Radiology

Pediatric interventional neuroradiology

Biography

Todd Abruzzo, MD, has helped establish a national referral center for pediatric vascular malformations, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, and retinoblastoma at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. He plays a major role in the endovascular treatment of children at Cincinnati Children’s. Through close collaboration with other members of the Fetal Care Program at Cincinnati Children’s, he has helped to develop a comprehensive care plan for children with vein of Galen malformations and other congenital vascular anomalies. While working with other physicians, he has helped build a nationally recognized program for the treatment of retinoblastoma with intra-arterial chemotherapy.

BA: University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, CA.

MD: S.U.N.Y Health Science Center, Brooklyn, NY.

Residency: Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

Fellowship: Emory University, Atlanta, GA.

Rahme R, Farley CW, Zuccarello M, Ringer AJ, Khan U, Abruzzo TA. Transarterial embolization of cerebral arteriovenous malformations: A durable treatment for venous side hemorrhage? Med Hypotheses. 2011 Jun;76(6):827-30.

Abruzzo TA, Heran MK. Neuroendovascular therapies in pediatric interventional radiology. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2011 Mar;14(1):50-6.

Grande A, Nichols C, Khan U, Pyne-Geithman G, Abruzzo T, Ringer A, Zuccarello M. Treatment of post-hemorrhagic cerebral vasospasm: role of endovascular therapy. Acta Neurochir Suppl. 2011;110(Pt 2):127-32.

Greiner HM, Abruzzo TA, Kabbouche M, Leach JL, Zuccarello M. Rotational vertebral artery occlusion in a child with multiple strokes: a case-based update. Childs Nerv Syst. 2010 Dec;26(12):1669-74.

Hitchcock KE, Caudell DN, Sutton JT, Klegerman ME, Vela D, Pyne-Geithman GJ, Abruzzo T, Cyr PE, Geng YJ, McPherson DD, Holland CK. Ultrasound-enhanced delivery of targeted echogenic liposomes in a novel ex vivo mouse aorta model. J Control Release. 2010 Jun 15;144(3):288-95.

Xu, DS., Abruzzo T, Albuquerque FC, Dabus G, Eskandari MK, Guterman LR, Hage ZA, Hurley MC, Hanel RA, Levy EI, Nichols CW, Ringer AJ, Batjer HH, Bendok BR. External carotid artery stenting to treat patients with symptomatic ipsilateral internal carotid artery occlusion: a multicenter case series. Neurosurgery. 2010 Aug;67(2):314-21.

Jones B, Morales H, Abruzzo T, Mangano F, Leach J. Documented Development of Dural Arteriovenous Fistula in an Infant Subsequent to Sinus Thrombosis. Neuroradiology. 2010 Mar;52(3):225-9.

Khan SN, Adeoye O, Shutter L, Abruzzo T, Ringer AJ. Intracranial dural sinus thrombosis: novel use of a mechanical thrombectomy catheter and review of management strategies. Clinical Medicine and Research. 2009 Dec;7(4):157-65.

Kocaeli H, Chaalala C, Abruzzo T, Zuccarello M. Results of modern surgical management for posterior cerebral artery aneurysms: seven year experience in the endovascular era. Acta Neurochirurgica. 2009 Dec;151(12):1583-91.

Khan SNH, Abruzzo T, Ringer AJ. Successful endovascular reconstruction of acutely ruptured pseudoaneurysm of the vertebral artery, complicated by isolated vertebrobasilar circulation and symptomatic vasospasm. Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2009 Dec;111(10):868-73.

Christopher G. Anton, MD Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Christopher G. Anton, MD, is focused on musculoskeletal diseases.

513-636-8943 christopher.anton@cchmc.org

Diane S. Babcock, MD Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Diane S. Babcock, MD, is interested in including 3D ultrasound imaging in the pediatric patient head and abdomen and use of ultrasound elastography in the pediatric patient.

513-636-8558 diane.babcock@cchmc.org

Diane S. Babcock, MD

Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Academic Affiliation

Professor Emeritus, UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-8558

Fax 513-636-8145

Email diane.babcock@cchmc.org

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Clinical

Use of ultrasound for diagnosing diseases in infants and children; neurologic abnormalities; hypoxic / ischemic injury in the newborn and its sequel

Research

New contrast agents for Doppler ultrasound

Biography

Diane S. Babcock, MD, grew up in Cincinnati and received her BA from Cornell University and her MD from Northwestern University Medical School. Her radiology training was at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

Babcock was chief of the Section of Ultrasound from 1978-2000 and was the 1998 distinguished scientist at the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology. She has written the textbook Cranial Ultrasonography of Infants and edited the monograph titled Neonatal and Pediatric Ultrasonography.

Babcock was the 1996 to 1997 president of the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR) and is currently the editor of the SPR website. She is past-member of the Board of Governors and past-president of the Pediatric Section of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine.

Babcock's special interests are in the use of ultrasound for diagnosing diseases in infants and children's neurologic abnormalities, especially hypoxic / ischemic injury in the newborn and its sequela. She is investigating the use of new contrast agents for Doppler ultrasound.

Babcock has been named the first recipient of the Frederic N. Silverman Endowed Chair in Pediatric Radiology, 1998-2000.

BA: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1966.

MD: Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 1970.

Internship: Cincinnati General Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 1971.

Residency: Diagnostic Radiology, Cincinnati General Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 1974.

Diplomat of the National Board of Medical Examiners, 1971.

Diplomat of the American Board of Radiology, 1975.

Certification: Radiology, 1975; American Board of Radiology, Certificate of added Qualifications in Pediatric Radiology, 1995 and 2004.

Squires HJ, Goske, MJ, O’Hara SM, Babcock DS. Competency Based Training: Development of a Curriculum for Radiology Trainees to Teach and Evaluate the Technical Skill Used in the Performance of a Basic Ultrasound Exam. AJR. In press.

Pacharn P, Ying J, Brody AS, Babcock DS. Sonography in the evaluation of acute appendicitis: are negative sonographic findings good enough? J Ultrasound Med. 2010 Dec;29(12): 1749-55.

Babcock DS. Thyroid disease in the pediatric patient: emphasizing imaging with sonography. Pediatr Radiol. 2006;36(4): p. 299-308, quiz 372-3.

Toepfer NJ, et al. Aortic Pseudothrombus: A Sonographic Artifact in the Abdominal Aorta. Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography. 2006;22(March/April): p. 131-134.

Haller JO, et al. Early history of pediatric ultrasound (circa 1960-1985). J Ultrasound Med. 2004;23(3): p. 323-9.

Welch ST, Babcock DS, Ballard ET. Sonography of pediatric male breast masses: gynecomastia and beyond. Pediatr Radiol. 2004;34:952-7.

Babcock DS. Sonography of the Acute Abdomen in the Pediatric Patient. J Ultrasound Med. 2002;21:887-899.

Babcock DS. ACGME Requirements for Pediatric Radiology Training Program. Pediatr Radiol. 2002;32:545-548.

Babcock DS. Pediatric Neurology. Ultrasound Med Biol. 2000 May;26 Suppl 1:S99-S100.

Emery KH, Babcock DS, Borgman AS, Garcia VF. Splenic injury diagnosed with CT: US follow-up and healing rate in children and adolescents. Radiology. 1999;212:515-518.

Alan S. Brody, MD Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Alan S. Brody, MD, focuses on imaging of the chest in cystic fibrosis and in childhood diffuse lung disease. He directs the Center for Diagnostic Imaging of the Therapeutic Development Network of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

513-636-8508 alan.brody@cchmc.org

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Alan S. Brody, MD

Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Chief, Thoracic Imaging

Assistant Director of Clinical Research

Academic Affiliations

Professor, UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-8508

Fax 513-636-8145

Email alan.brody@cchmc.org

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Pediatric thoracic imaging; cystic fibrosis; diffuse lung disease

Biography

Dr. Brody completed his fellowship in pediatric radiology in 1987 and then returned to the Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 1995. Dr. Brody is active in the Department of Radiology of University of Cincinnati as well as Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in clinical care, research, teaching and administration. The primary focus of his clinical duties is pediatric thoracic imaging.

Dr. Brody’s research efforts are focused on the use of CT scanning in the evaluation of cystic fibrosis and diffuse lung disease in children. He began and continues to direct the National Resource Center for Imaging of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutic Development Network. This center is currently funded by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and by industry sponsors to provide expertise in the use of imaging endpoints for clinical trials. Dr. Brody is a founding member and chair of the imaging committee of the childhood Interstitial Disease Consortium.

Dr. Brody is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and is board certified in pediatrics and radiology. He holds a certificate of special qualification in pediatric radiology from the American Board of Radiology. Dr. Brody is a member of multiple national and international medical societies including senior membership in the Society for Thoracic Radiology and membership in the Fleischner Society. Dr. Brody has been recognized as one of America’s top physicians since 2008.

AB: Biology, Kenyon College, Gambier, OH, 1975.

MD: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 1980.

Residency: Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 1980-1983; Radiology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 1983-1986.

Fellowship: Pediatric Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1986-1987.

Certification: Pediatrics, 1986; Radiology, 1986; Certificate of Additional Qualification in Pediatric Radiology, 1995.

Maria A. Calvo-Garcia, MD Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Maria A. Calvo-Garcia, MD, has past and present clinical research focused on improving detection of fetal complex genitourinary malformations and fetal anorectal malformations.

515-636-7494 maria.calvo@cchmc.org

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Maria A. Calvo-Garcia, MD

Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Academic Affiliations

Associate Professor, UC Department of Radiology

Phone 515-636-7494

Fax 513-636-8145

Email maria.calvo@cchmc.org

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Fetal imaging; body imaging; ultrasound

Biography

Maria Calvo-Garcia, MD, received her medical degree from the Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain. She completed her residence at Gregorio Maranon University General Hospital, University of Madrid, Spain. She was a staff radiologist at Ambulatorio Moratalaz, Virgen de la Torre Hospital, Madrid, Spain. In 1994 she served as Staff Radiologist at Badalona Hospital, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain until June 2001 with a 6 month visiting fellowship at Dijkzigt Hospital, Erasmus Univ. of Rotterdam, The Netherlands (Feb 1998-July 1998). She came to the Pediatric Radiology Department at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medial Center first as a research assistant in Radiology and then as a Pediatric Radiology clinical fellow until 2004, when she became staff. She obtained her Diagnostic Radiology certification by the American Board of Radiology in 2007 and her Pediatric Radiology Subespecialty certification by the American Board of Radiology in 2009. Her expertise and focused area of interest is Fetal and Neonatal Imaging as well as Ultrasound.

MD: Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain.

Residency: Radiology, Gregorio Maranon University General Hospital, University of Madrid, Spain, 1990-1993.

Degree of Specialty: Radiology, University of Madrid, Spain, 1993.

Certification: Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology, 2007;
Pediatric Radiology, CAQ American Board of Radiology, 2009.

Calvo-Garcia MA. Guidelines for scanning twins and triplets with US and MRI. Pediatr Radiol. 2016;46:155-166.

Calvo-Garcia MA, Kline-Fath BM, Adams DM, Gupta A, Koch BL, Lim FY, Laor T. Imaging evaluation of fetal vascular anomalies. Pediatric radiology. 2015;44(8);1218-1229.

Calvo-Garcia MA. Imaging Evaluation of Fetal Megacystis: How Can Magnetic Resonance Imaging Help? Seminars in Ultrasound, CT, and MR. 2015;36(6):537-49.

Calvo-Garcia MA, Lim FY, Stanek J, Bitters C, Kline-Fath BM. Congenital peribronchial myofibroblastic tumor: Prenatal imaging clues to differentiate from other fetal chest lesions. Pediatr Radiol. 2014;44(4):479-83.

Calvo-Garcia MA, Kline-Fath, BM, Rubio EI, Merrow AC, Guimaraes CV, Lim FY. Fetal MRI of cloacal exstrophy. Pediatr Radiol. 2013 Mar;43(5):593-604.

Neumann J*, Calvo-Garcia MA*, Kline-Fath BM, Bitters C, Merrow AC, Guimaraes CV, Lim FY. Prenatal imaging of amniotic band sequence: utility and role of fetal MRI as an adjunct to prenatal US. Pediatr Radiol. 2012 Aug;42(5):544-551. *These authors contributed equally.

Calvo-Garcia MA, Kline-Fath BM, Levitt MA, Lim FY, Linam LE, Patel, MN, Kraus SJ, Crombleholme TM, Pena A. Fetal MRI Clues to diagnose cloacal malformations. Pediatric Radiol. 2011;41(9):1117-1128.

Kline-Fath BM, Calvo-Garcia MA. Prenatal Imaging of Congenital Malformations of the Brain. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2011;32:167-188.

Calvo-Garcia MA, Kline-Fath BM, Jones BB, Caré MM, Koch BL. Brain malformations associated with epignathus: a clue for the correct prenatal diagnosis. Pediatric Radiol. 2009 Sept;39:1369-1372.

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 Transplantation. 2008:12:666-671.

Marguerite M. Caré, MD Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Marguerite M. Caré, MD, is interested in tuberous sclerosis complex.

513-636-6330 marguerite.care@cchmc.org

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Marguerite M. Caré, MD

Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Academic Affiliations

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-6330

Fax 513-636-1388

Email marguerite.care@cchmc.org

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Pediatric neuroradiology; imaging of child abuse

Biography

Marguerite M. Caré, MD, completed her diagnostic radiology residency at the University of Cincinnati, Department of Radiology in 1997. Dr. Caré began completed her pediatric radiology fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in June of 1998. Dr. Caré completed an additional fellowship year in pediatric neuroradiology in March 2001.

She currently works as a pediatric neuroradiologist in the Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging at Cincinnati Children's. Her area of interest and expertise is in the neuroimaging of child abuse.

Dr. Caré received her MD in 1993 from Creighton University, Omaha, NE.

BS: Creighton University, Omaha, NE.

MD: Creighton University, Omaha, NE.

Residency: Diagnostic Radiology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1993-1997.

Fellowship: Pediatric Radiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1997-1998; Pediatric Neuroradiology, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH, 2000-2001.

Certification: Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology, 1997; Certificate of Added Qualification in Pediatric Radiology, American Board of Radiology, 2000.

Kim M. Cecil, PhD Spectroscopist, Imaging Research Center

Kim M. Cecil, PhD, focuses on the application of MR spectroscopy and imaging techniques to enhance how we characterize disease and injury; evaluating the neural effects of environmental neurotoxicants, and radiation; improving the diagnosis of inborn errors of metabolism; unraveling the etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders.

513-636-8559 kim.cecil@cchmc.org

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Kim M. Cecil, PhD

Spectroscopist, Imaging Research Center

Academic Affiliations

Professor, UC Department of Radiology

UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone 513-636-8559

Fax 513-636-3754

Email kim.cecil@cchmc.org

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Clinical

Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; creatine deficiency syndromes

Research

Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy; inborn errors of metabolism; environmental exposures to lead manganese, air pollution, PBDEs, PFCs; traumatic brain injury including concussion; ADHD; bipolar disorders; breast cancer; non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Biography

Kim M. Cecil, PhD, received her undergraduate and postgraduate training in chemistry. After a post-doctoral fellowship in magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Cecil joined the Department of Radiology and the Imaging Research Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 1998. She serves as an imaging research scientist and clinical MR spectroscopist.

