Sara O'Hara, MD
Title
Chief, Section of Ultrasound
Appointment
Associate Professor of Radiology and Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Email
sara.ohara@cchmc.org
Phone
513-636-2164
Fax
513-636-8145
Bio
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.
Credentials
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: Pediatric Radiology, 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.
Awards and Honors
- Mentor to Fellow awarded: 1st place Fellow Presentation and 3rd Place Scientific Paper Award for "Ultrasound Evaluation of Ovarian Torsion in the Pediatric and Adolescent Population", SUR Kauai, Hawaii March 2006
- Radiology Editor's Recognition Award, 2004
- Outstanding Contribution to Department Morale 2003-2004
Research
- Genitourinary diseases
- Advanced ultrasound techniques
Research Grants and Contracts
GlaxoSmithKline, Rotavirus Study, with Division of Infectious Disease.
Children's Miracle Network, Antenatal Hydronephrosis Follow-up Study.
Publications, Most Recent
Calvo-Garcia, M.A., O'Hara, S.M., Campbell, K.M., Strife, C.F., Mitsnefes, M.M., Khoury, P. Acquired Renal Cysts after Pediatric Liver Transplantation: Association with Cyclosporine and Renal Dysfunction.American Journal of Transplantation, In press.
Long, S.S., Pickering, L.K., Prober, C.G., O'Hara, S.M., ed. Renal (Intrarenal and Perinephric) Abscess.Infectious Diseases, 3rd ed., (Chapter 52) Principles and Practice of Pediatric Philadelphia: Churchill Livingstone, in press.
Kline-Fath, B.A., Calvo-Garcia, M.A., O'Hara, S.M., Racadio, J.M. Water imaging (hydrography) in the fetus: the value of a heavily T2-weight sequence. Pediar Radiol, 2007; 37(2):133-140.
Kline-Fath, B.A., Calvo-Garcia, M.A., O'Hara, S.M., Crombleholme, T.M., and Racadio, J.M. Twin-twin Transfusion Syndrome: Cerebral Ischemia is Not the Only Fetal MR Finding. Pediatr Radiol, Jan 2007; 37(1):47-56.
Donnelly, L.F., Jones, B., O'Hara, S.M., Anton, C.G., Benton, C., Westra, S., Kraus, S. and Strife. Diagnostic Imaging Pediatrics. J, 2005; 1st ed
Gelfand, M.J., O'Hara, S.M., Curtwright, L.A., MacLean, J.R. Pre-Medication to Block [18 F] FDG Uptake in the Brown Adipose Tissue of Pediatric and Adolescent Patients.Pediatric Radiology, 2005; 35: 984-990.
Vo, N.J., O'Hara, S.M., Alonso, M. Cecal Volvulus: A Rare Cause of Bowel Obstruction in a Pediatric Patient Diagnosed Pre-operatively by Conventional Imaging Studies. Pediatric Radiology, June 2005; online.
O'Hara, S.M. The Pediatric Liver and Spleen. (Chapter 57) In: Diagnostic Ultrasound 3rd Edition, Volume 2, Rumack, C., Wilson, S., Charboneau, J., editors: Elsevier Science Publishers, November 2004; 1859-1904.
Presentations, Most Recent
Halabi, S., O'Hara, S.M. Cystic Masses of the Fetal Abdomen and Pelvis. Radiological Society of North America: Chicago, IL, November 2007.
Calvo-Garcia, M.A., Kline-Fath, B., O'Hara, S.M., Bitters, C., Nielsen, D.B., Crombleholme, T.M. Prenatal Diagnosis of Complicated Monochorionic Twin Gestations. International Pediatric Radiology Meeting: Montreal, May 2006.
Linam, L., O'Hara, S., Naffa, L., Darolia, R., Hillard, P., Breech, L., Bishop, H.J. Ultrasound Evaluation of Ovarian Torsion in the Pediatric and Adolescent Population. Abdominal Radiology Course: Hawaii, February 2006.
Loomis, K., Emery, K.H., O'Hara, S.M. Abdominal Masses in Neonates in the Era of Prenatal Sonography. Society for Pediatric Radiology, 48th Annual Meeting: New Orleans, LA, May 3-7, 2005.
Kline-Fath, B.M., Calvo-Garcia, M.A., O'Hara, S.M. Water Imaging in the Fetus, Heavily T2 Weighted Sequences Are an Adjunct. Society for Pediatric Radiology, 48th Annual Meeting: New Orleans, LA, May 3-7, 2005.
Calvo-Garcia, M.A., Kline-Fath, B.M., O'Hara, S.M., Crombleholme, T.M. Twin-twin Transfusion Syndrome, Cerebral Ischemia is Not the Only MR Finding. Society for Pediatric Radiology, 48th Annual Meeting: New Orleans, LA, May 3-7, 2005.
Gelfand, M.J., O'Hara, S.M., Curtwright, L.A., MacLean, J.R. Pre-medication to Limit Brown Adipose Tissue Uptake of [F-18] FDG on PET Body Imaging. Society for Pediatric Radiology, 48th Annual Meeting: New Orleans, LA, May 3-7, 2005.
Calvo-Garcia, M.A., Campbell, K.M., O'Hara, S.M., Strife, F. Acquired Renal Cysts after Pediatric Liver Transplantation. 90th Annual RSNA Meeting: Chicago, IL, November 28- December 1, 2004.
Professional Organization Memberships
Special Interests
- Genitourinary and oncologic imaging
- Ultrasound
- Nuclear medicine
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