
Charito Love, MD
Dr. Charito Love completed her nuclear medicine residency training at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York where she also served as research scientist in infection and inflammation imaging using conventional and novel radiopharmaceuticals. The experiences allowed her to co-author and publish numerous journal articles and book chapters on radionuclide imaging of infection and inflammation including those affecting the musculoskeletal system. As an educator, Dr. Love served as faculty member of the Nuclear Medicine Board Review Program of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) for 10 years tackling musculoskeletal imaging in addition to various national and international invitation as speaker on the same topic. She was Associate Program Director of Nuclear Medicine Residency Training Programs at St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center and Montefiore Medical Center in New York. As an expert in the field of infection imaging, she was a member of the special council under SNMMI that defined the Appropriate Use Criteria for nuclear medicine in musculoskeletal infection imaging. Dr. Love also served as co-chair and reviewer of several practice parameters and guidelines in nuclear medicine practice under the American College of Radiology (ACR) and is currently the ACR representative to the Joint Review Committee on Nuclear Medicine Technology. Dr. Love remains active as Panel Judge for RadioGraphics presentations during Annual Radiological Society of North America Scientific Assembly and a peer reviewer or editor of various prestigious national and international journal publications.