In 2000, Kim M. Cecil, PhD, Antonius deGrauw, MD, PhD, and Gajja Salomons, PhD, discovered creatine transporter deficiency syndrome, a genetic disorder caused by mutations in the creatine transporter gene (SLC6A8). Male patients demonstrate a significant reduction or absence of creatine in the brain, as indicated by MR spectroscopy. This is an X-linked mental retardation disorder thought to be second only to fragile X in prevalence.

BS: Chemistry & Mathematics (magna cum laude), Kentucky Wesleyan College, 1988.

MS: Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 1991.

PhD: Chemistry, Vanderbilt University, 1993.

Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Clark JF, Cecil KM. Diagnostic methods and recommendations for the cerebral creatine deficiency syndromes. Pediatr Res. 2015;77:398-405.

Maugans TA, Farley C, Altaye M, Leach J, Cecil KM. Pediatric sports-related concussion produces cerebral blood flow alterations. Pediatrics. 2012;129:28-37.

Cecil KM, Dietrich KN, Altaye M, et al. Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in adults with childhood lead exposure. Environ Health Perspect. 2011;119:403-8.

Brubaker CJ, Dietrich KN, Lanphear BP, Cecil KM. The influence of age of lead exposure on adult gray matter volume. Neurotoxicology. 2010;31:259-66.

Brubaker CJ, Schmithorst VJ, Haynes EN, et al. Altered myelination and axonal integrity in adults with childhood lead exposure: a diffusion tensor imaging study. Neurotoxicology. 2009;30:867-75.

Yuan W, Holland SK, Cecil KM, et al. The impact of early childhood lead exposure on brain organization: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study of language function. Pediatrics. 2006;118:971-7.

Salomons GS, van Dooren SJ, Verhoeven NM, et al. X-linked creatine-transporter gene (SLC6A8) defect: a new creatine-deficiency syndrome. Am J Hum Genet. 2001;68:1497-500.

Cecil KM, Salomons GS, Ball WS Jr, et al. Irreversible brain creatine deficiency with elevated serum and urine creatine: a creatine transporter defect? Ann Neurol. 2001;49:401-4.

Strakowski SM, DelBello MP, Adler C, Cecil KM, Sax KW. Neuroimaging in bipolar disorder. Bipolar Disord. 2000;2:148-64.

Roebuck JR, Cecil KM, Schnall MD, Lenkinski RE. Human breast lesions: characterization with proton MR spectroscopy. Radiology. 1998;209:269-75.

Grants

Developmental Effects of Manganese Exposure in Rural Adolescents: The CARES Cohort Comes of Age. Multiple Principal Investigator. National Institutes of Health. Sep 2016-Sep 2021. R01 ES026053.

Impact of PBDE and PFC Exposures on Internalizing Behaviors and Neuroimaging Outcomes. Multiple Principal Investigator. National Institutes of Health. Sep 2016-Sep 2021. R01 ES027224.

GABAeric Sensorimotor Dysfunction in Tourette Syndrome. Co-Investigator. National Institutes of Health. Apr 2016 - Mar 2021. R01 NS096207.

MRS of Creatine Transporter Deficiency Syndrome. Principal Investigator. Lumos Pharma. Sept 2015-Sept 2017.

Outcome of NASH in Adolescents after Bariatric Surgery vs. Lifestyle Intervention. Co-Investigator. National Institutes of Health. Sept 2013-Aug 2018. R01 DK100429.

Neurobehavioral and Neuroimaging Effects of Traffic Exposure in Children. Co-Investigator. National Institutes of Health. Jun 2012-May 2017. R01 ES019890.

Anomalous Motor Physiology in ADHD. Co-Investigator. National Institutes of Health. May 2012-Apr 2017. R01 MH095014.

Zackary I. Cleveland, PhD

Dr. Cleveland is a physical chemist with expertise in MRI physics. His research centers on developing tools to visualize lung structure and function in humans and animal models using novel 1H and hyperpolarized 129Xe MRI approaches. In particular, he focuses on quantifying ventilation, gas exchange, and lung microstructure during normal development and in poorly understood disorders, including acute lung injury, cystic fibrosis and lung fibrosis.

513-803-7186 zackary.cleveland@cchmc.org

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Zackary I. Cleveland, PhD

Academic Affiliations

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

UC Department of Biomedical Engineering

Phone 513-803-7186

Email zackary.cleveland@cchmc.org

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Research Interests

Hyperpolarized gases; pulmonary imaging; translational studies; preclinical MRI

Biography

Although hyperpolarized gases have been used to investigate regional pulmonary structure and function since the late 1990, the technology was not widely disseminated, because it relied on the rare and expensive stable isotope 3He. Dr. Cleveland helped pioneer the use of more readily available 129Xe, paving the way for clinical hyperpolarized gas MRI. Dr. Cleveland also helped expand the limits of preclinical MRI by demonstrating the feasibility of high resolution HP 129Xe imaging in rats and mice and by demonstrating the the first, in vivo molecular imaging applications of HP gases.

PhD: Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.

Postdoctoral Fellowship: Department of Radiology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC.

Cleveland ZI, Zhou YM, Akinyi TG, Dunn RS, Davidson CR, Guo J, Woods JC, Hardie WD. Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Disease Progression and Resolution in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Pulmonary Fibrosis. American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2017.

Thomen RP, Walkup LL, Roach DJ, Cleveland ZI, Clancy JP, Woods JC. Hyperpolarized 129Xe for Investigation of Mild Cystic Fibrosis Lung Disease in Pediatric Patients. J Cyst Fibros. 2016 Jul 28.

Walkup LL, Thomen RP, Akinyi TG, Watters E, Ruppert K, Clancy JP, Woods JC, Cleveland ZI. Feasibility, Tolerability, and Safety of Pediatric Hyperpolarized 129Xe Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Healthy Volunteers and Subjects with Cystic Fibrosis. Pediatric Radiology. 2016;(46)12:1651-1662.

Cleveland ZI, Virgincar RS, Qi Y, Robertson SH, Degan S, Driehuys B. 3D MR Imaging of Impaired Hyperpolarized 129Xe Uptake in a Rat Model of Pulmonary Fibrosis. NMR in Biomedicine. 2014;27(12):1502–1514.

Freeman MS, Cleveland ZI, Qi Y, Driehuys B. Enabling Hyperpolarized 129Xe MR Spectroscopy and Imaging of Pulmonary Gas Transfer to the Red Blood Cells in Transgenic Mice Expressing Human Hemoglobin. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2013;70(5):1192–1199.

Virgincar RS, Cleveland ZI, Kaushik SS, Freeman MS, Nouls J, Cofer GP, Martinez-Jimenez S, He M, Kraft M, Wolber J, McAdams HP, Driehuys B. Quantitative Analysis of Hyperpolarized 129Xe Ventilation Imaging in Healthy Volunteers and Subjects with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. NMR in Biomedicine. 2013;26(4):424–435.

Cleveland ZI, Möller HE, Hedlund LW, Nouls JC, Freeman MS, Qi Y, Driehuys B. In Vivo MR Imaging of Pulmonary Perfusion and Gas Exchange in Rats via Continuous Extracorporeal Infusion of Hyperpolarized 129Xe. PLoS ONE. 2012;7(2):e31306.

Kaushik SS, Cleveland ZI, Cofer GP, Metz G, Beaver D, Nouls J, Kraft M, Aufferman W, Wolber J, MacAdams HP, Driehuys B. Apparent Diffusion Coefficient Weighted MR Imaging with Hyperpolarized 129Xe in Healthy Subjects and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2011;65(4):1155–1165.

Cleveland ZI, Cofer GP, Metz G, Beaver D, Nouls J, Kaushik SS, Kraft M, Wolber J, Kelly KT, McAdams HP, Driehuys B. Hyperpolarized 129Xe MR Imaging of Alveolar-Capillary Gas Uptake in Humans. PLoS ONE. 2010;5(8):e12192.

Branca RT1, Cleveland ZI, Fubara B, Kumar CS, Maronpot RR, Leuschner C, Warren WS, Driehuys B. Molecular MRI for Sensitive and Specific Detection of Lung Metastases. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Feb 23;107(8):3693-7.

Grants

UTE MRI to Monitor CF Lung Disease and Response to CFTR Modulation in Young Children. Co-Investigator. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute. 2016–2020.

Regional Biomarkers of Peripheral Airway Disease in Cystic Fibrosis. Principal Investigator. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics. Clinical Research Award. 2016–2018.

Time-Resolved 129Xe Ventilation-Perfusion MRI in Rat Models of Acute Lung Injury. Principal Investigator. National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, Pathway to Independence R00 Award. 2015–2018.

Hyperpolarized-Gas Core: Lighting up the Lungs. Co-Principal Investigator. Center for Clinical and Translational Science and Training, University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center, T1 Core Grant. 2015–2017.

Eric J. Crotty, MD Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Eric J. Crotty, MD, is interested in cardiothoracic radiology, specifically childhood interstitial lung disease and also resident education.

513-636-2165 eric.crotty@cchmc.org

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Eric J. Crotty, MD

Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Program Director, Pediatric Radiology Fellowship

Academic Affiliations

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-2165

Fax 513-636-1388

Email eric.crotty@cchmc.org

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Pulmonary radiology; cardiac radiology

Biography

Eric J. Crotty, PhD, was raised in Cork, Ireland and received his MB, BCh, BAO degree from the University of College Cork, graduating in 1990. Having worked for three years in pediatrics, he undertook a radiology residency program from 1995 to 1999. Subsequently he did a fellowship year in thoracic imaging at Duke University Medical Center, from July 1999 to June 2000, followed by a pediatric radiology fellowship year at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center from July 2000 to June 2001. He later joined the staff at Cincinnati Children's. He currently is the program director of the Pediatric Radiology Fellowship Program. His interests include education, and cardio thoracic imaging.

MD: University College Cork, Ireland, 1990.

Residency: Radiology, Cork University Hospital, Ireland.

Fellowship in Thoracic Imaging: Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, 1999-2000.

Fellowship in Pediatric Radiology: Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH, 2000-2001.

Certification: FFRRCSI, 1998; American Board of Radiology, 2005; American Board of Radiology-Pediatrics, 2006.

Kim HK, Crotty E. Bilateral testicular adrenal rests in a boy with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Pediatr Radiol. 2010 Dec;40 Suppl 1:25.

Kim HK, Crotty E. Post-traumatic osteolysis of the distal clavicle. Pediatr Radiol. 2010 May;40(5):784.

Hirsch R, Gottliebson W, Crotty E, Fleck R, Strife J. Computed tomography angiography with three-dimensional reconstruction for pulmonary venous definition in high-risk infants with congenital heart disease. Congenit Heart Dis. 2006 May;1(3):104-10.

Brody AS, Crotty EJ. Neuroendocrine cell hyperplasia of infancy(NEHI). Pediatr Radiol. 2006 Dec;36(12):1328.

Wansapura J, Fleck R, Crotty E et al. Frequency scouting for cardiac imaging with SSFP at 3 Tesla. Pediatr Radiol. 2006;36(10):1082-1085.

Wansapura J, Gottliebson W, Crotty E, et al. Cyclic variation of T1 in the myocardium at 3 T. Magn Reson Imaging. 2006;24(7):889-893.

Jonathan R. Dillman, MD, MSc Co-Director, Thoracoabdominal Imaging, Division of Radiology

Jonathan R. Dillman, MD, MSc, performs research on the pediatric genitourinary and gastrointestinal tracts. As a Crohn's disease researcher, he has evaluated novel ultrasound and MRI methods for noninvasively detecting and measuring intestinal inflammation and fibrosis in children with Crohn's disease. He has also studied the use of new ultrasound and MRI techniques for noninvasively assessing liver stiffness and fibrosis.

513-636-8557 jonathan.dillman@cchmc.org

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Jonathan R. Dillman, MD, MSc

Co-Director, Thoracoabdominal Imaging, Division of Radiology

Medical Director, Imaging Research Center, Division of Radiology

Phone 513-636-8557

Email jonathan.dillman@cchmc.org

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Clinical

Pediatric radiology; imaging of the pediatric gastrointestinal tract (including bowel, liver, and pancreas); imaging of the pediatric genitourinary tract

Research

Ultrasound and MRI evaluation of Crohn's disease; ultrasound and MRI detection and measurement of liver fibrosis

MD: Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, 2003.

Residency: Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, 2008.

Fellowship: Pediatric Radiology Fellowship Program, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, 2009; Abdominal Imaging Radiology Fellowship Program, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI, 2010.

Certification: American Board of Radiology, 2008; Subspecialty Certification in Pediatric Radiology, 2011.

Dillman JR, Dehkordy SF, Smith EA, DiPietro MA, Sanchez R, DeMatos-Maillard V, Adler J, Zhang B, Trout AT. Defining the ultrasound longitudinal natural history of newly diagnosed pediatric small bowel Crohn disease treated with infliximab and infliximab-azathioprine combination therapy. Pediatr Radiol. 2017.

Dillman JR, Trout AT, Smith EA, Towbin AJ. Hereditary Renal Cystic Disorders: Imaging of the Kidneys and Beyond. Radiographics. 2017;37:924-946.

Dillman JR, Rubin JM, Johnson LA, Moons DS, Higgins PD. Can Contrast-Enhanced Sonography Detect Bowel Wall Fibrosis in Mixed Inflammatory and Fibrotic Crohn Disease Lesions in an Animal Model? J Ultrasound Med. 2017;36:523-530.

Serai SD, Dillman JR, Trout AT. Proton Density Fat Fraction Measurements at 1.5- and 3-T Hepatic MR Imaging: Same-Day Agreement among Readers and across Two Imager Manufacturers. Radiology. 2017.

Serai SD, Dillman JR, Trout AT. Spin-echo Echo-planar Imaging MR Elastography versus Gradient-echo MR Elastography for Assessment of Liver Stiffness in Children and Young Adults Suspected of Having Liver Disease. Radiology. 2017;282:761-770.

Trout AT, Dillman JR, Xanthakos S, Kohli R, Sprague G, Serai S, Mahley AD, Podberesky DJ. Prospective Assessment of Correlation between US Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse and MR Elastography in a Pediatric Population: Dispersion of US Shear-Wave Speed Measurement Matters. Radiology. 2016;281(2):544-552.

DiPaola FW, Schumacher KR, Goldberg CS, Friedland-Little J, Parameswaran A, Dillman JR. Effect of Fontan operation on liver stiffness in children with single ventricle physiology. Eur Radiol. 2016;Oct 17.

Dillman JR, Smith EA, Sanchez R, Adler J, Fazeli S, Zhang B, Davenport MS. DWI in Pediatric Small-Bowel Crohn Disease: Are Apparent Diffusion Coefficients Surrogates for Disease Activity in Patients Receiving Infliximab Therapy? AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2016;207(5):1002-1008.

Trout AT, Serai S, Mahley AD, Wang H, Zhang Y, Zhang B, Dillman JR. Liver Stiffness Measurements with MR Elastography: Agreement and Repeatability across Imaging Systems, Field Strengths, and Pulse Sequences. Radiology. 2016;281:793-804.

Trout AT, Dillman JR, Xanthakos S, Kohli R, Sprague G, Serai S, Mahley AD, Podberesky DJ. Prospective Assessment of Correlation between US Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse and MR Elastography in a Pediatric Population: Dispersion of US Shear-Wave Speed Measurement Matters. Radiology. 2016;281:544-552.

