Dr. Eric A. Vens

Dr. Eric A. Vens, MD, is the Institute Chair in the Imaging Institute at Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. He specializes in abdominal radiology and interventions.

Prior to joining Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, Dr. Vens spent nine years in private practice in Hagerstown, Maryland, US and Phoenix, Arizona, US. He also served as Chairman of Radiology at the West Valley Hospital in Goodyear, Arizona, US.

Dr. Vens received his medical degree from the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US. He completed his residency in Radiology at the George Washington University Hospital in Washington, DC, US and completed his fellowship in Abdominal Magnetic Resonance Imaging at the Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona, US.

Dr. Vens lives in Abu Dhabi with his wife and three children. He enjoys travel, reading science fiction, watching movies and scuba diving.​​​

PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY

• 1995 - 1999: MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN, MILWAUKEE, WI, US. Doctor of Medicine (MD)
• 2000 - 2004: GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DC, US. Resident, Radiology
• 1999 - 2000: MEDSTAR WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DC, US. Intern, Internal Medicine
• 2004 - 2005: THE MAYO CLINIC SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA, US. Fellow, Body MRI Cross-Sectional Imaging

WORK EXPERIENCE

• 2012 - 2014: HAGERSTOWN RADIOLOGY ASSOCIATES AT MERITUS MEDICAL CENTER, HAGERSTOWN, MARYLAND, US. Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist
• 2006 - 2012: WEST VALLEY HOSPITAL, GOODYEAR, ARIZONA, US. Medical Director and Chair, Radiology
• 2005 - 2012: ARIZONA MEDICAL IMAGING, PHOENIX, ARIZONA, US. Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologist, Full Equity Partner

Achievements & Career Highlights

• Member of American College of Radiology
• Certified, American Board of Radiology
• Received the Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award, Radiological Society of North America