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From learning new techniques to dedicating our time to the Hampton Roads, VA community, we are continually advancing and evolving as a practice and as a team. Whether it is attending conferences and participating in local events or celebrating our physicians’ awards and accomplishments, we want to tell our patients all about it. Discover what’s new at MCR below.
MCR Family Celebrates with Murder Mystery Night at The Granby Theater
Posted on: January 2026
Over 100 members of the MCR family including Radiologists, Physicians Assistants, Administrative Personnel, Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) radiology residents, and Radiology Business Solutions (RBS) staff and their significant others were recently on hand for a joyful evening of a Murder Mystery themed celebration at The Granby Theater in Norfolk.
Posted on: August 08, 2025
MCR Radiologist Amy Farkas, MD recently received an EXCEL award from Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughter (CHKD).
Posted on: August 06, 2025
Ten MCR Radiologists attended the 2025 Virginia Radiological Society (VRS) Annual Meeting, for which MCR served as a meeting sponsor.
Posted on: June 23, 2025
From June 6–8, 2025 the Virginia Beach Oceanfront was transformed into a high-energy beach soccer arena as the 31st Annual North American Sand Soccer Championships (NASSC) took over the coast! With over 100,000 fans flooding the shoreline over three thrilling days, spectators witnessed non-stop action, international flair, and electrifying beach soccer energy all weekend long.
Posted on: June 19, 2025
Congratulations to Medical Center Radiologists and its physicians who have been recognized as 2025 Virginia Business magazine’s Top Doctors. Together they represent excellence and commitment in caring for the health of Coastal Virginians.
Posted on: May 19, 2025
MCR Radiologists Jose Morey, MD, Adam Specht, MD, FACR, and Peter Van Geertruyden, MD, FACR attended the 2025 American College of Radiology (ACR) Annual Meeting as representatives for the Virginia Radiological Society (VRS).
Posted on: February 24, 2025
Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) at Old Dominion University (ODU) Department of Radiology hosts a chapter of Rad-Aid, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to bring radiology to low-resource areas. As part of their partnership with Rad-Aid, Dr. Amy Farkas, a Medical Center Radiologists (MCR) pediatric radiologist and faculty member of EVMS – ODU, and Laura Columbus, an EVMS-ODU radiology resident, recently traveled to the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center in Moshi, Tanzania.
Posted on: January 15, 2025
A large group of the MCR family including Radiologists, Physicians Assistants, Administrative Personnel, Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) radiology residents, and Radiology Business Solutions (RBS) staff and their significant others were recently on hand for a joyful evening of Casino themed celebration at The Landing at Hampton Marina.
Posted on: December 04, 2024
MCR Radiologist John Plemmons, MD, was recently interviewed for a feature spot on WAVY TV News 10 promoting lung cancer screening efforts.
Posted on: November 28, 2024
MCR Radiologist Frances Lazarow, MD, was recently interviewed for a feature spot on WVEC TV News 13 promoting lung cancer screening efforts. Lung cancer screening with a low-dose CT scan is recommended for people between the ages of 50 and 80 who have a history of heavy smoking. Specifically, people who have smoked the equivalent of one pack of cigarettes per day for at least 20 years are considered at high risk.
Posted on: November 04, 2024
MCR served as a proud sponsor of a recent 5k walk in Virginia Beach to benefit Making Strides Against Breast Cancer of Hampton Roads.
Posted on: October 24, 2024
MCR Breast Radiologist Shannon Wilson, MD, was recently interviewed by Wavy TV News 10 regarding research showing a 50 percent increase in invasive breast cancer in Asian American and Pacific Islander American women since the year 2000.
Posted on: October 07, 2024
MCR Breast Radiologist Zeal Patel, MD, was recently interviewed for a feature spot on Wavy TV News 10 regarding the success of the Sentara’s 3D Mobile Mammography, which travels around Hampton Roads to increase accessibility to screening mammography.
Posted on: September 02, 2024
Congratulations to the following MCR radiologists who have earned recognition as a 2024 Coastal Virginia Magazine Top Doc!
Posted on: August 12, 2024
MCR radiologists, area physicians and Sentara leadership gathered recently to celebrate and honor the legacy of MCR Breast radiologist Nina Fabiszewski, MD, FACR, who has made a tremendous, lasting impact on breast care in Hampton Roads for over 30 years.
