Susan A Afonso

Susan A Afonso serves as an Associate Professor in the Department of Radiology within the T.H. Chan School of Medicine at UMass Chan Medical School, specializing in the Division of Abdominal Imaging.

Education:

• BS in Chemistry from Tufts University, Medford, MA
• MD from University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
• Internship in Internal Medicine at Eastern Virginia Graduate School of Medicine, Norfolk, VA
• Residency in Radiology at University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

Her clinical and research focus centers on abdominal imaging, a critical subspecialty of diagnostic radiology utilizing advanced imaging modalities to diagnose gastrointestinal and genitourinary disorders. This work directly impacts clinical decision-making for abdominal pathologies through precise imaging interpretation and technique development.

Dr. Afonso collaborates within a multidisciplinary radiology department including colleagues Ferrucci, Joseph; Goldstein, Alan; Kim, Young; Lalani, Tasneem; Masciocchi, Mark; Sheiman, Robert; and Zheng, Larry.