Biography

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

Assistant Professor of Radiology, 2016-present
University of Texas Medical School
Houston, TX

Medical Director, 2016- Present
University of Texas Department of Radiology
Smith Clinic- Harris Health System
Houston, TX

Co-chief for UT Radiology/Harris Health selecting Enterprise Imaging Vendor, 2017

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:

Attending Staff Radiologist, 2016-present
Memorial Hermann Hospital-Texas Medical Center
Houston, Texas

Attending Staff Radiologist, 2016-present
Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital
Houston, Texas

CERTIFICATION:

Board Certified American Board of Radiology 2015
American College of Radiology Certificate of Proficiency for Performance of PET-CT, September 2019

Education

Medical Degree
Texas Tech Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, 2009 Lubbock, TX
Internship
Ochsner Clinic Foundation ,2009- 2010 New Orleans, LA Internal Medicine Internship
Residency
Ochsner Clinic Foundation , 2010-2014 New Orleans, LA Diagnostic Radiology Residency
Fellowship
Baylor Scott & White –2014 Dallas, TX Nuclear Radiology Fellowship
Fellowship
University of Texas at Houston 2015-2016 Houston, TX Body MRI Fellowship

Areas of Interest

Research Interests

ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS:

Diagnostic performance of MR in differentiating perforated from nonperforated appendicits: A retrospective study with Drs. Surabhi, Chua and Thupili. IRB: HSC-MS-16-1120. Active.

Diagnostic performance of specific MRI sequences and magnets in diagnosing acute appedncitis in children: A retrospective study with Drs. Kramer, Chua and Boyce. IRB: HSC-MS-17-0637. Active.

Diagnostic Performance of Magnetic Resonance (MR) Imaging in Predicting Surgical Findings of Morbidly Adherent Placenta (MAP). IRB HSC-MS-19-0668. Active

Publications

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