Robert L. Lapidus, M.D.

Medical Director
Women's Imaging Centre Lafayette
5000 Ambassador Caffery, Building 10
Lafayette, Louisiana 70508
p: 337.993.8300 | f: 337.521.9159

Present Titles

Medical Director, Women's Imaging Centre, Lafayette

  • Opened in April, 2008, Women's Imaging Centre, Lafayette is a 11,000 state of the art breast imaging center located on Ambassador Caffery Pkwy near Women's and Children's Hospital, in Lafayette, Louisiana
  • Modalities include digital mammography, vacuum stereotactic biopsy, bone densitometry; as well as the first dedicated breast MRI scanner and first whole breast automated ultrasound unit in the state of Louisiana. MRI guided and Ultrasound guided vacuum assisted biopsy are offered.

President and Chief Medical Officer, MidSouth Radiology Partners

  • MidSouth Radiology Partners is the leading provider of on and off-site radiology services in the MidSouth region of the United States, with a particularly strong presence in the state of Louisiana.
  • MidSouth Radiology Partners works with hospitals, medical groups, individual physician practices and others requiring premium quality on or off-site radiology services.
  • Although we provide on site professional staffing and management to several of our clients, our market niche is in networking small hospitals and clinics to our web based radiology systems to provide real time off site coverage. Once we interface with your imaging department, studies are available to our Radiologists for interpretation literally within seconds. This leads to improved patient care, particularly for small facilities that are not accustomed to such service and in turn, leads to more satisfied referring physicians

Medical Director, US Radiology Partners

  • Founded in 1996, U.S. Radiology Partners (USRP) is the only management firm in the nation providing a full range of practice management and acquisition options for solo, rural, or small radiology practices.
  • As a physician-focused firm, we provide unique programs individually customized to fit the needs of our physician partners. These needs may vary from radiologist to radiologist, which is why our programs are designed to be flexible.
  • Now based in Coppell, Texas, USRP offers a proven executive team with over 40 years of combined radiology management and health care staffing experience. Cited in respected publications ranging from The Wall Street Journal to Diagnostic Imaging, USRP's management team is a widely acknowledged and respected source of radiology management expertise.

Medical Director, MammoSource, LLC

  • MammoSource, LLC is the largest provider of off-site, quality-focused, cost effective mammography reading services in the nation. We provide innovative solutions for medical groups, hospitals, and other organizations seeking effective ways to address mammography challenges.
  • MammoSource, LLC is a co-venture between highly regarded, U.S. trained, board certified radiologists who have specialized focus and expertise in mammography, and the founders of U.S. Radiology Partners/The Radlinx Group, one of the most

Undergraduate Education

Clark University
Worcester, Mass.
B.A. Phi Beta Kappa
Summa Cum Laude
1983-1987

Medical Education

The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
M.D. Degree
720 Rutland Ave.
Baltimore, Maryland 21205
1987-1991

Residency Training

Diagnostic Radiology
Vanderbilt University Med. Center
21st Ave. South and Garland Ave.
Nashville, TN 37235
1991-1995

Fellowship Training

Body Imaging
University of Miami/Jackson
Memorial Medical Center
1611 N.W. 12th Ave.
West Wing 279
Miami, Florida 33136
1995-1996

Breast Related Continuing Medical Education

Multimodality Approach to the Detection and Diagnosis of Occult Breast Cancer, Course Director Laszlo Tabar, M.D., F.A.C.R. (Hon), Professor, Napa Valley, CA, August 2008

Practical Breast MRI: Applications & Interventions For Clinical Practice, Orlando Florida March 2007.

Society Of Breast Imaging, Miami Florida April 2007

Stereotactic Biopsy Update: Harvard Stereotactic Breast Biopsy Course May 2007

Art of Breast Imaging: Newport Beach, California July 2007

Vacuum Assisted Breast Biopsy Training: William Beaumont Hospital, Troy Michagin August 2007

27th Annual Breast Imaging Conference: San Antonio, TX (including digital mammography workshop) September 2007

Hologic Stereotactic Biopsy Hands on Training, Bedford Mass September 2007

Breast MRI Training: Breast Center of NW Arkansas, Dr. Steve Harms October 2007

Breast MRI Training: Breast Center of NW Arkansas, Dr. Steve Harms March 2008

Essentials of Breast MRI, Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Jan. 2008, Newport Beach California

Multimodality Approach to the Detection and Diagnosis of Occult Breast Cancer, Course Director Laszlo Tabar, M.D., Santiago, Chile, March 2008

Certifications

FLEX Examination
Parts I and II
1991

Board Certified, American Board of Radiology, May 1995

Society Memberships

Society of Breast Imaging
Radiological Society of North America
American College of Radiology
American Roentgen Ray Society
Academy of Molecular Imaging
Society of Nuclear Medicine

Committees

Credentialing Committee, DHO
Critical Care Committee, DHO
Ethics Committee, DHO
Medical Executive Committee

Publications

Luis Flavio Goncalves, M.D., Robert L. Lapidus, M.D., Joyce Kelly, RDMS, and Phillipe Jeanty, M.D., PHD “Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Malformations With Obstetrical Ultrasonography.” Current Practice of Radiology, Mosby Year Book, Inc. 196-220, 1993

Delbeke, M.D., Meyerowitz, M.D., Lapidus, M.D., Maciunas, M.D., Jennings, M.D., Moots, M.D., and Kessler, M.D. "Optimal Cutoff Levels of F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose Uptake in the Differentiation of Low-Grade from High-Grade Brain Tumors with PET."

Exhibits

D. Delbeke, M.D., C. Meyerowitz, M.D., R. Lapidus, M.D., RJ Maciunas, M.D., and R.M. Kessler, M.D. "Clinical Evaluation of Brain Tumors with Positron Emission Tomography (PET) with F-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG): 3 years experience." Presented at the Radiological Society of North America Meeting, 1993. (Exhibit-RSNA Merit Award Winner)