Grants

Nonlinear Ultrasound Elastography: an Imaging Biomarker of Intestinal Fibrosis in Crohn's Disease. Co-Principal Investigator. National Institutes of Health. Apr 2016-present. 1R01DK109032-01.

Ultrasound Evaluation of Liver Fibrosis in Children. Principal Investigator. Siemens Medical Solutions USA. Sep 2015-present.

Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography Evaluation of Biliary Atresia. Principal Investigator. Investigator Initiated Grant Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. Sep 2015-present.

Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography in Pediatric Patients: Normal Liver Stiffness Values and Correlation with MR Elastography. Co-Investigator. Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. Feb 2017-Feb 2018.

Determination of Normal Live Stiffness by MR Elastography in Children. Co-Investigator. Society for Pediatric Radiology Multi-Center Grant (0 cal mos). Jul 2017-Dec 2018.

Charles Dumoulin, PhD Director, Imaging Research Center

Charles Dumoulin, PhD, is interested in the physics and engineering of magnetic resonance, MRI of neonates, and interventional MRI. His interests in interventional MR include: MR-guided focused ultrasound ablation for non-invasive "surgery" and MR-guided vascular interventions in which an MR scanner is used to guide catheters for procedures such as cardiac electrophysiology.

513-636-7721 charles.dumoulin@cchmc.org

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Charles Dumoulin, PhD

Director, Imaging Research Center

Academic Affiliations

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-7721

Fax 513-636-3754

Email charles.dumoulin@cchmc.org

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Research Interests

Medical imaging as it applies to radiology; cardiology; neonatology; neurology and pulmonary medicine

Biography

Charles Dumoulin, PhD, received his BS in chemistry from Florida State University in 1977 and his PhD degree in analytical chemistry in 1981. He then spent three years performing high-resolution NMR spectroscopy research at Syracuse University before moving to General Electric’s Research and Development Center in Niskayuna, NY, where he became part of the team that developed the first industrial prototype MR scanners.

Later, Dr. Dumoulin made major contributions to the fields of magnetic resonance angiography (MRA), dynamic MRI and interventional MRI (resulting in over 100 issued patents). In 2008 Dr. Dumoulin moved to Cincinnati and became the scientific director of the Imaging Research Center. His current research interests include MRI imaging of neonates, MR-guided focused ultrasound ablation, and interventional MR.

PhD: Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL.

Donnelly LF, Gessner KE, Dickerson JM, Koch BL, Towbin AJ, Lehkamp TW, Moskovitz J, Brody AS, Dumoulin CL, Jones BV. Quality initiatives: department scorecard: a tool to help drive imaging care delivery performance. Radiographics. 2010 Nov;30(7):2029-38.

Dumoulin CL, Mallozzi RP, Darrow RD, Schmidt EJ. Phase-field dithering for active catheter tracking. Magn Reson Med. 2010 May;63(5):1398-403.

Schmidt EJ, Mallozzi RP, Thiagalingam A, Holmvang G, d’Avila A, Guhde R, et al. Electroanatomic Mapping and Radio-Frequency Ablation in Porcine Models of Atrial Fibrillation Using Magnetic Resonance Catheter Tracking. Circulation.

DeMan B, Pelc N, Dumoulin CL,Bernstein T. Propagation of quantum noise in multiplexed x-ray imaging. SPIE.

Schmidt EJ, Yoneyama R, Dumoulin CL, Darrow RD, Klein E, Hayase M. Detailed 3D Coronary Motion Tracking in Swine Models Using MR Tracking Catheters. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2009;29:86-98.

Dukkipati SR, Mallozzi R, Schmidt EJ, d’Avila A, Holmvang G, Guhde R, et al. Electroanatomic Mapping of the Left Ventricle in a Porcine Model of Chronic Myocardial Infarction using Magnetic Resonance-Tracking. Circulation DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.738229 (August 4, 2008).

Feng L, Dumoulin CL, Dashnaw S, Darrow RD, DeLaPaz R, Bishop PL, Pile-Spellman J. Feasibility of Stent Placement in Carotid Arteries with Real-time MR Imaging Guidance in Pigs. Radiology 2005;234:558-62.

Feng L, Dumoulin CL, Dashnaw S, Darrow RD, Guhde R, DeLaPaz R, Bishop PL, Pile-Spellman J. Transfemoral Catheterization of Carotid Arteries With Real-Time MR Imaging Guidance in Pigs. Radiology 2005;234:551-7.

Kathleen H. Emery, MD Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Kathleen H. Emery, MD, is a pediatric radiologist who is involved in clinical research related to imaging (mainly MRI) in pediatric sports medicine and other childhood musculoskeletal diseases.

513-636-7189 kathleen.emery@cchmc.org

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Kathleen H. Emery, MD

Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Division Co-Chief, Musculoskeletal Imaging

Academic Affiliations

Professor, UC Department of Radiology

UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone 513-636-7189

Fax 513-636-8145

Email kathleen.emery@cchmc.org

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Pediatric sports medicine; musculoskeletal imaging (MRI)

Biography

Kathleen H. Emery, MD, received her BS from Arizona State University and her MD from Loyola-Stritch School of Medicine. After a residency in diagnostic radiology at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL, she completed a fellowship in body imaging at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center and a one-year fellowship in pediatric radiology at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor, MI.

Dr. Emery's special interests are pediatric sports medicine, musculoskeletal imaging (MRI), and integrated body imaging.

Dr. Emery has worked with the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center Trauma Team utilizing both ultrasound and body CT to evaluate injuries from motor vehicle accidents.

BS: Psychology, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 1978.

MD: Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Maywood, IL, 1982.

Internship: Internal Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL,1983.

Residency: Radiology, Rush Presbyterian, St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 1987.

Fellowship: Body CT/Ultrasound/MRI, Rush Presbyterian, St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago, IL,1988; Pediatric Radiology, C.S. Mott Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI,1989.

Certification: Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology, 1987; Pediatric Radiology, CAQ American Board of Radiology-CAQ, 1995; Pediatric Radiology, MOC American Board of Radiology, 2005.

Meyers AB, Kim HK, Emery KH. Elbow plica syndrome: presenting with elbow locking in a pediatric patient. Pediatr Radiol. 2012;42:1263-1266.

Ladd PE, Emery KH, Salisbury SR, Laor, T, Lovel DJ, Bove KE. Juvenile dermatomyositis: correlation of MRI at presentation with clinical outcome. Am J Roentgenol. 2011;197(1):W153-8.

Kim HK, Zbojniewicz AM, Merrow AC, Cheon JE, Kim IO, Emery KH. MR findings of synovial disease in children and young adults: Part 1. Pediatr Radiol. 2011 Apr;41(4):512-524.

Garrett KM, Kim HK, Stanek J, Emery KH. MR findings of primary bone lymphoma in a 15 year old girl: emphasis on diffusion-weighted imaging. Pediatr Radiol. 2011;41:658-662.

Kim HK, Zbojniewicz AM, Merrow AC, Cheon JE, Kim IO, Emery KH. MR findings of synovial disease in children and young adults: Part 2. Pediatr Radiol. 2011;41:512-524.

Kim, HK, Emery KH, Salisbury, SR. Bare Spot of the glenoid fossa in children: incidence and MRI features. Pediatr Radiol. 2010 Jul;40(7):1190-1196.

Emery KH. Cross-sectional imaging of pediatric biliary disorders. Pediatr Radiol. 2010; 40:438-441.

Laor T, Ladd PE, Emery KH, Parikh S. Medial Collateral Ligament of the Knee on MR Imaging: Does the Site of Origin Change at Different Ages in Children and Young Adults? J Pediatr Orthop. 2010 Apr-May;30(3):224-30.

Eltomey MA, Donnelly LF, Emery KH, et al. Post Operative Pelvic MRI of Anorectal Malformations. Am J Roentgenol. 2008 Nov;191:1469-1476.

Herbert K, Laor T, Divine J, Emery KH, Wall E. MR Imaging Appearance of Chronic Stress Injury of the Iliac Crest Apophysis in Adolescent Athletes. Am J Roentgenol. 2008 Jun; 190: 1487-1491.

Robert J. Fleck, MD Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Robert J. Fleck, MD, performs research of the airways, lungs and cardiopulmonary system using CT/MRI. Current research is a collaborative effort with ENT, pulmonary and aerospace engineering to develop tools to model flow structure interaction of the airway in obstructive sleep apnea and tracheomalacia with the goal of improved treatment. Other research uses MRI in early cystic fibrosis to develop methods of evaluating the lung parenchyma and blood flow.

513-636-9941 robert.fleck@cchmc.org

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Robert J. Fleck, MD

Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Academic Affiliations

Associate Professor, UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-9941

Fax 513-636-8145

Email robert.fleck@cchmc.org

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Airway, cardiac and pulmonary imaging

Biography

Dr. Fleck did his radiology training while in the Navy. He served his final two years in the Navy as the pediatric radiologist at Naval Medical Center San Diego with additional duty as radiology department head on the hospital ship MERCY. Dr. Fleck came to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in November of 2003 to be a general pediatric radiologist and to develop the cardiac magnetic resonance imaging program. Dr. Fleck is currently the section chief for cardiac imaging and continues clinical cardiac imaging and research.

Much of Dr. Fleck’s research focuses on the cardiopulmonary system with NIH grant support to investigate the use of MRI in evaluating cystic fibrosis and a second grant to use MRI data to create a model of airway collapse in sleep apnea.

MD: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, 1991.

Residency: Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA, 1998.

Fellowship: Children's Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2001.

Certification: American Board of Radiology, 1998; Pediatric Radiology, 2002, 2012.

Mahmoud M, Jung D, Salisbury S, McAuliffe J, Gunter J, Patino M, Donnelly L, Fleck RJ. Effect of increasing depth of dexmedetomidine and propofol anesthesia on upper airway morphology in children/adolescents with obstructive sleep apnea. J Clin Anesth. 2013 Nov;25(7):529-41.

Fleck RJ, Mahmoud M, McConnell K, Shott SR, Gutmark E, Amin RS. An Adverse Effect of Positive Airway Pressure on the Upper Airway Documented with Magnetic Resonance Imaging. JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. 2013 Jun 1, 139(6):636-8.

Fleck RJ, McPhail G, Szczesniak R, Knowlton JQ, Radhakrishnan R, Clancy JP, Amin RS. Aortopulmonary Collateral Flow in Cystic Fibrosis Assessed with Phase-contrast MRI. Pediatr Radiol. 2013 Oct;43(10):1279-86.

Kim HK, Gottliebson WM, Hor KN, Backeljauw P, Gutmark-Little I, Salisbury SR, Racadio JM, Helton-Skally K, Fleck RJ. Cardiovascular anomalies in Turner Syndrome (TS): Spectrum, prevalence and cardiac MR imaging (CMR) findings in a pediatric and young adult population. AJR. 2011; 196:454-460.

Hagenbuch SC, Gottliebson WG, Wansapura JP, Mazur W, Fleck RJ, Banson DW, Hor KN. Detection of Progressive Cardiac Dysfunction by Serial Evaluation of Circumferential Strain in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patients. Am J Cardiol. 2010 May 15;105(10):1361-1506.

Wansapura JP, Hor KN, Wojciech Mazur W, Fleck RJ, Hagenbuch SC, Benson DW, Gottliebson WM. Left Ventricular T2 Distribution in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2010 Mar;12:14.

Hor KN, Wansapura JP, Markham LW, Mazur W, Cripe LH, Fleck RJ, Benson DW, Gottliebson WM. Circumferential Strain Analysis Identifies Strata of Cardiomyopathy in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Tagging Study. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2009 Apr; 53(14):1204-10.

Wansapura JP, Fleck RJ, Crotty EC, Gottliebson WM. Frequency scouting for cardiac imaging with SSFP at 3 Tesla. Pediatr Radiol. 2006;36(10):1082-5.

Donnelly LF, Fleck RJ, Pacharn P, Ziegler MA, Fricke BL, Cotton RT. Aberrant Subclavian Artery: Cross Sectional Imaging Findings in Pediatric Patients Referred for Evaluation of Extrinsic Airway Compression. AJR. 2002; 178:1269-1274.

Fleck RJ, Pacharn P, Fricke BL, Ziegler MA, Cotton RT, Donnelly LF. Imaging Findings in Pediatric Patients with Persistent Airway Symptoms Following Surgery for Double Aortic Arch. AJR. 2002; 178:1275-1279.

Grants

RO1 Early CF Lung Disease in Humans. Co-Investigator. National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Oct 2012-Oct 2016.

Michael J. Gelfand, MD

Michael J. Gelfand, MD, is interested in new applications of hybrid imaging (PET/CT, SPECT/CT, PET/MRI) in pediatrics and radiation dose reduction in nuclear medicine and hybrid imaging.

513-636-7650 michael.gelfand@cchmc.org

Michael J. Gelfand, MD

Academic Affiliations

Professor, UC Department of Radiology

UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone 513-636-7650

Fax 513-636-8145

Email michael.gelfand@cchmc.org

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Nuclear medicine

Biography

Michael J. Gelfand, MD, received his BA from the University of Michigan and his MD from Stanford University. After two years at the National Institutes of Health, he completed residencies in pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's and nuclear medicine at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center.

Dr. Gelfand's research interests include I-123-MIBG imaging of neuroblastoma, new applications of hybrid imaging (PET/CT, SPECT/CT, PET/MRI) in pediatrics, and radiation dose reduction in nuclear medicine and hybrid imaging.

Dr. Gelfand has served as president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine, and served on the board of directors of that organization for 10 years.

Dr. Gelfand co-edited the textbooks Effective Use of Computers in Nuclear Medicine and Pediatric Nuclear Imaging. His publications include 126 journal articles and 31 book chapters. He has been an invited lecturer or visiting professor in France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Argentina, Brazil, Japan and Australia.

BA: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1966.

MD: Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1971.

Residency: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1973-1975, 1977; Nuclear Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1975-1977.

Certification: Pediatrics, 1978; Nuclear Medicine, 1978.

Gelfand MJ, Parisi MT, Treves ST. Pediatric Radiopharmaceutical Administered Doses: 2010 North American Consensus Guidelines. J Nucl Med. 2011 Jan 13.

Seo JH, Holland K, Rose D, Rozhkov L, Fujiwara H, Byars A, Arthur T, Degrauw T, Leach JL, Gelfand MJ, Miles L, Mangano FT, Horn P, Lee KH. Multimodality imaging in the surgical treatment of children with nonlesional epilepsy. Neurology. 2011 Jan 4;76(1):41-8.

Wagner LM, Gelfand MJ, Laor T, Ryckman FC, Al-Ghawi H, Bove KE. A Welcome Surprise: Nodular Fasciitis Presenting as Soft Tissue Sarcoma. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2010 Oct 21.

Gelfand MJ. Dose reduction in pediatric hybrid and planar imaging. Q J Nucl Med Mol Imaging. 2010 Aug;54(4):379-88.

Sharp SE, Shulkin BL, Gelfand MJ, Salisbury S, Furman WL. 123I-MIBG scintigraphy and 18F-FDG PET in neuroblastoma. J Nucl Med. 2009 Aug;50(8):1237-43.

