Thaggard, Anson L., M.D.

Primary Practice Location:
University Hospital
2500 N. State St.
Jackson, MS 39216

Appointments: (888) 815-2005

Areas of Practice: General Diagnostic Radiology, Nuclear Radiology/PET/CT

Education

Board Certification:	Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology, Radiology, Neuroradiology
Medical Education:	University of Mississippi School of Medicine
Internship Program:	University of Mississippi Medical Center
Residency Program:	University of Mississippi Medical Center
Residency Program:	University of Mississippi Medical Center
Fellowship Program:	The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Fellowship Program:	University of Mississippi Medical Center

Current Positions

Associate Professor , School of Medicine, Department of Radiology	07/2014 - Present
The University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, Mississippi 39216

Education

University of Alabama at Birmingham, MD, Nuclear Medicine Fellowship	2008
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Diagnostic Radiology Residency	2007
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Obstetrics Fellowship	1995
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Family Medicine Residency	1994
University of Mississippi School of Medicine, MD, Medicine	1991
Mississippi College, BS, Chemistry, Pre-medical	1987

Specialty Certification Licensure

Certification, Nuclear Radiology Subspecialty Certification, The American Board of Radiology	11/2008 - 03/2022
Certification, Diagnostic Radiology Board Certification, The American Board of Radiology	06/2007 - 03/2022
Licensure, Alabama Medical License, Alabama Medical Licensure Commission	2008 - 12/2021
Licensure, Mississippi Medical License, Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure	07/1992 - 06/2022
Certification, Diplomate of the American Board of Family Practice, The American Board of Family Practice	1994 - 2007

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Assistant Professor, UMMC, School of School of Health Related Professions, Department of Nuclear Medicine Technology	2011 - 06/2020
Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi Medical Center, School of Medicine, Department of Radiology	07/2008 - 06/2014

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Teacher of the Year 2014, Radiology Students, Radiology Department, M3 and M4 students on rotation	2014
Teacher of the Year 2011, Radiology Students, Radiology Department, M3 and M4 students on rotation	2011

Professional Membership and Service

American Board of Radiology, Committee member: General Radiology and Ultrasound, Angoff Exam Standard Setting for the ABR Certifying Exam	2020
American Board of Radiology, Item writer for the Online Longitudinal Assessment (maintenance of certification examination) for the ABR Nuclear Radiology Committee	2017 - 2020
Mississippi Society of Nuclear Medicine, Meeting Organizer, 36th Annual Nuclear Medicine Update, Flowood, MS. CME	2013
Mississippi Society of Nuclear Medicine, Officer-President	2012 - 2013
Americian Roentgen Ray Society, Member	2012 - Present
Elsevier, Reviewer, Journal Article, I serve as an ad hoc peer reviewer for Clinical Imaging (http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/505753/description#description)	2011 - Present
ACR RadPeer, Manager, RADPEER is the ACR peer review system. I am the ADMINISTRATOR for the Nuclear Medicine section of RADPEER at UMMC. I review any discrepancies and address them with members of the group. I collect and report performance data as needed.	2010 - 2015
AAMC MedEdPortal, Reviewer, Journal Article, I serve as an ad hoc peer reviewer for MedEdPortal (www.aamc.org/mededportal).	2010 - Present
Southern Radiological Conference, Member	2009 - Present
Association of University Radiologists, Member	2008 - 2015
Association of Program Directors in Radiology, Member	2008 - 2015
Mississippi Radiological Society, Member	2008 - Present
Mississippi Society of Nuclear Medicine, Member	2008 - Present
Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics, Course Director and Faculty, Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO)is a course owned by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Its purpose is to train obstetric care providers with skills to address emergency conditions in obstetrics. After personal certification, I became APPROVED FACULTY and later ADVISORY FACULTY. I coordinated and taught the course annually over ten years for the UMMC Family Medicine residents.	1995 - 2005

