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C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E

DATE: February 2018

NAME: A. Chitra Chandrasekhar, M.D.

PRESENT TITLE: Associate Professor of Radiology

University of Texas–McGovern Medical School at Houston

Assistant Program Director, Radiology Residency Program

Senior Medical Student Radiology Imaging Elective Program

Coordinator (4011)

LBJ Transitional Resident Radiology Elective Coordinator

Medical Director, HCHD Sonography School-

Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital-January 2008 to present

ADDRESS: University of Texas–McGovern Medical School at Houston

Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital

5656 Kelley Street

Houston, TX 77026

Phone: (713) 566-4539

E-mail: chitra.chandrasekhar@uth.tmc.edu

BIRTHDATE: June 10, 1950

CITIZENSHIP: United States of America

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION:

1965 - 1966 Pre-University Degree, University of Madras, India

GRADUATE EDUCATION:

January 1972 M.B.B.S., University of Madras, India

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING:

January 1974 ECFMG

July 1974 - June 1975 Resident in Pathology

School of Medicine, State University – New York at Buffalo

July 1975 - June 1976 Flexible Internship, Deaconess Hospital, Buffalo, NY

July 1976 - June 1979 Resident in Diagnostic Radiology (Chief Resident 1979)

School of Medicine, State University – New York at Buffalo

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING: (continued)

March 1978 - April 1978 Diagnostic Radiology Course, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

July 2000 - June 2001 Body Imaging Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine,

Houston, TX

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:

July 1979 - July 1982 Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology

School of Medicine

State University – New York at Buffalo

July 1982 - June 2000 Clinical Assistant Professor of Radiology

Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, TX

August 2001 – Assistant Professor of Radiology

October 14, 2009 University of Texas–Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, TX

October 15, 2009-present Associate Professor of Radiology

University of Texas–Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, TX

HOSPITAL APPOINTMENTS:

July 1979 - July 1982 Staff Radiologist

VA Medical Center

Buffalo, NY

July 1982 - June 2000 Staff Radiologist

VA Medical Center

Houston, TX

August 2001 - present Staff Radiologist

Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital

Houston, TX

Staff Radiologist

Memorial Hermann Hospital

Houston, TX

LICENSURE: Texas - 1983

CERTIFICATION: Board Certification, Diagnostic Radiology,

American Board of Radiology, June 1981

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:

LOCAL:

2000 - present Houston Radiological Society

NATIONAL:

2000 - present Radiological Society of North America (RSNA)

2000 - present American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

2003 - 2006 Association of University Radiologists

2006 - 2008 American College of Radiology

HONORS & AWARDS:

2001-2002 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award–UT Medical School at Houston

2003-2004 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award–UT Medical School at Houston

2003-2004 Best Interesting Case File overall web teaching case

2004-2005 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award–UT Medical School at Houston

2004-2005 Nominated for “Teacher of the Year” Department of Diagnostic &

Interventional Imaging–UT Medical School at Houston

2004-2005 “Virtual Gold Award” for the second most number of interesting case files,

Department of Diagnostic & Interventional Imaging–UT Medical

School at Houston

2005 Awarded First Place Harvard Continuing Medical Education Book Publishing Contest

2005-2006 “Virtual Gold Award” for the second most number of interesting case files,

Department of Diagnostic & Interventional Imaging–UT Medical

School at Houston

2005-2006 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award–UT Medical School at

Houston

2005-2006 Best Interesting Case File web teaching case–second year level

2005-2006 Master Teacher Program UTHSC with 30% salary support

April 2006 Association of University Radiologists–Philips Academic Faculty

Development Program-Certificate of Completion

2006-2007 Master Teacher Program UTHSC with 20% salary support

HONORS AND AWARDS: (continued)

2006-2007 Medical Education Small Grant Award ($5000)

“Computer Assisted Radiology Education” (CARE) –

Curriculum Development for medical students based on AMSER

guidelines for Abdominal Section.

2007-2008 Medical Education Award to develop ($9,500)

“Computer Assisted Radiology Education” (CARE) –

Curriculum Development for medical students based on AMSER

guidelines for Chest Section.

2007-2008 Master Teacher Program UTHSC with 15% salary support

2007-2008 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award–UT Medical School at

Houston

2008. “Teacher of the Year” Department of Diagnostic & Interventional

Imaging- The University of Texas Health Science Center Houston

November 2008 Senior membership, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine

to present

SERVICE AT NATIONAL LEVEL:

2006-2008 Peer reviewer, Body Imaging Section, Radiology Case Reports Journal

SERVICE ON UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL–HOUSTON COMMITTEES:

2004 – 2008 Medical School Student Admissions Interviewer

2005 – 2009 Faculty Senate –UT Medical School at Houston

2006 – 2008 LBJ Transitional Residents Admission Committee

2007 – 2008 Medical Student Radiology Curriculum Website Development

SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY:

