Jacqueline A. Bello, MD

Jacqueline A. Bello, MD, FACR, is Director of Neuroradiology at Montefiore, and Professor of Radiology and Neurosurgery at our Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Her clinical focus is on adult and pediatric neuroradiology, medical education, quality and safety, and healthcare policy.

Dr. Bello received her Doctor of Medicine in 1980 at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. In 1981, she completed an internship at Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, followed by a residency in Diagnostic Radiology at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in 1984. In 1986, Dr. Bello completed a fellowship in Neuroradiology at the Neurological Institute, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.  She is a Columbia University Alumni Gold Medalist, and has been awarded fellowship by the American College of Radiology and the NY Academy of Medicine.

Dr. Bello’s research focuses on febrile status epilepticus and temporal lobe epilepsy. Her works have been published in many journals, abstracts, exhibits, and textbooks. It has also been shared in invited lectures and presentations nationally and internationally.

Dr. Bello is board certified by the American Board of Radiology, with a CAQ in Neuroradiology.  In 2016, Dr. Bello received the New York Roentgen Society Distinguished Radiologist Award. She is a past president of the NY Roentgen Society, NY State Radiological Society and the American Society of Neuroradiology. She currently chairs the AMA Council on Medical Education and the Commission on Q&S on the ACR Board of Chancellors.