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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

Selected

MRI Findings in Third-Trimester Opioid-Exposed Fetuses With Focus on Brain Measurements: A Prospective Multicenter Case-Control Study. Nagaraj, UD; Kline-Fath, BM; Zhang, B; Vannest, JJ; Ou, X; Lin, W; Acheson, A; Grewen, K; Grant, PE; Merhar, SL. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2022.

Selected

Value of pre- and postnatal magnetic resonance imaging in the evaluation of congenital central nervous system anomalies. Nagaraj, UD; Venkatesan, C; Bierbrauer, KS; Kline-Fath, BM. Pediatric Radiology. 2022; 52:802-816.

Selected

Clinical Applications of Fetal MRI in the Brain. Nagaraj, UD; Kline-Fath, BM. Diagnostics. 2022; 12.

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Extracallosal Structural Connectivity Is Positively Associated With Language Performance in Well-Performing Children Born Extremely Preterm. Barnes-Davis, ME; Williamson, BJ; Merhar, SL; Nagaraj, UD; Parikh, NA; Kadis, DS. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 2022; 10.

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Prenatal Evaluation of Intracranial Hemorrhage on Fetal MRI: A Retrospective Review. Epstein, KN; Kline-Fath, BM; Zhang, B; Venkatesan, C; Habli, M; Dowd, D; Nagaraj, UD. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2021; 42:2222-2228.

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Short- and Long-Term Outcomes of Prenatally Diagnosed Dandy-Walker Malformation, Vermian Hypoplasia, and Blake Pouch Cyst. Venkatesan, C; Kline- Fath, B; Horn, PS; Poisson, KE; Hopkin, R; Nagaraj, UD. Journal of Child Neurology. 2021; 36:1111-1119.

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Evaluation of Posterior Fossa Biometric Measurements on Fetal MRI in the Evaluation of Dandy-Walker Continuum. Nagaraj, UD; Kline-Fath, BM; Horn, PS; Venkatesan, C. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2021; 42:1716-1721.

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Utilization of 3-T fetal magnetic resonance imaging in clinical practice: a single-institution experience. Nagaraj, UD; Calvo-Garcia, MA; Merrow, AC; Zhang, B; Tkach, JA; Kline-Fath, BM. Pediatric Radiology. 2021; 51:1798-1808.

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Imaging of orbital infectious and inflammatory disease in children. Nagaraj, UD; Koch, BL. Pediatric Radiology. 2021; 51:1149-1161.

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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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