Brian Burns Ghoshhajra MD MBA

Cardiac CT & MRI, Thoracic Imaging, Ultrasound, Vascular & Interventional Radiology

MGB Radiology Medical Director, Clinical Operations, Integrated Imaging Services

41 Mall RdBurlington, MA 01805
Phone+1 781-744-8000

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Summary

Dr. Brian Ghoshhajra is a diagnostic radiologist specializing in cardiac CT and MRI, and vascular imaging in Boston, MA. He completed his residency in diagnostic radiology at Allegheny Health Network, holds an MD and MBA from Case Western Reserve University. He serves as the Academic Chief of Cardiovascular Imaging and Associate Chair of Operations Analytics at Massachusetts General Hospital and is an Associate Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School. His expertise includes coronary artery disease, myocardial Cardiovascular CT, Cardiovascular MRI, and Vascular Ultrasound techniques. He has published over 250 articles in notable journals and has been involved in clinical trials funded by multiple sources including industry and the National Institutes of Health. He has led the MGH Division of Cardiovascular Imaging through a 17-fold growth over the past 17 years, and has served as President of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

Education & Training

Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH)Residency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 2004 - 2008
UPMC Medical EducationInternship, Transitional Year, 2003 - 2004
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 2003
Weatherhead School of Management, CWRUMBA, Health Systems Management, 1999
Case Western Reserve UniversityB.S., Management, 1998

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Certifications & Licensure

NH State Medical License 2023 - 2027
MA State Medical License 2008 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2003 - 2008
American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification OpTime Surgical 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Longitudinal Medical Record, Partners Healthcare System, 2014-2017

Clinical Trials

Myocardial Stress Perfusion Imaging With Dual Source CT
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Use of a polygenic risk score to enhance early detection of coronary atherosclerosis.
Milena Petranović, Yi-Pin Lai, Daniel Huck, Arthur Shiyovich, Stephanie A Besser
American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. 2026-10-01
Coronary CT angiography for risk stratification among young adults: Prevalence of atherosclerosis and long-term outcomes.
Arthur Shiyovich, Daniel M Huck, Rhanderson Cardoso, Adam N Berman, Stephanie A Besser
Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 2026-07-20
Prognostic Value of Coronary CT Angiography Among Patients With and Without Diabetes: The Mass General Brigham CCTA registry.
Arthur Shiyovich, Daniel M Huck, Rhanderson Cardoso, Adam N Berman, Stephanie A Besser
Cardiovascular Diabetology. 2026-06-15

Journal Articles

Original Research Anatomical and Functional Computed Tomography for Diagnosing Hemodynamically Significant Coronary Artery Disease: A Meta-Analysis
Udo Hoffmann, Brian B Ghoshhajra, ScienceDirect
Incidental Findings at Cardiac CT
Maroules C, Ferencik M, Ghoshhajra BB, Abbara S, Curr Cardiovasc Im Reports, 6/1/2014
PROspective Multicenter Imaging Study for Evaluation of chest pain: rationale and design of the PROMISE trial
Douglas PS, Hoffmann U, Lee KL, Mark DB, Al-Khalidi HR, Anstrom K, Dolor RJ, Kosinski A, Krucoff MW, Mudrick DW, Patel MR, Picard MH, Udelson JE, Velazquez EJ, Cooper ..., Am Heart J, 6/1/2014

Books/Book Chapters

Image-Guided Interventions: Expert Radiology Series
Chapter: Noninvasive Vascular Diagnosis
Ghoshhajra BB, Kalva SPElsevierEdition 2nd,2013
Clinical Applications of Cardiac CT
Chapter: Myocardial Viability and Stress Perfusion
Techasith T, Ghoshhajra BB, Hoffmann USpringer, Milan, Italy2012
Multimodal Cardiovascular Imaging: Principles and Clinical Applications
Chapter: Multimodality Imaging of Ischemic Heart Disease
Ghoshhajra, BB, Cury, RC, White, RDMcGraw-Hill ProfessionalEdition 1st,2011

Abstracts/Posters

Clinical Implementation of an Acute Chest Pain Coronary CTA Registry ED Protocol on the Heels of the ROMICAT Trials – The MGH Registry
Ghoshhajra BB, Vadvala H, Truong QA, Abbara A, Choy G, Francis S, Gupta R, Kalra MK, Januzzi J, Marhofer T, Avery L, Novelline R, Kim P, Brown D, Nagurney JT, Hoffmann U, Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, San Diego, CA, 7/1/2014
Advanced Cross–Sectional Imaging for Congenital Heart Disease: A Comparison of the Radiation and Time Expense of Cardiovascular CT and MRI at a Tertiary Medical Center
Kim P, Vadvala H, Lee A, Bhatt A, Defaria Yeh D, Abbara S, Hoffmann U, Ghoshhajra BB, Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society, San Diego, CA, 5/1/2014
Combined Effects of a Scout–Based Automated Tube Potential and Tube Current Selection Algorithm With Breast Displacement on Female Coronary CT Angiography Radiation Dose
Vadvala H, Kim P, Mayrhofer T, Ghoshhajra BB, Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Roentgen Ray Society, San Diego, CA, 5/1/2014

Lectures

Update on Cardiac CT Hardware and Software in 2019
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
Coronary Fractional Flow Reserve Using CT Angiography: Utility in Pediatric/Congenital Disease
2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/16/2019
Pitfalls in the Acquisition and Interpretation of Cardiac MRI (Invited Lecture)
San Diego, CA - 1/1/2014

Other

Thoracic Disc Protrusion Mimicking Cardiac Chest Pain
Vadvala H, Levesque M-H, Vivaldi M, Eisenstat S, Francis S, Ghoshhajra BB, Cardiovascular Images: A joint publication of the Department of Radiology and Heart Center, Massachu
5/1/2014
Chronic Central Pulmonary Embolism Complicating Severe Aortic Stenosis
Novak S, Chan A, Passeri J, Jang IK, Wood M, Francis S, Kanarek D, Ghoshhajra BB, Cardiovascular Images: A joint publication of the Department of Radiology and Heart Center, Massachu
4/1/2014
Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography for Noninvasive Follow-up of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection
Singh P, Pursnani A, Partida R, Tabtabai SR, Jang IK, Francis S, Ghoshhajra BB, Cardiovascular Images: A joint publication of the Department of Radiology and Heart Center, Massachu
3/1/2014

Press Mentions

SCCT Honors Dr. Martha Gulati with 2023 Arthur S. Agatston AwardMay 3rd, 2023
Cardiac CT Now in the Spotlight Thanks to Chest Pain GuidelinesAugust 3rd, 2022
Best Abstract Award and Young Investigators Awards Presented at SCCT2022July 25th, 2022