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Usha D. Nagaraj, MD

  • Neuroradiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging
  • Assistant Professor, UC Department of Radiology
I am a parent and I strive to provide the same level of care I would want for my own children.

About

Biography

I am a pediatric neuroradiologist with a special interest in fetal imaging. Like many of my colleagues, I am a parent and I strive to provide the same level of care I would want for my own children.

My mentors in pediatric radiology during my residency played key roles in shaping my career decisions. Their passion, dedication and clinical excellence inspired me to pursue a fellowship in pediatric radiology. While imaging is only one part of the entire portfolio of clinical care, I am fortunate to be part of a team of experts at Cincinnati Children’s who work together to provide the best care possible.

The research I’m doing focuses on fetal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the developing brain. I hope that our work can further improve our ability to diagnose brain anomalies in the fetus accurately.

In my free time, I enjoy being with my children.

MD: Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, Rootstown, OH, 2003-2007.

Internship: Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH, 2007-2008.

Residency: Diagnostic Radiology, The Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, OH, 2008-2012.

Fellowship: Chief Fellow, Pediatric Radiology, Children’s National Medical Center/George Washington University Program, Washington, DC, 2012-2013.

Fellowship: Pediatric Neuroradiology, Children’s National Medical Center/George Washington University Program, Washington, DC, 2013-2014.

Certification: American Board of Radiology, 2012.

Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ): Pediatric Radiology, 2014.

Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ): Neuroradiology, 2017.

Services and Specialties

Radiology

Research Areas

Radiology

Publications

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Fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Holoprosencephaly and Associations With Clinical Outcome: Implications for Fetal Counseling. Riddle, A; Nagaraj, U; Hopkin, RJ; Kline-Fath, B; Venkatesan, C. Journal of Child Neurology. 2021; 36:357-364.

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Imaging in the presence of meroanencephaly. Kline-Fath, BM; Bierbrauer, KS; Calvo-Garcia, MA; Nagaraj, UD. Radiology Case Reports. 2021; 16:392-395.

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Imaging of open spinal dysraphisms in the era of prenatal surgery. Nagaraj, UD; Kline-Fath, BM. Pediatric Radiology. 2020; 50:1988-1998.

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Fetal and postnatal MRI findings of Blake pouch remnant causing obstructive hydrocephalus. Nagaraj, UD; Kline-Fath, BM; Calvo-Garcia, MA; Vadivelu, S; Venkatesan, C. Radiology Case Reports. 2020; 15:2535-2539.

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Not all ventriculomegaly is created equal: diagnostic overview of fetal, neonatal and pediatric ventriculomegaly. Patel, SK; Zamorano-Fernandez, J; Nagaraj, U; Bierbrauer, KS; Mangano, FT. Child's Nervous System. 2020; 36:1681-1696.

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Imaging diagnosis of ventriculomegaly: fetal, neonatal, and pediatric. Nagaraj, UD; Kline-Fath, BM. Child's Nervous System. 2020; 36:1669-1679.

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Magnetic resonance imaging of the fetal brain in monochorionic diamniotic twin gestation: correlation of cerebral injury with ultrasound staging and survival outcomes. Kocaoglu, M; Kline-Fath, BM; Calvo-Garcia, MA; Zhang, B; Nagaraj, UD. Pediatric Radiology. 2020; 50:1131-1138.

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Abnormal anisotropic diffusion properties in pediatric myelomeningocele patients treated with fetal surgery: an initial DTI study. Mangano, FT; Stevenson, CB; Nagaraj, U; Conley, A; Yuan, W. Child's Nervous System. 2020; 36:827-833.

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Spiral T1 Spin-Echo for Routine Postcontrast Brain MRI Exams: A Multicenter Multireader Clinical Evaluation. Ooi, MB; Li, Z; Robison, RK; Wang, D; III, AA G; Zwart, NR; Bakhru, A; Nagaraj, S; Mathews, T; Hey, S; et al. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2020; 41:238-245.

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Prenatal and postnatal MRI findings in open spinal dysraphism following intrauterine repair via open versus fetoscopic surgical techniques. Nagaraj, UD; Bierbrauer, KS; Stevenson, CB; Peiro, JL; Lim, FY; Habli, MA; Kline-Fath, BM. Prenatal Diagnosis. 2020; 40:49-57.

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