1999  2004 Board Member, Daya of Houston

2004 – 2007 Volunteer, Daya of Houston (South Asian Organization for

Families in Crisis)

CURRENT TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES:

Radiology Resident Teaching and Conferences:

2001-present Daily Teaching of Residents (Radiology and non radiology) and monthly

Conferences

2002-2009 Noon and 7 A.M. Didactic Lectures on Body Imaging

CURRENT TEACHING RESPONSIBILITIES: (continued)

2002-2003 Mentored eight radiology residents for Interesting Case File web cases

2003-2004 Mentored twelve radiology residents for Interesting Case File web cases

2003-2008 OB and General Ultrasound board reviews for senior radiology residents

2004-2006 Yearly “Fundamentals” lecture course for first year radiology residents:

“Body Imaging Essentials for LBJ Call”–Series of eight one hour

Lectures

2007- present Yearly “Fundamentals” lecture course for first year radiology residents:

“Body Imaging Essentials for LBJ Call”–Series of eight four hour

Lectures

Dec. 2004 Created and distributed CDs with examples of CT and US cases

for first year residents starting call

Dec. 2005 Created and distributed CDs with examples of CT and US cases

for first year residents starting call

2005-2006 Mentored twelve radiology residents for Interesting Case File web cases

2006-present Twelve one-hour “Fundamentals” lectures for first year radiology residents-

2006 to present

2006-2007 Mentored ten radiology residents for Interesting Case File web cases

2007-2008 Mentored seven radiology residents for Interesting Case File web cases

2001-2004 Radiology 4001 medical student radiology elective lectures: 1.5 hours

monthly lectures on abdominal imaging.

Sept. 2002-present Creator and Director of Radiology 4011 Imaging Elective for senior

medical students at Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital

Sept. 2004-present Bimonthly lectures on abdominal imaging

June 2006 & “Radiology Week” lectures to upcoming third year medical

June 2007 students; GI&GU imaging lectures– 1 hour each

Feb. 2007 General and OB Ultrasound Senior Resident board review

2007 Preparation of GI & GU imaging modules to incorporate radiology into medical student curriculum

2007-2008 Contributed to Radiology cases for Problem Based Learning

Medical Student Teaching: (continued)

June 2006-present “Radiology Week” lectures to upcoming third year medical

students; GI&GU imaging lectures– 1 hour each

Feb. 2007-2011 General and OB Ultrasound Senior Resident board review

2007 Preparation of GI & GU imaging modules to incorporate radiology into medical student curriculum

2007-2008 Contributed to Radiology cases for Problem Based Learning

March 2010-present Chest and Abdomen Student Workshop during Match Week

Internal Medicine /Oncology Conferences at Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital:

Sept. 2005-2011 Lyndon B. Johnson Monthly Tumor Board Conference

May 2003 Lyndon B. Johnson Medicine Grand Rounds on CT

Appropriateness

April 2003 Lyndon B. Johnson Medicine/Radiology Cases Conference

Sept. 2002-2005 Lyndon B. Johnson Bi-Monthly Tumor Board Conference

Jan 2007-2011 Harris Health Systems Cancer Committee monthly meetings

CURRENT GRANT SUPPORT:

2008. Computer Assisted Radiology Education (CARE): Curriculum Development for Medical Students, Chandrasekhar AC, sponsored by the University of Texas Academy of Health Science Education – Innovation in Health Science Education Small Grants Program. Based on AMSER guidelines for Chest section.

PAST GRANT SUPPORT:

2006-2007 Computer Assisted Radiology Education (CARE): Curriculum

Development for Medical Students, Chandrasekhar AC, sponsored by the University of Texas Academy of Health Science Education – Innovation in Health Science Education Small Grants Program. Based on AMSER guidelines for Abdominal section.

PUBLICATIONS:

A. Abstracts

1. Guthrie AM, Chandrasekhar AC, Trautwein LM, Athey PA. “The Wide Spectrum

of Findings Found at Cross Sectional and Conventional Imaging in the

Polysplenia/Heterotaxy Complex.” Radiological Society of North America, 88th

Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, IL, December 1-6, 2002.

A. Abstracts: (continued)

2. Chandrasekhar AC, Kirkby-Noble V, Malini S, Ferguson EC. “A Pictoral Review

of First Trimester U/S- 2D & 3D.” Radiological Society of North America, 89th

Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 30-December 5, 2003.

3. Ferguson EC, Chandrasekhar AC. “Ectopic Pregnancy–An Ultrasonographic

Review.” American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Annual Convention, Tucson,

AZ, June, 2004.

4. Chandrasekhar AC, Kirkby-Noble V. “Spectrum of Sonographic Findings in First

Trimester Pregnancy.” Radiological Society of North America, 90th Annual Scientific

Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 28-December 3, 2004.

5. Chandrasekhar AC, Kirkby-Noble V. “Spectrum of Testicular Neoplasms:

Sonographic Findings in Usual and Unusual Scrotal Masses with Pathologic

Correlation.” American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Annual Convention &

50th Anniversary Celebration, Walt Disney World Hotel, Orlando, FL, June 19-22,

2005.

