Yousaf Mahmood, M.D.

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Get to know Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist Dr. Yousaf Mahmood, who serves patients in Summit, New Jersey.

Dr. Mahmood is a diagnostic and interventional radiologist with Atlantic Medical Group and Section Chief of Interventional Radiology at Overlook Medical Center in Summit, New Jersey.

Prior to his current endeavors, he served as a diagnostic and interventional radiologist at Princeton Radiology (January 2020 – June 2020) and at NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital (2010 – 2019).

Throughout his academic career, Dr. Mahmood graduated with his Bachelor of Applied Science, Bachelor of Arts degree in Chemistry and Economics from Cornell University. He then went on to earn his medical degree from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Furthering his training, he performed his residency in diagnostic radiology by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. He also completed a fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

As a testament of his continued education, the doctor is board-certified in vascular and interventional radiology by the American Board of Radiology (ABR). The ABR is a not-for-profit physician-led organization that oversees the certification and ongoing professional development of specialists in diagnostic radiology, interventional radiology, radiation oncology, and medical physics.

Licensed to practice medicine in New Jersey and New York, Dr. Mahmood is affiliated with CentraState Medical Center, Morristown Medical Center, and NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island.

Radiology refers to the field of medicine that uses non-invasive imaging scans to diagnose a patient. A diagnostic and interventional radiologist is a doctor specializing in radiology who conducts interventional procedures under the guidance and control of methods of diagnostic imaging such as X-rays, MRIs, ultrasounds, and CAT scans.

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