JohnJCronanMD

Radiology • Providence, RI

Abdominal Imaging, Genitourinary Imaging, Ultrasound

Chairman, Diagnostic Radiology, RI Hospital, Brown University

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Office
593 Eddy St
Providence, RI 02903
Phone+1 401-432-2400

Fax+1 401-432-2457
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Education & Training

Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1980 - 1982
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1977 - 1980
Yale-New Haven Medical Center (Waterbury)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1976 - 1977
Albany Medical CollegeClass of 1976

Certifications & Licensure

RI State Medical License 1981 - 2024
FL State Medical License 2012 - 2014
MA State Medical License 1980 - 2003
American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Top MD Consumers Checkbook

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

7 citations
The Impact of Emerging Technologies on Residency Selection by Medical Students in 2017 and 2021, With a Focus on Diagnostic Radiology.
Michael K Atalay, Grayson L Baird, Matthew T Stib, Paul George, Karim Oueidat, John J Cronan> ;Academic Radiology. 2023 Jun 1
The Case | A 22-year-old woman with kidney stones and echogenic pyramids on renal ultrasound.
J. Gary Abuelo, John J. Cronan> ;Kidney International. 2021 Mar 1
120 citations
Ultrasound for Lower Extremity Deep Venous Thrombosis: Multidisciplinary Recommendations From the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound Consensus Conference.
Laurence Needleman, John J. Cronan, Michael P. Lilly, Geno J. Merli, Srikar Adhikari, Barbara S. Hertzberg, M. Robert DeJong, Michael B. Streiff, Mark H. Meissner> ;Circulation. 2018 Apr 3
1022 citations
ACR Thyroid Imaging, Reporting and Data System (TI-RADS): White Paper of the ACR TI-RADS Committee.
Franklin N Tessler, William D Middleton, Edward G Grant, Jenny K Hoang, Lincoln L Berland, Sharlene A Teefey, John J Cronan, Michael D Beland, Terry S Desser, Mary C F...> ;Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2017 May 1
27 citations
Teaching and Working With Millennial Trainees: Impact on Radiological Education and Work Performance
Ana Lourenço, John J. Cronan> ;Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2017 Jan 1
3 citations
Optimizing modality selection for image-guided procedures: an analysis of the challenges to ultrasound guidance
Michael D. Beland, Laura A. Sternick, Grayson L. Baird, Damian E. Dupuy, John J. Cronan, William W. Mayo-Smith> ;Abdominal Radiology. 2016 Jan 13
254 citations
Thyroid Ultrasound Reporting Lexicon: White Paper of the ACR Thyroid Imaging, Reporting and Data System (TIRADS) Committee
Edward Grant, Franklin N. Tessler, Jenny K. Hoang, Jill E. Langer, Michael D. Beland, Lincoln L. Berland, John J. Cronan, Terry S. Desser, Mary C. Frates, Ulrike M. Ha...> ;Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2015 Dec 1
Misinterpretation of the American College of Radiology white paper on managing incidental thyroid nodules
Jenny K. Hoang, Jill E. Langer, William D. Middleton, Carol C. Wu, Lynnwood W. Hammers, John J. Cronan, Franklin N. Tessler, Edward Grant, Lincoln L. Berland> ;Thyroid. 2015 May 4
215 citations
Managing Incidental Thyroid Nodules Detected on Imaging: White Paper of the ACR Incidental Thyroid Findings Committee
Jenny K. Hoang, Jill E. Langer, William D. Middleton, Carol C. Wu, Lynwood Hammers, John J. Cronan, Franklin N. Tessler, Edward Grant, Lincoln L. Berland> ;Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2015 Feb 1
34 citations
Echogenic foci in thyroid nodules: significance of posterior acoustic artifacts.
Harshawn Malhi, Michael D. Beland, Steven Cen, Evan Allgood, Kristopher Daley, Sue Ellen Martin, John J. Cronan, Edward Grant> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2014 Nov 21
15 citations
Resident experience increases diagnostic rate of thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsies.
Michael D. Beland, Thomas J. T. Anderson, Michael K. Atalay, David J. Grand, John J. Cronan> ;Academic Radiology. 2014 Nov 1