Posted on: July 26, 2024
Kurt Williams of WTKR News 3 recently highlighted the efforts of MCR Interventional Radiologist Adam Lustig using the minimally invasive procedure called Prostate Artery Embolization (PAE) for the treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH).
Posted on: June 26, 2024
Congratulations to MCR Breast Radiologist John Plemmons, MD for being selected as a 2024 Inside Business Healthcare Hero.
Posted on: May 27, 2024
Congratulations to MCR Radiologist John Plemmons, MD for being inducted as an alumni member of the Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) Alpha Omega Alpha (AΩA) Honor Society! Founded in 1902, AΩA is the national medical honor society dedicated to the belief that in the profession of medicine we will improve care by recognizing high educational achievement, honoring gifted teaching, encouraging the development of leaders in academia and the community, supporting the ideals of humanism, and promoting service to others.
Posted on: May 02, 2024
MCR Radiologists Adam Specht, MD, FACR and Peter Van Geertruyden, MD, FACR attended the 2024 American College of Radiology (ACR) Annual Meeting as councilor representatives for the Virginia Radiological Society (VRS).
Posted on: April 08, 2024
Congratulations to Medical Center Radiologists and these five physicians who have been recognized as Virginia Business magazine’s Top Doctors! Together they represent excellence and commitment in caring for the health of Coastal Virginians.
Posted on: February 13, 2024
Medical Center Radiologists (MCR) served as the title sponsor for the first Hampton Roads Professional Squash Exhibition Match. Held February 9, 2024 at Norfolk Yacht and Country Club, the match featured top American squash players Timmy Brownell and Andrew Douglas, both ranked top 50 in the world.
Posted on: December 13, 2023
A large group of the MCR family including Radiologists, Physicians Assistants, Administrative Personnel, Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) radiology residents, and Radiology Business Solutions (RBS) staff and their significant others were recently on hand for a joyful evening of celebration at Princess Anne Country Club.
Posted on: November 29, 2023
Multiple MCR Radiologists were honored during the 2023 Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) Service and Recognition Awards Ceremony held at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott on November 14, 2023.
Posted on: November 10, 2023
EVMS Ladiologists, led by MCR Breast Imager Shannon Wilson, recently held a Halloween themed celebration at Historic Greenbrier Farms.
Posted on: October 23, 2023
MCR radiologist Dr. Rachel Pevsner Crum recently attended the Medical Society of Virginia (MSV) Annual Meeting held in Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. Pevsner Crum served as a delegate for Tidewater (District 10).
Posted on: September 25, 2023
Congratulations to MCR Radiologist José Morey, MD, as being selected as a top 101 most influential Latino Leaders in the 2023 edition of Latino Leaders ! Chosen alongside the likes of celebrity chef José Andrés and Florida senator Marco Rubio, Dr. Morey was selected for his contributions in the field of science and technology.
Posted on: September 15, 2023
Congratulations to these MCR radiologists who have earned recognition as a 2023 Coastal Virginia Magazine Top Doc!
Posted on: August 29, 2023
After recently growing its geographic coverage area and total study volume by over one third, Medical Center Radiologists (MCR) has hired a significant number of new, highly trained subspecialty diagnostic and interventional radiologists to join the MCR team to help serve the Hampton Roads Community.
Posted on: August 14, 2023
MCR musculoskeletal radiologist Peter Van Geertruyden, MD, FACR, was an invited lecturer at the Virginia Podiatric Medical Association (VPMA) Annual Scientific Meeting held at the Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront from August 10-13, 2023. The topic of his lecture was “Interesting Sports Cases of the Foot and Ankle.
Posted on: July 02, 2023
MCR radiologist Dr. Jose Morey was featured in a front page *Virginian Pilot *article discussing artificial intelligence in the realm of health care. In addition to being a fellowship trained Musculoskeletal Radiologist, Dr. Morey is considered an international leader in exponential technology innovation and excels at leading multidisciplinary teams that sit at the epicenter of biotechnology, AI, and aerospace.
Posted on: June 26, 2023
Medical Center Radiologists (MCR) was a proud participant and sponsor of a recent evening dinner fundraising event hosted by the Hampton Roads Refugee Relief Organization, a women led organization whose mission is to “support refugees and their families on their journey to becoming fully integrated, contributing members of our Hampton Roads community.”