Young LR, Franz DN, Nagarkatte P, Fletcher CD, Wikenheiser-Brokamp KA, Galsky MD, Corbridge TC, Lam AP, Gelfand MJ, McCormack FX. Utility of [18F]2-fluoro-2-deoxyglucose-PET in sporadic and tuberous sclerosis-associated lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Chest. 2009 Sep;136(3):926-33.

Gelfand MJ. Dosimetry of FDG PET/CT and other molecular imaging applications in pediatric patients. Pediatr Radiol. 2009 Feb;39 Suppl 1:S46-56

Gelfand MJ, Gruppo RA, Nasser MP. Ventilation-perfusion scintigraphy in children and adolescents is associated with a low rate of indeterminate studies. Clin Nucl Med. 2008 Sep;33(9):606-9.

Gelfand MJ, Lemen LC. PET/CT and SPECT/CT dosimetry in children: the challenge to the pediatric imager. Semin Nucl Med. 2007 Sep;37(5):391-8. Review.

Wu SW, Graham B, Gelfand MJ, Gruppo RE, Dinopolous A, Gilbert DL. Clinical and positron emission tomography findings of chorea associated with primary antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. Mov Disord. 2007 Sep 15;22(12):1813-5.

Randy O. Giaquinto Senior Imaging Research Engineer, Imaging Research Center

Randy O. Giaquinto is interested in RF coil design, CAD and fabrication. Mr. Giaquinto has designed RF coils and system hardware for over 30 years, and is an expert on the design and clinical application of multi-channel array RF coils for MRI of the torso, heart, head, prostate and breast.

513-803-3186 randy.giaquinto@cchmc.org

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Randy O. Giaquinto

Senior Imaging Research Engineer, Imaging Research Center

Academic Affiliations

Instructor, UC Department of Radiology

UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone 513-803-3186

Fax 513-636-3754

Email randy.giaquinto@cchmc.org

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Clinical

High channel MRI imaging

Research

Design and clinical application of multi-channel array RF coils for MRI of the torso, heart, head, prostate and breast

Biography

Randy Giaquinto currently holds 16 patents and over 60 publications related to MRI Imaging. Prior to coming to Cincinnati Children's, he was a principal RF coil designer for GE Global Research Center for 30 years. Randy Giaquinto recently accepted a senior RF imaging engineering position at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in July 2010.

Arunachalam A, Whitt D, Fish K, Giaquinto R, Piel J, Watkins R, Hancu I. Accelerated spectroscopic imaging of hyperpolarized C-13 pyruvate using SENSE parallel imaging. NMR Biomed. 2009 Oct;22(8):867-73.

Hardy CJ, Giaquinto RO, Piel JE, Rohling KW, Marinelli L, Blezek DJ, Fiveland EW, Darrow RD, Foo TK. 128-channel body MRI with a flexible high-density receiver-coil array. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2008 Nov;28(5):1219-25.

Niendorf T, Hardy CJ, Giaquinto RO, Gross P, Cline HE, Zhu Y, Kenwood G, Cohen S, Grant AK, Joshi S, Rofsky NM, Sodickson DK. Toward single breath-hold whole-heart coverage coronary MRA using highly accelerated parallel imaging with a 32-channel MR system. Magn Reson Med. 2006 Jul;56(1):167-76.

Hardy CJ, Cline HE, Giaquinto RO, Niendorf T, Grant AK, Sodickson DK. 32-element receiver-coil array for cardiac imaging. Magn Reson Med. 2006 May;55(5):1142-9.

Ohliger MA, Greenman RL, Giaquinto R, McKenzie CA, Wiggins G, Sodickson DK. Concentric coil arrays for parallel MRI. Magn Reson Med. 2005 Nov;54(5):1248-60.

Sodickson DK, Hardy CJ, Zhu Y, Giaquinto RO, Gross P, Kenwood G, Niendorf T, Lejay H, McKenzie CA, Ohliger MA, Grant AK, Rofsky NM. Rapid volumetric MRI using parallel imaging with order-of-magnitude accelerations and a 32-element RF coil array: feasibility and implications. Acad Radiol. 2005 May;12(5):626-35.

Lian J, Xing L, Hunjan S, Dumoulin C, Levin J, Lo A, Watkins R, Rohling K, Giaquinto R, Kim D, Spielman D, Daniel B. Mapping of the prostate in endorectal coil-based MRI/MRSI and CT: a deformable registration and validation study. Med Phys. 2004 Nov;31(11):3087-94.

Zhu Y, Hardy CJ, Sodickson DK, Giaquinto RO, Dumoulin CL, Kenwood G, Niendorf T, Lejay H, McKenzie CA, Ohliger MA, Rofsky NM. Highly parallel volumetric imaging with a 32-element RF coil array. Magn Reson Med. 2004 Oct;52(4):869-77.

Hardy CJ, Darrow RD, Saranathan M, Giaquinto RO, Zhu Y, Dumoulin CL, Bottomley PA. Large field-of-view real-time MRI with a 32-channel system. Magn Reson Med. 2004 Oct;52(4):878-84.

Lee RF, Giaquinto RO, Hardy CJ. Coupling and decoupling theory and its application to the MRI phased array. Magn Reson Med. 2002 Jul;48(1):203-13.

Kathy J. Helton-Skally, MD Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Kathy J. Helton-Skally, MD, is researching MRI and the pediatric female pelvis.

513-636-6694 kathy.helton@cchmc.org

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Kathy J. Helton-Skally, MD

Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Academic Affiliations

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-6694

Fax 513-636-8145

Email kathy.helton@cchmc.org

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Cardiac imaging

Biography

Kathy J. Helton-Skally, MD, received her medical degree at the University of Mississippi School of Medicine. Upon completion of her residency at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, Dr. Helton continued her training at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in the Pediatric Radiology Fellowship Program. After completion of her fellowship, Dr. Helton joined the faculty at LeBonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis for 1.5 years before coming back to Cincinnati Children’s.

AA: Northeast Mississippi Community College, Booneville, MS; August 1984 - August 1986.

BA: University of Mississippi, University, MS; August 1986 - May 1989.

MS: University of Mississippi, University, MS; January 1991 - August 1993.

MD: University of Mississippi, Jackson, MS; May 1997.

Internship: Baptist Health Systems, Birmingham, AL; June 1997 - June 1998.

Residency: Baptist Memorial Hospital, Memphis, TN; July 1998 - June 2002.

Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH; July 2002 - June 2003.

Certification: American Board of Radiology, 2003; Certificate of Added Qualification in Pediatric Radiology, 2004.

Helton KJ, Strife JL, Warner BW, Byczkowski TL, Donovan EF. The impact of a clinical guideline on imaging children with hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Pediatr Radiol. 2004 Sep;34(9):733-6.

Scott K. Holland, PhD Director, Research in Patient Services

Scott K. Holland, PhD, focuses on pediatric neuroimaging applications of MRI at high field, which includes perfusion MRI, functional MRI, micro-imaging of transgenic mice, and image processing methods.

513-636-7565 scott.holland@cchmc.org

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Scott K. Holland, PhD

Director, Research in Patient Services

Director, Reading and Literacy Discovery Center

Academic Affiliations

Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-7565

Fax 513-636-0434

Email scott.holland@cchmc.org

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Research Interests

Advanced neuroimaging applications of MRI in pediatrics; functional MRI of language, hearing and neuroplasticity following brain injury; brain development.

Biography

Scott Holland is a physicist by training with a BS (1980) in physics from Muhlenberg College, Allentown, PA, and an MS (1982) and PhD (1985) in engineering and applied science from Yale University.

After a year (1985-86) as a research engineer with the Electromagnetic Sciences Laboratory at Stanford Research Institute (SRI International), Menlo Park, CA, Scott returned to the Yale School of Medicine as a post-doctoral fellow (1986-88) and later as an assistant professor (1988-94) of diagnostic radiology.

He joined the faculty of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1994 as associate professor of radiology and pediatrics and served as scientific director of the Imaging Research Center at Children's Hospital Medical Center until 2003.

In 2005 he founded the Pediatric Neuroimaging Research Consortium with the Department of Pediatric Radiology and the Divisions of Neurosurgery, Neurology, Psychiatry and Biostatistics at Cincinnati Children's. The PNRC continues to grow and currently consists of eight full-time faculty members engaged in research using a broad range of neuroimaging techniques to study the developing brain under the influence of diseases of childhood. From 2009 to 2013, Scott led the Communication Sciences Research Center as its founding director. Currently he is serving as director of the new Division of Research in Patient Services.

His research currently focuses on pediatric neuroimaging applications of MRI, MEG and EEG methods; including perfusion MRI, functional MRI, and image processing methods, to study development of the neural circuitry of hearing, language, speech and reading capabilities through childhood. His discoveries regarding changes in brain activity and connectivity during typical childhood development and under the influence of neurological disorders have been influential in our understanding of neuroplasticity and reorganization of the developing brain in response to injury.

BS: Physics (magna cum laude), Muhlenberg College, 1980.

MS: Engineering & Applied Science, Yale University,1982.

MPhil: Engineering & Applied Science, Yale University, 1983.

PhD: Engineering and Applied Science, Yale University, 1985.

Res Hafeman DM, Bebko G, Bertocci MA, Fournier JC, Bonar L, Holland SK, Phillips ML. Abnormal Deactivation of the Inferior Frontal Gyrus During Implicit Emotion Processing in Youth with Bipolar Disorder: Attenuated by Medication. J Psychiatr Res. 2014;58:129-136.

Horowitz-Kraus T, Cicchino N, Amiel M, Holland SK, Breznitz Z. Reading Improvement in English- and Hebrew-Speaking Children with Reading Difficulties after Reading Acceleration Training. Ann Dyslexia. 2014;64(3):183-201.

Jacola LM, Byars AW, Hickey F, Vannest J, Holland SK, Schapiro MB. Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Story Listening in Adolescents and Young Adults with Down Syndrome: Evidence for Atypical Neurodevelopment. J Intellect Disabil. 2014;58(10):892-902.

Bertocci MA, Bebko G, Olino T, Fournier J, Hinze AK, Bonar L, Phillips ML. Behavioral and Emotional Dysregulation Trajectories Marked by Prefrontal-Amygdala Function in Symptomatic Youth. Psychol Med. 2014;44(12),:2603-2615.

Horowitz-Kraus T, Wang Y, Plante E, Holland SK. Involvement of the Right Hemisphere in Reading Comprehension: A Dti Study. Brain Res. 2014;1582:34-44.

Schmithorst VJ, Vannest J, Lee G, Hernandez-Garcia L, Plante E, Rajagopal A, The CMIND Authorship Consortium. Evidence That Neurovascular Coupling Underlying the Bold Effect Increases with Age During Childhood. Hum Brain Mapp. 2014.

Vannest J, Rajagopal A, Cicchino ND, Franks-Henry J, Simpson SM, Lee G, The CMIND Authorship Consortium. Factors Determining Success of Awake and Asleep Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scans in Nonsedated Children. Neuropediatrics. 2014.

*Farah R, Schmithorst VJ, Keith RW, Holland SK. Altered White Matter Microstructure Underlies Listening Difficulties in Children Suspected of Auditory Processing Disorders: A Dti Study. Brain and Behavior. 2014;4(4):531-543.

Rajagopal A, Byars A, Schapiro M, Lee GR, Holland SK. Success Rates for Functional MR Imaging in Children. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2014.

Wilke M, Rose DF, Holland SK, Leach JL. Multidimensional Morphometric 3d MRI Analyses for Detecting Brain Abnormalities in Children: Impact of Control Population. Hum Brain Mapp. 2014;35(7):3199-3215.

Grants

Reading & Literacy Discovery Center Tier 3. Principal Investigator. Schroth Charitable Trust. Jan 2014-Dec 2016.

Structural and Network-Function Correlates of Fragmented Early Life Across Species. Consultant. National Institutes of Health. June 2013-April 2018. 1P50MH096889-01.

Imaging the Effect of Centrotemporal Spikes and Seizures on Language in Children. Collaborator. National Institutes of Health. July 2011-June 2016. R01 NS065840-01A1.

Neil D. Johnson, MD Interventional Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Neil D. Johnson, MD, focuses on interventional percutaneous image guided treatment of benign bone tumors such as aneurysmal bone cyst and osteoid osteoma.

513-636-8557 neil.johnson@cchmc.org

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Neil D. Johnson, MD

Interventional Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Academic Affiliations

Professor, UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-8557

Fax 513-803-3015

Email neil.johnson@cchmc.org

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Body imaging; vascular / interventional radiology

Biography

Neil D. Johnson, MD, grew up in Australia and received his MD equivalent MBBS from Melbourne University. His pediatric training was at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne with a diagnostic radiology residency at Royal Melbourne Hospital. Dr. Johnson completed a fellowship in pediatric radiology at the University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY.

Dr. Johnson's particular interests are body imaging and vascular / interventional radiology. His technical expertise in performing interventional studies in children is recognized by his surgical colleagues. His basic computer interests and knowledge have been the key to the department's networks, and he is the physician leader for the PACS implementation.

MBBS: Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1976.

Internship: Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, 1977-1978.

Residency: Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1978-1980.

Fellowship: Pediatric Radiology Registrar, 1981-1982, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne; Radiology Registrar, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, 1982-1985; Pediatric Radiology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 1985-1986.

Certification: American Board of Radiology, 1995.

Towbin AJ, Hall S, Moskovitz J, Johnson ND, Donnelly LF. Creating a comprehensive customer service program to help convey critical and acute results of radiology studies. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Jan;196(1):W48-51.

Johnson ND. Teleradiology 2010: technical and organizational issues. Pediatr Radiol. 2010 Jun;40(6):1052-5.

Johnson ND, Racadio JM. IR challenges in the MSK system. Pediatr Radiol. 2010 Apr;40(4):474-7. Review.

Goske MJ, Applegate KE, Bell C, Boylan J, Bulas D, Butler P, Callahan MJ, Coley BD, Farley S, Frush DP, McElveny C, Hernanz-Schulman M, Johnson ND, Kaste SC, Morrison G, Strauss KJ. Image Gently: providing practical educational tools and advocacy to accelerate radiation protection for children worldwide. Semin Ultrasound CT MR. 2010 Feb;31(1):57-63.

Hu B, Johnson ND, Racadio J, Bear BA. Exchange of an occluded nasojejunal tube facilitated by angioplasty balloon-induced rupture. Pediatr Radiol. 2009 Aug;39(8):832-5.

Goske MJ, Applegate KE, Boylan J, Butler PF, Callahan MJ, Coley BD, Farley S, Frush DP, Hernanz-Schulman M, Jaramillo D, Johnson ND, Kaste SC, Morrison G, Strauss KJ; Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging. Image Gently(SM): a national education and communication campaign in radiology using the science of social marketing. J Am Coll Radiol. 2008 Dec;5(12):1200-5.

Sheyn DD, Racadio JM, Ying J, Patel MN, Racadio JM, Johnson ND. Efficacy of a radiation safety education initiative in reducing radiation exposure in the pediatric IR suite. Pediatr Radiol. 2008 Jun;38(6):669-74.

Goske MJ, Applegate KE, Boylan J, Butler PF, Callahan MJ, Coley BD, Farley S, Frush DP, Hernanz-Schulman M, Jaramillo D, Johnson ND, Kaste SC, Morrison G, Strauss KJ, Tuggle N. The 'Image Gently' campaign: increasing CT radiation dose awareness through a national education and awareness program. Pediatr Radiol. 2008 Mar;38(3):265-9.

