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Advanced Imaging Research

4700 Lakeside Avenue, Suite 400, Cleveland OH 44114-3834

Website: www.advimg.com

Contact Person: Ravi Srinivasan, President

Description: Advanced Imaging Research manufactures and distributes RF coils and accessories for pediatric MRI.  The ONLY available MRI incubator system catered for safe transport along with focused coils for infant brain and cardiac imaging are offered.  Multi-channel infant and pediatric cardiac arrays is works in progress.  For details, please visit us at www.advimg.com

 

Alliance Imaging / Alliance Oncology

1900 S. State College Blvd., Suite 600, Anaheim CA 92806

Tel: (888) 755-7226 / Fax: (714) 921-0499 / Email: rfilippo@allianceimaging.com

Website: www.allianceimaging.com

Contact Person: Ralph Filippo, Area Sales Manager

Description: Alliance Oncology, a partnership of Alliance Imaging and UPMC Cancer Centers, provides hospitals and physician partners advanced outpatient radiation oncology services.  By leveraging the experience and infrastructure of leaders in cancer care including state of the art imaging, multi-functional service line management, and advanced IMRT treatment planning, we can ensure that Alliance Oncology offers a wide range of opportunities to enhance outpatient oncology services.

Alliance Imaging is committed to working closely together as one company, to provide the highest level of support to patients, to our own Alliance Team, and to customers. 

 

 1860 South Elena Avenue, Suite A, Redondo Beach, CA 90277

Contact Person:  Gerard (Gerry) La Jeunesse, Personal Financial Representative

Tel: (310) 373-9353 / Fax: (310) 373-1971 / Email: gjeunesse@allstate.com

Website: www.allstate.com

Description:  The Allstate Corporation is the nation's largest publicly held personal lines insurer.  A Fortune 100 company, with $156 billion in assets, Allstate sells 13 major lines of insurance, including Auto, Property, Life and Commercial.  Allstate also offers Retirement and Investment Products and Banking Services.  Allstate is widely known through the "You're in Good Hands With Allstate(R)" Slogan.  Allstate was founded in 1931 and became a publicly traded company in 1993.

AstraZeneca

21700 Oxnard Street, Suite 300, Woodland Hills CA 91367

Tel: (818) 251-3700 / Fax: (818) 251-3638

Website: www.astrazeneca.com

Contact Person: Lawrence Peltier, Pharmaceutical Sales Representative

 

Boston Scientific - Oncology

100 Fairbanks Blvd., Marlborough MA 01752-1242

Tel: (800) 272-3737

Website: www.bostonscientific.com

Contact Person: Brian Blom, LA Territory Manager

Description: Venous Access (PICC’s – Ports – Dialysis - Micro Puncture sets), Embolization, Non Vascular Intervention, Radio Frequency Ablation, Portable Ultrasound and Biopsy products for radiologists and interventional radiologists.

 

Boston Scientific - Radiology

One Scimed Place, Maple Grove MN 55311

Tel: (800) 624-5220 ext. 8186 / Fax: (310)899-0898 / Email: fladoosj@bsci.com

Website: www.bostonscientific.com

Contact Person: Jason Fladoos, Peripheral Sales Representative

Description: Products include stents, balloons, sheaths, guidewires and filters.

 

107 College Road East, Princeton NJ 08543

Tel: (800) 447-6883

Website: www.bracco.com

Contact Person: Alan Taylor, Senior Regional Manager

Description:          Isovue® is a safe and effective low osmolar non-ionic contrast and
has been proven safe for both at-risk and renally insufficient patients.     
MultiHance® is the first MRI contrast agent that has twice the relaxivity of conventional gadolinium contrast agents providing improved visualization of smaller lesions and improved delineation of larger lesions.

 

Brain Lab

3 Westbrook Corporate Center, Suite 400, Westchester IL 60154

Tel: (708) 409-1343 / Fax: (708) 409-1619 / Email: us_sales@brainlab.com

Website: www.brainlab.com

Contact Person: Gabriella Cyranski, Marketing Communications Manager

Description: BrainLab is committed to providing truly innovative software that will leverage physicians’ skills, providing patients with consistently better, standardized and more cost-effective healthcare.  BrainLAB intends to become the leading provider of software for minimally invasive therapies as well as for cancer treatment.         

