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Vision

To be a leader in providing Radiology services in the State of Kuwait.

1. Clinical Excellence.

To use “State of the Art” technology & a world-class team of health professionals to achieve excellence in Clinical Radiology.

2. Service Excellence.

To foster teamwork, compassionate framework and the latest technologies to enable excellence in radiology services.

3. Academic Excellence.

To ensure continuous medical education of health professionals and invest significantly in research and education to contribute to academic excellence and medical research.

Mission

Our Division is deeply committed to improve the health and quality of life of our patients by providing compassionate care of the highest standard with an environment that respects the rights + dignity of each and every patient. Our team will accomplish this in the most efficient manner by utilizing the fundamentals of clinical + academic excellence in the practice of radiology.

  • To provide patients with the best possible clinical care, using appropriate technology, in a caring and timely manner.
  • To maintain excellence in the delivery of patient imaging services with a focus on subspecialty radiology services.
  • To foster the highest quality care by education of the radiologists, technicians, physicians, patients and community at large.
  • To serve referring physicians in a manner that addresses their needs for accessibility to appropriate radiology services.
  • To develop or implement new procedures and technologies that reduce patient morbidity and cost, improve the quality of patient’s care, and hasten their recovery.
  • To enhance patients understanding about radiation hazards to make them comfortable with these procedures.
  • To be recognized as offering the highest quality and best value in medical imaging in our region comparable to any medical imaging services nationally.

To summarize our mission in three parts – Improving the Health of the patients in our Oil Sector Community, Providing the best services to the referring physicians and to Optimize the well-being of our departmental staff.

Organization Structure

radiology organization structure

Meet the Team

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Dr. Shefeek Abubacker

Team Leader Radiology

MD, DNB, FRCR

Areas of Interest

  • Body Imaging – USG/CT/MRI
  • Vascular Imaging
  • Neuroimaging – CT/MRI
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Dr. Abdullah Ramadhan

Medical Consultant Radiology

MBBcH, FFRRCSI

Areas of Interest

  • Body Imaging – USG/CT/MRI
  • CT Cardiac Imaging
  • Mammography Imaging
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Dr. Venugopal NK Chavan

Medical Consultant Radiology

MD, DNB, FRCR, FVIR, AFVIR

Areas of Interest

  • Body Imaging – CT/MRI
  • Neuroimaging
  • Interventional Radiology (Vascular)
  • Ultrasound Imaging
  • Ultrasound Guided Breast Biopsy
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Dr. Elsayed Ahmed Elfar

Medical Consultant Radiology

MBBCH, MSc, PhD, Clinical Fellowship

Areas of Interest

  • Body & Musculoskeletal MR Imaging
  • Ultrasound Imaging
  • Mammography Imaging
  • Interventional Drainage Procedures
  • FNAC/Core Biopsy procedures
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Dr. Uma Mahesh M.

Medical Consultant Radiology

MD, DNB

Areas of Interest

  • Pediatric Radiology – Clinical Fellowship in Pediatric Radiology
  • Body MR Imaging – Clinical Fellowship Musculoskeletal/MR Body Imaging
  • CT guided Interventional Procedures
  • Shoulder Arthrography
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Dr. Selvakumar Subbaraman

Medical Consultant Radiology

MD, FIVR

Areas of Interest

  • General Body Imaging – USG/CT/MRI
  • Cardiac CT Imaging
  • Obstetric Ultrasound
  • Doppler Imaging
  • Interventional Drainage Procedures
  • RF Ablation
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Dr. Harikrishna Rajendran

Registrar Radiology

MD, DNB, FRCR, MMED, EDIR

Areas of Interest

  • Liver Elastographic Studies (USG & MRI)
  • Liver iron & fat quantification studies (MRI)
  • Musculoskeletal Imaging (USG & MRI) Musculoskeletal Injections (USG Guided)
  • Cardiac & Vascular Imaging (CT & MRI)
  • Body Imaging – USG/CT/MRI
  • Doppler Imaging
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Dr. Mopur James

Registrar Radiology

DNB

Areas of Interest

  • Musculoskeletal Imaging – USG/MRI with special interest on joints imaging
  • General Body Imaging – USG/CT/MRI
  • Doppler Imaging
  • Obstetric Imaging
  • USG guided prostate biopsy procedures
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Dr. Shravankumar M.