6. Mehollin-Ray A, Chandrasekhar AC, Kirkby-Noble V. Third Place Award–“Breast

Masses Revisited: Review of Spectrum of Sonographic Features in Benign and

Malignant Masses With Review of US BIRADS.” American Institute of Ultrasound

in Medicine, Annual Convention & 50th Anniversary Celebration, Walt Disney World

Hotel, Orlando, FL, June 19-22, 2005.

7. Gibbs JM, Chandrasekhar AC, Ferguson EC, Oldham SAA. “Lines and Stripes:

Where Did They Go? From Plain Films to CT.” Radiological Society of North

America, 91th Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 27-December 2,

2005.

8. Chandrasekhar AC, Ramachandran P. “A Categorical Approach to CT Patterns of

Diffuse Lung Disease Based on Small Airway Disease.” Radiological Society of

North America, 91th Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, IL, November 27-

December 2, 2005.

9. Friedman E, Chandrasekhar AC. “Thyroid Conundrum: Selecting Nodules for Fine

Needle Aspiration.” American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting, Vancouver,

BC, Canada, April 30-May 5, 2006.

10. Chandrasekhar AC., Potter A “Emergent Evaluation of Acute Pelvic Pain with

Ultrasound and CT in the Female Patient.” RSNA 93rd Scientific Assembly &

Annual Meeting, Radiological Society of North America, McCormick Place

Convention Center, Chicago, IL, November 25-30, 2007.

11. Chandrasekhar AC. “Emergent Evaluation of Right Upper Quadrant Pain.”

American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Annual Convention & Preconvention

Program, New York, NY, March 15-18, 2007.

A. Abstracts: (continued)

12. Chandrasekhar AC. “Classic Signs in Acute Imaging of the Female Pelvis:

Ultrasound and CT Correlation”: The American Roentgen Ray Society 108th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, April 13-18, 2008.

13. Xu A., Chandrasekhar AC. “Blebs, Bullae and Beyond: Spectrum of Decreased Lung Opacity”: The American Roentgen Ray Society 108th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, April 13-18, 2008.

14. Teaching and Learning Day, sponsored by University of Texas Health Science

Center Houston. “Seeing is Believing!” Development of a Web Based Radiology

Curriculum (CARE) for Medical Students. October 9, 2008

15. Surabhi, V., Chandrasekhar AC “Intraabdominal Spindle Cell Lesions (Gastrointestinal

Stromal Cell Tumors and Beyond): Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation and Practical Aids

to Diagnosis.” Radiological Society of North America 94th Annual Meeting, McCormick

Place, Chicago, IL, November 30-December 5, 2008.

16. Chandrasekhar AC. “First Trimester Pelvic Pain: Spectrum of Sonographic Findings.”

2009 American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Annual Convention and Preconvention

Program, New York, NY, April 2-5, 2009.

17. Chandrasekhar AC. “Where is the Air?” Pattern Recognition on Abdominal Plain Films:

A Lost Art. The American Roentgen Ray Society 2009 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA,

April 26-May 1, 2009.

18. Chandrasekhar AC. “Images from the Under Belly: Pattern Recognition in the Adnexa.”

The American Roentgen Ray Society 2009 Annual Meeting, Boston, MA, April 26-May 1,

2009.

19. Chandrasekhar AC. “Sonographic Vignettes in the Emergency Room: What makes a

Good Scan Better? The 12th World Congress of the World Federation for Ultrasound in

Medicine and Biology, Sydney, Australia, August 30-September 3, 2009.

20. Chandrasekhar AC. “Sonographic Pearls” in the Emergency Room: Critical Ultrasound

Findings in Acute Scrotal Pain.” The 2009 American Society of Emergency Radiology

Annual Scientific meeting and Postgraduate Course, Orlando, FL, September 30-October

3, 2009.

21. Chandrasekhar AC. “The Acute Scrotum” Critical Ultrasound Findings in Acute Scrotal

Pain.” The 2010 American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Annual Convention, San

Diego, CA, March 24-27, 2010.

22. Chandrasekhar AC., Klinglesmith R., Cheekatla S., Kumaravel M., "Talar fractures:

Are they all important?" The American Society of Emergency Radiology 2010 Post-

graduate Course in Emergency and Trauma Radiology, Seattle, WA, August 11-14, 2010.

A. Abstracts: (continued)

23. Chandrasekhar AC. “Gamut of Pelvic Imaging: US and MR Correlation in Benign

Female Pelvic Diseases.” The 2011 American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Annual

Convention, New York, NY, April 14-17, 2011.

24. Thomas P., Chandrasekhar A., Oldham S., “Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow:

Evolving Trends in Thoracic Manifestations of AIDS: Pre- to Post-HAART

Therapy.” The 2011 American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting, Chicago. IL,

May 1-6, 2011.

