AkshatC.PujaraMD

Breast Imaging

Assistant Professor of Radiology, Clinical Site Director for Breast Imaging at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital, Emory University School of Medicine

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Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, GA 30322
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Summary

I am an Assistant Professor of Radiology and Clinical Site Director for Breast Imaging at Emory Saint Joseph's Hospital in the Department of Radiology and Imaging Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine.

Education & Training

Emory University School of MedicineRadiology Leadership Academy, 2020 - 2021
High Value Practice Academic AllianceValue Innovation Teaching and Leadership (VITAL) Program, 2018 - 2019
Northwestern University HospitalsFellowship, Breast Imaging, 2016 - 2017
NYU School of MedicineResidency, Radiology, 2012 - 2016
Kaiser Permanente Medical GroupInternship, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2012
Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of MedicineMD, 2006 - 2011
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 2011

Certifications & Licensure

GA State Medical License 2019 - 2022
MI State Medical License 2016 - 2021
IL State Medical License 2015 - 2017
NY State Medical License 2014 - 2016
American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology
New York City Health and Hospitals CorporationLean Certification in Process Improvement - Green Level

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

(mentee recipient) University of Michigan Department of Radiology Resident Outstanding Scientific Paper Award (second author, mentored resident) 2020
(mentee recipient) Radiological Society of North America Press Release (second author, mentored resident) 2019
Association of Program Directors in Radiology-American College of Radiology RadExam Author Award of Excellence Silver Level 2019
University of Michigan Department of Radiology Excellence in Teaching Award 2018-2019
Association of Program Directors in Radiology-American College of Radiology RadExam Editor Award of Excellence Silver Level 2018
Radiological Society of North America Travel Award 2017
Academic Radiology Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing 2017
Association of Program Directors in Radiology-American College of Radiology RadExam Author Award of Excellence Bronze Level 2017
Radiological Society of North America Research & Education Foundation Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award 2016
Radiological Society of North America Education Exhibit Cum Laude Award (second author) 2014
Kaiser Permanente Medical Student Scholarship 2010
Clinical and Translational Science Collaborative of Case Western Reserve University Featured Project 2010
Cleveland Clinic Innovator Award 2007
Columbia University Dean's List 2004
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Use of a Quality Improvement Initiative to Achieve Consistent Reporting of Level of Suspicion for Tumor on Multiparametric Prostate MRI.
Rosenkrantz AB, Pujara AC, Taneja SS> ;AJR. American journal of roentgenology.
Distal landing zone open fenestration facilitates endovascular elephant trunk completion and false lumen thrombosis.
Roselli EE, Sepulveda E, Pujara AC, Idrees J, Nowicki E> ;The Annals of thoracic surgery.
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Slab Thickness: Impact on Reader Performance and Interpretation Time.
Pujara AC, Joe AI, Patterson SK, Neal CH, Noroozian M, Ma T, Chan HP, Helvie MA, Maturen KE> ;Radiology. 2020-10-06
Prospective Imaging Trial Assessing Gadoteridol Retention in the Deep Brain Nuclei of Women Undergoing Breast MRI.
Colleen H. Neal, Akshat C. Pujara, Ashok Srinivasan, Thomas L. Chenevert, Dariya I. Malyarenko, Shokoufeh Khalatbari, Mark A. Helvie, Mitra Noroozian, Jacqueline S. Je...> ;Academic Radiology. 2020 Feb 24
Thymectomy does not abrogate long-term acceptance of MHC class I-disparate lung allografts in miniature Swine.
Sahara, H., Weiss, M. J., Ng, C. Y., Houser, S. L., Pujara, A. C., Sayre, J. K., Wain, J. C., Sachs, D. H., Madsen, J. C., Allan, J. S.> ;Transplant Proc. 2006 Dec
Hypocomplementemic urticarial vasculitis syndrome: a rare cause of basilar panacinar emphysema.
Pujara AC, Mohammed TL> ;Journal of thoracic imaging.
Architectural distortion in the era of digital breast tomosynthesis: outcomes and implications for management.
Akshat C. Pujara, Jamie Hui, Lilian C. Wang> ;Clinical Imaging. 2019 Mar 1
Comparison between qualitative and quantitative assessment of background parenchymal enhancement on breast MRI.
