Dr. Joseph Russo is a board certified radiologist fellowship trained in Breast Imaging. He joined St. Luke’s University Health Network in 2004 and proudly served as the Section Chief for Mammography from 2005 to 2020. The goal remained providing convenient appointments for patients' annual screening mammograms and exemplary service at their Regional Breast Centers for patients faced with the anxiety of callbacks or biopsies. His clinical career at St. Luke's, a GE show site, has allowed for extensive experience in 3-D and contrast enhanced mammography, automated breast ultrasound, breast MRI as well as numerous biopsy techniques. Dr. Russo’s special interest has been the development of breast centers and screening algorithms personalized to risk and breast density.

The value of mammography has been illustrated to Dr. Russo on a personal level. “In the 80s, when breast cancer awareness and mammography were in their infancy, a close family member lost her battle. Fast forward to our system today, when another family member took advantage of imaging and discovered a small cancer that was completely removed. I use these experiences motivate me to actively promote the power of breast imaging.”

In his role at Redan Imaging Consultants, Dr. Russo looks forward to putting this experience toward breast center development, ambassadorship for valuable imaging tools, while continuing clinical practice.