25. Chandrasekhar AC. “Where Did the Air Come From?” 2011 American Society of

Emergency Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Key Biscayne,

FL., September 14-17, 2011.

26. Chandrasekhar AC., “Does Size Matter? Understanding the US Consensus for

Asymptomatic Ovarian Cysts.” The 112th Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray

Society, Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre, Vancouver, Canada, April 29-May 4,

2012.

27. Richards C., Chandrasekhar AC., “Déjà vu: Classic Signs in Abdominal Imaging:

How do they Translate?” The 112th Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray

Society, Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre, Vancouver, Canada, April 29-

May 4, 2012.

28. Chandrasekhar AC., “First Trimester OB: What Bells Should Ring in the ER” The

2012 American Society of Emergency Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting and

Postgraduate Course, September 12th - 15th, 2012 in New Orleans, LA.

29. Chandrasekhar AC., “The Endometrium Unravelled” The 2013 American Institute of

Ultrasound in Medicine Annual Convention, New York, NY, April 6-10, 2013.

30. Surabhi V., Chandrasekhar AC., George, V., “Imaging of Hyper-IgG4 Disease” The 2013

American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, April 14-19, 2013.

31. Chandrasekhar AC., Syed H.,“ The ER Colon: The Plethora of Colonic Pathologies as a

cause of Acute Abdominal Pain.” The American Society of Emergency Radiology 2013

Postgraduate Course in Emergency and Trauma Radiology, October 9th - 12th, 2013 in

Cambridge, MA.

32. Chandrasekhar AC., Syed H., “ The Wayward Colon: A CT Spectrum of Common and

Uncommon Imaging Appearances of the colon. Radiological Society of North America

Annual Meeting, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, November 30-December 6, 2013.

33. Chandrasekhar AC., Tammisetti V., Surabhi V., Matta E., Guthrie A., Kramer L., “Imaging

of Crohn’s Disease: A Review with Emphasis on CT and MR Enterography. Radiological

Society of North America Annual Meeting, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, November 30-

December 6, 2013.

A. Abstracts: (continued)

34. Chandrasekhar AC., Ghazarian M., Tammisetti V., Redwine M., “Tales from the LUQ: The

Splenic Story. American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting, April 14-19, 2013,

Washington, DC.

35. Syed H., Chandrasekhar AC.,“On call Sonography: Don’t Blow it off.” American Roentgen

Ray Society Annual Meeting, April 14-19, 2013, Washington, DC.

36. Case of the Day "Traumatic Rupture of the Testis with Rupture of the Tunica

Albuginea" Presented at American society of ER Radiology, 10/9/13 - 10/12/13, at The

Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Cambridge, MA.

37. Chandrasekhar AC., Ghazarian MP., Tammisetti VS., Redwine MD. Tales from the LUQ:

The Splenic Story, the 114th Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society, May 4-

9, 2014 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California. 

38. Chandrasekhar AC., “Unusual Cause of Abdominal Pain” The American Society of

Emergency Radiology 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, September

10-13, 2014 in Portland, Oregon.

39. Barrow A., Chandrasekhar AC., Guthrie AM. “Transitions in GastroIntestinal

Imaging: How did we get here? From Barium Studies to CT Scans” Radiological

Society of North America, November 30-December 5, 2014, McCormick Place,

Chicago.

40. Griggs M., Chandrasekhar AC., “The ER Diaphragm: A Spectrum of Diaphragmatic

Imaging as a Cause of Acute Abdomen in the ER” The American Society of

Emergency Radiology 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course,

September 10-13, 2014 in Portland, Oregon.

41. Chandrasekhar AC. Case of the Day “Rare Cause of Abdominal pain” The American

Society of Emergency Radiology, 2015 Postgraduate Course in Emergency and

Trauma Radiology, September 16th - 19th, 2015, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Key Biscayne, FL.

B. Refereed Original Articles in Journals:

1. Gibbs, J., Chandrasekhar AC: Lines and Stripes: Where Did They Go? From

Conventional Radiography to CT. RadioGraphics: 2007 Jan-March; v.27: pp. 33-48.

2. Potter A, Chandrasekhar AC: US and CT Evaluation of Acute Pelvic Pain of

Gynecologic Origin in Nonpregnant Premenopausal Patients: RadioGraphics: 2008

October; v.28: (6) pp.1645-1659.

3. Spence, S., Teichgraeber, D., Chandrasekhar, AC: “Emergent Right

Upper Quadrant Sonography.” J Ultrasound Med: 2009 April; v.28: pp. 479-496.

C. Invited articles in Journals:

1. Chandrasekhar AC: Report of Two Cases of Uterus Didelphus and Rare Ectopic (Cornual and Cervical) Pregnancies: Clinical Imaging, 2007 Jan; v.31: pp. 57-61.

C. Invited articles in Journals: (continued)

2. Chandrasekhar AC. Radiological Case of the Month: Maduromycosis, or Madura Foot, with Fungal Osteomyelitis of the 4th Metatarsal. Applied Radiology, Volume 36, Issue 4, April 2007. pp. 48A-48D.