 

CAD Sciences

245 Main Street, Suite 620, White Plains NY 10601

Tel: (877) 387-4387 / Fax: (914) 313-0401 / Email: info@cadsciences.com

Website: www.cadsciences.com

Contact Person: Eric S. Smith, Product Manager

Description: CAD Sciences is the technology leader in the advancement of computer-assisted modeling of contrast enhancement in MR imaging of cancer.  CAD Sciences designs and internationally distributes CAD (Computer Assisted Diagnosis) and MRA (Magnetic Resonance Angiography) software for medical imaging, to facilitate the analysis, interventional planning and reporting of breast and prostate MRI.

 

CIVCO Medical Solutions

102 First Street South, Kalona, IA 52247

Tel: (319) 656-4447 / Fax: (319) 656-4451 / Email: info@CIVCO.com

Website: www.CIVCO.com

Description: CIVCO Medical Solutions is recognized as an industry leader in the design, manufacture and marketing of diagnostic and therapeutic imaging equipment and accessories.  CIVCO works in collaboration with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), to develop innovative products such as image guided biopsy systems, positioning and stabilizing equipment, and consumable infection control covers.  CIVCO also offers a complete line of imaging supplies including cardiology accessories, gels, disinfectants, printers and print media.

 

Cook Incorporated

P.O. Box 489, Bloomington IN 47402

Tel: (812) 339-2235 / Fax: (812) 339-3704 / Email: rbarnett@cook-inc.com

Website: www.cookmedical.com/corporateHome.do

Contact Person: Rita Barnett, Meeting Coordinator

 

5750 Centre Avenue, Suite 500, Pittsburgh PA 15206

Tel: (412) 365-0710 / Fax: (412) 365-0749 / Email: d3info@d3radiationplanning.com

Website: www.d3radiationplanning.com

Contact Person: Teresa Pugliese, Account Manager

Description: D3 Radiation Planning provides assistance with IMRT implementation and ongoing program support, including remote treatment planning and consultation. By quickly and efficiently transitioning clinics to deliver high quality IMRT, D3 can help to minimize the need for additional staff, capital outlay and training. The following benefits have been recognized by clinics after working with our experts and leveraging D3's proven experience and infrastructure: rapid IMRT implementation, improved clinical results, increased revenue, decreased costs.

 

Diomed, Inc.

One Dundee Park, Suites 4-6, Andover MA 01810

Tel: (978) 475-7771 / Fax: (978) 475-8488 / Email: moleary@diomedinc.com

Website: www.evlt.com

Contact Person: Melissa O'Leary, Sales & Marketing Coordinator

Description: Surgical laser, Delta 15

 

2650 Jones Way, Suite #9, Simi Valley, CA 93065

Contact Person: Nicki Klein, President

Tel: (805) 522-5711 / Fax: (805) 522-0844 / Email: echotechimaging@yahoo.com

Website: www.echotechimaging.com

Description: Echo Tech Imaging is a California-based corporation serving the Los Angeles and Southern California medical community for over ten years.  We are a complete diagnostic ultrasound imaging service and facility determined to provide our clients with the best possible examination at your location or at ours.  We pride ourselves as a leading provider of quality ultrasound and offer a variety of services to our clients including, but not limited to, abdominal, neonatal cranial, OB/Gyn, cardiac and vascular.  Echo Tech Imaging offers clients the most experienced and technically skilled sonographers available.

 

4775 Peachtree Industrial Blvd., Norcross GA 30092

Tel: (770) 670-2409 / Fax: (770) 448-6338 / Email: wendy.hornby@elekta.com

Website: www.elekta.com

Contact Person: Wendy Hornby, Marketing Programs Manager

Description: Elekta is a world-leading supplier of advanced and innovative radiation oncology and neurosurgery solutions and services for precise treatment of cancer and brain disorders.  Elekta's solutions are clinically effective, cost efficient and gentle on the patient.

 

Ethicon Endo-Surgery

4545 Creek Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242

Contact Person: Jane Perry, Field Marketing Group Manager

Tel: (800) 766-9534 / Email: jperry4@eesus.jnj.com

Website: www.breastbiopsy.com

Description: The Mammotome® Biopsy System is a minimally invasive product that helps physicians diagnose breast disease.  Two and a half million biopsies have been performed with the Mammotome®.  It is compatible with stereotactic, ultrasound, and MR imaging.

