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Austin Rad Associates



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Austin Radiological Association

Austin Radiological Association, a private practice group in Austin, Texas has pledged a total of $375,000 to the Foundation as part of the Visionaries in Practice (VIP) program. As the first practice group to become a Platinum VIP group, ARA has certainly shown its vision for the future of radiology.
It has been over 50 years since the practices’ roots were formed by one radiologist with a vision for the future of radiology. In 1956, Robert N. Snider, M.D. was working out of a house with a diagnostic x-ray unit with fluoroscopy and two radiation treatment units.  Now, Austin Radiological Association boasts 57 radiologists, a staff of over 500, 14 outpatient imaging centers and service to 15 hospitals using a 64-slice CT and state-of-the-art PACS system.

"ARA recognizes the importance of radiologists in private practices like ours working cooperatively with radiologists in academic medicine."

"ARA recognizes the importance of radiologists in private practices like ours working cooperatively with radiologists in academic medicine," says Karnaze, "Austin Radiological has always been progressive and it makes perfect sense for a group our size to look forward to the future and take part in providing additional research funding to assist in developing advances in imaging to benefit our patients and referring physicians."
ARA’s contribution to the Silver Anniversary Campaign will help support their practice for years to come. New technologies, imaging techniques and diagnostic tools will all benefit their patients and enhance their practice. ARA knows that they must continually invest in R&D in order to maintain a competitive advantage in the ever-changing world of modern medical imaging.
"Development of newer imaging modalities and expansion of their indications and uses has been the driving force behind radiology’s growth into one of the most dynamic and important specialties in all of medicine," says Karnaze, "Radiologists need to continue to develop diagnostic studies and procedures such as this. It requires research funding to keep the process moving forward for the benefit of our patients, our medical colleagues and our own radiology practices."