Dr. Ralph Smathers

Dr. Ralph Smathers is President of Mammography Specialists Medical Group, Inc.

Dr. Smathers is board certified in Diagnostic Radiology and has specialized in breast imaging since 1985. He is former Chief of the Mammography Section of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine at Stanford University Medical School. He has been a Medical Director for two large outpatient breast imaging centers in northern California. He has personally read over 500,000 breast imaging studies and participated in over 3,000 breast biopsies. He has authored many medical publications and created a comprehensive CD-ROM on breast imaging. He is a fellow in the Society of Breast Imaging and a member of the Radiological Society of North America. He has lectured internationally on breast imaging and has served as an expert witness in many medical legal cases related to breast imaging.

Dr. Smathers believes that patient's should have direct access to high quality breast imaging interpretations. He founded this web site and holds making this service available as one of its primary purposes.

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