Dr. Poonam Batra, M.D.

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Attending Physician, Radiology

Areas of expertise

Radiology

Bio

Dr. Batra obtained her medical education at the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India. She undertook an internship at the military hospital, Meerut, India and five years of service in the Army Medical Corps before she immigrated to United States in 1973. She performed an internship in internal medicine at the Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD. She completed a radiology residency at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, PA, where she was also appointed Assistant Professor of Radiology.

From 1981 until her retirement in 2007, Dr. Batra was a member of the faculty of Radiology at the David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine and the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. During that period, she rose in the academic ranks from Assistant Professor to full Professor of Clinical Radiology. She has held numerous academic and administrative positions at UCLA Medical Center and at the Society of Thoracic Radiology. She is currently a Professor Emeritus at the David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine.

Education

School
Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, India
Residency
Radiology: Johns Hospital University Hospital, Baltimore, MD | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, PA
Internship
Military Hospital, Meerut, India
Greater Baltimore Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Medical Degree
M.D.

Awards

Medical Officer, Army Medical Corps, India (1968-1973)
Assistant Professor of Radiology, University of Pennsylvania, PA (1978-1980)
Assistant Clinical Professor, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (1981-1989)
Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (1989-1995)
Professor of Clinical Radiology, UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (1995-2007)
Staff Radiologist, West Los Angeles VA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA (2007-2013)
Professor Emeritus, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (2013- )
Positions held at UCLA Medical Center
Member, Academic Senate (1989-2007)
Member, Clinical Appointments and Promotions Review Committee (1991-1996)
Member, Medical School Admissions Committee (1985-2007)
Member, Post Graduate Education Advisory Committee (1990-1993)
Member, Acute Care Committee (1985-1992)
Member, Medical Center Emergency Disaster Committee (1983-1985)
Member, Radiology Resident Selection Committee (1982-2003)
Co-Chief, Chest Radiology (1985-1988)
Associate Director of Radiology Residency Training Program (1988-2002)
Coordinator, Radiology Pathology Correlation Conference, held 8-9 time/year (1989-2003)
Member, National Lung Cancer Study Group Imaging Committee (1987-1989)
Positions held at Society of Thoracic Radiology
Member, The Bylaws and Rules Committee (1999-2001)
Chair, The Bylaws and Rules Committee (2001-2002)
Member, Executive Committee (2001-2002)
Member, Training Committee (1999-2003)
Member, Nomination Committee (2001-2002)
Senior Member (1987- )
Member, American College of Radiology (1979- )
Member, Radiological Society of North America (1986- )
Member, American Roentgen Ray Society (1986- )
Member, Association of University Radiologists (1989-2009)
Member, American College of Chest Physicians (1986-2004)
Examiner, American Board of Radiology (2000, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2011)

Publications

Available on request