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Sara M. O'Hara, MD

Chief, Section of Ultrasound

Radiologist

Professor, Division of Pediatric Radiology

Phone: 513-636-2164

Fax: 513-636-8145

Email: sara.ohara@cchmc.org

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Specialties

Genitourinary and oncologic imaging; ultrasound

Biography

Sara (Sally) O'Hara, MD, grew up in a small coastal town south of Boston, MA. She received her BS in chemistry and physics from Georgetown University, Washington, DC, in 1984, and her MD degree from Georgetown, in 1988.

Dr. O'Hara completed a rotating internship year at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, OH, and completed her radiology residency at the University of Cincinnati in 1993 as chief resident.

Dr. O'Hara focused her training in Pediatric Radiology during a fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. After completing her fellowship, she spent several additional months of training in nuclear medicine at DC Children's Hospital.

Dr. O'Hara worked for five years at Duke University Medical Center, NC, in charge of Pediatric Nuclear Medicine, but she was also involved in all imaging modalities and several research projects. Her interests include pediatric imaging, nuclear medicine, ultrasound and advanced ultrasound techniques.

Education and Training

MD: Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1988.

Internship: Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH, 1989.

Residency: Georgetown University Medical School, Washington, DC, 1990; University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Diagnostic Radiology, 1990-1993.

Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH, 1993-1994.

Certification: Special Competency in Nuclear Medicine, 1996; Certificate of Added Qualifications: Pediatric Radiology, 1995; American Board of Radiology, 1993; American Board of Medical Examiners, 1989.

Publications

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Gelfand MJ, O'Hara SM, Curtwright LA, Maclean JR. Erratum to: Pre-medication to block [(18)F]FDG uptake in the brown adipose tissue of pediatric and adolescent patients.Pediatr Radiol. 2011 Feb 1.

Donnelly LF, O'Hara SM, Oestreich AE, Rogers LF, Brogdon BG. Interaction between academic radiology and the news media: a potentially powerful and unpredictable process--five stories.AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 May;192(5):1382-7.

Calvo-Garcia MA, Campbell KM, O'Hara SM, Khoury P, Mitsnefes MM, Strife CF. Acquired renal cysts after pediatric liver transplantation: association with cyclosporine and renal dysfunction.Pediatr Transplant. 2008 Sep;12(6):666-71.

Linam LE, Darolia R, Naffaa LN, Breech LL, O'hara SM, Hillard PJ, Huppert JS. US findings of adnexal torsion in children and adolescents: size really does matter.Pediatr Radiol. 2007 Oct;37(10):1013-9.

Kline-Fath BM, Calvo-Garcia MA, O'Hara SM, Racadio JM. Water imaging (hydrography) in the fetus: the value of a heavily T2-weighted sequence.Pediatr Radiol. 2007 Feb;37(2):133-40.

Kline-Fath BM, Calvo-Garcia MA, O'Hara SM, Crombleholme TM, Racadio JM. Twin-twin transfusion syndrome: cerebral ischemia is not the only fetal MR imaging finding.Pediatr Radiol. 2007 Jan;37(1):47-56.

Gelfand MJ, O'hara SM, Curtwright LA, Maclean JR. Pre-medication to block [(18)F]FDG uptake in the brown adipose tissue of pediatric and adolescent patients.Pediatr Radiol. 2005 Oct;35(10):984-90.

Vo NJ, O'Hara SM, Alonso MH. Cecal volvulus: a rare cause of bowel obstruction in a pediatric patient diagnosed pre-operatively by conventional imaging studies.Pediatr Radiol. 2005 Nov;35(11):1128-31.

Coley BD, Frush DP, Babcock DS, O'Hara SM, Lewis AG, Gelfand MJ, Bove KE, Sheldon CA. Acute testicular torsion: comparison of unenhanced and contrast-enhanced power Doppler US, color Doppler US, and radionuclide imaging.Radiology. 1996 May;199(2):441-6.

O'Hara SM, Frush DP, Babcock DS, Lewis AG, Barr LL, Bukowski TP, Kline-Fath BM, Sheldon CA. Doppler contrast sonography for detecting reduced perfusion in experimental ischemia of prepubertal rabbit testes. Acad Radiol. 1996 Apr;3(4):319-24.