Annual Duluth Breast Imaging Conference

Stamatia Destounis, MD, FACR is a radiologist at Elizabeth Wende Breast Care in Rochester, New York since 1993. Dr. Destounis participates with several radiology committees locally and nationally and is a past board member of the Eastern Division of the American Cancer Society. She is involved with research on topics including Computer Aided Detection, Breast Ultrasound, Digital Mammography, Breast MRI, Screening Breast Ultrasound and Digital Breast Tomosynthesis.

She has published several peer review articles in radiology journals and has written chapters on the subject of breast imaging. She is an invited speaker locally and nationally for radiology seminars on breast disease topics, as well as her clinical research. She serves on various committees with organizations including SBI, ACR and RSNA and is a reviewer for several peer review journals.

Dave Mezzoprete has over 30 years of experience in women's imaging and has held sales and sales management positions with several companies over that period of time. Dave sold Lorad/Hologic mammography units for many years before joining R2 Technology to introduce the first computer-aided-detection system for mammography into the market. Later Dave and was a digital mammography specialist for Fuji and helped to introduce the Fuji FCRm CR for mammography into the US. Recently Dave has teamed up again with many of the scientists from R2 Technology to bring Volpara Solutions Density, Dose, and Analytics products to market.

Miranda has been a registered radiologic technologist since 1998, specializing in mammography since 1999. After spending many years in a management role for a multi-location imaging center, Miranda decided to put down the management hat and pursue her passion of teaching mammography.  She joined the team of instructors at Medical Technology Management Institute (MTMI) in February 2017. At MTMI Miranda is one of 3 instructors providing the 40-hour training course for initial mammography training. She also offers several continuing education courses and travels the US assisting facilities with the ACR accreditation process.  When not traveling Miranda works PRN at a local Kansas City hospital working as a Quality Assurance Mammography Technologist. Miranda is passionate about teaching all things mammography from proper positioning to proper QC and helping techs understand the whens, whys and hows of efficient mammography work flow. 

Michele has been a registered radiologic technologist and mammographer for over 19 years and eventually went on to specialize in women’s imaging where she received her certification in breast ultrasound in 2011.  She has also spent over 10 years as a Bone Density (DEXA) technologist, and helped with Breast Imaging Quality Control. Currently she is the lead Breast Sonographer at Olmsted Medical Center in Rochester, MN.  Michele has a passion for mammography and breast ultrasound and enjoys mentoring coworkers and students in the breast imaging department and sharing her knowledge and experience with others in the field. 

Nelda has been a registered radiologic technologist since 2006, certified in mammography since 2010. With a bachelor in Radiologic Science from Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls and a Masters from the University of Texas at MD Anderson, Nelda currently lives and works in Houston. She finds enrichment in educating coworkers to become strong, passionate women who are aware that what they do saves lives.