BartonFortnerBranstetterIVMD

Radiology • Pittsburgh, PA

Neuroradiology

Professor, Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

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Office
200 Lothrop Street
Room 3950 Chp
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Phone+1 412-647-3540
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Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Neuroradiology, 2000 - 2001
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1996 - 2000
Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (WPH)Internship, Transitional Year, 1995 - 1996
University of California San Diego School of MedicineClass of 1995

Certifications & Licensure

PA State Medical License 1996 - 2024
American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology
American Board of Radiology Neuroradiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Clinical Trials

Effect of Concentrating Endogenous Stromal Cells in the Fat Graft Start of enrollment: 2011 Apr 01
Terminated
Use of Concentrated Endogenous Autologous Adipose Stromal Cells in Fat Grafts for Craniofacial Trauma Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 01
Terminated
Not Applicable
Effect of Concentrating Endogenous Stromal Cells in the Fat Graft Using TGI Device Start of enrollment: 2012 Jun 30
Completed
Not Applicable

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

CT of the Larynx: Is an Additional High-Resolution Acquisition Necessary for Diagnostic Accuracy?
Chau, E., Traylor, K., Branstetter, B.> ;AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2023 Dec 11
Prevalence of Cochlear-Facial and Other Non-Superior Semicircular Canal Third Window Dehiscence on High-Resolution Temporal Bone CT.
Vladislav Razskazovskiy, Andrew A McCall, Barton F Branstetter> ;AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2023 Nov 1
Stem Cell Therapy Enriched Fat Grafting for the Reconstruction of Craniofacial Deficits.
Debra A Bourne, Francesco M Egro, Jacqueline Bliley, Isaac James, Gretchen L Haas, E Michael Meyer, Vera Donnenberg, Albert D Donnenberg, Barton Branstetter, Sydney Co...> ;Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. Global Open. 2023 Jun 1
1 citations
Surveillance Imaging for Head and Neck Cancer: Some Much-needed Proof of Effectiveness.
Barton F Branstetter> ;Radiology. 2023 Apr 1
Hematoma Progression Rates on Head Computed Tomography for Fluid Levels versus Mimics in Patients with Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage.
Charith Ratnayake, David O Okonkwo, Barton F Branstetter> ;World Neurosurgery. 2023 Jan 1
41 citations
Elexacaftor-Tezacaftor- Ivacaftor improves sinonasal outcomes in cystic fibrosis.
Amanda L Stapleton, Adam J Kimple, Jennifer L Goralski, S Mehdi Nouraie, Barton F Branstetter, Amber D Shaffer, Joseph M Pilewski, Brent A Senior, Stella E Lee, Anna C...> ;Journal of Cystic Fibrosis. 2022 Sep 1
A Middle-aged Woman With Parotid Swelling.
Alex R Stevens, Barton F Branstetter, Mark W Kubik> ;JAMA Otolaryngology-- Head & Neck Surgery. 2022 Jun 1
5 citations
Definitive local therapy to head and neck squamous cell carcinoma with distant metastasis.
Steven Borson, Yongli Shuai, Barton F Branstetter, Marci Lee Nilsen, Marion A Hughes, Moon Fenton, Mark Kubik, Shaum Sridharan, David A Clump, Heath D Skinner, Jonas T...> ;Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology. 2022 Jun 1
1 citations
Evaluation of Neck Disability Using Computed-Tomography in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors.
Alexandria Harris, Barton Branstetter, Jinhong Li, Sara R Piva, Jonas T Johnson, Marci Lee Nilsen> ;Frontiers in Pain Research. 2022 Jan 1
2 citations
Mimics of perineural tumor spread in the head and neck
Manoj Tanwar, Barton F. Branstetter> ;The British Journal of Radiology. 2021 Sep 7
7 citations
Chronic encapsulated expanding hematomas after stereotactic radiosurgery for intracranial arteriovenous malformations
Hussam Abou-Al-Shaar, Andrew Faramand, Xiaoran Zhang, Arka N. Mallela, Barton F. Branstetter, Clayton A. Wiley, L. Dade Lunsford> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2021 Jul 30