25 citations
A pilot study estimating liver fibrosis with ultrasound shear-wave elastography: does the cause of liver disease or location of measurement affect performance?
Michael D. Beland, Sanford F Brown, Jason T. Machan, Ross Taliano, Kittichai Promrat, John J. Cronan> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2014 Aug 22
33 citations
Management of Nodules with Initially Nondiagnostic Results of Thyroid Fine-Needle Aspiration: Can We Avoid Repeat Biopsy?
Thomas J. T. Anderson, Michael K. Atalay, David J. Grand, Grayson L. Baird, John J. Cronan, Michael D. Beland> ;Radiology. 2014 Apr 17
16 citations
Retirement issues for radiologists, part 2: Consensus statement on retirement and preretirement issues by the Commission on Human Resources of the ACR.
Jay A. Harolds, John J. Cronan, Beverly G. Coleman, Edward I. Bluth> ;Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2013 May 1
Phlegmonous colitis associated with advanced liver disease: case report and novel radiological signs.
Beland, Esteva C, Kim W, Cronan Jj> ;Rhode Island Medical Journal. 2013 Mar 1
28 citations
Retirement Issues for Radiologists and the Radiology Practice, Part 1: A Report of the ACR Commission on Human Resources, Subcommittee on Retirement
John J. Cronan, Beverly G. Coleman, Jay A. Harolds, Edward I. Bluth> ;Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2013 Feb 1
11 citations
Injuries from ingesting wire bristles dislodged from grill-cleaning brushes — Providence, Rhode Island, 2009–2012
David J. Grand, Thomas K. Egglin, William W. Mayo-Smith, John J. Cronan, Julie Gilchrist> ;Journal of Safety Research. 2012 Dec 1
28 citations
CT-guided percutaneous lung biopsy: comparison of conventional CT fluoroscopy to CT fluoroscopy with electromagnetic navigation system in 60 consecutive patients.
David J. Grand, Michael A. Atalay, John J. Cronan, William W. Mayo-Smith, Damian E. Dupuy> ;European Journal of Radiology. 2011 Aug 1
19 citations
Nonshadowing Echogenic Foci in Thyroid Nodules Are Certain Appearances Enough to Avoid Thyroid Biopsy
Michael D. Beland, Lawrence Kwon, Ronald A. DeLellis, John J. Cronan, Edward Grant> ;Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2011 Jun 1
10 citations
Scan length optimization for pulmonary embolism at CT angiography: analysis based on the three-dimensional spatial distribution of 370 emboli in 100 patients.
Michael K. Atalay, N.L. Walle, David J. Grand, William W. Mayo-Smith, John J. Cronan, Thomas K. Egglin> ;Clinical Radiology. 2011 May 1
83 citations
Renal cortical thickness measured at ultrasound: is it better than renal length as an indicator of renal function in chronic kidney disease?
Michael D. Beland, Nicholas L. Walle, Jason T. Machan, John J. Cronan> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2010 Aug 1
51 citations
Hashimoto thyroiditis: Part 2, sonographic analysis of benign and malignant nodules in patients with diffuse Hashimoto thyroiditis.
Lauren Anderson, William D. Middleton, Sharlene A. Teefey, Carl C. Reading, Jill E. Langer, Terry S. Desser, Margaret M. Szabunio, Susan J. Mandel, Charles F. Hildebol...> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2010 Jul 1
59 citations
Hashimoto Thyroiditis: Part 1, Sonographic Analysis of the Nodular Form of Hashimoto Thyroiditis
Lauren Anderson, William D. Middleton, Sharlene A. Teefey, Carl C. Reading, Jill E. Langer, Terry S. Desser, Margaret M. Szabunio, Charles F. Hildebolt, Susan J. Mande...> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2010 Jul 1
16 citations
Dots are not clots: the over-diagnosis and over-treatment of PE
Jane M. Suh, John J. Cronan, Terrance T. Healey> ;Emergency Radiology. 2010 Mar 9
12 citations
Retirement: it's not about the finances!
John J. Cronan> ;Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2009 Apr 1
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Hospital Affiliations

Rhode Island HospitalProvidence, Rhode Island
Miriam HospitalProvidence, Rhode Island
Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode IslandProvidence, Rhode Island