Stehr W, Farrell MK, Lucky AW, Johnson ND, Racadio JM, Azizkhan RG. Non-endoscopic percutaneous gastrostomy placement in children with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa. Pediatr Surg Int. 2008 Mar;24(3):349-54.

Racadio JM, Babic D, Homan R, Rampton JW, Patel MN, Racadio JM, Johnson ND. Live 3D guidance in the interventional radiology suite. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007 Dec;189(6):W357-64. Review.

Blaise V. Jones, MD Chief, Neuroradiology

Blaise V. Jones, MD, is interested in brain neoplasms and cerebrovascular diseases.

513-636-8574 blaise.jones@cchmc.org

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Blaise V. Jones, MD

Chief, Neuroradiology

Associate Director for Clinical Operations

Medical Director, MRI

Academic Affiliations

Professor, UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-8574

Fax 513-636-1388

Email blaise.jones@cchmc.org

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Pediatric neuroradiology; cerebrovascular disease; neuro-oncology

Biography

Blaise V. Jones, MD, completed his undergraduate work at Duke University in 1984 and received his MD from Georgetown University in 1988. Dr. Jones did his radiology residency and neuroradiology fellowship at the University of Cincinnati and a pediatric neuroradiology fellowship at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Dr. Jones was an assistant professor of radiology and pediatrics and section chief of MR imaging at the M.S. Hershey Center of the Penn State University School of Medicine before joining the pediatric neuroradiology faculty at Cincinnati Children's.

He is past president of the American Society for Pediatric Neuroradiology and former chair of the Pediatric Neuroradiology Committee of the Society for Pediatric Radiology. He is an examiner for the American Board of Radiology in Neuroradiology.

MD: Georgetown University Medical School, Washington, DC, 1988.

Residency: University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1989-1993.

Fellowships: Neuroradiology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1993-1994; Pediatric Neuroradiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1994-1995.

Certification: Maintenance of Certification in Neuroradiology, American Board of Radiology, 2006; Certificate of Added Qualification in Neuroradiology, American Board of Radiology, 1996; Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology, 1993; Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners, 1989.

Phillips CL, Miles L, Jones BV, Sutton M, Crone K, Fouladi M. Medulloblastoma with melanotic differentiation: case report and review of the literature. J Neurooncol. 2010 Oct 16.

Donnelly LF, Gessner KE, Dickerson JM, Koch BL, Towbin AJ, Lehkamp TW, Moskovitz J, Brody AS, Dumoulin CL, Jones BV. Quality initiatives: department scorecard: a tool to help drive imaging care delivery performance. Radiographics. 2010 Nov;30(7):2029-38.

Air EL, Yuan W, Holland SK, Jones BV, Bierbrauer K, Altaye M, Mangano FT. Longitudinal comparison of pre- and postoperative diffusion tensor imaging parameters in young children with hydrocephalus. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2010 Apr;5(4):385-91.

Morales H, Jones BV, Leach JL, Abruzzo TA. Documented development of a dural arteriovenous fistula in an infant subsequent to sinus thrombosis: case report and review of the literature. Neuroradiology. 2010 Mar;52(3):225-9. Review.

Yuan W, Mangano FT, Air EL, Holland SK, Jones BV, Altaye M, Bierbrauer K. Anisotropic diffusion properties in infants with hydrocephalus: a diffusion tensor imaging study. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2009 Oct;30(9):1792-8.

Stevens J, Leach JL, Abruzzo T, Jones BV. De novo cerebral arteriovenous malformation: case report and literature review. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2009 Jan;30(1):111-2.

Leach JL, Meyer K, Jones BV, Tomsick TA. Large arachnoid granulations involving the dorsal superior sagittal sinus: findings on MR imaging and MR venography. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2008 Aug;29(7):1335-9. Review.

Yuan W, Holland SK, Jones BV, Crone K, Mangano FT. Characterization of abnormal diffusion properties of supratentorial brain tumors: a preliminary diffusion tensor imaging study. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2008 Apr;1(4):263-9.

Karunanayaka PR, Holland SK, Yuan W, Altaye M, Jones BV, Michaud LJ, Walz NC, Wade SL. Neural substrate differences in language networks and associated language-related behavioral impairments in children with TBI: a preliminary fMRI investigation. NeuroRehabilitation. 2007;22(5):355-69.

Yuan W, Holland SK, Schmithorst VJ, Walz NC, Cecil KM, Jones BV, Karunanayaka P, Michaud L, Wade SL. Diffusion tensor MR imaging reveals persistent white matter alteration after traumatic brain injury experienced during early childhood. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2007 Nov-Dec;28(10):1919-25.

Hee H. Kim, MD Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Hee K. Kim, MD, focuses on pediatric musculoskeletal disease.

513-636-0435 hee.kim@cchmc.org

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Hee H. Kim, MD

Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Academic Affiliations

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-0435

Email hee.kim@cchmc.org

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Clinical

Pediatric musculoskeletal disease

Research

Advanced MR technique

Biography

Hee K. Kim, MD, received her medical training in Seoul, Korea, at Korea University College of Medicine, where she also completed a fellowship in musculoskeletal radiology. Dr. Kim continued her fellowship training at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in pediatric radiology and body MR and cardiovascular imaging. She has a special interest in research focusing on pediatric musculoskeletal disease.

MD: Korea University College of Medicine, Guro Hospital, Seoul, Korea, 1999.

MA: Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, 2004.

Residency: Resident in Radiology, Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Certification: American Board of Radiology, July 2012.

Kim HK, Gottliebson W, Hor K, Backeljauw P, Gutmark-Little I, Salisbury SR, Racadio JM, Helton-Skally K, Fleck R. Cardiovascular anomalies in turner syndrome: spectrum, prevalence, and cardiac MRI findings in a pediatric and young adult population. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011 Feb;196(2):454-60.

Garrett KM, Kim HK, Stanek J, Emery KH. MR findings of primary bone lymphoma in a 15-year-old girl: emphasis on diffusion-weighted imaging. Pediatr Radiol. 2010 Nov 13.

Kim HK, Crotty E. Bilateral testicular adrenal rests in a boy with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Pediatr Radiol. 2010 Dec;40 Suppl 1:S25.

Kim HK, Laor T, Graham TB, Anton CG, Salisbury SR, Racadio JM, Dardzinski BJ. T2 relaxation time changes in distal femoral articular cartilage in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a 3-year longitudinal study. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2010 Oct;195(4):1021-5.

Kim HK, Laor T, Horn PS, Racadio JM, Wong B, Dardzinski BJ. T2 mapping in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: distribution of disease activity and correlation with clinical assessments. Radiology. 2010 Jun;255(3):899-908. Erratum in: Radiology. 2010 Sep;256(3):1016.

Kim HK, Laor T, Horn PS, Wong B. Quantitative assessment of the T2 relaxation time of the gluteus muscles in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a comparative study before and after steroid treatment. Korean J Radiol. 2010 May-Jun;11(3):304-11.

Giannini CM, Kim HK, Mortensen J, Mortensen J, Marsolo K, Huppert J. Culture of non-genital sites increases the detection of gonorrhea in women. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2010 Aug;23(4):246-52.

Kim HK, Emery KH, Salisbury SR. Bare spot of the glenoid fossa in children: incidence and MRI features. Pediatr Radiol. 2010 Jul;40(7):1190-6.

Kim HK, Crotty E. Post-traumatic osteolysis of the distal clavicle. Pediatr Radiol. 2010 May;40(5):784.

Kim HK, Laor T. Bilateral congenital cervical spondylolysis. Pediatr Radiol. 2010 Jan;40(1):132.

Beth M. Kline-Fath, MD Chief, Fetal Imaging

Beth M. Kline-Fath, MD, is interested in fetal MRI, fetal ultrasound and neuroimaging.

513-636-1856 beth.kline-fath@cchmc.org

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Beth M. Kline-Fath, MD

Chief, Fetal Imaging

Neuroradiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Academic Affiliations

Associate Professor, UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-1856

Email beth.kline-fath@cchmc.org

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Fetal imaging; pediatric neuroimaging

Biography

Beth M. Kline-Fath, MD, received her undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Cincinnati. After completing a residency in radiology at the University of Cincinnati, she completed a fellowship in pediatric radiology at Cincinnati Children’s. Dr. Kline-Fath worked in private practice for several years before returning to Cincinnati Children’s for fellowship training in pediatric neuroradiology.

Since joining the neuroradiology staff, Dr. Kline-Fath has developed the Fetal Imaging Program for the department and is a staff member of the Cincinnati Fetal Center. In addition to general pediatric neuroradiology, her areas of interest include fetal imaging and MR spectroscopy.

MD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 1989.

Residency: University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH 1989-1993.

Fellowships: Pediatric Radiology, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH 1993-1994; Pediatric Neuroradiology, Cincinnati Children's, Cincinnati, OH, 2003-2004.

Certification: Certificate of Added Qualifications in Pediatric Radiology, American Board of Radiology, 1998; Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology, June 1993.

Guimaraes CV, Kline-Fath BM, Linam LE, Calvo Garcia MA, Rubio EI, Lim FY. MRI findings in multifetal pregnancies complicated by twin reversed arterial perfusion sequence (TRAP). Pediatr Radiol. 2010 Dec 22.

Yazici Z, Kline-Fath BM, Yazici B, Rubio EI, Calvo-Garcia MA, Linam LE. Congenital dacryocystocele: prenatal MRI findings. Pediatr Radiol. 2010 Dec;40(12):1868-73.

Vuletin JF, Lim FY, Cnota J, Kline-Fath B, Salisbury S, Haberman B, Kingma P, Frischer J, Crombleholme T. Prenatal pulmonary hypertension index: novel prenatal predictor of severe postnatal pulmonary artery hypertension in antenatally diagnosed congenital diaphragmatic hernia. J Pediatr Surg. 2010 Apr;45(4):703-8.

Calvo-Garcia MA, Kline-Fath BM, Jones BB, Care MM, Koch BL. Brain malformations associated with epignathus: a clue for the correct prenatal diagnosis. Pediatr Radiol. 2009 Dec;39(12):1369-72.

Guimaraes CV, Linam LE, Kline-Fath BM, Donnelly LF, Calvo-Garcia MA, Rubio EI, Livingston JC, Hopkin RJ, Peach E, Lim FY, Crombleholme TM. Prenatal MRI findings of fetuses with congenital high airway obstruction sequence. Korean J Radiol. 2009 Mar-Apr;10(2):129-34.

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.

Bunch PT, Kline-Fath BM, Imhoff SC, Calvo-Garcia MA, Crombleholme TM, Donnelly LF. Allantoic cyst: a prenatal clue to patent urachus. Pediatr Radiol. 2006 Oct;36(10):1090-5.

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.

George C. Koberlein, MD Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

513-636-7535 george.koberlein@cchmc.org

Bernadette L. Koch, MD Neuroradiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Bernadette L. Koch, MD, focuses on imaging the pediatric head and neck, with particular interest in evaluating children with problems involving the face, orbits, sinuses, ears, airway and/or neck.

513-636-7535 bernadette.koch@cchmc.org

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Bernadette L. Koch, MD

Neuroradiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Associate Chief, Academic Affairs, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Academic Affiliations

Professor, UC Department of Radiology

UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone 513-636-7535

Fax 513-636-7535

Email bernadette.koch@cchmc.org

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Brain, spine, head and neck imaging

Biography

Bernadette L. Koch, MD, grew up in Cincinnati and received her BS and MD degrees from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

After an initial internship, Dr. Koch completed four years of radiology residency at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She then completed a pediatric radiology fellowship and a second year of fellowship in pediatric neuroradiology at Cincinnati Children's.

MD: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.

Transitional Internship: St. Vincent Hospital, Indianapolis, IN.

Residency: University Hospital, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH.

Fellowship: Pediatric Radiology and Neuroradiology, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

Certification: American Board of Medical Examiners, 1988; American Board of Radiology, 1992; Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Pediatric Radiology, ABR, 1995; Certificate of Added Qualifications (CAQ) in Neuroradiology, ABR, 1997; Maintenance of Certification (MOC) in Pediatric Radiology, 2004.

Donnelly LF, Gessner KE, Dickerson JM, Koch BL, Towbin AJ, Lehkamp TW, Moskovitz J, Brody AS, Dumoulin CL, Jones BV. Quality initiatives: department scorecard: a tool to help drive imaging care delivery performance. Radiographics. 2010 Nov;30(7):2029-38.

Dickerson JM, Koch BL, Adams JM, Goodfriend MA, Donnelly LF. Safety coaches in radiology: decreasing human error and minimizing patient harm. Pediatr Radiol. 2010 Sep;40(9):1545-51.

Calvo-Garcia MA, Kline-Fath BM, Jones BB, Care MM, Koch BL. Brain malformations associated with epignathus: a clue for the correct prenatal diagnosis. Pediatr Radiol. 2009 Dec;39(12):1369-72.

Koch BL. Avoiding sedation in pediatric radiology. Pediatr Radiol. 2008 May;38 Suppl 2:S225-6. Review.

Koch BL, Moosbrugger EA, Egelhoff JC. Symptomatic spinal epidural collections after lumbar puncture in children. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2007 Oct;28(9):1811-6.

Koch BL. My Child Has a Neck Mass. In: Neuroradiology Categorical Course Syllabus, American Roentgen Ray Society. Orlando;pp 329-333. 2007.

Koch BL. 26 Diagnoses In: Diagnostic Imaging. Pediatric Neuroradiology. Amirsys, Salt Lake City, 2007.

Khan, JJ, Donnelly LF, Koch BL, Curtwright LA, Dickerson JM, Hardin JL, Hutchinson S, Wright J, Gessner KE. A program to decrease the need for pediatric sedation for CT and MRI. Applied Radiology. 2007 April 30-33.

Koch B, Blackham A, Jones B. Incidental internal carotid artery calcifications on temporal bone CT in children. Pediatr Radiol. Feb 2007;37(2):141-144.

Koch BL. Cystic malformations of the neck in children. Pediatr Radiol. 2005 May;35(5):463-77.

Steven J. Kraus, MD Chief, Radiography and Fluoroscopy

Steven J. Kraus, MD, is interested in colorectal imaging in children with complex abnormalities, intussusception - Hirschsprung's disease, imaging complex urinary anomalies and urinary tract infections and swallow abnormalities in children.

513-636-7131 steven.kraus@cchmc.org

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Steven J. Kraus, MD

Chief, Radiography and Fluoroscopy

Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Academic Affiliations

Associate Professor, UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-7131

Fax 513-636-8145

Email steven.kraus@cchmc.org

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Genitourinary; gastrointestinal imaging in children

Biography

Steven Kraus, MD, grew up in New England and received his BS from the University of Hartford, and his MS degree from the University of Connecticut.

Dr. Kraus received his MD from the Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, and completed a radiology residency at the University of Minnesota Medical Center. He completed a two-year fellowship in pediatric radiology at Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA.

Dr. Kraus is currently the division chief of Radiology and Fluoroscopy at Cincinnati Children's. His special areas of clinical interest are genitourinary and gastrointestinal imaging in children.