Committee Service

Radiology Clinical Competence Committee, Member	2013 - 2020
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-ADMISSIONS FILE REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE, Member	2013 - 2018
UM - FACULTY SENATE, Member	2012 - 2018
Radiology Executive Faculty, Member	2012 - 2020
School of Medicine, GME ad hoc appeal committee, Member, responsible for writing recommendation to Vice Chancellor	2012 - Present
Medical Center - Radiation/Laser Safety Committee, Proxy for Nuclear Radiology representatives	2011 - Present
SCHOOL OF MEDICINE-RESIDENCY REVIEW SUBCOMMITTEE, Member	2008 - 2014
Radiology Education Committee/Program Evaluation Committee, Chair	2008 - 2019

Community Service

Mission to Yakama Indian Reservation; White Swan, WA, Team Member	07/2017 - 07/2017
Mission to Costa Rica; La Montana, Costa Rica, Team Member	07/2014 - 07/2014
Mission to Yakama Indian Reservation; White Swan, WA, Team Member	05/2014 - 06/2014
Center for Pregnancy Choices, Jackson, MS, Volunteer	03/2014 - Present
Mission to Warm Springs Indian Reservation; Warm Springs, Oregon, Team Member	07/2011 - 07/2011

Other Service

Epilepsy Conference, Nuclear Radiology Presenter	2014 - 01/2018
ENT Tumor Board, Ad hoc radiology presenter for body imaging	2011 - Present
Lung Tumor Board, Primary radiology presenter	09/2009 - Present
Adult Tumor Board, Ad hoc radiology presenter	2009 - Present
GI Tumor Board, Primary radiology presenter	2009 - 2010

Publications

Journal Article
Tang SJ, Srinivasan I, Williams, JH, Thaggard, AL Endoscopic Removal of an Impacted Needle with Syringe from the Esophagus Video Journal and Encyclopedia of GI Endoscopy	2014
Abstracts
Cui D, Chen J, Marchant TC, Mccarty JT, Thaggard AL, Smith AD Building 3D models of common anatomic variants and pathologic conditions of the head and neck for teaching clinical anatomy Annals of Anatomy-Anatomischer Anzeiger. 2014;196 Suppl:1-286	2014
Weiss, ED, Thaggard, AL, Vijayakumar V EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT: Radionuclide Mandibular Bone Graft Viability Assessment – An Additional Valuable New Indication to the Most Commonly Used Old Study RSNA Abstracts. 2013	2013
Thaggard AL, Vijayakumar V EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT: All Is Not Gold That Glitters: Nonmalignant Findings in Oncologic FDG PET RSNA Abstracts. 2012	2012
Jeter JB, Speights JR, Hankins D, Khan MA, Thaggard AL, Yousuf T Cryptoccocus neoformans as a Cause of Multiple Embolic Strokes in an HIV-negative Patient with Cirrhosis
Electronic Publications
Farkas A, Jordan M, Thaggard A 37-year-old man with fatigue, night sweats Case presentation of Castleman Disease AuntMinnie.com case library	2018
Swaminathan N, Rizvi T, Thaggard A, Khan M, Vijayakumar V Brain Death: Criteria, Signs and Tests Electronic Exhibit, Radiological Society of North America. RSNA Abstracts 2017	2017
Clemmons M, Hooker J, Thaggard A Lane Hamilton Syndrome ACR Case in Point	2017
Bisges JD, Dahse MC, Thaggard AL, Green ED Case in Point: Extra-adrenal pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma ACR Case in Point	2016
Swaminathan N, Thaggard A, Vijayakumar V FDG PET & MRI Brain Fusion in Pre operative Evaluation of Refractory Epilepsy Southeastern Chapter Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging conference, Lake Buena Vista, FL	2014
Garla V, Thaggard A, Vijayakumar V Nuclear Medicine Endocrine Assessment, Protocols and Interpretation

