Sam Nachar, Radiologist
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Sam Nachar

Radiologist | Body Imaging

1514 Jefferson Highway New Orleans Louisiana, 70123
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About

Sam Nachar, MD, PhD, works at Ochsner Health System in New Orleans, Louisiana. Within Ochsner, Dr. Nachar is currently the Section-head of the Department of Nuclear Medicine and PET-CT, and he also a Professor at Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute. He is licensed to practice in Quebec and the United States, and is particularly interested in the treatment of diagnosis of breast cancers.

Education and Training

Sherbrooke University

Board Certification

Certified in Quebec by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada

Certified is US by American Board of Nuclear Medicine

Provider Details

Male French 29 years of experience

Areas of expertise and specialization

CTNuclear MedicinePET

Awards

  • Best Doctors in America, 2009-Present   

Professional Society Memberships

  • Society of Nuclear MEdicine

Articles and Publications

  • Published in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine, on Estrogen Receptor Imaging for Breast Cancer

What do you attribute your success to?

  • Passion, Loving what he Does

Hobbies / Sports

  • Running, Swimming, Biking

Favorite professional publications

  • Journal of Nuclear Medicine, New England Journal of Medicine

Sam Nachar's Practice location

1514 Jefferson Highway -
New Orleans, Louisiana 70123
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New patients: 504-842-3000
www.ochsner.org

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