Dr. Kraus' research interests include imaging of anorectal malformations, radiologic workup in children with urinary tract infections and outcomes studies in GI and GU radiology. He has particular interest in medical education.

BS: University of Hartford, West Hartford, CT, 1979-1983.

MS: University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 1983-1987.

MD: Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.

Internship: Transitional Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, 1992-1993.

Residency: Diagnostic Radiology, University of Minnesota Health Center, Minneapolis, MN, 1993-1997.

Fellowship: Chief Fellow, Pediatric Radiology, Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 1997-1999.

Certification: Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology, 1997; CAQ Pediatric Radiology, American Board of Radiology, 2000.

Garrett KM, Levitt MA, Peña A, Kraus SJ. Contrast Enema Findings in Patients Presenting With Poor Functional Outcome after Primary Repair for Hirschsprung Disease. Pediatr Radiol. 2012 Sept;42(9):1099-1106.

Calvo-Garcia MA, Kline-Fath BM, Levitt MA, Lim FY, Linam LE, Patel MN, Kraus SJ, Crombleholme TM. Fetal MRI clues to diagnose cloacal malformation. Pediatric Radiol. 2011;41(9):1117-1128.

Kraus SJ. Imaging of Vesicoureteral Reflux. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2004.

Chand DH, Rhoades T, Poe SA, Kraus SJ Strife CF. Incidence and Severity of Vesicoureteral Reflux in Children Related to Age, Gender, Race and Diagnosis. The Journal of Urology. 2003;170:1548-1550.

Guillerman P, Brody AS, Kraus SJ. Evidence-Based Guidelines for Pediatric Imaging: The example of the Child with Possible Appendicitis. Pediatric Annals. 2002;31(10):629-40.

Kraus SJ. GU Imaging in Children. Pediatric Clinics of North America. 2001; 48:1381-1424.

Garcia-Pena BM, Mandl KD, Kraus SJ, Fischer AC, Lund DP, Taylor GA. Ultrasonography and Limited Computed Tomography in the Diagnosis and Management of Appendicitis in Children. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). 1999 Sep 15; 282(11):1041-1046.

Kraus SJ, Lebowitz RL, Royal SA. Renal calculi in children: imaging features that lead to diagnoses: a pictorial essay. Pediatric Radiology. 1999; 29:624-630.

Kazziha SY, Kraus SJ, Loesser KE, Hess ML. Photosensitizer studies with rose bengal-derived reactive oxygen intermediates on isolated papillary rat heart muscle. FASEB. 1991; 5:A1282 (Abstract).

James L. Leach, MD Neuroradiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

James L. Leach, MD, is interested in the preoperative and intraoperative integration of functional imaging techniques for neurosurgical treatment, multimodality imaging in pediatric epilepsy, advanced imaging of brain tumors, stroke and intracranial venous disorders. In addition, he is actively involved in trainee imaging interpretation and quality assurance research.

513-636-7591 james.leach@cchmc.org

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James L. Leach, MD

Neuroradiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Academic Affiliations

Associate Professor, UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-7591

Fax 513-636-8145

Email james.leach@cchmc.org

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Neuroradiology; advanced imaging in epilepsy; multimodal imaging of brain tumors; imaging of stroke; MRI utilization; quality assurance initiatives for neuroradiologic interpretation

Biography

James (Jim) Leach, MD, is a neuroradiologist specializing in pediatric neuroradiology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He grew up in southeastern Ohio and attended Ohio University majoring in zoology with an emphasis on comparative anatomy. He was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society as a third-year student.

After seeing a clinical conference given by Bob Lukin, MD, then chief of neuroradiology at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, he decided on radiology as a career. He was chief resident of radiology in 1994, and fellow in neuroradiology from 1995-1997 at the University of Cincinnati.

After serving as a staff neuroradiologist at the University of Cincinnati, Dr. Leach spent five years in private practice at Margaret Mary Community Hospital in Batesville, Indiana. Dr. Leach returned to the University of Cincinnati in 2003. He was program director for the Radiology Residency Program from 2003-2006. Dr. Leach began his full time career at Cincinnati Children's in September 2007, focusing on pediatric neuroradiology.

BS: Ohio University, Athens, OH, 1985.

MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1990.

Residency: University Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 1990-1994.

Fellowship: University Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, 1994-1996.

Visiting Fellowship: Intensive Introduction to Functional MRI, MGH / MIT / HMS Martinos Center, Charlestown, MA, March 2006.

Certification: National Board of Medical Examiners, 1990; American Board of Radiology, 1994; Neuroradiology, 1997, 2007.

Seo JH, Holland K, Rose D, Rozhkov L, Fujiwara H, Byars A, Arthur T, DeGrauw T, Leach JL, Gelfand MJ, Miles L, Mangano FT, Horn P, Lee KH. Multimodality imaging in the surgical treatment of children with nonlesional epilepsy. Neurology. 2011 Jan 4;76(1):41-8.

Greiner H, Leach JL, Lee KH, Krueger DA. Anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis presenting with imaging findings and clinical features mimicking Rasmussen syndrome. Seizure. 2010 Dec 9.

Greiner HM, Abruzzo TA, Kabbouche M, Leach JL, Zuccarello M. Rotational vertebral artery occlusion in a child with multiple strokes: a case-based update. Childs Nerv Syst. 2010 Dec;26(12):1669-74.

Guthikonda B, Tobler WD Jr, Froelich SC, Leach JL, Zimmer LA, Theodosopoulos PV, Tew JM Jr, Keller JT. Anatomic study of the prechiasmatic sulcus and its surgical implications. Clin Anat. 2010 Sep;23(6):622-8.

Leung R, Samy RN, Leach JL, Murugappan S, Stredney D, Wiet G. Radiographic anatomy of the infracochlear approach to the petrous apex for computer-assisted surgery. Otol Neurotol. 2010 Apr;31(3):419-23.

Stevenson CB, Leach JL, Gupta A, Crone KR. Cystic degeneration of the cerebellar tonsils in pediatric patients with Chiari Type I malformation. J Neurosurg Pediatr. 2009 Dec;4(6):557-63.

Leach JL, Holland SK. Functional MRI in children: clinical and research applications. Pediatr Radiol. 2010 Jan;40(1):31-49. Review.

Theodosopoulos PV, Leach J, Kerr RG, Zimmer LA, Denny AM, Guthikonda B, Froelich S, Tew JM. Maximizing the extent of tumor resection during transsphenoidal surgery for pituitary macroadenomas: can endoscopy replace intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging? J Neurosurg. 2010 Apr;112(4):736-43.

Morales H, Jones BV, Leach JL, Abruzzo TA. Documented development of a dural arteriovenous fistula in an infant subsequent to sinus thrombosis: case report and review of the literature. Neuroradiology. 2010 Mar;52(3):225-9.

Moore MJ, Vagal AS, Strub WM, Leach JL. Reducing the gray zone: imaging spectrum of hypoperfusion and hypoxic brain injury in adults. Emerg Radiol. 2010 Mar;17(2):123-30.

Diana M. Lindquist, PhD

Diana M. Lindquist, PhD, is the director for the In Vivo Micro-imaging Laboratory within the Imaging Research Center. Her research focuses on the metabolic effects of various pharmaceutical agents as measured by proton, phosphorus and carbon magnetic resonance spectroscopy.

513-636-9268 diana.lindquist@cchmc.org

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Diana M. Lindquist, PhD

Academic Affiliations

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-9268

Fax 513-636-0434

Email diana.lindquist@cchmc.org

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Magnetic resonance spectroscopy of drug effects; magnetic resonance spectroscopy of metabolic disease; multinuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; pulse sequence design

BS: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 1989.

MA: Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 1991.

PhD: University of Arkansas-Little Rock, Little Rock, AR, 1998.

Shereen A, Nemkul N, Yang D, Adhami F, Dunn RS, Hazen ML, Nakafuku M, Ning G, Lindquist DM, Kuan CY. Ex vivo diffusion tensor imaging and neuropathological correlation in a murine model of hypoxia-ischemia-induced thrombotic stroke. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2010 Dec 8.

Yuan W, Deren KE, McAllister JP 2nd, Holland SK, Lindquist DM, Cancelliere A, Mason M, Shereen A, Hertzler DA, Altaye M, Mangano FT. Diffusion tensor imaging correlates with cytopathology in a rat model of neonatal hydrocephalus. Cerebrospinal Fluid Res. 2010 Nov 5;7:19.

Cecil KM, Dietrich KN, Altaye M, Egelhoff JC, Lindquist DM, Brubaker CJ, Lanphear BP. Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Adults with Childhood Lead Exposure. Environ Health Perspect. 2010 Oct 13.

Brubaker CJ, Schmithorst VJ, Haynes EN, Dietrich KN, Egelhoff JC, Lindquist DM, Lanphear BP, Cecil KM. Altered myelination and axonal integrity in adults with childhood lead exposure: a diffusion tensor imaging study. Neurotoxicology. 2009 Nov;30(6):867-75.

Yang D, Nemkul N, Shereen A, Jone A, Dunn RS, Lawrence DA, Lindquist D, Kuan CY. Therapeutic administration of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 prevents hypoxic-ischemic brain injury in newborns. J Neurosci. 2009 Jul 8;29(27):8669-74.

McNamara RK, Able J, Jandacek R, Rider T, Tso P, Lindquist DM. Perinatal n-3 fatty acid deficiency selectively reduces myo-inositol levels in the adult rat PFC: an in vivo (1)H-MRS study. J Lipid Res. 2009 Mar;50(3):405-11.

Lindquist D. Science to Practice: What can phosphorus MRS tell us about muscle disease? Radiology. 2008 247:1-2.

Lindquist D. What can 31P MR spectroscopy tell us about muscle disease? Radiology. 2008 Apr;247(1):1-2.

Lindquist D. Science to Practice: Is there a role for MR imaging in monitoring gene therapy response? Radiology. 2007 Jun;243(3):611-2.

Arnold Carlson "Carl" Merrow Jr., MD Corning Benton Chair for Radiology Education, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

is interested in pediatric musculoskeletal and fetal imaging. Particular areas of concentration include musculoskeletal neoplasms and vascular lesions, rheumatologic imaging, sonography of the musculoskeletal system, and prenatal imaging of musculoskeletal anomalies.

513-636-7775 carl.merrow@cchmc.org

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Arnold Carlson "Carl" Merrow Jr., MD

Corning Benton Chair for Radiology Education, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Academic Affiliations

Associate Professor, UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-7775

Email carl.merrow@cchmc.org

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Musculoskeletal and fetal imaging; imaging of vascular anomalies including vascular neoplasms and vascular malformations

Biography

Carl Merrow spent two years in fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. While the first fellowship year was focused on general pediatric radiology, the second year was split between pediatric musculoskeletal MRI and pediatric neuroimaging. After spending the next two years in a pediatric radiology private practice, Dr. Merrow returned to Cincinnati Children's where he fostered new interests in fetal imaging, vascular anomalies and fellow education. Since his return in 2010, Dr. Merrow has received the Corning Benton Outstanding Educator Award from four graduating classes of pediatric radiology fellows. He was also selected for the first annual Faculty Educational Achievement Award from amongst all junior faculty of Cincinnati Children's in 2011.

In addition to publishing many scientific and educational papers and book chapters, he has lectured at numerous national meetings and helped develop educational content for many online resources. In 2016, he served as editor of the radiology reference textbook Diagnostic Imaging, Pediatrics, 3rd edition, the online content of which is widely used in radiology training programs across the country. In 2017, he co-edited a radiology textbook specifically for pediatricians (Imaging in Pediatrics). As the Corning Benton Chair for Radiology Education, Dr. Merrow currently oversees the vast teaching endeavors for which the Cincinnati Children's Department of Radiology has long been recognized.

MD: University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, 2001.

Internship: Transitional, Baptist Health Systems, Birmingham, AL, 2002.

Residency: Diagnostic Radiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2006.

Fellowship: Pediatric Radiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cinicinnati, OH, 2007.

Certification: Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology, 2006; Certificate of Added Qualification in Pediatric Radiology, American Board of Radiology, 2008; Maintenance of Certification, Diplomat, American Board of Radiology, 2017.

Larson DB, Donnelly LF, Podberesky DJ, Merrow AC, Sharpe RE Jr, Kruskal JB. Peer Feedback, Learning, and Improvement: Answering the Call of the Institute of Medicine Report on Diagnostic Error. Radiology. 2017 Apr;283(1):231-241.

Merrow AC, Gupta A, Patel MN, Adams DM. 2014 Revised Classification of Vascular Lesions from the International Society for the Study of Vascular Anomalies: Radiologic-Pathologic Update. Radiographics. 2016 Sep-Oct;36(5):1494-516.

Salloum R, Fox CE, Alvarez-Allende CR, Hammill AM, Dasgupta R, Dickie BH, Mobberley-Schuman P, Wentzel MS, Chute C, Kaul A, Patel M, Merrow AC, Gupta A, Whitworth JR, Adams DM. Response of Blue Rubber Bleb Nevus Syndrome to Sirolimus Treatment. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2016 Nov;63(11):1911-4.

Adams DM, Trenor CC 3rd, Hammill AM, Vinks AA, Patel MN, Chaudry G, Wentzel MS, Mobberley-Schuman PS, Campbell LM, Brookbank C, Gupta A, Chute C, Eile J, McKenna J, Merrow AC, Fei L, Hornung L, Seid M, Dasgupta AR, Dickie BH, Elluru RG, Lucky AW, Weiss B, Azizkhan RG. Efficacy and Safety of Sirolimus in the Treatment of Complicated Vascular Anomalies. Pediatrics. 2016 Feb;137(2):e20153257.

Kim HK, Serai S, Lindquist D, Merrow AC, Horn PS, Kim DH, Wong BL. Quantitative Skeletal Muscle MRI: Part 2, MR Spectroscopy and T2 Relaxation Time Mapping-Comparison Between Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Healthy Boys. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 Aug;205(2):W216-23.

Johnston JH, Kim HK, Merrow AC, Laor T, Serai S, Horn PS, Kim DH, Wong BL. Quantitative Skeletal Muscle MRI: Part 1, Derived T2 Fat Map in Differentiation Between Boys With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and Healthy Boys. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2015 Aug;205(2):W207-15.

Merrow AC, Reiter MP, Zbojniewicz AM, Laor T. Avulsion fractures of the pediatric knee. Pediatr Radiol. 2014 Nov;44(11):1436-45; quiz 1433-6.

Jeng MR, Fuh B, Blatt J, Gupta A, Merrow AC, Hammill A, Adams D. Malignant transformation of infantile hemangioma to angiosarcoma: response to chemotherapy with bevacizumab. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2014 Nov;61(11):2115-7.

Githu T, Merrow AC, Lee JK, Garrison AP, Brown RL. Fetal MRI of hereditary multiple intestinal atresia with postnatal correlation. Pediatr Radiol. 2014 Mar;44(3):349-54.

Merrow AC, Frischer JS, Lucky AW. Pyloric atresia with epidermolysis bullosa: fetal MRI diagnosis with postnatal correlation. Pediatr Radiol. 2013 Dec;43(12):1656-61.

