Stamatia Destounis, M.D.

Dr. Destounis is the managing partner of Elizabeth Wende Breast Care, LLC.
She joined the EWBC in 1993 after completing her Diagnostic Radiology training at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. She completed a Breast Imaging Fellowship at EWBC with Dr. Wende Young, and stayed on as a member of the faculty. She is a member of the American Cancer Society Medical Advisory Team. She sits on medical advisory boards for several breast imaging technology companies. Within the local community, she sits on radiology committees for several health care provider companies and is also a volunteer for many community organizations and activities. Dr. Destounis frequently lectures to professional groups, both nationally and internationally, on a variety of radiological subjects related to mammography and has been teaching Resident Board Reviews since 1994. She was honored as a recipient of the 2009 Health Care Achievement Award by the Rochester Business Journal.

Dr. Destounis has many research interests including computer aided detection, digital mammography, breast MRI, and breast ultrasound. She is the principal investigator of several current research projects

Current Studies, Principal Investigator

Acquisition of Mammography Images by Fuji Computed Radiography for Mammography System (FCRm). PI: Stamatia Destounis, MD

Evaluation of Breast Lesions Using Ultrasound Elasticity Imaging. PI: Stamatia Destounis, MD

A Comparison of Short Acquisition Breast Tomosynthesis Mammography and Conventional Mammography in the Visualization and Characterization of Breast Calcifications. PI: Stamatia Destounis, MD and Philip Murphy, MD