In Response to Utility of Esophagrams to Detect Prevertebral Invasion in Hypopharyngeal Carcinomas
Barton F. Branstetter, Thomas M. Kaffenberger, Bradley Eichar, Katie S. Traylor, Mark W. Kubik> ;The Laryngoscope. 2021 Jul 28
4 citations
Imaging predictors of successful surgical treatment of hemifacial spasm
Marion A. Hughes, Katie S. Traylor, Barton F. Branstetter, Komal Eubanks, Yuefang Chang, Raymond F. Sekula> ;Brain Communications. 2021 Jul 1
9 citations
Interrater Reliability of NI-RADS on Posttreatment PET/Contrast-enhanced CT Scans in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Derek Hsu, Tanya J. Rath, Barton F. Branstetter, Yoshimi Anzai, C. Douglas Phillips, Amy F. Juliano, Kristine M. Mosier, Michael P Bazylewicz, Stan M Poliashenko, Matt...> ;Radiology. Imaging Cancer. 2021 May 1
Epidural Contrast Volume on Post-Myelogram Lumbar CT Predicts the Rate of Subsequent Blood Patch Treatment.
Robinson K. Yu, Hrishikesh Kale, Barton F. Branstetter, Stacie Palfey, Vikas Agarwal> ;Journal of Neuroimaging. 2021 Apr 20
8 citations
PET/CT Poorly Predicts AJCC 8th Edition Pathologic Staging in HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Cancer.
Vusala Snyder, Lindsey K. Goyal, Eve M.R. Bowers, Mark Kubik, Seungwon Kim, Robert L. Ferris, Jonas T. Johnson, Umamaheswar Duvvuri, William E. Gooding, Barton F. Bran...> ;The Laryngoscope. 2021 Jan 11
3 citations
Utility of Esophagrams to Detect Prevertebral Invasion in Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Thomas M. Kaffenberger, Bradley Eichar, Katie S. Traylor, Mark Kubik, Barton F. Branstetter> ;The Laryngoscope. 2021 Apr 1
28 citations
Significance of degree of neurovascular compression in surgery for trigeminal neuralgia
Marion A. Hughes, Ronak H Jani, Saeed Fakhran, Yuefang Chang, Barton F. Branstetter, Parthasarathy D. Thirumala, Raymond F. Sekula> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2020 Aug 1
7 citations
Long-term control of leptomeningeal disease after radiation therapy and nivolumab in a metastatic melanoma patient.
Richard Wu, William C. Newman, Liron Patanowitz, Barton F. Branstetter, Nduka Amankulor, Ahmad A. Tarhini> ;Immunotherapy. 2020 Jun 22
52 citations
Transition to a virtual multidisciplinary tumor board during the COVID-19 pandemic: University of Pittsburgh experience.
Harish Dharmarajan, Jennifer L. Anderson, Seungwon Kim, Shaum Sridharan, Umamaheswar Duvvuri, Robert L. Ferris, Mario G. Solari, David A. Clump, Heath D. Skinner, Jame...> ;Head & Neck. 2020 Jun 1
3 citations
Positive Predictive Value of Neck Imaging Reporting and Data System Categories 3 and 4 Posttreatment FDG-PET/CT in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma.
Pattana Wangaryattawanich, Barton F. Branstetter, J.D. Ly, Umamaheswar Duvvuri, Dwight E. Heron, Tanya J. Rath> ;AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2020 May 28
5 citations
Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Incidental Findings in Individuals With Cleft Lip and Palate.
Giancarlo Santos, Ilana Ickow, Joici Job, Jack E. Brooker, Lucas A. Dvoracek, Erick Rigby, Nilesh Shah, Wendy Chen, Barton F. Branstetter, Lindsay A Schuster> ;The Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal. 2020 Jan 22
41 citations
Patient-specific 3-dimensionally printed models for neurosurgical planning and education
Sandip S. Panesar, Michael J. Magnetta, Debraj Mukherjee, Kumar Abhinav, Barton F. Branstetter, Paul A. Gardner, Michael, Juan C. Fernandez-Miranda> ;Neurosurgical Focus. 2019 Dec 1
1 citations
Silver Nitrate: A Potential Mistaken Foreign Body.
Neal R. Godse, Barton F. Branstetter, Candace E. Hobson> ;Otology & Neurotology. 2019 Sep 1
5 citations
Optimization of Intraoperative Imaging Protocol to Confirm Placement of Cochlear Implant Electrodes.
Timothy Cooper, Douglas M. Hildrew, Jacob S. McAfee, Brian K. Piatt, Barton F. Branstetter, Andrew A. McCall, Barry E. Hirsch> ;Otology & Neurotology. 2019 Jun 1
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