Usha D. Nagaraj, MD Neuroradiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

513-636-6330 usha.nagaraj@cchmc.org

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Usha D. Nagaraj, MD

Neuroradiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Academic Affiliations

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-6330

Email usha.nagaraj@cchmc.org

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Pediatric neuroradiology; fetal imaging

Biography

Usha Nagaraj, MD, has completed fellowships in both pediatric radiology and pediatric neuroradiology, with a special focus in fetal imaging.

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.

Nagaraj U, Rusin JA, McBride KL, Dent CM, Ruess L. Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Neonatal Citrullinemia. Journal of Pediatric Neuroradiology. 2013; 2(2):169-173.

Bluestein KT, Pitt D, Sammet S, Zachariah CR, Nagaraj U, Knopp MV, Schmalbrock P. Detecting cortical lesions in multiple sclerosis at 7T using white matter signal attenuation. Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2012 May 11.

Nagaraj U, Boue DR, Humphrey B, Martin LC. Ectopic cerebellum in the posterior cranial fossa. Pediatr Radiol. 2012 Nov;42(11):1391-4.

Nagaraj U, King M, Shah S, Ghosh S. Evaluation of Discrete Upper Septal Thickening on 64-Slice Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography. J Thorac Imaging. 2012 Nov;27(6):359-65.

Rothenberg KG, Piadlo R, Nagaraj UD, Friedland RP. The Complex Picture Test in Dementia. Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders. 2012 January; 2:411-417.

Nagaraj U, Iwenofu H, Scharschmidt T, Nagar A. PET/CT of hemangiopericytoma of the sacrum. European Journal of Radiology Extra. 2011 April; 78(1): 21-24.

Johnson C, Nagaraj U, Esguerra J, Wasdahl D, Wurzbach D. Nasal Chondromesenchymal Hamartoma: Radiographic and histopathologic analysis of a rare pediatric tumor. Pediatr Radiol. 2007 Jan;37(1):101-4.

Friedland RP, Gustaw-Rothenberg KA, Janowski K, Nagaraj UD, Piadlo R. P3-129: Complex picture test in different forms of dementia. Alzheimer’s & Dementia. July 2008; 4(4): T557-T558.

William T. O'Brien, DO

513-636-7535 william.obrien@cchmc.org

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William T. O'Brien, DO

Academic Affiliations

Associate Professor, UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-7535

Email william.obrien@cchmc.org

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Pediatric neuroimaging

Biography

William T. O’Brien, Sr, DO, received a Bachelor of Science degree in Environmental Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and attended medical school at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed a radiology residency at David Grant USAF Medical Center at Travis Air Base, California and fellowships in neuroradiology and pediatric neuroradiology at the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. During his military career, Dr. O’Brien served in a variety of academic roles, to include department chairman and radiology residency program director. He joined the faculty at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in 2017 as the director of the Pediatric Neuroradiology Fellowship Program.

DO: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Philadelphia, PA.

Residency: David Grant USAF Medical Center, Travis AFB, CA.

Fellowships: Neuroradiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; Pediatric Neuroradiology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH.

Certifications: Diagnostic Radiology; Neuroradiology.

O’Brien WT. Top 3 Differentials in Radiology: A Case Review, 2nd ed. New York: Thieme, 2017.

Kirkland JD, Dahlin B, O’Brien WT. The transclival artery – a variant persistent carotid-basilar arterial anastomosis not previously reported. J Neurointerv Surg. 2017;9(3):e11.

O’Brien WT, Hamelin S, Weitzel EK. The preoperative sinus CT: avoiding a CLOSE call with surgical complications. Radiology. 2016;281:10-21.

O’Brien WT, Shen P, Lee P. The dens: normal development, developmental variants and anomalies, and traumatic injuries. J Clin Imaging Sci. 2015;5(2):1-6.

O’Brien WT. Top 3 Differentials in Neuroradiology: A Case Review. New York: Thieme, 2014.

Betts A, O’Brien WT, Davies BW, Youssef OH. A systematic approach to CT evaluation of orbital trauma. Emerg Radiol. 2014;21(5):511-31.

O’Brien WT. Imaging of primary posterior fossa brain tumors in children. J Am Osteopath Coll Radiol. 2013;2(3):2-12.

O’Brien WT, Vagal A, Cornelius R. Applications of computed tomography angiography (CTA) in neuroimaging. Semin Roentgenol. 2010;45(2):107-115.

O’Brien WT, Lattin GE Jr, Thompson KA. Lemierre syndrome: an all-but-forgotten disease. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2006;187(3):w324.

Takahashi M, Hackney D, Zhang G, Wehrli S, Wright A, O’Brien WT, Uematsu H, Wehrli F, Selzer M. Magnetic resonance microimaging of intra-axonal water diffusion in live excised lamprey spinal cord. PNAS Proc Natl Acad Sci. 2002;99(25):16192-96.

Sara M. O'Hara, MD, FAAP Chief, Section of Ultrasound

Sara M. O'Hara, MD, FAAP, has research interests including ultrasound (especially emerging technologies), nuclear medicine, organ transplantation, pediatric genitourinary and gastrointestinal diseases.

513-636-2164 s.ohara@cchmc.org

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Sara M. O'Hara, MD, FAAP

Chief, Section of Ultrasound

Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Academic Affiliations

Professor, UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-2164

Fax 513-636-8145

Email s.ohara@cchmc.org

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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.

BS: Georgetown University College of Arts and Sciences, Washington, DC, 1980-1984.

MD: Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1984-1988.

Internship: Riverside Methodist Hospital, Columbus, OH, 1988-1989.

Residency: Diagnostic Radiology, Georgetown University Medical School, Washington, DC, 1989-1990; Diagnostic Radiology, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1990-1993.

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

Diplomate: National Board of Medical Examiners, 1989.

Certification: American Board of Radiology, 1993; Certificate of Added Qualifications, Pediatric Radiology, 1995.

Kucera J, Coley I, O'Hara SM, Koch BL Coley B. The Simple Sacral Dimple: Diagnostic Yield of Ultrasound in Neonates. Pediatric Radiology. 2015 Feb;45:211-216.

Kraus SJ, Adams JA, O'Hara SM. Is High Resistance/Absence of Diastolic Flow in the Pre-Pubertal Testes Really The Norm? An Update. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2012 June;S147.

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. Pediatric Radiology. 2011;41(4):542.

Larson DB, Meyers ML, O’Hara SM. Reliability of ultrasound renal length measurements compared to measurements from helical CT multi-planar reformat images. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2011;196(5):W592-7.

Donnelly, LF, O’Hara SM, Oestreich AE, et al. Interaction Between Academic Radiology and the News Media: A Potentially Powerful and Unpredictable Process – Five Stories. AM J Roentgenol. 2009 May;192(5):1382-7.

Calvo-Garcia MA, O’Hara SM, Campbell KM, Strife CF, Mitsnefes MM, Khoury P. Acquired Renal Cysts after Pediatric Liver Transplantation: Association with Cyclosporine and Renal Dysfunction. Pediatr Transplant. 2008 Sept;12(6):666-71.

Browne LP, Boswell HP, Birkemeier KL, O’Hara SM, Crotty EJ, Guillerman RP. Van Wyk and Grumbach Syndrome Revisited. Pediatr Radiol. 2008 May;38(5):538-542.

Linam LE, Darolia R, Naffaa LN, Breech LL, O’Hara SM, Hillard PJ, Huppert JS. Ultrasound findings of adnexal torsion in the pediatric and adolescent population: size really does matter. Pediatr Radiol. 2007 Oct;37(10):1013-1019.

Kline-Fath BA, Calvo-Garcia MA, O’Hara SM, Racadio JM. Water imaging (hydrography) in the fetus: the value of a heavily T2-weight sequence. Pediatr Radiol. 2007;37(2):133-140.

Alan E. Oestreich, MD, FACR Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Alan E. Oestreich, MD, FACR, is interested in bone growth and development, metabolic bone disease, principals of perception and radiology of topology of bodily systems.

513-636-8552 alan.oestreich@cchmc.org

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Alan E. Oestreich, MD, FACR

Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Academic Affiliations

Emeritus, UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-8552

Fax 513-636-8145

Email alan.oestreich@cchmc.org

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Clinical

Bone radiology; conventional radiology

Research

Bone growth; metabolic bone disease

Biography

Alan E. Oestreich, MD, received his AB from Princeton University and his MD from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Dr. Oestreich's radiology training was at Strong Memorial Hospital, University of Rochester. Dr. Oestreich is in charge of the teaching program for fourth-year medical students. His special areas of interest include orthopaedic radiology, metabolic disease, dysphasia, conventional pediatric radiology, perception, as well as mathematical applications in radiology.

Dr. Oestreich is co-author of the textbook Atlas of Pediatric Orthopaedic Radiology, author of Pediatric Radiology -- Medical Outline Series, and serves as pediatric radiology editor for Yearbook of Diagnostic Radiology.

MD: Johns Hopkins University; School of Medicine; Baltimore, MD, 1965.

Residency: Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY, 1966-69.

Certification: Radiology, 1970; Pediatric Radiology, 2004.

Oestreich AE. Early radiology and the National Medical Association. J Natl Med Assoc. 2011 Jan;103(1):46-9.

Oestreich AE. Umbilical vein catheterization -- appropriate and inappropriate placement. Pediatr Radiol. 2010 Dec;40(12):1941-9.

Oestreich AE. Scenes from the past: "Skeeter": Harlem Renaissance author's description of a young man's impression of a radiology examination room. Radiographics. 2010 Sep;30(5):1411-4.

Oestreich AE, Stanek JW. Preautopsy imaging in cerebro-costo-mandibular syndrome. Pediatr Radiol. 2010 Dec;40 Suppl 1:S50.

Oestreich AE. Systematic evaluation of bone dysplasias by the paediatric radiologist. Pediatr Radiol. 2010 Jun;40(6):975-7.

Oestreich AE, Bhojwani N. Stress fractures of ankle and wrist in childhood: nature and frequency. Pediatr Radiol. 2010 Aug;40(8):1387-9.

Oestreich AE. Letter to the Editors. Skeletal Radiol. 2010 Jan 9.

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.

Oestreich AE. Worldwide survey of damage from swallowing multiple magnets. Pediatr Radiol. 2009 Feb;39(2):142-7.

Oestreich AE. The usefulness of magnification in postgastric magnetopathy. Pediatr Radiol. 2007 Dec;37(12):1268-9.

Manish N. Patel, DO Medical Director, Vascular Access Team

Manish N. Patel, DO, focuses on the treatment of low and high flow vascular malformations. This includes treatments modalities such as sclerotherapy and embolization.

513-636-6695 manish.patel@cchmc.org

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Manish N. Patel, DO

Medical Director, Vascular Access Team

Co-Director, Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) Center

Interventional Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Phone 513-636-6695

Fax 513-636-1388

Email manish.patel@cchmc.org

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Biography

Dr. Manish Patel, DO, has helped to expand the treatment options for high flow vascular malformations. Dr. Patel is a pediatric interventional radiologist and an associate professor of radiology. Additionally, he works as director of daily operations in the Interventional Radiology team and as the associate fellowship director of the Pediatric Radiology Fellowship Program. Dr. Patel obtained his DO degree from the University of Health Sciences – College of Osteopathic Medicine, completed his residency at University of Missouri Kansas City, and completed his fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. His key interests are pediatric interventional radiology, vascular access, and vascular malformations. He is currently working on research of the effects of rapamycin on VMs as well as treatment options for high flow lesions.

DO: University of Health Sciences - College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City, MO, 1999.

Internship: Metropolitan Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI.

Residency: University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, MO.

Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH.

Certification: American Board of Radiology and American Osteopathic Board of Radiology, 2004.

Sheyn DD, Racadio JM, Racadio JM, Patel MN, Kukreja K, Rampton JW, Johnson ND. Use of an Amplatz Dilator to Facilitate Transrectal Abscess Drainage in Children. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2011 Feb 18.

Sheyn DD, Racadio JM, Ying J, Patel MN, Racadio JM, Johnson ND. Efficacy of a radiation safety education initiative in reducing radiation exposure in the pediatric IR suite. Pediatr Radiol. 2008 Jun;38(6):669-74.

Racadio JM, Babic D, Homan R, Rampton JW, Patel MN, Racadio JM, Johnson ND. Live 3D guidance in the interventional radiology suite. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007 Dec;189(6):W357-64. Review.

Sunny Pitt, MD

513-636-7775 sunny.pitt@cchmc.org

Zhihua Qi, PhD Medical Physicist, Division of Radiology and Medical Imaging

513-803-8558 zhihua.qi@cchmc.org

John M. Racadio, MD Division Chief, Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

John M. Racadio, MD, is the division chief of pediatric interventional radiology (IR) and the director of the IR research lab. Research interests include developing image guided minimally invasive techniques to treat a wide range of pediatric diseases. Additional interests include development of x-ray dose lowering IR protocols for pediatric patients. He is also interested in pediatric applications of MRI guided high intensity focused ultrasound ablation (HIFU).

513-636-3385 john.racadio@cchmc.org

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John M. Racadio, MD

Division Chief, Interventional Radiology, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Interventional Radiologist

Academic Affiliations

Professor, UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-3385

Fax 513-636-4208

Email john.racadio@cchmc.org

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Vascular access; gastrointestinal interventional radiology

Biography

John Racadio, MD, has been practicing interventional radiology (IR) for 14 years and has been the division chief of interventional radiology at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center for the past 11 years. He has expertise in performing a wide range of vascular procedures including angiography, angioplasty, embolization, vascular access, and thrombolysis in patients ranging from 500g to 150kg.

He is also the director of the interventional radiology research lab, which is part of the Department of Radiology Imaging Research Center (IRC). This state-of-the-art IR lab, which is identical to our clinical IR labs, possesses cutting edge digital flat detector technology including 3-D rotational angiography (3DRA), 3-D Roadmapping, and C-arm cone beam CT. These features provide superior image quality for digital subtraction angiography, 3-D angiography reconstruction, and “CT-like” imaging. Lab support staff includes RT(R) licensed IR technologists, and an IR lab manager. The long term goal of the IR research lab is to develop new image guided interventional procedures and imaging techniques and protocols to improve clinical outcomes. Having an IR research lab identical to our IR clinical labs facilitates translation of lab results into clinical practice.

BS: Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 1987.

MD: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1992.

Residency: University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 1993-1997.

Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 1997-1998.

Certification: Certificate of Added Qualifications, Pediatric Radiology, November 2001; Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology, 1997.

Hawkins CM, Racadio JM, McKinney DN, Racadio JM, Vu DN. Varicocele retrograde embolization with boiling contrast medium and gelatin sponges in adolescent subjects: a clinically effective therapeutic alternative. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2012 Feb;23(2):206-10.

Patel MN, Racadio JM, Levitt MA, Bischoff A, Racadio JM, Peña A. Complex cloacal malformations: use of rotational fluoroscopy and 3-D reconstruction in diagnosis and surgical planning. Pediatr Radiol. 2012 Mar;42(3):355-63.

Sheyn DD, Racadio JM, Racadio JM, Patel MN, Kukreja K, Rampton JW, Johnson ND. Use of an Amplatz dilator to facilitate transrectal abscess drainage in children. J Vasc Interv Radiol. 2011 May;22(5):687-90.

Racadio JM, Kukreja K. Pediatric biliary interventions. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2010 Dec;13(4):244-9.

