George Nomikos

George Christopher Nomikos, MD, died unexpectedly on March 5, 2011, while visiting with friends in New York City. The son of Constantine George Nomikos and the late Rosa May Boswell Nomikos, Dr. Nomikos was born on December 25, 1968, in Petersburg, Virginia and spent his childhood in Richmond, Virginia. Following his graduation from The Collegiate School, where he was the salutatorian speaker for his class, Dr. Nomikos attended Washington and Lee University. He was inducted into Phi Beta Kappa at Washington and Lee and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 1991 with majors in English, History and Chemistry. After completion of his studies at the Medical College of Virginia, he was a Transitional Intern at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News, Virginia. He then went to the University of California at San Diego Medical Center for his residency in Diagnostic Radiology. Following a fellowship year in Musculoskeletal Radiology at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology in Washington, D.C., Dr. Nomikos held several appointments at New York University, including Assistant Professor and Attending Physician in Radiology. In 2009, Dr. Nomikos accepted the position of Chief of Musculoskeletal Imaging at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C. where he also held the post of Associate Professor of Clinical Radiology. His professional affiliations included the Radiological Society of North America, American Roentgen Ray Society, Society of Skeletal Radiology, the New York Bone Pathology Club, and the New York Hip Center at NYUHJD. Dr. Nomikos co-authored and presented a number of scientific papers and abstracts. Because he was widely respected for his knowledge in the field of radiology and known as a gifted teacher, Dr. Nomikos was frequently invited to lecture at conferences and symposiums. A funeral for Dr. Nomikos will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, March 15, 2011 at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Cathedral, 30 Malvern Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23221. Interment will follow in Blandford Cemetery, Petersburg. Those wishing to do so may remember Dr. Nomikos by contributing to The Lupus Foundation of America, 2000 L. Street NW, Suite 710, Washington, DC 20036.