
tumors. Radiology, Jan, 210(1):177-81, 1999.
Fischbein NJ; AAssar OS; Caputo GR; Kaplan MJ; Singer MI; Price DC; Dillon WP; Hawkins RA.
Clinical utility of positron emission tomography with 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose in detecting
residual/recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. American Journal of
Neuroradiology, Aug, 19(7):1189-96, 1998.
Gary R. Caputo, M.D.
Carrol CL, Higgins CB, Caputo GR. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Acquired Cardiac Disease.
Texas Heart Institute Journal 23:144-154, 1996.
Heidenreich PA; Steffens J; Fujita N; O'Sullivan M; Caputo GR; Foster E; Higgins CB. Evaluation of
mitral stenosis with velocity-encoded cine-magnetic resonance imaging. American Journal of
Cardiology 75:365-369, 1995.
Masui T, Caputo GR, Bowersox JC, Higgins CB: Assessment of Popliteal Arterial Occlusive Disease
with 2D Time-of-Flight MRA. JCAT 19(3):449-54, 1995.
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