David R. Huard

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• An unusual case of unilateral pulmonary edema with contralateral bronchial obstruction.
• Catch me if you can: a wandering solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura.

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Get to know Diagnostic Radiologist Dr. David R. Huard, who serves patients in Oklahoma.

Specializing in diagnostic radiology, Dr. Huard is affiliated with University of Oklahoma Medical Center & OU Health Edmond Medical Center in Oklahoma.

Becker’s Hospital Review named University of Oklahoma Medical Center one of the 100 Great Hospitals in America for 2020. It is the only comprehensive academic hospital in the state, offering the widest range of medical and surgical services in the region. Serving as Oklahoma’s only Level I trauma center, University of Oklahoma Medical Center is a multi-state resource for every aspect of injury prevention and treatment. The hospital offers the highest level of care for stroke patients, providing unmatched neurology and neurosurgery services, and is home to Oklahoma’s most experienced organ transplant team. 

A cornerstone of the Edmond community for more than 70 years, OU Health Edmond Medical Center is a full-service community hospital offering a direct connection to the knowledge and resources of the state’s only comprehensive academic hospital. The facility offers patients clinical excellence in services ranging from emergency care to surgical procedures. Outpatient services include cutting-edge diagnostic imaging, a cardiac catheterization lab, and outpatient physical rehabilitation programs. 

In regards to his educational background, Dr. Huard graduated with his medical degree from the University of Washington School of Medicine in 1994. He then went on to perform his internship in internal medicine at the University of Utah in 1995, and his residency in radiology at University Hospital & Clinics in 2000.

With over three decades of experience, he is board-certified in diagnostic radiology by the American Board of Radiology (ABR). The ABR is a not-for-profit physician-led organization that oversees the certification and ongoing professional development of specialists in diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology, radiation oncology, and medical physics.

Alongside his clinical role, Dr. Huard serves as an Assistant Professor of Radiological Sciences at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.

Diagnostic radiology refers to the field of medicine that uses non-invasive imaging scans to diagnose a patient. A diagnostic radiologist is a physician who uses imaging methodologies to diagnose and manage patients and provide therapeutic options. 

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