Radiology Associates of Monroe Welcoming Dr. Meagan Uzee
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HEN DR. MEAGAN UZEE interviewed for a diagnostic radiology position with Radiology Associates in Monroe, she felt like she had come home. From the beginning, the Winnfield native was drawn to radiologists that are genuine and make you feel like family. It’s no wonder. All of this 10-person physician group either earned their education and returned to serve this area, or their lifelong professional careers have been here. A huge advancement in the medical community, the history of radiology can be traced back to Wilhelm Roentgen taking the first x-ray of a person - specifically his wife’s hand in 1895. Now 123 years later, there have been many milestones and individual contributions performed in imaging departments around the world. “I love my job! Radiology makes a lot of sense to me, because I think in 3D and
everything is in 3D in this line of work. Even though we’re generally not face-to-face with patients, we have a hand in helping a lot of patients each day,” Dr. Uzee said. Board certified by the American Board of Radiology, Dr. Uzee received her medical degree from LSU Health Sciences Center in Shreveport, Louisiana. She completed her residency in diagnostic radiology at Texas A&M’s Scott and White Memorial Hospital in Temple, Texas. She achieved her fellowship in Neuroradiology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. Her practice, in addition to general diagnostic radiology, will have an emphasis on Neuroradiology. “From a medical perspective, the Mayo Clinic was one of the best experiences I could have had. You see very few “normals” there. There was such breadth and variety of cases with some challenge every day. What most people get to see once or twice in their career,
I was able to see multiple times a year.” Even so, it was time to head home to Louisiana with her husband, Greg, and their “fur-baby” family. This was, after all, the area where she grew up fishing and hunting with her dad, being an active participant in church music programs with her mom, and learning piano from her grandfather, which actually led to a piano performance minor in college. Seven of Radiology Associates radiologists are subspecialty trained, with fellowship training in neuroradiology, interventional neuroradiology, vascular and interventional radiology, MRI, Ultrasound, CT, Abdominal Imaging and Body MRI. “There is basically nothing we don’t do or won’t do, which is amazing for a group of our size in a relatively small town. We are always looking out for the patient first. It’s one of the best things about this job,” said Dr. Uzee.
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