 

Tel: (800) 496-3772 x 84225 / Email: cynthia.d.guy@gsk.com

Company Email: gsk.com / Website: www.gsk.com

Contact Person: Cindy Fein Guy, Oncology Executive Account Manager

Description: GSK has a variety of pharmaceutical products.  Specific to Radiation Oncology – Zofran, Bexxar.  Feel free to contact me if you require information.  I can direct your message to your account manager.

 

Tel: (812) 333-0059    Website: www.guerbet-us.com

Contact Person: Veronica Salazar, Medical Center Representative

Description: Since 1901 Guerbet has been a pioneer in the development of contrast media for medical imaging.  Its products are mareketed in over 130 countries.  In the US, Guerbet LLC markets Oxilan® (Ioxilan Injection), a nonionic low-osmolar and low-viscous agent for diagnostic and interventional imaging.  Steps are underway to launch new products in the US market.

 

Healthcare Management Partners, LLC

18012 Skypark Circle, Irvine CA 92614

Tel: (949) 263-8620 / Fax: (949) 263-1639 / Email: jmorell@hmpllc.com

Website: www.hmpllc.com

Contact Person: Joyce Morell, Director, Business Development

Description: Healthcare Management Partners, LLC (HMP) provides the resources, expertise, technology and knowledge to allow medical professionals and clinical support staff to focus on patient care.  Our primary business is accounts receivable management - managing all functions related to the process of billing and collection for physician professional services.

 

1959 Summit Commerce Park, Twinsburg OH 44087

Tel: (330) 425-1313 / Fax: (330) 405-8173

Website: www.hitachimed.com

Contact Person: Phil Chang, Marketing Communications Manager

Description: Hitachi Medical Corporation offers a range of MR systems including the new Echelon 1.5T MR system equipped with standard features such as higher order active shim, RAPID parallel imaging, an 8-channel scalable RF system, and multiple coil ports.  Hitachi also offers a number of open MR systems including the Altaire® 0.7 Tesla system with superconducting magnet technology, AIRIS Elite 0.3T permanent magnet system, and the Aperto 0.4T system.

 

IMPAC Medical Systems

100 W. Evelyn Avenue, Mountain View CA 94041

Tel: (888) GO-IMPAC / Fax: (650) 623-8912 / Email: salesinfo@impac.com

Website: www.impac.com

Description: Comprehensive Oncology IT Solutions.  IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc., a company in the Elekta Group, provides healthcare IT solutions that streamline clinical and business operations across the spectrum of cancer care.  IMPAC's open integration to multiple healthcare data and imaging systems offers oncology-specific patient charting and practice management, as well as best-of-breed systems for anatomic pathology, clinical laboratory, and cancer registry.

 

393 East Walnut Street, 3^rd Floor, Pasadena CA 91188

Tel: (800) 541-7946 / Fax: (626) 405-2675 / Email: robert.x.Gonzales@kp.org

Website: http://physiciancareers.kp.org

Contact Person: Bettina Virtusio

Description: Kaiser Permanente.  Our mission is to attract exceptional physicians who are dedicated to practicing evidence-based medicine that will support our commitment to provide high quality, personalized care to our patients.  We pride ourselves on our camaraderie and close-knit team approach to medicine.  We respect the uniqueness of both our patients and physicians.

 

Kyphon, Inc.

1221 Crossman Avenue, Sunnyvale CA 94089

Tel: (408) 548-6500 / Fax: (408) 548-6501

Website: www.kyphon.com

Contact Person: Jeff Monroe, Marketing Specialist / Rebecca Vaughn, Spine Consultant

Description: Kyphon’s mission is to be the recognized global leader in restoring spinal function through minimally invasive therapies.  Balloon Kyphoplasty is a minimally invasive treatment for spinal fractures caused by osteoporosis or cancer.

 

 

MedImmune Oncology

20116 Zimmerman Place, Saugus CA 91390

Website: www.medimmune.com

Description: Ethyol - Amifostine - Cytoprotection

 

Medisales

10541 Humbolt Street, Los Alamitos, CA 90720

Contact Person: Greg Kennebeck, President

Tel: (562) 430-8779 / Fax: (562) 430-8769 / Email: info@medisalesllc.com

Website: www.medisalesllc.com

Description: Medisales is a Southern California based remarketer of new and used diagnostic imaging equipment, focused on providing quality new and reconditioned ultrasound and C-Arm equipment to medical professionals and hospitals worldwide.  Our commitment to 100% customer satisfaction ensures your security when purchasing diagnostic imaging solutions for your facility.  With our Los Alamitos, CA showroom you can experience side by side comparisons to determine the ultrasound system best suited to your needs.  When purchasing from Medisales, you gain access to our in-house team of expert service engineers as well as our extensive inventory of replacement transducers and parts for your every need.