Presentations

State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Local Experience with Peptide Receptor Imaging, Nuclear Medicine Update 2021, Virtual	02/2021
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Troubleshooting Nuclear Medicine Cases, Mississippi Society of Nuclear Medicine, Flowood, MS	02/2020
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Troubleshooting Nuclear Medicine Cases, Southern Radiological Conference, Point Clear, AL	01/2020
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Brogdon Film Panel, Southern Radiological Conference, Point Clear, AL	01/2020
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, FDG PET Imaging: Dementia, Georgia Radiological Society Annual Meeting, St. Simons Island, GA	06/2019
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Beyond FDG: A look at some other PET tracers, Southern Radiological Conference, Point Clear, AL	01/2019
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Imaging for Epilepsy Refresher Course ID: RC411B PET/CT and SPECT/CT in Movement Disorders, Epilepsy, and Dementia Tuesday 4:30-6:00 PM \| RC411 \| Room: S504CD Hide sub-events RC411A Dopamine Transporter Scans and Movement Disorders Vani Vijayakumar, MD RC411B Imaging for Epilepsy Anson L. Thaggard, MD RC411C PET Imaging for Dementia Phillip Kuo, MD,PhD https://rsna2018.rsna.org/program/index.cfm, RSNA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL	11/2018
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Imaging for Epilepsy Refresher Course ID: RC111B PET/CT and SPECT/CT in Movement Disorders, Epilepsy, and Dementia Sunday 2:00-3:30 PM \| RC111 \| Room: S505AB Hide sub-events RC111A Dopamine Transporter Scans and Movement Disorders Vani Vijayakumar, MD RC111B Imaging for Epilepsy Anson L. Thaggard, MD RC111C PET Imaging for Dementia Terence Z. Wong, MD, PhD http://rsna2017.rsna.org/program/, RSNA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL	11/2017
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Nuclear Medicine Update 2017 Quiz Bowl, Mississippi Society of Nuclear Medicine Annual Meeting, Flowood, MS	02/2017
National and International Invited Seminars/Lectures, Imaging for Epilepsy Refresher Course ID: RC611B PET/CT and SPECT/CT in Movement Disorders and Epilepsy Thursday 8:30-10:00 AM \| RC611 \| Room: S505AB Hide sub-events RC611A DAT Scans and Movement Disorders Vani Vijayakumar, MD RC611B Imaging for Epilepsy Anson L. Thaggard, MD RC611C Neurologist's Perspective on Functional Imaging for Epilepsy and Movement Disorders Juebin Huang, MD https://rsna2016.rsna.org/program/index.cfm?PAGE=2, RSNA Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL	12/2016
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Workshops: Introduction to X-ray Interpretation and Introduction to CT/MR interpretation., UMMC Advanced Practice Provider Annual Conference, Pearl, MS	09/2016
Poster Presentation, Image registration and integration of PET-CT and SPECT functional imaging with anatomic MRI fusion as an alternative to hybrid imaging in localizing epileptogenic cortex, tumors, and radiation therapy planning, World Molecular Imaging Conference, Honolulu, HI	09/2015
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Imaging Pitfalls: What to order and when, UMMC Grenada, Grenada, MS	11/2014
Poster Presentation, FDG PET & MRI Brain Fusion in Pre operative Evaluation of Refractory Epilepsy, Southeastern Chapter of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Lake Buena Vista, FL	10/2014
Platform Presentations, FDG-PET and MRI brain fusion for preoperative evaluation of refractory epilepsy, UMMC Radiology Research Day, Jackson, MS	06/2014
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, To Err Is Human: A Radiologist's Perspective, 41st Annual Meeting of the Alabama Society of Nuclear Medicine, Birmingham, AL	04/2014
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, To Err Is Human: A Radiologist's Perspective, 37th Annual Meeting of the Mississippi Society of Nuclear Medicine, Flowood, MS	02/2014
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, PET-CT in the Abdomen and Pelvis: NCCN from A to Z, 57th Annual Meeting of the Southern Radiological Society, Point Clear, AL	01/2014
Electronic Educational Exhibit, Radionuclide Mandibular Bone Graft Viability Assessment: An Additional Valuable New Indication to the Most Commonly Used Old Study. CL-NME4129 Erik D Weiss MD \| Anson L Thaggard MD \| Vani Vijayakumar MD, Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL	12/2013
Art exhibit created, OBESITY ILLUSTRATED: An Educational Art Exhibit. I worked with Dr. Rick DeShazo, et al developing a traveling art exhibit as a novel means of communicating medical consequences of obesity. We used high quality adaptations of radiologic images colorized using tissue segmentation to capture the interest of a non-medical audience. Descriptive information was provided to assure that viewers understood the implications of each piece without overwhelming them with medical data. Art work is complete. As of August 2014, we are awaiting an opening date for the exhibit.	04/2013
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Workshop Imaging: What to order and when, UMMC Advanced Practice Providers Conference, Jackson, MS	03/2013
Electronic Educational Exhibit, All Is Not Gold That Glitters: Non-malignant Findings in Oncologic FDG PET Thaggard A, Vijayakumar V, Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, IL	11/2012
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Scintigraphy of Osteomyelitis: The roles of bone scan, WBC scan, and other imaging (gallium scan, FDG PET, MRI, CT)., Orthopedic Surgery, UMMC	11/2012
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Grand Rounds: Dilemmas in Medical Imaging, UMMC Department of Medicine, Jackson, MS	07/2012
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, All is not gold that glitters: Non-malignant findings in cancer imaging., Mississippi Society of Nuclear Medicine, Jackson, MS	02/2012
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, All is not gold that glitters: Non-malignant findings in cancer imaging., Southern Radiological Conference, Point Clear, AL	01/2012
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Clinical Pathologic Conference: Daptomycin Related Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia, UMMC Department of Medicine, Jackson, MS	07/2011
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Grand Rounds: Radiology for Internists, UMMC Department of Medicine, Jackson, MS	07/2011
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Radiology for Primary Care, Simpson General Hospital Medical Staff Meeting, Mendenhall, MS	05/2011
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Annual Nuclear Medicine Update: Scintigraphy of Osteomyelitis, Mississippi Society of Nuclear Medicine, Jackson, MS	02/2011
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Annual Nuclear Medicine Update: Parathyroid Scintigraphy, Mississippi Nuclear Medicine Society, Jackson, MS	02/2010
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Annual Nuclear Medicine Update: Critical CT Anatomy and Pathology in PET/CT, Mississippi Society of Nuclear Medicine, Jackson, MS	2010
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Parathyroid Scintigraphy, Southern Radiological Conference, Point Clear, AL	2010
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Critical CT Anatomy and Pathology in PET/CT, Southeastern Chapter, Society of Nuclear Medicine, Birmingham, AL	10/2009
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Annual Nuclear Medicine Update: Tumor Imaging with MIBG and Pentetreotide, Mississippi Society of Nuclear Medicine, Jackson, MS	02/2009
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Tumor Imaging with MIBG and Pentetreotide, 52nd Annual Meeting of the Southern Radiological Conference, Point Clear, AL	01/2009
Regional Invited Seminars/Lectures, Adverse Contrast Reactions, Southern Radiological Conference, Point Clear, Alabama	01/2007
State/Local Invited Seminars/Lectures, Core Curriculum, Radiology Topics, University of MS - Dept of Family Medicine, Jackson, MS	2007

