Sudha Garg, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Radiologic Sciences-Radiology

Sudha Garg, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Radiology

Contact Information

Department: 336-716-5630

Email: sgarg@wakehealth.edu

Education & Training

Ph.D., Lucknow University G.S.V.M. Medical College-India , 1984
B.S., Osmania University-India , 1977
M.S., Lucknow University G.S.V.M. Medical College-India , 1979
Fellowship, North Carolina State University, 1988
Fellowship, Psychiatry, Yale University, 2001

Sudha Garg, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Radiology

Research Interests

neurosciences/behavior

Contact Information

Department: 336-716-5630

Email: sgarg@wakehealth.edu

Recent Publications

Gould RW, Garg PK, Garg S, Nader MA. Effects of nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonists on cognition in rhesus monkeys with a chronic cocaine self-administration history. Neuropharmacology. 2013;64(1):479-488.

Nader MA, Nader SH, Czoty PW, Riddick NV, Gage HD, Gould RW, Blaylock BL, Kaplan JR, Garg PK, Davies HML, Morton D, Garg S, Reboussin BA. Social dominance in female monkeys: dopamine receptor function and cocaine reinforcement. Biol Psychiatry. 2012;72(5):414-421.

Attia A, Vern-Gross T, Garg PK, Garg S, Thomas A, Smith H, Monjazeb A, Blackstock AW. The utility of 11C-choline positron emission tomography computerized tomography (PET-CT) for staging locally advanced esophageal cancer [abstract]. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2011;81(2 Suppl):S314.

Garg S, Nazih R, Black K, Smith HC, Wu L, Garg PK. In vivo evaluation of 4-[(11)C]methoxy N-(2-diethylaminoethyl) benzamide (C-11 methoxy-BENZ): a novel C-11 labeled melanoma targeting PET imaging probe [abstract]. J Labelled Comp Radiopharm. 2011;54(Suppl 1):S30.

Garg S, Nazih R, Collier L, Hammond K, Garg PK. A microfluidic synthesis of 7 alpha-[F-18]fluoro 17 alpha-methyl 5 alpha-dihydrotestosterone (F-18 FMDHT) [abstract]. J Labelled Comp Radiopharm. 2011;54(Suppl 1):S541.

Nazih R, Garg S, Garg PK. Synthesis of 4-[11C]methoxy N-(2-diethylaminoethyl) benzamide (C-11 methoxy-BENZ): a novel C-11 labeled melanoma targeting PET imaging probe [abstract]. J Labelled Comp Radiopharm. 2011;54(Suppl 1):S102.

Rose JE, Mukhin AG, Lokitz SJ, Turkington TG, Herskovic J, Behm FM, Garg S, Garg PK. Kinetics of brain nicotine accumulation in dependent and nondependent smokers assessed with PET and cigarettes containing 11C-nicotine. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010;107(11):5190-5195.

Czoty PW, Riddick NV, Gage HD, Sandridge M, Nader SH, Garg S, Bounds M, Garg PK, Nader MA. Effect of menstrual cycle phase on dopamine D2 receptor availability in female cynomolgus monkeys. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2009;34(3):548-554.

Clark PB, Plaza MJ, Kraas J, Burbank N, Elster AW, Garg P, Garg S, Gage HD, Calles-Escandon J, Wagner JD, et al. Dual radiotracer analysis of cholinergic neuronal changes in prediabetic mouse pancreas. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2009;11(2):107-111.

Garg S, Kothari K, Thopate SR, Doke AK, Garg PK. Design, synthesis, and preliminary in vitro and in vivo evaluation of N-(2-diethylaminoethyl)-4-[F-18]fluorobenzamide ([F-18]-DAFBA): a novel potential PET probe to image melanoma tumors. Bioconjug Chem. 2009;20(3):583-590.

Riddick NV, Czoty PW, Gage HD, Kaplan JR, Nader SH, Icenhower M, Pierre PJ, Bennett A, Garg PK, Garg S, Nader MA. Behavioral and neurobiological characteristics influencing social hierarchy formation in female cynomolgus monkeys. Neuroscience. 2009;158(4):1257-1265.

Clark PB, Kavanagh K, Gage HD, Garg P, Garg S, Calles-Escandon J, Wagner JD, Morton K. Enhanced cholinergic response in pancreata of nonhuman primates with impaired glucose tolerance shown on [18F]fluorobenzyltrozamicol positron emission tomography. Diabetes Technol Ther. 2009;11(7):451-455.

Garg S, Doke A, Black KW, Garg PK. In vivo biodistribution of an androgen receptor avid PET imaging agent 7-alpha-fluoro-17 alpha-methyl-5-alpha-dihydrotestosterone ([18F]FMDHT) in rats pretreated with cetrorelix, a GnRH antagonist. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2008;35(2):379-385.

Garg S, Lynch AJH, Doke AK, Minton RC, Garg PK. A remote controlled system for the preparation of 7alpha-[18F]fluoro-17alpha-methyl 5alpha-dihydrotestosterone ([18F]FMDHT) using microwave. Appl Radiat Isot. 2008;66(5):612-618.

Garg S, Kothari KK, Black K, Wu L, Smith HC, Garg PK. N-(2-diethylaminoethyl)-4-[18F]fluorobenzamide (DAFBA): a promising PET ligand to image melanoma [abstract]. J Nucl Med. 2007;48(Suppl 2):18P.

Gmeiner WH, Garg S, Hatcher HC, Smith TL, Bourland JD, Garg PK. MicroPET imaging to monitor tumor response to single agent and combined ionizing radiation therapy and FdUMP treatment [abstract]. J Nucl Med. 2007;48(6 Suppl 2):83P.

Garg S, Thopate SR, Minton RC, Black KW, Lynch AJ, Garg PK. 3-amino-4-(2-((4-[(18)F]fluorobenzyl)methylamino)methylphenylsulfanyl)benzonitrile, an F-18 fluorobenzyl analogue of DASB: synthesis, in vitro binding, and in vivo biodistribution studies. Bioconjug Chem. 2007;18(5):1612-1618.

Rose JE, Garg G, Lokitz SJ, Turkington TG, Smith HC, Herskovic JE, Behm FM, Minton RC, Wildrick S, Garg PK. Pharmacokinetics of C-11 nicotine in humans when adminstered via cigarette smoke inhalation [abstract]. Mol Imaging. 2006;5(3):409-410.

Rose JE, Lokitz SJ, Garg S, Turkington TG, Minton RC, Smith HC, Herskovic JE, Behm FM, Wildrick S, Garg PK. Highly dependent cigarette smokers show slower brain uptake of nicotine than less dependent smokers [abstract]. Soc Neurosci Abstr. 2006;2006(Abstr Viewer):.