3. Chandrasekhar AC. Radiological Case of the Month: Bilateral Benign Lymphoepithelial Parotid Cysts in DILS in a Patient with HIV. Applied Radiology, Volume 36, Issue 4, April 2007. pp. 48E-48G.

4. Chandrasekhar AC: Ectopic Pregnancy: A Pictorial Review: Clinical Imaging, Volume 32, Issue 6, pp. 468-473 (November-December 2008).

D. BOOKS

1. Chandrasekhar, A.C., Krueger, Gerhard R.F., Buja, L. Maximilian (2013)

Atlas of Anatomic Pathology with Imaging: A Correlative Diagnostic Companion.

D. ORAL PRESENTATIONS

Chandrasekhar AC., “Does Size Matter? Understanding the US Consensus for

Asymptomatic Ovarian Cysts.” The 112th Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray

Society, Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre, Vancouver, Canada, April 29-May 4,

2012.

Chandrasekhar AC. Case of the Day "Traumatic Rupture of the Testis with Rupture of

the Tunica Albuginea" Presented at American society of ER Radiology, 10/9/13 –

10/12/13, at The Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Cambridge, MA.

Chandrasekhar AC. Case of the Day “Unusual Cause of Abdominal Pain” American

Society of Emergency Radiology 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate

Course, September 10-13, 2014 in Portland, Oregon.

Chandrasekhar AC. Case of the Day “Rare Cause of Abdominal pain” The American

Society of Emergency Radiology, 2015 Postgraduate Course in Emergency and

Trauma Radiology, September 16th - 19th, 2015, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Key Biscayne, FL.

F. OTHER PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS

A. Other Professional Communications

Scientific Exhibits:

Educational/Scientific Exhibits: (continued)

1. Guthrie AM, Chandrasekhar AC, Trautwein LM, Athey PA. “The Wide Spectrum of

Findings Found at Cross Sectional and Conventional Imaging in the Polysplenia/Heterotaxy

Complex.” Radiological Society of North America, 88th Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago,

IL., December 1-6, 2002.

2. Chandrasekhar AC, Kirkby-Noble V, Malini S, Ferguson EC. “A Pictoral Review of First

Trimester U/S- 2D & 3D.” Radiological Society of North America, 89th Annual Scientific

Meeting, Chicago, IL., November 30-December 5, 2003.

3. Ferguson EC, Chandrasekhar AC. “Ectopic Pregnancy–An Ultrasonographic

Review.” American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Annual Convention, Tucson,

AZ, June, 2004.

4. Chandrasekhar AC, Kirkby-Noble V. “Spectrum of Sonographic Findings in First

Trimester Pregnancy.” Radiological Society of North America, 90th Annual Scientific

Meeting, Chicago, IL., November 28-December 3, 2004.

5. Chandrasekhar AC, Kirkby-Noble V. “Spectrum of Testicular Neoplasms: Sonographic

Findings in Usual and Unusual Scrotal Masses with Pathologic Correlation.” American

Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Annual Convention & 50th Anniversary Celebration,

Walt Disney World Hotel, Orlando, FL., June 19-22, 2005.

6. Mehollin-Ray A, Chandrasekhar AC, Kirkby-Noble V. Third Place Award–“Breast

Masses Revisited: Review of Spectrum of Sonographic Features in Benign and Malignant

Masses with Review of US BIRADS.” American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine,

Annual Convention & 50th Anniversary Celebration, Walt Disney World Hotel, Orlando,

FL., June 19-22, 2005.

7. Gibbs JM, Chandrasekhar AC, Ferguson EC, Oldham SAA. “Lines and Stripes: Where

Did They Go? From Plain Films to CT.” Radiological Society of North America, 91th

Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, IL., November 27-December 2, 2005.

8. Chandrasekhar AC, Ramachandran P. “A Categorical Approach to CT Patterns of

Diffuse Lung Disease Based on Small Airway Disease.” Radiological Society of North

America, 91th Annual Scientific Meeting, Chicago, IL., November 27-December 2, 2005.

9. Chandrasekhar AC. Case-of-the-Day. American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine,

Annual Scientific Meeting, Washington, DC., March 23-26, 2006.

OB category: Pseudogestational Sac in Ectopic Pregnancy

General category: 1) Cavernization of the Portal Vein with Collaterals in Gallbladder

Wall and Liver Masses 2) Benign Parotid Lymphoepithelial cysts in a HIV patient

10. Friedman E, Chandrasekhar AC. “Thyroid Conundrum: Selecting Nodules for Fine

Needle Aspiration.” American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC,

Canada., April 30-May 5, 2006.

Educational/Scientific Exhibits: (continued)

11. Chandrasekhar AC. Computer Assisted Radiology Education (CARE): Curriculum

Development for Medical Students. Poster to be presented at the 4th Annual Innovations

in Health Science Education Conference, sponsored by the University of Texas

Academy of Health Science Education, Austin, TX., October 1, 2006-September 30, 2007.

