Dr. Lora Barke is Chief of the Breast Imaging Section at Radiology Imaging Associates (RIA) and Medical Director of Invision Sally Jobe Breast Centers in Englewood, CO. She completed her radiology residency at Cook County Hospital, where she served as chief resident, and her Breast & Women's Imaging Fellowship at Northwestern University Lynn Sage Comprehensive Breast Center, both in Chicago, IL. She participates in collaborative research projects and has taught many radiologists and technologists, both nationally and internationally, percutaneous biopsy techniques through a course hosted at Invision Sally Jobe. She was a contributor to the American College of Radiology (ACR) Digital Mammography Quality Control Manual and many other publications including her ongoing work on the ACR Committee on Practice Parameters and Appropriateness Criteria. Dr. Barke freely volunteers her expertise in breast health, serving as a committee member for the ACS National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC), ACR, and Susan G. Komen® Colorado. She is also a common fixture in local media outlets, actively advocating for early detection and prevention of breast cancer and personalized breast cancer screening and risk assessment.
Dr. Brendan Essary is a fellowship-trained musculoskeletal and abdominal radiologist who currently serves as the President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Radiology Imaging Associates, PC (RIA). Dr Essary is also a managing member of Medial Imaging of Colorado, LLC, a join venture between RIA and HCA-HeathONE focuses on the delivery of subspeciality-based outpatient imaging services at clinics throughout the Denver metro area.
Dr. Essary earned his medical degree at the University of Colorado School of Medicine where he was a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. Following radiology residency at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, Dr. Essary completed musculoskeletal and abdominal imaging fellowships at the same institution. He has been a full-time practicing radiologist since 2009 when he joined RIA.