Achala Vagal, MD

Bio

Achala Vagal, MD, has been a neuroradiologist at the
University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute and an assistant professor of Neuroradiology
at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine since 2007.  She is also currently a consultant
neuroradiologist at the Veteran’s Administration Medical Center.

Dr. Vagal has received several honors and awards
including the National Talent Scholarship, and the University of Cincinnati
Young Investigator Recognition Award. Dr. Vagal was awarded the prestigious
American Roentgen Ray Scholarship in 2012, intended to support study that will
enable the scholar to attain his or her professional career goal and prepare
them for positions of leadership in academic radiology. She also maintains a
very active role in radiology resident education and was selected for the 2009
ARRS Clinician Educator Development Program and the 2009 AUR Philips Faculty
Development Program. She has given numerous award winning presentations and has
peer-reviewed publications to her credit. In 2008, she received an ARRS Summa
Cum Laude Award for her scientific paper: Utility of CT Perfusion With
Acetazolamide Challenge to Assess Cerebrovascular Reserve in Adult Moyamoya Patients.
In 2011, she received an ASNR Cum Laude Award for her exhibit: Challenges of
Post Therapy Brain Tumor Evaluation, and a 2011 RSNA Magna Cum Laude Award for
her exhibit: Controversies in Acute Stroke Imaging: Is Multimodal Imaging Ready
for Prime Time?

She spearheaded the clinical CT and MR perfusion program,
which was instrumental in developing a robust clinical 3D image post-processing
laboratory at the Radiology Department of University of Cincinnati. She is
actively involved in multidisciplinary collaborations with the Comprehensive
Stroke Center, the Brain Tumor Center and the Neurotrauma Center of the
University of Cincinnati Neuroscience Institute. Dr. Vagal’s academic areas of
interests include MR perfusion in ischemic strokes, CT perfusion in chronic
steno-occlusive disease and advanced neuroimaging of brain tumors.