Mitch Courtines, MD
(SWC-SNMMI President 2018-19)

Please tell us about yourself.

I am originally from Manhattan (NYC) and have been in Texas for almost 30 years. My medical interests include Nuclear Medicine and Radiology. I was previously an Internist. My first profession prior to Medical School: Ranger and Airborne Qualified Army Infantry Officer.  I like to ski and cook and also collect Militaria.

Give us your background information related to your professional training, including nuclear medicine, and what inspired you to enter this field.

I entered Nuclear Medicine from Internal Medicine due to a desire to help and treat oncology patient.s

What do you consider your primary contribution(s) to Nuclear Medicine?

I help organized medicine through teaching and advocacy, mentoring future leaders, meeting with elected representatives at the State and National level to advocate for patients, Nuclear Medicine, Radiology.

In what year were you a SWC-SNMMI President, and how did you first become involved with the chapter?

I became involved with the Chapter as a Nuclear Medicine Fellow beginning in 2005. I was Chapter President 2018.

Please describe anything else that you would like for your Nuclear Medicine colleagues to know about yourself.

I am a fluent French speaker of French Descent. I go to France every summer to visit family.