Margaret Michele Penkala MD
Nuclear Medicine Specialist | Nuclear Cardiology
3941 J Street Suite 260 Sacramento CA, 95819About
Dr. Margaret Penkala practices Nuclear Medicine in Sacramento, CA. Dr. Penkala uses procedures and treatments that apply molecular imaging and molecular therapy. Nuclear Medicine Physicians are trained and certified to provide such procedures as skeletal imaging, glucose metabolic imaging, brain perfusion, blood pool imaging, and thyroid imaging, among many others.
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