Victor J. Seghers, MD, PhD

Personal Statement

Dr. Seghers is the Division Chief of Community Radiology at Texas Children's Hospital and Professor of Radiology at Baylor College of Medicine. He serves as the Chief of Service for the Radiology Departments at Texas Children’s-West Campus and Texas Children’s-The Woodlands hospitals, two full service pediatric hospitals in the western and northern Houston metropolitan regions, while also practicing at Texas Children’s Hospital-Medical Center, our academic flagship hospital.  Dr. Seghers is board certified in Diagnostic Radiology with additional subspecialty certifications (CAQ) in Pediatric Radiology and Nuclear Radiology.  He is the former President of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Pediatric Imaging Council, former Chair of the Society for Pediatric Radiology Nuclear Medicine Committee, as well as former Chair of the Radiological Society of North America Bylaws Committee.

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* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.

Sammer MBK, Kan JH, Somcio R, Hansen CM, Pahlka RB, Guillerman RP, Seghers VJ; “Chest CT for the Diagnosis of Pediatric Esophageal Foreign Bodies.” Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology, vol. 50, no. 5, Sept. 2021, pp. 566–570

Nguyen HN, Sammer MK, Ditzler M, Carlson L, Somcio R, Orth RC, Rodriguez JR, Seghers VJ. “Transition to Ultrasound as the First-Line Imaging Modality for Midgut Volvulus: Keys to a Successful Roll-Out.” Pediatric Radiology, vol. 51, no. 4, 8 Jan. 2021, pp. 506–515

Sammer MBK, Sher AC, States LJ, Trout AT, Seghers VJ. “Current Trends in Pediatric Nuclear Medicine: A Society for Pediatric Radiology Membership Survey.” Pediatric Radiology, vol. 50, no. 8, 12 May 2020, pp. 1139–1147

Seghers VJ, Sher AC, Nguyen HN, Hayatghaibi SE, Huisman TAGM, Sammer MBK. “Development of Pediatric Academic–Community Radiology Services: Lessons Learned.” Pediatric Radiology, vol. 50, no. 9, 2 May 2020, pp. 1207–1216