Posted on: May 15, 2023
The annual ACR meeting culminated in Capitol Hill Day, during which Drs. Specht and Van Geertruyden along with Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) Radiology Resident Dr. Michael Pender made office calls with staff from Representative Bobby Scott, Representative Jennifer Kiggans, Senator Tim Kaine, and Senator Mark Warner.
Posted on: April 01, 2023
The Interventional Radiology Section of Medical Center Radiologists (MCR) gathered this past Friday to send off interventional radiologist Dr. Hampton Andrews, who will be relocating to South Carolina to be closer to family. We thank Dr. Andrews for his incredible service to MCR and to the patients of Hampton Roads he cared for. Best wishes Dr. Andrews!
Posted on: March 11, 2023
Medical Center Radiologists (MCR), the largest hybrid academic-private radiology group in Virginia, has expanded its partnership with Sentara Healthcare.
Posted on: February 28, 2023
MCR is very pleased to add six radiologists to its growing team.
Posted on: February 13, 2023
MCR Breast Section Chief John Plemmons, MD and other MCR representatives were on hand February 10, 2023 for the ribbon cutting ceremony of a new Sentara Mobile 3D Mammography Van, which will help bring the latest 3D digital mammographic technology to remote and underserved communities of southeastern Virginia and northeastern North Carolina.
Posted on: February 08, 2023
Over 150 of the Medical Center Radiologists family including Radiologists, Physicians Assistants, Administrative Personnel, Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) radiology residents, and Radiology Business Solutions (RBS) staff were recently on hand for a joyful evening of celebration at Hilton Norfolk The Main.
Posted on: December 18, 2022
EVMS Ladiologists, led by MCR Breast Imager Shannon Wilson, recently held an annual holiday gathering to celebrate the holidays, mentor EVMS radiology residents, and collect shoes for the charity Soles for Souls.
Posted on: October 25, 2022
Under a sun filled blue sky, MCR team members recently attended the 2022 Fall Town Point Virginia Wine Festival.
Posted on: October 17, 2022
Multiple members of MCR recently mentored EVMS Radiology Residents in 23 presentations at the 34th Annual EVMS Research Day . Supported research projects included the following topics:
Posted on: October 06, 2022
Congratulations to MCR Radiologist José Morey, MD, as being selected as a top 101 most influential Latino Leaders in a recent edition of Latino Leaders!
Posted on: September 05, 2022
Congratulations to these MCR radiologists who have earned recognition as a 2022 Coastal Virginia Magazine Top Doc!
Posted on: August 16, 2022
MCR musculoskeletal radiologist Peter Van Geertruyden, MD, FACR, was an invited lecturer at the Virginia Podiatric Medical Association (VPMA) Annual Scientific Meeting held at the Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront from August 11-14, 2022.
Posted on: July 11, 2022
MCR continued its annual support of the Tee One Up for Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters (CHKD) golf tournament held on June 18, 2022 at the Riverfront Golf Course in Suffolk, Virginia.
Posted on: June 08, 2022
Under a sun filled blue sky, MCR recently held its annual summer picnic for extended team members and their families. It was a great opportunity to reconnect over amazing food, drinks, and epic games of cornhole.
Posted on: May 30, 2022
Congratulations to MCR pediatric radiologists Susanne Grasso, MD and Jennifer Rush, DO for well deserved recognition as *Coastal Virginia Magazine *Top Docs All-Stars.
Posted on: May 25, 2022
The Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society of Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) recently inducted faculty member and MCR radiologist Kathy Byun, MD into the national society, recognizing her gifted teaching of medical students.
Posted on: May 10, 2022
This past Saturday, MCR team members and their families participated in the 2nd annual MCR Physical Readiness Test (PRT) at Mount Trashmore Park in Virginia Beach.
Posted on: May 09, 2022
Multiple MCR Radiologists and their families recently attended the unveiling of a mural in Norfolk’s Railroad District as part of Samaritan House Child Abuse Prevention and Sexual Assault Awareness month. Located on 24th Street at 757Makerspace, the colorful mural is an amazing addition to a vibrant area of Norfolk.
Posted on: May 02, 2022
MCR Radiologists Adam Specht, MD, FACR and Peter Van Geertruyden, MD, FACR attended the 2022 American College of Radiology (ACR) Annual Meeting as councilor representatives for the Virginia Radiological Society (VRS) .
