Mission and Goals
The Bay Radiology goals are simple: 1) to solve problems for patients with breast symptoms quickly and efficiently and 2) to find breast cancers in asymptomatic women when they are tiny and curable.
Why Choose Us?
We understand that having a mammogram can be physically uncomfortable and waiting for the results can be very stressful. At Bay Radiology all patients receive their results within 30 hours and often the same day. If additional evaluation is needed, it can almost always be performed the same day or within the next few days (depending on your schedule). And if a biopsy is needed, it can also be performed the next day or at most, within a few days. This is very different than at many neighboring facilities where patients have to wait weeks for a diagnostic appointment and then additional weeks before having a biopsy. All patients can consult directly with our physicians if needed.
Comfortable and welcoming environment
Your comfort and peace of mind are our priority. Our office is warm, spa-like, and private. Our team genuinely cares and will work hard to make sure you have the best experience possible. And sometimes it’s the little things, like our soft, fluffy robes (with sizes to fit everyone).
Fellowship-trained breast imagers
Most mammograms, including many in our local market, are read by general radiologists who have completed only 3 months of required training in breast imaging during their 5-year residency. These general radiologists may only read mammograms once or twice a month. In contrast, all of our physicians completed dedicated fellowship training in breast imaging at well-regarded programs. Dr. Amodei trained at The Mayo Clinic and Hopkins and has specialized in women’s imaging for over 18 years. Dr. Schmidt trained at Mallinckrodt, Stanford, and Yale and has been specialized in breast imaging for even longer! Dr. Tirada trained at UNC, GW, and Harvard. Dr. Kladakis trained at Georgetown, GW, and Harvard. More detailed bios are available below.
State of the art technology including contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM)
Mammograms with tomosynthesis (aka 3D mammograms) have been shown to increase detection of invasive breast cancer (the ones that matter most) by 40%, and decrease false alarms by 15-40%. We are the first in Maryland to offer Clarity HD ultra-high resolution tomosynthesis and also utilize state of the art i2D to substantially decrease radiation doses. We are also the first facility in Anne Arundel County to offer contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM). Learn more about CEM here.
Tomosynthesis-guided biopsy and CEM-guided biopsy
What is the point of finding a tiny cancer with tomosynthesis or contrast-enhanced mammography (CEM) if you can’t biopsy it accurately? Bay Radiology was the first facility in Anne Arundel County to offer tomosynthesis-guided biopsy and is also the first to offer CEM-guided biopsy, so our team is very experienced. Stereotactic biopsies can also be performed using our system and are typically much more comfortable than procedures performed on traditional prone tables.
Physician-performed ultrasound
In many centers, breast ultrasound is performed by a technologist. At Bay Radiology, all breast ultrasound is performed by the interpreting physician. This allows the physician to examine the breast and directly correlate the palpable lump or other abnormality with the imaging findings in real time rather than relying on a technologist. This also means that the patient gets to review her images directly with the physician on the day of the examination.
Our Physicians
From 2007 to 2011, Dr. Amodei served as the Deputy Director at the Charleston Breast Center (CBC) in Charleston, SC. The CBC was a free-standing state of the art breast center that offered digital mammography, physician-performed ultrasound, and breast MRI to patients regardless of their ability to pay. For her work there, Dr. Amodei was named one of the “Top 40 Under 40” by the Charleston Business Journal and was also named one of “Americas Top Radiologists” for breast imaging.
In 2010, Dr. Amodei’s son was born congenitally deaf. She and her family moved to Washington, DC so that he could attend a special school. She moved back to Severna Park with her husband, son, and daughter in 2014.
Earlier in her career, Dr. Amodei was an author on several research papers and an invited speaker at several academic meetings. She served as a full time healthcare consultant for McKinsey and Company for two years and has also been on the advisory boards for multiple companies, helping them to develop products that better serve the needs of patients. She was also an invited participant at The White House Physician Forum on Health Reform in May 2009.
From 2011 to 2017, Dr. Amodei served as a dedicated breast imager at Washington Radiology. She has been the owner of Bay Radiology since 2017 and is honored to have the opportunity to carry on the legacy of Bay Radiology’s founder, Dr. Helen Mrose.
Over time, drawing on her outstanding training and experience, Dr. Mrose conceived of a better way to perform breast cancer screening: all mammograms would be performed on state of the art equipment and read by fellowship trained breast imagers immediately after they were performed, and if additional imaging were needed, it would be performed that same day. This provides the highest level of breast cancer detection with the lowest degree of patient anxiety. She saw her first patients at Bay Radiology in 2010 and built it into a thriving, well-regarded practice.
In 2017, Dr. Mrose decided to phase back from full time practice and sold Bay Radiology to Dr. Amodei, whom she knew would continue Bay Radiology’s special model of care. Dr. Mrose retired fully from Bay Radiology in the summer 2019 and is enjoying living in Park City, Utah.
