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Robert Messina, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
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Additional Titles

Chief of Diagnostic Imaging, Yale Health

Contact Info

robert.messina@yale.edu

Radiology & Biomedical Imaging

PO Box 208042

New Haven, CT 06519-8042

United States

About

Titles

Associate Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging

Chief of Diagnostic Imaging, Yale Health

Biography

Robert Messina, MD, is board certified in diagnostic radiology and neuroradiology and has extensive experience in emergency radiology.

Dr. Messina says he enjoys helping patients directly and as well as indirectly as an integral part of a team in the diagnosis and care of patients. “The radiologist is the consult’s consult,” he says. “I love the fact that we can help clinicians of all specialties provide better care for their patients by diagnosing pathology and/or confirming clinically suspected diagnoses.”

He says he aims to treat all patients with the same respect and compassion that he would want someone to impart on his own family members. “It is very important to listen to what a patient has to say and to always be truthful with your responses,” he says. “I enjoy knowing that every day when I go to work, I will be making a difference in someone's life.”

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Other Departments & Organizations

Education & Training

Fellowship
Yale University School of Medicine (2010)
Residency
Albany Medical Center (2009)
MD
Ross University School of Medicine (2004)
BS
St. John's University, Biology (1999)

Research

Publications

2014

  • Neuroimaging: A Teaching File
    Messina, R and Johnson, MH. 2-8 Dermoid Tumor in Chapter 2 Neuroimaging: A Teaching File. Editors: Matthew F. Omojola, MD, and Mauricio Castillo, MD. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia. Expected publication October 2014.
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research
  • Neuroimaging: A Teaching File
    Messina, R and Johnson, MH. 7-7 Sarcoidosis in Chapter 7 Neuroimaging: A Teaching File. Editors: Matthew F. Omojola, MD, and Mauricio Castillo, MD. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia. Expected publication October 2014.
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research
  • Neuroimaging: A Teaching File
    Messina, R and Johnson, MH. 2-2 Foramen Magnum Meningioma in Chapter 2 Neuroimaging: A Teaching File. Editors: Matthew F. Omojola, MD, and Mauricio Castillo, MD. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia. Expected publication October 2014.
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research
  • Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma
    Messina, R and Song, J. Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma. Case in Point. 2014. https://3s.acr.org/CIP/SearchCaseView.aspx?CaseId=HZW8bfrAWHM=. Accessed August 13, 2014.
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • honor

    The Gold Foundation Award for Humanism and Excellence in Teaching

    National Award

Clinical Care

Overview

Robert Messina, MD, is board certified in diagnostic radiology and neuroradiology and has extensive experience in emergency radiology.

Dr. Messina says he enjoys helping patients directly and as well as indirectly as an integral part of a team in the diagnosis and care of patients. “The radiologist is the consult’s consult,” he says. “I love the fact that we can help clinicians of all specialties provide better care for their patients by diagnosing pathology and/or confirming clinically suspected diagnoses.”

He says he aims to treat all patients with the same respect and compassion that he would want someone to impart on his own family members. “It is very important to listen to what a patient has to say and to always be truthful with your responses,” he says. “I enjoy knowing that every day when I go to work, I will be making a difference in someone's life.”

Clinical Specialties

Radiology & Biomedical Imaging; Neuroradiology

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Radiology & Biomedical Imaging

PO Box 208042

New Haven, CT 06519-8042

United States

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