Dr. Panagiotis (Panos) Sideras is a fellowship-trained neuroradiologist with a Certificate of Added Qualification (CAQ) in Neuroradiology. He currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Radiology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and as an attending radiologist at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital.
Dr. Sideras has extensive experience in all aspects of neuroimaging, with a clinical focus in non-vascular neuro-interventional procedures, including image-guided blood patches and biopsies. His expertise includes CT-guided blood patches for the treatment of spontaneous intracranial hypotension, CT spine and sacral biopsies, percutaneous kyphoplasty, and head and neck biopsies. Additionally, he specializes in advanced tumor imaging, utilizing techniques such as perfusion imaging, spectroscopy, and non-invasive vascular imaging.
Dr. Sideras earned his medical degree from Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary, and subsequently completed his PhD dissertation at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece. He pursued an internship in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, followed by a diagnostic radiology residency at Rutgers University at Newark Beth Israel Hospital in New Jersey. He then completed a fellowship in Neuroradiology at Mount Sinai Medical Center. Before joining Columbia’s Department of Radiology, he was part of the Northshore/Long Island Jewish Hospital in NY .
Passionate about education, Dr. Sideras serves as the Program Director for the Neuroradiology Fellowship. He is deeply committed to mentoring residents, fellows, and medical students. His academic interests include spinal interventional procedures neuro-oncologic imaging, advanced imaging techniques, and the integration of artificial intelligence into clinical practice. He has contributed to numerous publications, book chapters, and scientific presentations at national conferences in the United States.
Dr. Sideras is an active member of several professional organizations, including the American Society of Neuroradiology, the American College of Radiology, the American Society of Spine Radiology, the North American Spine Society, the Radiologic Society of North America, the Eastern Neuroradiologic Society, the New York Roentgen Society, and the American Roentgen Ray Society.
In recognition of his outstanding patient care and clinical expertise, Dr. Sideras has received numerous honors and awards. In 2024, he was named a Patients’ Choice 5-Star Award recipient in the greater New York area. He was also recognized as a Super Doctor in 2025, an accolade awarded to the top 5% of physicians in each state for early-career achievements. His accomplishments were further highlighted with an honorary mention in The New York Times Magazine.