Posted on: April 18, 2022
MCR Radiologist and Norfolk Academy class of 1992 member Peter Van Geertruyden, MD, FACR, recently served as an invited lecturer to members of the Norfolk Academy Medical Scholars Program.
Posted on: April 04, 2022
MCR radiologists had the pleasure of attending the 2022 Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeast Virginia Youth of the Year Gala held at the Westin Virginia Beach Town Center on March 31, 2022.
Posted on: February 14, 2022
Medical Center Radiologists (MCR) is collaborating with Ad Astra Media to provide inspirational characters and educational content to Afghan refugees who resettled in Hampton Roads, VA.
Posted on: January 01, 2022
Medical Center Radiologists is excited to announce perpetual corporate sponsorship with three Hampton Roads organizations: Southside Boys and Girls Club, Samaritan House, and HOPES Free Clinic.
Posted on: December 13, 2021
EVMS’s Ladiologists, led by MCR Breast Imager Shannon Wilson, recently held an annual holiday gathering to celebrate the holidays, mentor EVMS radiology residents, and collect Coats for Families.
Posted on: October 18, 2021
MCR applauds the efforts of Dr. Jose Morey as he aims to build diversity in STEM careers. Click here for a recent interview Dr. Morey gave to local television affiliate WTKR.
Posted on: October 15, 2021
Multiple members of MCR recently mentored EVMS Radiology Residents in 14 presentations at the 33rd Annual EVMS Research Day.
Posted on: October 06, 2021
October 6 – 12, 2021 marks National Physician Assistant Week, a time when we can recognize the PA profession and its contributions to Medical Center Radiologists and the nation’s health.
Posted on: October 01, 2021
Congratulations to these MCR radiologists who have earned recognition as a 2021 Coastal Virginia Magazine Top Doc!
Posted on: August 01, 2021
MCR is very pleased to add three subspecialty radiologists to its growing team: Interventional Radiologist Hampton Andrews, MD, Pediatric Radiologist Amy Farkas, MD, and Neuroradiologist Mitchell Wangsgard, MD.
Posted on: June 10, 2021
Peter Van Geertruyden, MD, FACR, participated as an invited lecturer at the 14th Annual Pediatric and Adolescent Sports Medicine Update, presented by Eastern Virginia Medical School and Children’s Hospital of the Kings Daughter.
Posted on: May 15, 2021
Congratulations to Drs. Nina L. Fabiszewski, MD, FACR and Peter H. Van Geertruyden, MD, FACR, on being inducted as Fellows of the American College of Radiology.
Posted on: May 11, 2021
MCR Radiologist and EVMS Department of Radiology Chair Lester Johnson, MD, PhD, FACR, served as an invited Visiting Professor teaching Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging to Radiology Resident Physicians at Mercer Medical School Savannah Campus Memorial Hospital on May 11, 2021.
Posted on: March 15, 2021
MCR is proud to support local community events and teams such as The 4th Liners, an adult hockey team skating out of the Iceland Skating Center in Virginia Beach. This team and others in their league consist of a large number of military, law enforcement, and other first responders.
Posted on: February 22, 2021
Always striving to improve patient care in conjunction with our healthcare system partners, six MCR radiologists participated in the Sentara Advanced Imaging Update for the Primary Care Provider, held virtually February 22 – March 7, 2021.
Posted on: October 30, 2020
As published in the September/ October 2020 issue of Coastal Virginia, MCR’s Doctors included in the Top DOCs of Hampton Roads 2020:
Posted on: October 20, 2020
Multiple members of MCR recently mentored EVMS Radiology Residents in their presentations at EVMS Research Day this October.
Posted on: March 20, 2020
Dr. Kyle Spagnolo, Assistant Professor of Radiology at EVMS and a neuroradiologist with MCR, was an invited lecturer at The 3rd Mid-Atlantic Multiple Sclerosis Symposium in Williamsburg on March 7th, a conference sponsored jointly by EVMS and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Posted on: November 03, 2019
Dr. Kathy Byun and Dr. Tracie Rehfuss were invited speakers at Prostate Cancer International’s Event “Prostate Cancer Today: Living Well; Choosing Wisely” on November 2, 2019, in Virginia Beach.
Posted on: October 25, 2019
As published in the September/ October 2019 issue of Coastal Virginia, MCR’s Doctors included in the Top DOCs of Hampton Roads 2019:
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