12. Chandrasekhar AC. “Emergent Evaluation of Right Upper Quadrant Pain.” American

Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Annual Convention & Preconvention Program, New

York, NY., March 15-18, 2007.

13. Chandrasekhar AC. Computer Assisted Radiology Education (CARE): Curriculum

Development for Medical Students. Poster to be presented at the 4th Annual Innovations

in Health Science Education Conference, sponsored by the University of Texas

Academy of Health Science Education, Austin, TX., October 1, 2007-September 30, 2008.

14. Chandrasekhar AC., Potter A “Emergent Evaluation of Acute Pelvic Pain with

Ultrasound and CT in the Female Patient.” RSNA 93rd Scientific Assembly & Annual

Meeting, Radiological Society of North America, McCormick Place Convention Center,

November 25-30, 2007.

15. XU A., Chandrasekhar AC. “Blebs, Bullae and Beyond: Spectrum of Decreased Lung

Opacity”: The American Roentgen Ray Society 108th Annual Meeting, Washington, DC,

April 13-18, 2008

16. Chandrasekhar AC. “Classic Signs in Acute Imaging of the Female Pelvis: Ultrasound

and CT Correlation”: The American Roentgen Ray Society 108th Annual Meeting,

Washington, DC, April 13-18, 2008.

17. Teaching and Learning Day, sponsored by University of Texas Health Science Center

Houston. “Seeing is Believing!” Development of a Web Based Radiology Curriculum

(CARE) for Medical Students. October 9, 2008

18. Surabhi, V., Chandrasekhar AC. “Intraabdominal Spindle Cell Lesions (Gastrointestinal

Stromal Cell Tumors and Beyond):” Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation and Practical Aids

to Diagnosis.” Radiological Society of North America 94th Annual Meeting, McCormick

Place, Chicago, IL, November 30-December 5, 2008.

19. Chandrasekhar AC, “First Trimester Pelvic Pain: Spectrum of Sonographic Findings:”

The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine 2009 Annual Convention, New York,

NY, April 2-5, 2009.

20. Chandrasekhar AC, Hancock, J. “Where is the Air?” Pattern Recognition on Abdominal

Plain Films: a Lost Art. The American Roentgen Ray Society 109th Annual Meeting,

Boston, MA, April 26-May 1st 2009.

21. Cornejo, S., Chandrasekhar AC. “Images from the Under Belly:” Pattern Recognition in

the Adnexa. The American Roentgen Ray Society 109th Annual Meeting, Boston, MA,

April 26-May 1st 2009.

Educational/Scientific Exhibits: (continued)

22. Chandrasekhar AC. “Sonographic Vignettes in the Emergency Room: What makes a

Good Scan Better? The 12th World Congress of the World Federation for Ultrasound in

Medicine and Biology, Sydney, Australia, August 30-September 3, 2009.

23. Chandrasekhar AC. “Sonographic Pearls” in the Emergency Room: Critical Ultrasound

Findings in Acute Scrotal Pain.” The 2009 American Society of Emergency Radiology

Annual Scientific meeting and Postgraduate Course, Orlando, FL, September 30-October

3, 2009.

24. Chandrasekhar AC. “The Acute Scrotum” Critical Ultrasound Findings in Acute Scrotal

Pain.” The 2010 American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Annual Convention, San

Diego, CA, March 24-27, 2010.

25. Chandrasekhar AC., Klinglesmith R., Cheekatla S., Kumaravel M., "Talar fractures: Are

they all important?" The American Society of Emergency Radiology 2010 Postgraduate

Course in Emergency and Trauma Radiology, Seattle, WA, August 11-14, 2010.

26. Chandrasekhar AC. “Gamut of Pelvic Imaging: US and MR Correlation in Benign

Female Pelvic Diseases.” The 2011 American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine Annual

Convention, New York, NY, April 14-17, 2011.

27. Thomas P., Chandrasekhar A., Oldham S., “Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: Evolving

Trends in Thoracic Manifestations of AIDS: Pre- to Post-HAART Therapy.” The 2011

American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting, Chicago. IL, May 1-6, 2011.

28. Chandrasekhar AC., “Does Size Matter? Understanding the US Consensus for Asymptomatic

Ovarian Cysts.” The 112th Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society, Vancouver

Convention & Exhibition Centre, Vancouver, Canada, April 29-May 4, 2012.

29. Richards C., Chandrasekhar AC., “Déjà vu: Classic Signs in Abdominal Imaging: How

do they Translate?” The 112th Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society,

Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre, Vancouver, Canada, April 29-May 4, 2012.

30. Chandrasekhar AC., “First Trimester OB: What Bells Should Ring in the ER” The 2012

American Society of Emergency Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate

Course, September 12th - 15th, 2012 in New Orleans, LA.

31. Chandrasekhar AC., “The Endometrium Unravelled” The 2013 American Institute of

Ultrasound in Medicine Annual Convention, New York, NY, April 6-10, 2013.

