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The Dynamic Field of Diagnostic Radiology

Dr. Bert Cody Piggott Jr. is a licensed medical doctor who is currently in private practice in the field of radiology. He has been certified by The American Board of Radiology and he is a member of several professional organizations. These include: The American College of Radiology, The Radiological Society of North America, The Halifax/North Hampton Medical Society and many others. He is a member of several committees at his hospital (including The Credentials Committee). Dr. Piggott serves on the editorial advisory board of a very successful medical journal "The Health Finance Report". This magazine emphasizes the financial impact of pertinent medical issues in America. Dr. Piggott is a very multi-faceted individual as he has experienced success in several diverse areas of human endeavor. He has been involved in athletics for most of his life. His father was a legend in his own time and played college and professional football. Specifically, he was a star player for The University of Illinois and earned a Rose Bowl Championship ring in 1947. He later played pro ball for The Los Angeles Dons. In High School, he was the Illinois State Boxing Champion and also lettered in several other sports. "Coach" later became the head football coach and athletic director at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, N.C. Coach Piggott and his wife Lucille both earned the doctorate degrees in their respective areas of expertise. This information is being provided in order to reveal the conducive atmosphere that existed during Dr. Piggott's childhood and teenage years. "Becoming a physician was truly a natural phenomenon. I always knew that I wanted to become a doctor from the very beginning. I helped my father grade test papers from his Health and Physical Education classes and I remember having a firm grasp of anatomy and physiology at a relatively young age. My father indicated to me that HE wanted to become a doctor but "it wasn't meant to be". My father was very motivated, however, conditions were not such that his dreams and aspirations were taken seriously. In those days, he had to literally fight for everything that he got. NOTHING was given to him---until one day
GOD gave him a long-awaited gift- ME!!!
He took the time to raise his son in his image. His ideals and morals will last a lifetime. He departed this life last year (due to pancreatic cancer). This was very ironic because he routinely volunteered to take patients with cancer to receive radiation treatments. That was the type of person that he was. He left a LEGACY. He lives vicariously through me and I have fulfilled one of HIS dreams--to become a physician. I plan to continue to make him proud of me as I serve humanity through the medical field. "GOD is the Physician--I am an instrument of HIS will--to cure; sometimes, to help; often, to console; ALWAYS.

Dr. Piggott completed his undergraduate and medical school education at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and The University of North Carolina School of Medicine respectively. Before entering medical school, Dr. Piggott successfully completed the very rigorous Medical Education Development (M.E.D.) Program. He worked diligently during this program and was in the top third of his class. By the way, Dr. Piggott proved his athletic prowess when he played junior varsity basketball for the Tarheels (76/77 season)Piggott spent most of his playing time "above the rim" " OK, I confess,-I spent most of my playing time "on the bench". The highlight of my short basketball career at this national powerhouse was when Dean Smith (who was in the adjacent stall) said to me "You played a great game Bert" HE ACTUALLY KNEW MY NAME!!!
GO HEELS!

This photo shows Dr. Piggott in his office. Notice the plethora of professional degrees, medical practice licences and board certification documents. Also, notice the lack of windows in this office. Extraneous light can be very undesirable when it comes to film interpretation. Radiologists do their best work "in the dark".

DOUGHNUTS anyone? Believe it or not, no cats have ever been scanned on this CAT scanner. Computer Axial Tomography is a very useful diagnostic modality. During the next month, this CT scanner will be replaced with a multi-slice helical (spiral) scanner. Such a scanner is on the cutting edge of technology. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) is even more sensitive than Computed Tomography in the diagnosis of various disease entities.

Trivia

Did you know...
The average family car could run for a year on the fuel a Formula 1 car uses in a single race?

When Frank Whittle invented the jet engine, the air force weren't interested - they said it could never replace the piston engine in aircraft.