Sidhu M, Strauss KJ, Connolly B, Yoshizumi TT, Racadio J, Coley BD, Utley T, Goske MJ. Radiation safety in pediatric interventional radiology. Tech Vasc Interv Radiol. 2010 Sep;13(3):158-66.

Racadio JM, Babic D, Homan R, Rampton JW, Patel MN, Racadio JM, Johnson ND. Live 3D guidance in the interventional radiology suite. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007 Dec;189(6):W357-64. Review.

Vo NJ, Hammelman BD, Racadio JM, Strife CF, Johnson ND, Racadio JM. Anatomic distribution of renal artery stenosis in children: implications for imaging. Pediatr Radiol. 2006 Oct;36(10):1032-6.

Williams JM, Racadio JM, Johnson ND, Donnelly LF, Bissler JJ. Embolization of renal angiomyolipomata in patients with tuberous sclerosis complex. Am J Kidney Dis. 2006 Jan;47(1):95-102.

Fricke BL, Racadio JM, Duckworth T, Donnelly LF, Tamer RM, Johnson ND. Placement of peripherally inserted central catheters without fluoroscopy in children: initial catheter tip position. Radiology. 2005 Mar;234(3):887-92.

Racadio JM, Doellman DA, Johnson ND, Bean JA, Jacobs BR. Pediatric peripherally inserted central catheters: complication rates related to catheter tip location. Pediatrics. 2001 Feb;107(2):E28.

Mantosh S. Rattan, MD Director, Division of Cardiac Imaging, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

513-636-6330 mantosh.rattan@cchmc.org

Susan E. Sharp, MD Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Susan E. Sharp, MD, is interested in pediatric nuclear medicine, focusing on SPECT/CT and PET/CT.

513-636-6622 susan.sharp@cchmc.org

Alexander J. Towbin, MD Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Dr. Towbin is interested in radiology informatics; cancer imaging and abdominal imaging.

513-636-5896 alexander.towbin@cchmc.org

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Alexander J. Towbin, MD

Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Associate Chief, Clinical Operations and Informatics

Neil D. Johnson Chair of Radiology Informatics

Academic Affiliations

Associate Professor, UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-5896

Fax 513-803-3015

Email alexander.towbin@cchmc.org

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Clinical

Radiology informatics; cancer imaging; abdominal imaging

Research

Radiology informatics; cancer imaging; abdominal imaging

Biography

Dr. Towbin is a radiologist, the Neil D. Johnson Chair of Radiology Informatics, and associate chief of Radiology, Clinical Operations and Radiology Informatics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. He is a recognized leader in enterprise imaging, structured reporting, and workflow efficiency. In his clinical role, Dr. Towbin specializes in abdominal imaging. His research focuses on radiology clinical informatics, quality improvement, cancer imaging, and imaging of the liver.

MD: Doctor of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2002.

Internship: Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center-University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 2002-2003.

Residency: Diagnostic Radiology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2003-2007.

Fellowship: Pediatric Radiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center-University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 2008.

Certification: American Board of Radiology, 2007.

Larson DB, Trout AT, Fierke SR, Towbin AJ. Improvement in diagnostic accuracy of ultrasound of the pediatric appendix through the use of equivocal interpretive categories. AJR: American journal of roentgenology. 2015;204(4):849-56.

Larson DB, Towbin AJ, Pryor RM, Donnelly LF. Improving consistency in radiology reporting through the use of department-wide standardized structured reporting. Radiology. 2013 Apr;267(1):240-50.

Towbin AJ, Iyer SB, Brown J, Varadarajan K, Perry LA, Larson DB. Practice policy and quality initiatives: decreasing variability in turnaround time for radiographic studies from the emergency department. Radiographics. 2013 Mar-Apr;33(2):361-71.

Smith EA, Salisbury S, Martin R, Towbin AJ. Incidence and etiology of new liver lesions in pediatric patients previously treated for malignancy. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2012 Jul;199(1):186-91.

Towbin AJ, Paterson B, Chang PJ. A computer-based radiology simulator as a learning tool to help prepare first-year residents for being on call. Acad Radiol. 2007 Oct;14(10):1271-83.

Andrew T. Trout, MD Chief, Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Andrew T. Trout, MD, has clinical research interests in both general pediatric radiology and in nuclear medicine with emphasis on advanced cross-sectional imaging and hybrid (nuclear/anatomic) imaging. Current research interests include imaging of the pediatric appendix and imaging of pediatric malignancy.

513-636-8574 andrew.trout@cchmc.org

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Andrew T. Trout, MD

Chief, Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Radiologist, Department of Radiology and Medical Imaging

Academic Affiliations

Assistant Professor, UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-8574

Email andrew.trout@cchmc.org

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Nuclear medicine; advanced body CT and MR imaging

Biography

After receiving his medical degree from Mayo Medical School in Rochester, Minnesota, Andrew Trout, MD, did his internship at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle, Washington and completed a residency in diagnostic radiology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He then completed a pediatric radiology fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s and a nuclear radiology fellowship at the University of Cincinnati.

MD: Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN, 2006.

Residency: Diagnostic Radiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.

Certification: Diagnostic Radiology, 2011.

Trout AT, Sanchez R, Ladino-Torres MF. Reevaluating the sonographic criteria for acute appendicitis in children: a review of the literature and a retrospective analysis of 246 cases. Acad Radiol. 2012 Nov;19(11):1382-94.

Trout AT, Sanchez R, Ladino-Torres MF, Pai DR, Strouse PJ. A critical evaluation of US for the diagnosis of pediatric acute appendicitis in a real-life setting: how can we improve the diagnostic value of sonography?Pediatr Radiol. 2012 Jul;42(7):813-23.

Trout AT, Podberesky DJ, Serai SD, Ren Y, Altaye M, Towbin AJ. Does secretin add value in pediatric magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography?Pediatr Radiol. 2013 Apr;43(4):479-86.

Xiong L, Trout AT, Bailey JE, Brown RK, Kelly AM. Comparison of discrepancy rates in resident and faculty interpretations of on-call PE CT and V/Q scans: is one study more reliable during off hours?J Am Coll Radiol. 2011 Jun;8(6):415-21.

Trout AT, Strouse PJ, Mohr BA, Khalatbari S, Myles JD. Abdominal and pelvic CT in cases of suspected abuse: can clinical and laboratory findings guide its use?Pediatr Radiol. 2011 Jan;41(1):92-8.

Jennifer J. Vannest, PhD Director, Pediatric Neuroimaging Research Consortium

Jennifer J. Vannest, PhD, is interested in the use of functional MRI and behavioral testing to examine how epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders affect language function and the brain circuitry that supports it. The goal of these studies is to provide better treatment and educational strategies for children with these disorders.

513-636-6959 jennifer.vannest@cchmc.org

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Jennifer J. Vannest, PhD

Director, Pediatric Neuroimaging Research Consortium

Academic Affiliations

Associate Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics

Phone 513-636-6959

Email jennifer.vannest@cchmc.org

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Clinical

Cognitive neuroscience of language and memory (using functional MRI); cognitive effects of epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders

Research

Neurological disorders and language impairments

Biography

Jennifer Vannest, PhD, completed her undergraduate education at the Ohio State University and continued there for her graduate work. Her PhD is in linguistics, and in addition, her graduate training included a number of courses in cognitive psychology, neuropsychology and speech and hearing sciences. As a postdoctoral fellow at University of Michigan and University of Rochester, Dr. Vannest was trained to use functional MRI to study the brain mechanisms underlying language skill.

Dr. Vannest came to Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center in 2006, and her current research makes use of functional MRI to examine how epilepsy and neurodevelopmental disorders affect language function, ultimately leading to better treatment and educational strategies for children with these disorders.

PhD: Linguistics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.

Postdoctoral Training: Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI; Brain and Cognitive Sciences, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY.

Vannest J, Newport EL, Newman AJ, Bavelier D. Interplay between morphology and frequency in lexical access: The case of the base frequency effect. Brain Res. 2011 Feb 10;1373:144-59.

Korostenskaja M, Pardos M, Fujiwara H, Kujala T, Horn P, Rose D, Byars A, Brown D, Seo JH, Wang Y, Vannest J, Xiang J, Degrauw T, Näätänen R, Lee KH. Neuromagnetic evidence of impaired cortical auditory processing in pediatric intractable epilepsy. Epilepsy Res. 2010 Nov;92(1):63-73.

Vannest J, Rasmussen J, Eaton KP, Patel K, Schmithorst V, Karunanayaka P, Plante E, Byars A, Holland S. FMRI activation in language areas correlates with verb generation performance in children. Neuropediatrics. 2010 Oct;41(5):235-9.

Szaflarski JP, Eaton K, Ball AL, Banks C, Vannest J, Allendorfer JB, Page S, Holland SK. Poststroke Aphasia Recovery Assessed With Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging and a Picture Identification Task. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2010 Aug 17.

Karunanayaka P, Schmithorst VJ, Vannest J, Szaflarski JP, Plante E, Holland SK. A group independent component analysis of covert verb generation in children: a functional magnetic resonance imaging study. NeuroImage. 2010 May 15;51(1):472-87.

Vannest J, Karunanayaka PR, Schmithorst VJ, Szaflarski JP, Holland SK. Language networks in children: evidence from functional MRI studies. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2009 May;192(5):1190-6.

Vannest JJ, Karunanayaka PR, Altaye M, Schmithorst VJ, Plante EM, Eaton KJ, Rasmussen JM, Holland SK. Comparison of fMRI data from passive listening and active-response story processing tasks in children. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2009 Apr;29(4):971-6.

Wang Y, Xiang J, Kotecha R, Vannest J, Liu Y, Rose D, Schapiro M, Degrauw T. Spatial and frequency differences of neuromagnetic activities between the perception of open- and closed-class words. Brain Topogr. 2008 Dec;21(2):75-85.

Liu Y, Xiang J, Wang Y, Vannest JJ, Byars AW, Rose DF. Spatial and frequency differences of neuromagnetic activities in processing concrete and abstract words. Brain Topogr. 2008 Spring;20(3):123-9.

Vannest J, Szaflarski JP, Privitera MD, Schefft BK, Holland SK. Medial temporal fMRI activation reflects memory lateralization and memory performance in patients with epilepsy. Epilepsy Behav. 2008 Apr;12(3):410-8.

Janaka P. Wansapura, PhD

Janaka P. Wansapura, PhD, focuses his research on the study of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy using advance MRI methodologies including arterial spin labeling, myocardial tagging, relaxation time mapping and delayed enhancement. His cardiac MRI research extends from mouse models to clinical studies. Dr. Wansapura’s other research interests include mathematical modeling, vascular compliance, MR based thermometry and fat/water decomposition.

513-636-9384 janaka.wansapura@cchmc.org

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Janaka P. Wansapura, PhD

Academic Affiliations

Associate Professor, UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-9384

Email janaka.wansapura@cchmc.org

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Cardiovascular functional imaging; myocardial perfusion; imaging of non-ischemic cardiomyopathy; MRI of vascular function; MRI based fat quantification; MR thermometry

PhD: Physics, University of Cincinnati, OH, 1998.

MS: Physics, University of Cincinnati, OH, 1996.

BSc: Special Degree in Physics with first class honors. University of Colombo, Sri Lanka, 1991.

Abeykoon S, Sargent M, Wansapura JP. Quantitative myocardial perfusion in mice based on the signal intensity of flow sensitized CMR. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2012;14(1):73.

Malatesta-Muncher R, Wansapura J, Taylor M, Lindquist D, Hor K, Mitsnefes M. Early cardiac dysfunction in pediatric patients on maintenance dialysis and post kidney transplant. Pediatr Nephrol. 2012;27(7):1157-1164.

Mazur W, Hor KN, Germann JT, Fleck RJ, Al-Khalidi HR, Wansapura JP, Chung ES, Taylor MD, Jefferies JL, Woodrow Benson D, Gottliebson WM. Patterns of left ventricular remodeling in patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: a cardiac MRI study of ventricular geometry, global function, and strain. Int J Cardiovasc Imaging. 2012;28(1):99-107.

Wansapura JP, Millay DP, Dunn RS, Molkentin JD, Benson DW. Magnetic resonance imaging assessment of cardiac dysfunction in delta-sarcoglycan null mice. Neuromuscul Disord. 2011;21(1):68-73.

Hor KN, Wansapura JP, Al-Khalidi HR, Gottliebson WM, Taylor MD, Czosek RJ, Nagueh SF, Akula N, Chung ES, Benson WD, Mazur W. Presence of mechanical dyssynchrony in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2011;13:12.

Dasgupta S, Das P, Wansapura J, Hariharan P, Pratt R, Witte D, Myers MR, Banerjee RK. Reduction of Noise From MR Thermometry Measurements During HIFU Characterization Procedures. Journal of Nanotechnology in Engineering and Medicine. 2011;2(2):024501.

Acehan D, Vaz F, Houtkooper RH, James J, Moore V, Tokunaga C, Kulik W, Wansapura J, Toth MJ, Strauss A, Khuchua Z. Cardiac and skeletal muscle defects in a mouse model of human Barth syndrome. J Biol Chem. 2011;286(2):899-908.

Wansapura JP, Hor KN, Mazur W, Fleck R, Hagenbuch S, Benson DW, Gottliebson WM. Left ventricular T2 distribution in Duchenne muscular dystrophy. J Cardiovasc Magn Reson. 2010;12:14.

Sundaram N, Tailor A, Mendelsohn L, Wansapura J, Wang X, Higashimoto T, Pauciulo MW, Gottliebson W, Kalra VK, Nichols WC, Kato GJ, Malik P. High levels of placenta growth factor in sickle cell disease promote pulmonary hypertension. Blood. 2010;116(1):109-112.

Hor KN, Gottliebson WM, Carson C, Wash E, Cnota J, Fleck R, Wansapura J, Klimeczek P, Al-Khalidi HR, Chung ES, Benson DW, Mazur W. Comparison of magnetic resonance feature tracking for strain calculation with harmonic phase imaging analysis. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2010;3(2):144-151.

Grants

Cardiovascular Disease in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease. Co-Investigator. Jul 2011-Jun 2016.

Weihong Yuan, PhD

Weihong Yuan, PhD, is focused on diffusion tensor imaging in children with hydrocephalus. He is also interested in the application of functional MRI and diffusion tensor imaging in other pediatric patients, such as children with epilepsy, traumatic brain injury, supratentorial tumors and spina bifida.

513-636-2862 Weihong.Yuan@cchmc.org

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Weihong Yuan, PhD

Academic Affiliations

Associate Professor, UC Department of Radiology

Phone 513-636-2862

Fax 513-636-0434

Email Weihong.Yuan@cchmc.org

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Diffusion tensor study pediatric patient with hydrocephalus; diffusion tensor imaging study of pediatric supratentorial tumors; diffusion tensor imaging study of children with traumatic brain injury; functional MRI study of pediatric patients with spina bifida; fMRI/DTI study of epilepsy; intra-operative neuroimaging

Biography

Weihong Yuan, PhD, joined the faculty in 2005 and currently is the McLaurin fellow in pediatric neurosurgery and research assistant professor of radiology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center within the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. He is a biomedical engineer by training with BS degree (1991) from Zhejiang University, PRC, and MS (1997) and PhD degree (2000) from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ.

BS: Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, PRC, 1991.

MS: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, 1997.

PhD: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, Piscataway, NJ, 2000.