Registrar Radiology

DNB

Areas of Interest

  • General Body Imaging – USG/CT/MRI
  • Doppler Imaging
  • Obstetric Imaging
  • Cardiac CT Imaging
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Dr. Naga Praveen P.

Registrar Radiology

DNB

Areas of Interest

  • General Body Imaging – USG/CT/MRI
  • Doppler Imaging
  • Obstetric Imaging
  • Cardiac CT/MRI Imaging
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Mr. Ahmed Essa Al-Rashed

Senior Imaging Technologist

Associated Degree in Radiography

Areas of Interest

  • PACS and HIS
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Fatemah Sultan Faraj AL Farhan

Senior Imaging Technologist

Bachelor’s degree from Kuwait University Faculty of Allied Health and Nursing.

Areas of Interest

  • Breast Imaging
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Mrs. Shayma’a Khaleel Al-Shamali

Senior Imaging Technologist

BSC. Radiological Science Kuwait University Faculty of Allied Health and Nursing 2003

Areas of Interest

  • Computerized Tomography Magnetic Resonance Imaging Mammography
  • Mammography
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Mrs. Nermeen Mohammed AL-Filakawai

Senior Imaging Technologist

Bachelor degree

Areas of Interest

  • Computed Tomography
  • MRI
  • Mammography
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Mr. Ahmad Essa Busakher

Senior Imaging Technologist

Master’s degree in Magnetic Resonance Technology (MMRT) – University of Queensland, Australia 2016.
Bachelor of Science degree in Radiologic Technology (BSRT) – University of Charleston, USA 2005

Areas of Interest

  • HIS/PACS Integration
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Technology
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Mrs. Awatef Mohammad Al-Ajmi

Senior Imaging Technologist

BSC. Radiological Science Kuwait University Faculty of Allied Health and Nursing

Areas of Interest

  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • Computed Tomography Imaging(CT)
  • Digital Mammography Imaging

Radiology Services

A.) Coverage at:

  1. General Ahmadi Hospital
  2. Specialized Ahmadi Hospital
  3. Family Medicine Building
  4. Preventive Medicine Services Building
  5. Mobile Clinic

B.) Radiology Investigations done at our facility:

  1. General Radiography
  2. Fluoroscopy
  3. Mobile Radiography in Casualty/Wards
  4. C-arm Imaging in the Operation Theater
  5. Bone Mineral Densitometry
  6. Full Field Digital Mammography with 3D-Tomo
  7. Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Procedures
  8. USG Services
  9. Doppler Services (Arterial & Venous studies)
  10. CT Imaging (All CT studies including CT Coronary studies)
  11. MRI Imaging (1.5 Tesla & 3 Tesla Systems)
    • Neuro/Musculoskeletal/Body Imaging/ Cardiac Imaging/ Vascular Imaging
    • MR guided HIFU Procedures
  12. Interventional Radiology: Non-vascular & Vascular Procedures.

Radiology Equipments and Systems

A.) Equipments

  1. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  2. Computerized Tomography (CT)
  3. Interventional Suite
  4. Fluoroscopy
  5. C-Arm Fluoroscopy
  6. Mammography
  7. Stereotactic Breast biopsy
  8. Bone Mineral Densitometry
  9. Ultrasound
  10. Digital Radiography (DR)
  11. Mobile Digital Radiography

B.) Systems:

  • Picture Archiving Communication System (PACS)
  • HIS Radiology Module
  • Radiology Dose Monitoring System

Radiology Events

A.) Radiology Lectures
B.) Community Initiatives

Contact Us

Telephone

- Generalized Ahmadi Hospital: 23874355
- Specialized Ahmadi Hospital: 23862355
- Family Medicine Building: