Ralph James Tullo, MD

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Get to know Radiologist Dr. Ralph James Tullo, who serves patients in West Palm Beach, Florida.

In practice since 1988, Dr. Tullo is a board-certified radiologist who is affiliated with JFK Medical Center – North Campus, a full-service emergency care facility specializing in behavioral health and orthopedics in West Palm Beach, Florida. Its mission is to remain committed to the care and improvement of human life.

The doctor’s acclaimed career in medicine began after he earned his medical degree from Northeastern University in Tampico, Mexico. Upon relocating to the United States, he went on to complete his residencies in radiology and nuclear medicine at the Mount Sinai Medical Center in Miami Beach, Florida.

To provide his patients with the high-quality care that they deserve, he became board-certified in diagnostic radiology and nuclear radiology by the American Board of Radiology, which 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.

Radiology is a medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose and treat diseases within the human body. Radiologists are medical doctors who specialize in diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases using medical imaging procedures, such as exams and tests, X-rays, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine, mammography, positron emission tomography, and ultrasound.

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