Teaching Experience

651, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pathology	Spring 2014 - 2014
651, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Radiology	Spring 2013 - 2014
651, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Pathology	Spring 2012 - 2014
651, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Radiology	Spring 2010 - 2014
651, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Radiology	Spring 2010 - 2013
651, Medicine, Lecture, Lecturer, Radiology	Spring 2010 - 2011

Directed Student Learning

Advisor	2008 - Present
Mentor, Advised: Rob Cochran	2008 - 2013

Residency Training

Radiology, Research Advisor	2014 - Present
Radiology, Attending Physician	2008 - Present
Residency: Diagnostic Radiology, Program Director	2008 - 06/2019

Fellows supervised

Body Imaging Fellowship, Attending Physician, 1 fellows supervised, PET/CT, Body CT, Nuclear Medicine	07/2020 - 06/2021
Body Imaging Fellowship, Attending Physician, 2 fellows supervised, PET/CT	07/2018 - 06/2019
Body Imaging: Radiology, Attending Physician, 1 fellows supervised, PET/CT and Body CT	07/2010 - 06/2011

Thaggard, Anson L., M.D.

Education

Current Positions

Education

Specialty Certification Licensure

Academic Appointments or Other Previous Appointments

Honors, Awards, and Recognition

Professional Membership and Service

Committee Service

Community Service

Other Service

Publications

Journal Article

Abstracts

Electronic Publications

Presentations

Teaching Experience

Directed Student Learning

Residency Training

Fellows supervised

Biography

Services & Procedures