Akshat C. Pujara, Artem Mikheev, Henry Rusinek, Yiming Gao, Chloe M. Chhor, Kristine Pysarenko, Harikrishna Rallapalli, Jerzy Walczyk, Melanie Moccaldi, James S. Babb,...> ;Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2018 Jun 1
Background parenchymal enhancement over exam time in patients with and without breast cancer.
Amy N. Melsaether, Akshat C. Pujara, Kristin Elias, Kristine Pysarenko, Anjali Gudi, Katerina Dodelzon, James S. Babb, Yiming Gao, Linda Moy> ;Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2017 Jan 1
Clinical applicability and relevance of fibroglandular tissue segmentation on routine T1 weighted breast MRI.
Pujara AC, Mikheev A, Rusinek H, Rallapalli H, Walczyk J, Gao Y, Chhor C, Pysarenko K, Babb JS, Melsaether AN> ;Clinical imaging. 2016-12-06
Voxelwise analysis of simultaneously acquired and spatially correlated <sup>18</sup> F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG)-PET and intravoxel incoherent motion metrics in breast ...
Ostenson, J., Pujara, A. C., Mikheev, A., Moy, L., Kim, S. G., Melsaether, A. N., Jhaveri, K., Adams, S., Faul, D., Glielmi, C., Geppert, C., Feiweier, T., Jackson, K....> ;Magnetic resonance in medicine. 2016 Oct 26
15 citations
Comparison of Whole-Body (18)F FDG PET/MR Imaging and Whole-Body (18)F FDG PET/CT in Terms of Lesion Detection and Radiation Dose in Patients with Breast Cancer.
Melsaether, A. N., Raad, R. A., Pujara, A. C., Ponzo, F. D., Pysarenko, K. M., Jhaveri, K., Babb, J. S., Sigmund, E. E., Kim, S. G., Moy, L. A.> ;Radiology. 2016 Mar 30
5 citations
Standardized Uptake Values from PET/MRI in Metastatic Breast Cancer: An Organ-based Comparison With PET/CT.
Pujara, A. C., Raad, R. A., Ponzo, F., Wassong, C., Babb, J. S., Moy, L., Melsaether, A. N.> ;The breast journal. 2016 Feb 5
2 citations
Perioperative heart-type fatty acid binding protein levels in atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery
Florian Rader, Akshat C. Pujara, Gregory Pattakos, Jeevanantham Rajeswaran, Liang Li, Laurie Castel, Mina K. Chung, A. Marc Gillinov, Otto Costantini, David R. Van Wag...> ;Heart Rhythm. 2013 Feb 1
10 citations
Open repair of chronic distal aortic dissection in the endovascular era: Implications for disease management.
Akshat C. Pujara, Eric E. Roselli, Adrian V. Hernandez, Lina M. Vargas Abello, Jacob M. Burke, Lars G. Svensson, Roy K. Greenberg> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2012 Oct 1
9 citations
Modified and "reverse" frozen elephant trunk repairs for extensive disease and complications after stent grafting.
Brian Lima, Eric E. Roselli, Edward G. Soltesz, Douglas R. Johnston, Akshat C. Pujara, Jahanzaib Idrees, Lars G. Svensson> ;The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2012 Jan 1
59 citations
Endovascular repair of complicated chronic distal aortic dissections: Intermediate outcomes and complications
Woong Chol Kang, Roy K. Greenberg, Tara M. Mastracci, Matthew J. Eagleton, Adrian V. Hernandez, Akshat C. Pujara, Eric E. Roselli> ;The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2011 Nov 1
16 citations
Acceptance and durability of surveillance as a management choice in men with screen-detected, low-risk prostate cancer: improved outcomes with stringent enrollment cri...
Ranko Miocinovic, J. Stephen Jones, Akshat C. Pujara, Eric A. Klein, Andrew J. Stephenson> ;Urology. 2011 Apr 1
The indirect alloresponse impairs the induction but not maintenance of tolerance to MHC class I-disparate allografts.
Weiss, M. J., Guenther, D. A., Mezrich, J. D., Sahara, H., Ng, C. Y., Meltzer, A. J., Sayre, J. K., Cochrane, M. E., Pujara, A. C., Houser, S. L., Sachs, D. H., Roseng...> ;Am J Transplant. 2009 Jan 16
Operational tolerance to class I disparate lungs can be induced despite pretransplant immunization with class I allopeptides.
T. Shoji, Hisashi Sahara, Ashok Muniappan, D.A. Guenther, John C. Wain, Stuart L. Houser, Marjory A. Bravard, A.C. Pujara, R.S Hasse, David H. Sachs, Joren C. Madsen, ...> ;Transplantation. 2007 Dec 15
The role of indirect recognition of MHC class I and II allopeptides in a fully mismatched miniature swine model of lung transplantation.
Sahara, H., Shoji, T., Ng, C. Y., Weiss, M. J., Muniappan, A., Guenther, D. A., Houser, S. L., Pujara, A. C., Sayre, J. K., Wain, J. C., Sachs, D. H., Madsen, J. C., A...> ;Transplant Proc. 2006 Dec
An MHC class II disparity raises the threshold for tolerance induction in pulmonary allografts in miniature swine.
Shoji, T., Sahara, H., Muniappan, A., Guenther, D. A., Houser, S. L., Pujara, A. C., Bravard, M. A., Wain, J. C., Sachs, D. H., Madsen, J. C., Allan, J. S.> ;Transplant Proc. 2006 Dec
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Authored Content

