John P. McGahan, MD, FACR is Professor of Diagnostic Radiology and Director of Ultrasound and Abdominal Imaging Fellowship at the University of California Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. He is a co-author of Obstetric and Gynecologic Ultrasound, 3rd Edition, a volume in the Case Review series.

Dr. McGahan received his medical degree from Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine, followed by an internship and residency at the UC Davis Medical Center. He is board certified in vascular and interventional radiology.

A leading interventional and diagnostic radiologist, Dr. McGahan has pioneered the use of several innovative techniques, including the use of radiofrequency ablation to treat primary and metastatic tumors. He also has used ablation techniques in the treatment of primary and metastatic liver, renal, and lung tumors, and has treated benign and metastatic bone tumors. In addition, Dr. McGahan has investigated new techniques of tissue ablation for other organs, such as the prostate and breast. He has pioneered several other interventional techniques, including the development of percutaneous cholecystostomy as well as new techniques for endoluminal drainage of pelvic abscesses. Dr. McGahan has recently studied the efficacy of abdominal ultrasound contrast in patients who have different diseases, including the use of ultrasound contrast in patients with hepatic or splenic injuries from blunt abdominal trauma.

Dr. McGahan was appointed as the chairperson by the American College of Radiology for its national Accreditation Program of Ultrasound Practices in the United States and Canada. He serves on the editorial board of several scientific journals, has edited several textbooks, and has published often in professional literature. Dr. McGahan is in the top 1% in the nation in radiology on the U.S. News Top Doctors list, and has received the Editor’s Recognition Award with Special Distinction from Radiology.

Related Author: Karen L. Reuter, MD, FACR