Thomas Pacicco, MD

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Get to know Fellow of Neuroradiology Dr. Thomas Pacicco, who studies in Dallas, Texas.

Licensed to practice medicine in Texas, Massachusetts, and South Carolina, Dr. Pacicco is training to become a qualified radiologist. At present, he serves as a Fellow of Neuroradiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.

UT Southwestern Medical Center, one of the premier academic medical centers in the nation, integrates pioneering biomedical research with exceptional clinical care and education. The faculty of more than 2,700 is responsible for groundbreaking medical advances and is committed to translating science-driven research quickly to new clinical treatments. They provide medical care in about 80 specialties to more than 105,000 hospitalized patients, nearly 370,000 emergency room cases, and oversee approximately 3 million outpatient visits a year. The mission of UT Southwestern Medical Center is to promote health and a healthy society that enables achievement of full human potential.

After earning his Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Biology from Washington and Lee University in 2009 and his Master of Arts (MA) degree in Medical Sciences from the Boston University School of Medicine in 2010, Dr. Pacicco decided to pursue studying medicine. He obtained his medical degree from New York Medical College, graduating Alpha Omega Alpha in 2014. 

Wanting to further his training, he went on to complete his internship in internal medicine at St. Vincent Hospital in 2015, followed by his residency in diagnostic radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2019.

Radiology is a medical specialty that uses medical imaging to diagnose and treat diseases within the human body. Radiologists are medical doctors who specialize in diagnosing and treating injuries and diseases using medical imaging procedures, such as exams and tests, X-rays, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, nuclear medicine, mammography, positron emission tomography, and ultrasound.

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