32. Surabhi V., Chandrasekhar AC., George, V., “Imaging of Hyper-IgG4 Disease” The 2013

American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, April 14-19, 2013.

33. Chandrasekhar AC., Syed H.,“ The ER Colon: The Plethora of Colonic Pathologies as a cause

of Acute Abdominal Pain.” The American Society of Emergency Radiology 2013

Postgraduate Course in Emergency and Trauma Radiology, October 9th - 12th, 2013 in

Cambridge, MA.

Educational/Scientific Exhibits: (continued)

34. Chandrasekhar AC., Syed H., “ The Wayward Colon: A CT Spectrum of Common and

Uncommon Imaging Appearances of the colon. Radiological Society of North America Annual

Meeting, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, November 30-December 6, 2013.

35. Chandrasekhar AC., Tammisetti V., Surabhi V., Matta E., Guthrie A., Kramer L., “Imaging

of Crohn’s Disease: A Review with Emphasis on CT and MR Enterography. Radiological

Society of North America Annual Meeting, McCormick Place, Chicago, IL, November 30-

December 6, 2013.

36. Syed H., Chandrasekhar AC., “On call Sonography: Don’t Blow it off.” American Roentgen

Ray Society Annual Meeting, April 14-19, 2013, Washington, DC.

37. Richards, J., Chandrasekhar, AC.: Acute Scrotal Ultrasound: “Ultrasound in the New

Millennium – the Cancer Patient” The American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chicago,

IL, April 19th 2014.

38. “Acute Scrotal Ultrasound for the Emergency Radiologist: A Case Based Presentation”

J. Caleb Richards, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD Honorable Mention at The

Annual MD Anderson US Conference. "Ultrasound in the New Millennium: The

Cancer Patient" The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Dan L. Duncan

Building (CPB) Floor 8 Conference Center 1155 Pressler, Houston, Texas, April 18 –

19, 2014.

39. Chandrasekhar AC., Ghazarian MP., Tammisetti VS., Redwine MD. Tales from the LUQ:

The Splenic Story, the 114th Annual Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society, May 4-9,

2014 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego, California. 

40. Chandrasekhar AC., “Unusual Cause of Abdominal Pain” The American Society of

Emergency Radiology 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, September 10

-13, 2014 in Portland, Oregon.

41. Griggs M., Chandrasekhar AC., “The ER Diaphragm: A Spectrum of Diaphragmatic

Imaging as a Cause of Acute Abdomen in the ER” The American Society of

Emergency Radiology 2014 Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course,

September 10-13, 2014 in Portland, Oregon.

42. Barrow A., Chandrasekhar AC., Guthrie AM. “Transitions in GastroIntestinal

Imaging: How did we get here? From Barium Studies to CT Scans” Radiological

Society of North America, November 30-December 5, 2014, McCormick Place,

Chicago.

43. Chandrasekhar AC., "Viable versus Nonviable? Review of Newer Terminologies and

Criteria in a First Trimester ER Sonogram" Radiological Society of North America,

November 29-December 4, 2015, McCormick Place, Chicago.

Educational/Scientific Exhibits: (continued)

44. Chua SS., Xu K., Matta EM., Chandrasekhar C. Innovating TIRADS v2017 – An

innovative and novel guide for structural template reporting. ARRS, Apr 2018. Washington

DC. (accepted).

Case Presentations:

1. Chandrasekhar AC. Society of Thoracic Radiology, Web Teaching Curriculum in

Chest Radiology for Diagnostic Radiology Residency: Web Teaching Cases

Presentation online at . Available online 2005-present. Topics:

a. Crazy Paving

b. Left Paraspinal Line

2. Chandrasekhar AC. American College of Radiology, “Case in Point” – Pneumatosis, Intestinalis and Portal Venous Air: Web Presentation. June 9, 2006 at .

3. Choi J., Chandrasekhar AC. American College of Radiology, “Case in Point” –

Transient Hepatic Arterial Difference. August 30, 2006

4. Lin J., Chandrasekhar AC. American College of Radiology, “Case in Point” –

Medullary Nephrocalcinosis. November 24, 2006

5. Singh S., Chandrasekhar AC. American College of Radiology, “Case in Point” –

Superior Vena Caval Obstruction Syndrome, April 27, 2007.

6. Chandrasekhar AC. Case of the day “Where Did the Air Come From?” 2011 American

Society of Emergency Radiology Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Key

Biscayne, FL., September 14-17, 2011.

7. Chandrasekhar AC. Case of the day “Abdomen Section: Portal Vein Aneurysm.” The

American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, March 29-April 1, 2012.

8. Chandrasekhar AC. Case of the day “Abdomen Section: Hepatic Extramedullary

Hematopoeisis.” The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, March

29-April 1, 2012.

9. Chandrasekhar AC. Case of the day “Abdomen Section: Pneumobilia in Cholecysto-

colonic fistula.” The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, March 29-

April 1, 2012.

