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Nuclear Medicine Global Initiative (NMGI) 

The Nuclear Medicine Global Initiative (NMGI), formed in 2012 and led by the SNMMI, is a coalition of international organizations dedicated to advancing nuclear medicine through improved global access to radiopharmaceuticals, standardized training, and enhanced patient care. Key projects focus on surveying global access to radioisotopes, developing pediatric dosage guidelines, and, more recently, addressing worldwide challenges in theranostics. 

Committee Mission

To promote human health by advancing the field of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging, addressing gaps in patient access to diagnostic and therapeutic agents.

Completed Projects

  • 1st Project: Standardization of Administered Activities in Pediatric Nuclear Medicine, led by Fred Fahey - SNMMI (DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.114.152249) (DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.115.169714) – Published Part 1 - April 2015 and Part 2 - July 2016
  • 2nd Project: Global Issues of Radiopharmaceutical Access and Availability: A Nuclear Medicine Global Initiative Project, led by Andrew Scott - ANZSNM (DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.120.247197) – Published March 2021
  • 3rd Project:  Theranostics Radiopharmaceuticals: A New Challenging Educational Paradigm in Nuclear Medicine, led by Jean-Luc Urbain – WFNMB (DOI: https://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/64/6/986) – Published June 2023
  • 4th Project: Consensus Nomenclature for Radionuclide Therapy: Initial Recommendations from Nuclear Medicine Global Initiative, led by Munir Ghesani – SNMMI (DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.124.269215) – Published March 2025
  • (In Progress) 5th Project: Neuroblastoma Registry for Incidence & Treatment, led by Helen Nadel – SNMMI.
  • (In Progress) 6th Project: Global Radiopharmaceutical Supply Chain, led by Cathy Cutler – SNMMI.

Committee Members

  • Akram Al-ibraheem, MD (Committee Member)
  • Zvi Bar-Sever, MD (Committee Member)
  • Larry A. Binkovitz, MD, MA (Committee Member)
  • Anita Brink, Med Nuclear Medicine (Committee Member)
  • Martin Charron, MD (Committee Member)
  • Joon Young Choi, MD, PhD (Committee Member)
  • Jilly Croasdale (Committee Member)
  • Cathy Sue Cutler, PhD, FSNMMI (Council Member)
  • Gisela Estrada, MD, PhD (Committee Member)
  • Elba Etchebehere, MD, PhD (Committee Member)
  • Frederic H. Fahey, DSc, FSNMMI (Committee Member)
  • Savvas Frangos, President Elect (Committee Member)
  • Michael J. Gelfand, MD, FSNMMI (Committee Member)
  • Munir Ghesani, MD, FACNM, FSNMMI, FACR (Committee Member)
  • GOPINATH GNANASEGARAN, MD (Committee Member)
  • Frederick D. Grant, MD, FSNMMI, FACNM (Committee Member)
  • Samantha Harrington, MD (Committee Member)
  • Julie Hephzibah (Committee Member)
  • Ioannis Iakovou, MD (Committee Member)
  • Heather Jacene, MD, FSNMMI (Council Member)
  • Cheryl Lynn Jefford (Committee Member)
  • Kalevi J.A. Kairemo, MD, PhD (Council Member)
  • Kamaleshwaran Koramadai Karuppusamy (Committee Member)
  • John Koutsikos, MD, PhD (Committee Member)
  • Neha Kwatra, MD (Committee Member)
  • Hollie Anne Lai, MD (Committee Member)
  • Francois Lamoureux, MD,M.Sc.,LMCC,FRCP(c (Committee Member)
  • Sze Ting Lee, MD (Committee Member)
  • Val Lewington, MD (Committee Member)
  • Ruth Lim, MD (Committee Member)
  • Kevin London, FRACP, PhD (Committee Member)
  • Lizette Louw, MD (Committee Member)
  • Olwethu Natash Mbakaza, MD (Council Member)
  • Kgomotso M. Mokoala, MD (Committee Member)
  • Felix Mottaghy, MD, PhD (Committee Member)
  • Helen R. Nadel, MD, FRCPC, FSNMMI (Committee Member)
  • Diana Paez (Committee Member)
  • Marguerite T. Parisi, MD, MS Ed (Committee Member)
  • Thomas Pascual (Committee Member)
  • Kambiz Rahbar, MD, PhD (Committee Member)
  • Paulo Henrique Rosado De Castro, MD, PhD (Committee Member)
  • Young Hoon Ryu (Committee Member)
  • Santhosh Sampath (Committee Member)
  • Andrew M. Scott, MD, FRACP, FAHMS, FAANMS, FSNMMI (Committee Member)
  • Victor Seghers, MD, PhD (Committee Member)
  • Summit Shah, MD, MPH (Committee Member)
  • Susan E. Sharp, MD (Committee Member)
  • Hong Cheng Shi, Sr., PhD (Committee Member)
  • Hongcheng Shi, MD,PhD (Committee Member)
  • Barry L. Shulkin, MD, MBA, FSNMMI (Committee Member)
  • Lisa J. States, MD (Committee Member)
  • Elizabeth Louise Thomas (Committee Member)
  • S. Ted Treves, MD,FSNMMI,FACNM,FSPR (Committee Member)
  • Andrew T. Trout, MD (Committee Member)
  • Gary Ulaner, MD, PhD, FSNMMI, FACNM (Committee Member)
  • Jean-Luc C. Urbain, MD, PhD, CPE, FASNC (Committee Member)
  • Reza Vali, MD (Committee Member)
  • Hiroshi Wakabayashi, MD, PhD (Committee Member)
  • Simon Wan (Committee Member)
  • Jing Wang, MD, PhD, FACNM (Committee Member)