Doctor's Bio
Dr. Matthew E. Zygmont, MD, is a neuroradiologist and Chief of Radiology Services at Grady. He specializes in imaging of the brain, spine, head, and neck and has devoted his career to improving imaging care for Grady patients.
Dr. Zygmont began his career at Grady as a radiology resident and later joined the Emergency and Trauma Imaging team as an attending physician. Today, he leads radiology services across Grady, with a focus on providing patients with timely, high-quality imaging and helping physicians get the information they need to make treatment decisions.
Under his leadership, Grady has worked to reduce imaging wait times, improve imaging protocols, strengthen follow-up when unexpected findings are discovered, and expand access to screening mammograms. He has also helped grow Grady’s interventional radiology services, which use imaging to guide minimally invasive procedures for diagnosis and treatment.
Dr. Zygmont is a Professor at Emory University School of Medicine and has received recognition for his leadership and innovation at Grady. His work focuses on making imaging care more efficient, accessible, and responsive to the needs of patients.
Board Certifications
American Board of Radiology
Affiliations
Emory
Education & Training
- Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
- Internship: Baylor College of Medicine
- Residency: Emory University School of Medicine
Fellowships
Emory University School of Medicine
Locations and Directions
Grady Memorial Hospital
OPEN 24 HOURS
Visiting hours are from 8 a.m. – 10:30 p.m. daily
Publications
- Beyond the : Medical Imaging Clinical Decision Support Faces Continued Challenges.
Kikano EG, Zygmont ME
AJR. American journal of roentgenology. 2026;226(1):e2533145.
PMID: 40334092 - Clinical Decision Support: Impact on Appropriate Imaging Utilization.
Zygmont ME, Ikuta I, Nguyen XV, Frigini LAR, Segovis C, Naeger DM
Academic radiology. 2023;30(7):1433-1440.
PMID: 36336523 - Imaging Intracranial Aneurysms in the Endovascular Era: Surveillance and Posttreatment Follow-up.
Chung CY, Peterson RB, Howard BM, Zygmont ME
Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 2022;42(3):789-805.
PMID: 35333634 - The effect of COVID-19 on emergency department imaging: what can we learn?
Sharperson C, Hanna TN, Herr KD, Zygmont ME, Gerard RL, Johnson JO
Emergency radiology. 2021;28(2):339-347.
PMID: 33420529 - Using Point-of-Care Patient Photographs With Musculoskeletal Radiography to Identify Errors of Laterality in Emergency Department Imaging.
Zygmont ME, Gilyard S, Hanna TN, Johnson JO, Herr KD
Current problems in diagnostic radiology. 2021;50(6):787-791.
PMID: 33243454 - The Impact of Fatigue on Complex CT Case Interpretation by Radiology Residents.
Zhan H, Schartz K, Zygmont ME, Johnson JO, Krupinski EA
Academic radiology. 2021;28(3):424-432.
PMID: 32622748 - Achieving CT Regulatory Compliance: A Comprehensive and Continuous Quality Improvement Approach.
Zygmont ME, Neill R, Dharmadhikari S, Duong PT
Current problems in diagnostic radiology. 2020;49(5):306-311.
PMID: 32178932 - The Introduction and Development of the H-index for Imaging Utilizers: A Novel Metric for Quantifying Utilization of Emergency Department Imaging.
Hanna TN, Duszak R, Chahine A, Zygmont ME, Herr KD, Horný M
Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. 2019;26(10):1125-1134.
PMID: 31535443 - Achieving Joint Commission Regulatory Compliance: Quality Improvement Process for CT Protocol Review and Dose Alert Reduction.
Zygmont ME, Neill R, Dharmadhikari S, Raach P, Duong PT
Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR. 2019;16(2):196-201.
PMID: 30482734 - The Effects of Fatigue From Overnight Shifts on Radiology Search Patterns and Diagnostic Performance.
Hanna TN, Zygmont ME, Peterson R, Theriot D, Shekhani H, Johnson JO, Krupinski EA
Journal of the American College of Radiology : JACR. 2018;15(12):1709-1716.
PMID: 29366599
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