10. Chandrasekhar AC. Case of the day “Abdomen Section: Pyonephrosis with

Hydronephrosis and Hydroureter.” The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine,

Phoenix, AZ, March 29-April 1, 2012.

11. Chandrasekhar AC. Case of the day “Scrotal Conundrum” The American Society of

Emergency Radiology 2013 Postgraduate Course in Emergency and Trauma

Radiology, October 9th - 12th, 2013 in Cambridge, MA.

Case Presentations: (continued)

12. “Acute Scrotal Ultrasound for the Emergency Radiologist: A Case Based Presentation”

J. Caleb Richards, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD Honorable Mention at The

Annual MD Anderson US Conference. "Ultrasound in the New Millennium: The

Cancer Patient" The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Dan L. Duncan

Building (CPB) Floor 8 Conference Center 1155 Pressler, Houston, Texas, April 18 –

19, 2014.

13. Chandrasekhar AC. Case of the day “Rare Cause of Abdominal pain” The American

Society of Emergency Radiology, 2015 Postgraduate Course in Emergency and

Trauma Radiology, September 16th - 19th, 2015, Ritz Carlton Hotel, Key Biscayne, FL.

Interesting Case Files:

Department of Radiology, University of Texas–Houston Medical School:

Interesting Case Teaching Files Online

All files available at (UT ID required)

1. “Case Report # 0045,” Michelle Lesslie, DO, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, January 15, 2004

2. “Case Report # 0062,” Byron Mischen, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, February 4, 2004

3. “Case Report # 0063,” Byron Mischen, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, February 4, 2004

4. “Case Report # 0068,” Monica Gonzalez-De Luna, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, January

28, 2004

5. “Case Report # 0087,” Judy Himmerich, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, February 12, 2004

6. “Case Report # 0089,” Steve H. Fung, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, February 23, 2004

7. “Case Report # 0090,” Steve H. Fung, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, February 18, 2004

8. “Case Report # 0106,” Chris Cepeda, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, March 09, 2004

9. “Case Report # 0148,” Monica Gonzalez-De Luna, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, January

1, 2005

10. “Case Report # 0149,” Monica Gonzalez-De Luna, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD,

January 1, 2005

11. “Case Report # 0175,” Jeffrey Helmcamp, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, February 16,

2005

12. “Case Report # 0190,” Nabeel Dar, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, March 15, 2005

Interesting Case Files: (continued)

13. “Case Report # 0196,” Jerry M. Gibbs, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, March 21, 2005

14. “Case Report # 0197,” Elaine Granmayeh, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, March 22, 2005

15. “Case Report # 0201,” Pat Ramachandran, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, April 9, 2005

16. “Case Report # 0210,” Jorge L. Taboada, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, April 20, 2005

17. “Case Report # 0223,” Seth Roberts, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, March 15, 2005

18. “Case Report # 0227,” Eric Longo, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, July 30, 2005

19. “Case Report # 0235,” Kenneth Bryant, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, July 31, 2005

20. “Case Report # 0264,” Amy Mehollin-Ray, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, January 15, 2006

21. “Case Report # 0274,” Jeffrey Helmcamp, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, February 13, 2006

22. “Case Report # 0276,” Jerry Gibbs, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, February 27, 2006

23. “Case Report # 0277,” Supreet Singh, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, March 6, 2006

24. “Case Report # 0281,” Kim Learned, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, March 15, 2006

25. “Case Report # 0284,” Jeanie Choi, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, March 17, 2006

26. “Case Report # 0288,” Jennifer Lin, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, March 23, 2006

27. “Case Report # 0289,” Pat Ramachandran, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, March 13, 2006

28. “Case Report # 0291,” Jennifer Lin, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, April 15, 2006

29. “Case Report # 0293,” Jin Kim, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, March 15, 2006

30. “Case Report # 0294,” Supreet Singh, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, April 10, 2006

31. “Case Report # 0295,” Elliott Friedman, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, March 15, 2006

32. “Case Report # 0305,” Shalini Mukhi, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, April 15, 2006

33. “Case Report # 0327,” Andrew Tenn, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, February 25, 2006

34. “Case Report # 0418,” Vineet Seth, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, April 15, 2007

35. “Case Report # 0455,” Jackson D. Hamilton, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, February 10, 2008

36. “Case Report # 0456,” Jackson D. Hamilton, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, February 14, 2008

Interesting Case Files: (continued)

37. “Case Report # 0482,” Alan Xu, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, March 15, 2008

38. “Case Report # 0483,” Alan Xu, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, March 15, 2008

39. “Case Report # 0485,” Malisa Lester, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, March 14, 2008

40. “Case Report # 0486,” Malisa Lester, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, March 14, 2008

41. “Case Report # 0518,” Brad Hatfield, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, April 15, 2008

42. “Case Report # 0529,” Andrew Baugh, MD, Chitra Chandrasekhar, MD, July 18, 2008

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