AshokMuthukrishnanMDMS

Chief of nuclear medicine, Director of Theranostics, PET-CT fellowship program director University of Pittsburgh medical center

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Office
200 Lothrop Street
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-647-0104

Fax+1 412-647-4486
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Education & Training

University of Alabama Medical CenterResidency, Nuclear Medicine, 2003 - 2005
Chingleput Medical CollegeClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 2005 - 2024
MI State Medical License 2005 - 2012
AL State Medical License Active through 2005
American Board of Nuclear Medicine Nuclear Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

ACES award winner UPMC, 2018

Clinical Trials

Study of Betalutin for Treatment of Relapsed or Refractory Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (LYMRIT-37-05) Start of enrollment: 2017 Mar 02
Completed
Phase 1
Study of I-131-1095 Radiotherapy in Combination With Enzalutamide in Patients With Metastatic Castration-resistant Prostate Cancer Who Are Chemotherapy Naive and Have Progressed on Abiraterone Start of enrollment: 2019 May 30
Active, not recruiting
Phase 2
Phase II Study of 177Lu-DOTATATE Radionuclide in Adults With Progressive or High-risk Meningioma Start of enrollment: 2019 May 15
Recruiting
Phase 2

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Nasal epithelial cell culture fluorescence recovery after photobleaching predicts cystic fibrosis therapeutic response.
Timothy E Corcoran, Carol A Bertrand, Michael M Myerburg, Daniel J Weiner, Sheila A Frizzell, Anna Li, Brittani Agostini, Robert S Parker, Monica E Shapiro, Ashok Muth...> ;ERJ Open Research. 2022 Oct 1
8 citations
Mucociliary Clearance Differs in Mild Asthma by Levels of Type 2 Inflammation.
Timothy E. Corcoran, Alexander Huber, Sherri L. Hill, Landon W. Locke, Lawrence Weber, Ashok Muthukrishnan, Elisa M. Heidrich, Sally E. Wenzel, Mike M. Myerburg> ;Chest. 2021 May 21
13 citations
Diagnostic Value of FDG PET/MRI in Females With Pelvic Malignancy-A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Nghi Nguyen, Sushil Beriwal, Chan Hong Moon, Nicholas M. D'Ardenne, James M. Mountz, Alessandro Furlan, Ashok Muthukrishnan, Balasubramanya Rangaswamy> ;Frontiers in Oncology. 2020 Sep 29
1 citations
68Ga-DOTATATE PET/MRI for Neuroendocrine Tumors: A Pictorial Review
Nghi Nguyen, Chan Hong Moon, Ashok Muthukrishnan, Alessandro Furlan> ;Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2020 Sep 1
3 citations
Novel Findings on SPECT-CT Tc-99 Sestamibi Imaging for Primary Hyperparathyroidism.
Reema Mallick, Jannat Malik, Linwah Yip, Ashok Muthukrishnan, Sally E. Carty, Kelly L. McCoy> ;The Journal of Surgical Research. 2020 Apr 11
5 citations
Differential 18F-FDG and 18F-Fluciclovine Uptake Pattern in a Patient With Poorly Differentiated Adenocarcinoma of the Lung and Prostate Cancer Biochemical Recurrence.
Nghi Nguyen, Ashok Muthukrishnan, James M. Mountz> ;Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2020 Jan 1
3 citations
Multiprobe Nuclear Imaging of the Cystic Fibrosis Lung as a Biomarker of Therapeutic Effect.
Timothy E. Corcoran, Alexander Huber, Michael M. Myerburg, Daniel J. Weiner, Landon W. Locke, Ryan T. Lacy, Lawrence Weber, Michael Czachowski, Darragh J. Johnston, As...> ;Journal of Aerosol Medicine and Pulmonary Drug Delivery. 2019 Aug 1
3 citations
Complementary Molecular and Metabolic Characterization of Meningiomas With DOTATATE and FDG-PET: Advancing Treatment Planning and Prognostication.
Michael S. Dressen, Ashok Muthukrishnan, Tyson R. Tragon, Frank S. Lieberman, James M. Mountz> ;Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2019 Jan 1
9 citations
Sestamibi SPECT/CT versus SPECT only for preoperative localization in primary hyperparathyroidism: a single institution 8-year analysis.
Kelly L. McCoy, Anish Ghodadra, Trilochan G. Hiremath, Angela Albarano, Judith M. Joyce, Linwah Yip, Sally E. Carty, Ashok Muthukrishnan> ;Surgery. 2018 Mar 1
12 citations
Overnight delivery of hypertonic saline by nasal cannula aerosol for cystic fibrosis.
Timothy E. Corcoran, Joseph E. Godovchik, Karl H. Donn, David R. Busick, Jennifer L. Goralski, Landon W. Locke, Matthew R. Markovetz, Michael M. Myerburg, Ashok Muthuk...> ;Pediatric Pulmonology. 2017 Sep 1
5 citations
Intracranial Perishunt Catheter Fluid Collections with Edema, a Sign of Shunt Malfunction: Correlation of CT/MRI and Nuclear Medicine Findings.
Hrishikesh Kale, Ashok Muthukrishnan, S.V. Hegde, Vikas Agarwal> ;AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2017 Sep 1
3 citations
