Dr. Gerhard Jonathan Romsa , M.D.

Romsa Affiliation
College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
Ontario Association of Nuclear Medicine
Canadian Association of Nuclear Medicine
Ontario Medical Association
Canadian Medical Association
Society of Nuclear Medicine
American Society of Nuclear Cardiology
Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry,
The University of Western Ontario
Education
2000 - 2002 FRCP Nuclear Medicine, Western University, Postgraduate, London, Ontario, Canada
1996 - 2000 FRCP Internal Medicine, Western University, Postgraduate, London, Ontario, Canada
1992 - 1996 MD, Western University, Doctor of Medicine, London, Ontario, Canada
1989 - 1992 BSc, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Appointments
2010 – Present Associate Professor, Department of Medical Imaging, Nuclear Medicine, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario
2010 – Present Chair/Chief, London Health Sciences Centre/St. Joseph's Health Care, University of Western Ontario, Nuclear Medicine, London, Ontario, Canada
2007 – Present Nuclear Cardiology Program Coordinator for Cardiology Residents, The University of Western Ontario, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Medical Imaging, London, Ontario, Canada
2003 – Present Faculty Staff Member, London Health Sciences Centre & St. Joseph's Health Care, Medical Imaging, Nuclear Medicine
Professional Activities
2012 – Present A Phase 3, Open-Label Multicenter Study for the Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion using Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging of Flurpiridaz F18 Injection in Patients with Suspected or Known Coronary Artery Disease, Lantheus Medical Imaging
2012 – 2014 Multicentre Canadian Study to Measure the Safety and Efficacy of Synoviorthesis performed with Yttrium-90 Citrate Colloid or Rhenium-186 Sulfide, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, Medical Imaging
2007 – Present Cardiac CT Research Group, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, Department of Nuclear Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre
2004 – 2010 Chair, Education Committee - Canadian Association of Nuclear Medicine
Publications
1. Burns DJ, Swinamer SA, Fox SA, Romsa J, Vezina W, Akincioglu C, Warrington J, Guo L, Chu MW, Quantz MA, Novick RJ, Kiaii B. Long-term Patency of Endoscopically Harvested Radial Arteries From a Randomized Controlled Trial. Innovations (Phila). 2015; 10(2): 77-84.
2. Yuoness SA, Goha AM, Romsa JG, Akincioglu C, Warrington JC, Datta S, Massel DR, Martell R, Gambhir S, Urbain JL, Vezina WC. Very high coronary artery calcium score with normal myocardial perfusion SPECT imaging is associated with a moderate incidence of severe coronary artery disease. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging, 2015 Sep 1; 42 (10): 1542-50
3. Wolfson RM, Romsa J. Ruptured liver metastasis with active hemorrhage has the classic appearance of a giant cavernous hemangioma on 99mTc-labeled RBC scintigraphy. Clin Nucl Med. 2012 Oct; 37 (10): 984-5,
4. Currie ME, Romsa J, Fox SA, Vezina WC, Akincioglu C, Warrington JC, McClure RS, Stitt LW, Menkis AH, Boyd WD, Kiaii B. Long-term angiographic follow-up of robotic-assisted coronary artery revascularization. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 May; 93 (5): 1426-31
5. Akincioglu C, Belhocine T, Gambhir S, Romsa J, Chouraiki G, Kribs S, Elliot JA, Vezina W, Urbain JL. Complementary roles of low-dose SPECT-CT and high-resolution volume CT for detection of coronary artery disease. Clin Nucl Med. 2008 Apr; 33 (4): 285-7
6. Burneo JG, Vezina W, Romsa J, Smith BJ, McLachlan RS. Evaluating the development of a SPECT protocol in a Canadian epilepsy unit. Can J Neurol Sci. 2007 May; 34 (2): 225-9,
7. Muruganandam A, Romsa GJ, Thibert RJ, Cheung RM, Draisey TF, Mutus B. Glycated Calmodulin from Platelets as an Index of Glycemic Control. Clinical Chemistry, 1993 May; 39 (5): 815-819