Dr. Christopher Gaffney MD
Radiologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Radiology
1906 Belleview Ave SE Roanoke VA, 24014About
Dr. Christopher Gaffney practices Pediatric Radiology in Roanoke, VA. A pediatric radiologist is an expert in the diagnosis of illnesses, injuries, and diseases of infants, children, and adolescents, using imaging techniques and equipment. Dr. Gaffney has expertise in selecting the best imaging techniques to diagnose medical and surgical problems. Some of those techniques include x-ray, ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and nuclear medicine.
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University of South Carolina At Columbia 2008
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