Usha D. Nagaraj, MD

My Biography & Research My Education My Publications

Neuroradiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Radiology

usha.nagaraj@cchmc.org

513-636-6330

Board Certified

My Biography & Research

Biography

Usha Nagaraj, MD, has completed fellowships in both pediatric radiology and pediatric neuroradiology, with a special focus in fetal imaging. She joined the radiology faculty at Cincinnati Children's Hospital upon completing fellowship in 2014.

Academic Affiliation

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Radiology

Departments

Radiology, Radiology

My Education

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.

My Publications

Selected Publication

Cervical spinal cord compression in a patient with Trisomy 21. Ok, M; Nagaraj, U; Mahmoud, M. Canadian Journal of Anesthesia / Journal canadien d'anesthésie. 2019; 66:1113-1114.

Fetal brain MRI findings and neonatal outcome of common diagnosis at a tertiary care center. Arroyo, MS; Hopkin, RJ; Nagaraj, UD; Kline-Fath, B; Venkatesan, C. Journal of Perinatology. 2019; 39:1072-1077.

Foramen Magnum Stenosis and Spinal Cord Compression in Achondroplasia. Ok, MS; Nagaraj, UD; Mahmoud, M. Anesthesiology. 2019; 131:396-396.

Emergent Imaging of Pediatric Cervical Spine Trauma. McAllister, AS; Nagaraj, U; Radhakrishnan, R. Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 2019; 39:1126-1142.

White Matter Lesions Detected by Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Neonates and Children With Congenital Myotonic Dystrophy. Peglar, LM; Nagaraj, UD; Tian, C; Venkatesan, C. Pediatric Neurology. 2019; 96:64-69.

Myelomeningocele Versus Myelocele on Fetal MR Images: Are There Differences in Brain Findings?. Nagaraj, UD; Bierbrauer, KS; Stevenson, CB; Peiro, JL; Lim, F; Zhang, B; Kline-Fath, BM. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2018; 211:1376-1380.

Spinal Imaging Findings of Open Spinal Dysraphisms on Fetal and Postnatal MRI. Nagaraj, UD; Bierbrauer, KS; Stevenson, CB; Peiro, JL; Lim, FY; Zhang, B; Kline-Fath, BM. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2018; 39:1947-1952.

Outcome of Isolated Absent Septum Pellucidum Diagnosed by Fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scan. Vawter-Lee, MM; Wasserman, H; Thomas, CW; Nichols, B; Nagaraj, UD; Schapiro, M; Venkatesan, C. Journal of Child Neurology. 2018; 33:693-699.

Decreased rectal meconium signal on MRI in fetuses with open spinal dysraphism. Nagaraj, UD; Calvo-Garcia, MA; Merrow, AC; Zhang, B; Kline-Fath, BM. Prenatal Diagnosis. 2018; 38:870-875.

Fowler syndrome and fetal MRI findings: a genetic disorder mimicking hydranencephaly/hydrocephalus. Kline-Fath, BM; Jr, MA C; Calvo-Garcia, MA; Nagaraj, UD; Saal, HM. Pediatric Radiology: roentgenology, nuclear medicine, ultrasonics, CT, MRI. 2018; 48:1032-1034.