Pediatric Brown Adipose Tissue on 18F-FDG PET: Diazepam Intervention.
Justine Cousins, Michael Czachowski, Ashok Muthukrishnan, Geoffrey M. Currie> ;Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology. 2017 Jun 1
18 citations
Pseudomonas infection and mucociliary and absorptive clearance in the cystic fibrosis lung.
Landon W. Locke, Michael M. Myerburg, Daniel J. Weiner, Matthew R. Markovetz, Robert S. Parker, Ashok Muthukrishnan, Lawrence Weber, Michael Czachowski, Ryan T. Lacy, ...> ;The European Respiratory Journal. 2016 Mar 23
6 citations
Accuracy of early-phase versus dual-phase single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography in the localization of parathyroid disease.
Rajarsi Mandal, Ashok Muthukrishnan, Robert L. Ferris, John R. de Almeida, Umamaheswar Duvvuri> ;The Laryngoscope. 2015 Jun 1
2 citations
Remote-controlled automatic injection versus manual injection in ictal SPECT of seizure patients: experience from a children's hospital.
Ashley Crawford, Scott M. Conners, Michael Czachowski, Ashok Muthukrishnan> ;Journal of Nuclear Medicine Technology. 2014 Sep 1
6 citations
99mTc MIBI SPECT Findings in Parathyromatosis—A Rare Entity Causing Recurrent Hyperparathyroidism
Niveditha Pinnamaneni, Prasad R. Shankar, Ashok Muthukrishnan> ;Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2013 Nov 1
20 citations
Improved Benefit of SPECT/CT Compared to SPECT Alone for the Accurate Localization of Endocrine and Neuroendocrine Tumors.
Gonca G Bural, Ashok Muthukrishnan, Matthew J. Oborski, James M. Mountz> ;Molecular Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy. 2012 Dec 1
13 citations
Left Ventricular Myocardium Metastasis in a Patient With Primary Renal Cell Carcinoma Detected by 18F-FDG PET/CT
Niveditha Pinnamaneni, Ashok Muthukrishnan> ;Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2012 Jul 1
4 citations
Bronchial atresia on FDG PET/CT: imaging characteristics of a rare pulmonary pseudonodule.
Harshkumar Gohil, Ashok Muthukrishnan> ;Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2012 Jan 1
6 citations
Predictors of malignancy in pancreatic head mass: a prospective study
Arjun Sivarman, Ashok Muthukrishnan, Nagendra Boopathy Senguttvan, Suraj Anil Suchak, Umashankkar Kannan> ;The Pan African Medical Journal. 2011 Jul 19
4 citations
Stage IE non-Hodgkin's thyroid lymphoma on (18)F-FDG-PET/CT.
Amar Mehta, Ashok Muthukrishnan> ;Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 2011 May 1
15 citations
Absorptive clearance of DTPA as an aerosol-based biomarker in the cystic fibrosis airway
Timothy E. Corcoran, Kristina Thomas, Michael M. Myerburg, Ashok Muthukrishnan, Lawrence Weber, Raymond A. Frizzell, Joseph M. Pilewski> ;The European Respiratory Journal. 2010 Apr 1
1 citations
Myelofibrosis on 18F-FDG-PET/CT in a case suspicious for post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder.
Vineet Khanna, Sharanya Nama, Rajiv Tailor, Ashok Muthukrishnan> ;Hellenic Journal of Nuclear Medicine. 2009 Sep 1
43 citations
Intratumoral Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Antisense DNA Therapy in Head and Neck Cancer: First Human Application and Potential Antitumor Mechanisms
Stephen Y. Lai, Priya Koppikar, Sufi M. Thomas, Erin E. Childs, Ann Marie Egloff, Raja R. Seethala, Barton F. Branstetter, William E. Gooding, Ashok Muthukrishnan, Jam...> ;Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009 Mar 10
5 citations
Serendipitous detection of urothelial carcinoma with F-18 FDG PET/CT: usefulness of low intensity PET window setting in areas of high physiologic FDG distribution.
Vinod V. Narla, Barry McCook, Ashok Muthukrishnan> ;Clinical Nuclear Medicine. 2009 Jan 1
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Professional Memberships

American College of Radiology - ACR
Member
Society of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging
Member

Hospital Affiliations

UPMC Presbyterian ShadysidePittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC NorthwestSeneca, Pennsylvania
UPMC PassavantPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC McKeesportMcKeesport, Pennsylvania
UPMC HorizonFarrell, Pennsylvania
UPMC St. MargaretPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC HamotErie, Pennsylvania
UPMC MercyPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Shadyside CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC AltoonaAltoona, Pennsylvania
UPMC Children's Hospital of PittsburghPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC Magee-Womens HospitalPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
UPMC WilliamsportWilliamsport, Pennsylvania
UPMC MuncyMuncy, Pennsylvania