Opinion: Shut Ga. down now to save lives, economy.March 2020
Breast Density: What It Means For Your Mammogram and Breast Cancer Screening. Summarized from original white paper: Berg WA, Harvey JA: Breast Density and Supplemental Screening.May 2017

Press Mentions

Doctors Get Personal on Social Media During COVID-19 CrisisApril 8th, 2020
Confusion Surrounds Georgia’s Coronavirus LockdownApril 4th, 2020

Grant Support

Digital breast tomosynthesis slab thickness: Reader performance, interpretation time, and preferenceGE Healthcare2018–2019
Research Programs Committees Award, matched by Heart and Vascular InstituteCleveland Clinic2010
Predoctoral FellowshipAmerican Heart Association2009–2010
Summer Intern Scholarship in Cardiothoracic SurgeryAmerican Association for Thoracic Surgery2007

Committees

Breast Imaging Representative, Emory University School of Medicine Radiant Implementation Working Group 2021 - Present
Member, Society of Breast Imaging Young Physician Section Committee 2020 - Present
Member, Emory University School of Medicine Diversity and Inclusion Committee 2020 - Present
Member, Emory University School of Medicine Adopt-a-Resident Program Committee 2020 - Present
Scientific Abstract Reviewer, American Roentgen Ray Society Annual Meeting Breast Imaging Section 2019 - Present
Breast Imaging Representative, University of Michigan Radiology Quality Collaborative 2018 - Present
Member, University of Michigan MRI Steering Committee 2018 - Present
Representative, Columbia University Alumni Committee 2016 - Present
Resident Representative, New York University School of Medicine Graduate Medical Education Accreditation Oversight Committee 2014 - Present
Interviewer and Recruiter, Emory University School of Medicine Breast Imaging Fellowship Committee 2020 - 2020
Member, Emory University School of Medicine Advisory Search Committee for Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion 2020 - 2020
Breast Imaging Representative, University of Michigan PACS Replacement Project 2019 - 2019
Interviewer and Recruiter, University of Michigan Breast Imaging Fellowship Selection Committee 2017 - 2019
Member, Society of Breast Imaging Social Media Committee 2016 - 2019
Interviewer and Recruiter, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine Admissions Committee 2010 - 2011