 

Mediscan Staffing Services

21050 Califa Street, Suite 100, Woodland Hills, CA 91367

Contact Person: Min Kang, Account Representative

Tel: (818) 758-4224 / Fax: (818) 758-4220 / Email: info@mediscan.net

Website: www.mediscan.net

Description: Mediscan Staffing Inc. is a highly specialized, full service medical staffing company that has provided top notch diagnostic, respiratory, and nursing personnel to the health care industry since 1994.  We pride ourselves on our ability to recruit the most qualified and skillful professionals, who share our high level of commitment.  We’ve worked hard to build a reputation of fairness, honesty and reliability that extends to both our personnel and our clients.

 

Merrill Lynch

9560 Wilshire Boulevard, Beverly Hills CA 90212

Tel: (310) 858-4669 / Fax: (310) 276-9946 / Email: robert_levin@ml.com

Website: www.fa.ml.com/bob

Contact Person: Robert Levin, CFM, Financial Advisor

Description: Robert Levin is a former Wall Street pharmaceuticals analyst and board-certified physician. He directs a wealth management advisory practice at Merrill Lynch, focusing on the financial needs of physicians and health care executives. His clients trust him as their primary resource to navigate through the complexities of the financial world.

 

Newsura Insurance Services, Inc.

1410 Rocky Ridge Drive, Suite 150, Roseville CA 95661

Tel: (916) 580-1800 / Fax: (916) 580-1819

Website: www.newsura.com

Contact Person: Ben Borchers, Vice President

Description: Newsura exists to serve business, professional, and non-profit organizations, and their owners, professional, executives and employees with “out-of-the-box” insurance solutions that reduce risk, broaden coverage, enhance security, improve service, and save money.  The company is currently 100%-focused on the healthcare industry in general and hospitals and medical groups with 3 to 300 physicians in particular.  While professional liability insurance is Newsura’s specialty, the company is fully capable of meeting all of each client’s insurance needs.

 

NOMOS Radiation Oncology

200 W. Kensinger Drive, Cranberry Township PA 16066

Tel: (800) 706-6667 / Direct Tel: (805) 552-0963

Website: www.nasmedical.com

Contact Person: Mike Bartscht, Regional Sales Manager

Description: Serial Tomotherapy, IMRT & IGRT products

 

22100 Bothell Hwy., Bothell, WA 98021

Contact Person: Scott Hintergardt, West Zone Sales Manager

Tel: (800) 722-7900 ext. 4628 / Email: scott.hintergardt@philips.com

Website: www.medical.philips.com/ultrasound

Description: Philips Ultrasound of Bothell, Washington, an innovator in all digital ultrasound systems, including a broad product range comprised of both high-definition and compact systems.  In recent years, product innovations have resulted in advanced signal processing such as Tissue Harmonic Imaging; 3D/4D Ultrasound, X-Matrix Live Volume Imaging and Panoramic Imaging.

Philips attributes most of its Industry Leading Growth in 2005 to the introduction of four new systems in less than two years: iE33, iU22, HD11, and HD3.

At Philips, we know quality in our products is paramount to customer satisfaction – both short and long term.  While its always been a priority, we are elevating our commitment.  Additional resources have been added at significant expense to the company.  Attention is being focused both on quality initiatives and our internal processes.  We are also requiring our suppliers to achieve maximum consistency and reliability, as well as bringing in best of class consultants for improvements across all product lines.

 

Roche Pharmaceuticals

Tel: (973) 562-3191 / Website: www.roche.com

Contact Person: Marcia Boudreaux, RN, MBA, Oncology Specialist

 

Saunders-Mosby

Tel: (818) 831-6717 / Fax: (818) 831-6717 / Email: thebookdoctor@socalrr.com

Contact Person: Matt Fee, Sales Representative

Description: Saunders-Mosby is the world’s largest medical book publisher.  The latest Radiology and Radiation Oncology textbooks will be available for viewing.

 

Tel: (310) 612-1622 / Website: www.scheringplough.com

Contact Person: John Arbuckle, Oncology Specialist