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Joanna Escalon, M.D. is a board-certified radiologist specializing in cardiothoracic imaging. She is an Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology at Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå°æ and Associate Attending Radiologist at the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Campus.

Dr. Escalon graduated with a B.A. in Biology from The University of Chicago where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She went on to earn her M.D. from the New York University School of Medicine in 2012. Following a yearlong internship in internal medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, Dr. Escalon completed her residency training in Diagnostic Radiology at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center where she served as a Chief Resident. Dr. Escalon then completed a fellowship in Cardiothoracic Radiology at National Jewish Health and the University of Colorado in Denver, Colorado.

After training, Dr. Escalon joined the Â鶹´«Ã½¸ßÇå°æ faculty in 2018. Dr. Escalon's clinical expertise is in cardiothoracic imaging. She interprets a wide range of imaging examinations, including radiography, high-resolution chest CT, thoracic MRI, cardiac CT and MRI, and PET/CT. Dr. Escalon’s research interests include diffuse lung disease, oncologic imaging, and vascular imaging. She is also actively involved in the education of residents and fellows, serving as the Cardiothoracic Imaging Fellowship Director since 2021.

Dr. Escalon is a member of the following professional societies:

• Society of Thoracic Radiology  

• Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)  

• American College of Radiology

• North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging  

• New York Roentgen Society