LaraHardestyMD

Radiology • Aurora, CO

Breast Imaging, Women's Imaging

Associate Professor, Radiology, University of Colorado School of Medicine

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Office
12605 E 16th Ave
Aurora, CO 80045
Phone+1 720-848-0000
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Education & Training

UPMC Medical EducationFellowship, Women's Imaging, 1997 - 1998
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical CenterResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1993 - 1997
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1993

Certifications & Licensure

CO State Medical License 2005 - 2025
American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
Fellow Society of Breast Imaging, 2014
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

25 citations
Predicting breast cancer response to neoadjuvant treatment using multi-feature MRI: results from the I-SPY 2 TRIAL.
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3 citations
Effect of Arrival of Prior Mammograms on Recall Negation for Screening Mammograms Performed With Digital Breast Tomosynthesis in a Clinical Setting.
Lara A. Hardesty, Kimberly E. Lind, Eric J. Gutierrez> ;Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2018 Jun 29
16 citations
Breast Cancers Found with Digital Breast Tomosynthesis: A Comparison of Pathology and Histologic Grade.
Wei-Shin Wang, Lara A. Hardesty, James P. Borgstede, Jayme Takahashi, Sharon Sams> ;The Breast Journal. 2016 Nov 1
7 citations
Original articleHealth services research and policyDirect Interactive Public Education by Breast Radiologists About Screening Mammography: Impact on Anxiety and Empowe...
Jiyon Lee, Lara A. Hardesty, Nathan M. Kunzler, Andrew B. Rosenkrantz> ;Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2016 Nov 1
2 citations
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Utilization in the United States: A Survey of Physician Members of the Society of Breast Imaging.
Lara A Hardesty, Sarah M Kreidler, Deborah H Glueck> ;Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2016 Nov 1
11 citations
Compliance With Screening Mammography Guidelines After a False-Positive Mammogram.
Lara A. Hardesty, Kimberly E. Lind, Eric J. Gutierrez> ;Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2016 Sep 1
A 55-Year-Old Woman With New Triple-Negative Breast Mass, Less Than 2 cm on Both Mammogram and Ultrasound
Anthony D. Elias, Wei-Shin Wang, Lara A. Hardesty> ;Oncology. 2016 Mar 16
12 citations
Direct Interactive Public Education by Breast Radiologists About Screening Mammography: Impact on Anxiety and Empowerment.
Jiyon Lee, Lara A Hardesty, Nathan M Kunzler, Andrew B Rosenkrantz> ;Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2016 Jan 1
4 citations
Issues to consider before implementing digital breast tomosynthesis into a breast imaging practice.
Lara A. Hardesty> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2015 Feb 25
14 citations
Implications of CISNET Modeling on Number Needed to Screen and Mortality Reduction With Digital Mammography in Women 40-49 Years Old
R. Edward Hendrick, Mark A. Helvie, Lara A. Hardesty> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2014 Nov 21
5 citations
Digital breast tomosynthesis utilization in the United States: a survey of physician members of the Society of Breast Imaging.
Lara A Hardesty, Sarah M Kreidler, Deborah H Glueck> ;Journal of the American College of Radiology. 2014 Jun 1
8 citations
Agreement of the order of overall performance levels under different reading paradigms.
David Gur, Andriy I. Bandos, Amy H. Klym, Cathy S. Cohen, Christiane M. Hakim, Lara A. Hardesty, Marie A. Ganott, Ronald L. Perrin, William R. Poller, Ratan Shah, Jule...> ;Academic Radiology. 2008 Dec 1
3 citations
Binary and multi-category ratings in a laboratory observer performance study: A comparison
David Gur, Andriy I. Bandos, Jill L. King, Amy H. Klym, Cathy S. Cohen, Christiane M. Hakim, Lara A. Hardesty, Marie A. Ganott, Ronald L. Perrin, William R. Poller, Ra...> ;Medical Physics. 2008 Oct 1
125 citations
The "laboratory" effect: comparing radiologists' performance and variability during prospective clinical and laboratory mammography interpretations.
David Gur, Andriy I. Bandos, Cathy S. Cohen, Christiane M. Hakim, Lara A. Hardesty, Marie A. Ganott, Ronald L. Perrin, William R. Poller, Ratan Shah, Jules H. Sumkin, ...> ;Radiology. 2008 Oct 1
8 citations
Intracystic Papillary Carcinoma of the Breast: Differential Diagnosis and Management
Kimberly C. Mugler, Carrie Marshall, Lara A. Hardesty, Christina Finlayson, Meenakshi Singh> ;Oncology. 2007 Jun 1
7 citations
Head-mounted versus remote eye tracking of radiologists searching for breast cancer: a comparison.
Claudia Mello-Thoms, Cynthia A. Britton, Gordon S. Abrams, Christiane M. Hakim, Rattan Shah, Lara A. Hardesty, Glenn S. Maitz, David Gur> ;Academic Radiology. 2006 Feb 1
57 citations
A method to improve visual similarity of breast masses for an interactive computer-aided diagnosis environment.
Bin Zheng, Amy Lu, Lara A. Hardesty, Jules H. Sumkin, Christiane M. Hakim, Marie A. Ganott, David Gur> ;Medical Physics. 2005 Dec 22
48 citations
Effects of lesion conspicuity on visual search in mammogram reading
Claudia Mello-Thoms, Lara A. Hardesty, Jules H. Sumkin, Marie A. Ganott, Christiane M. Hakim, Cynthia A. Britton, Jennifer S. Stalder, Glenn S. Maitz> ;Academic Radiology. 2005 Jul 1
5 citations
Is Maximum Positive Predictive Value a Good Indicator of an Optimal Screening Mammography Practice
Lara A. Hardesty, Amy H. Klym, Betty E. Shindel, Denise M. Chough, Jules H. Sumkin, David Gur> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2005 May 1
28 citations
Trends in recall, biopsy, and positive biopsy rates for screening mammography in an academic practice.
David Gur, Luisa P. Wallace, Amy H. Klym, Lara A. Hardesty, Gordon S. Abrams, Ratan Shah, Jules H. Sumkin> ;Radiology. 2005 May 1
28 citations
“Memory effect” in observer performance studies of mammograms1
Lara A. Hardesty, Marie A. Ganott, Christiane M. Hakim, Cathy S. Cohen, Ronald J. Clearfield, David Gur> ;Academic Radiology. 2005 Mar 1
7 citations
A method to test the reproducibility and to improve performance of computer-aided detection schemes for digitized mammograms
Bin Zheng, David Gur, Walter F. Good, Lara A. Hardesty> ;Medical Physics. 2004 Nov 1
54 citations
Computer-aided detection performance in mammographic examination of masses: assessment.
David Gur, Jennifer S. Stalder, Lara A. Hardesty, Bin Zheng, Jules H. Sumkin, Denise M. Chough, Betty E. Shindel, Howard E. Rockette> ;Radiology. 2004 Nov 1
7 citations
On the testing and reporting of computer-aided detection results for lung cancer detection.
David Gur, Bin Zheng, Carl R. Fuhrman, Lara A. Hardesty> ;Radiology. 2004 Jul 1
1 citations
The effect of routine use of a computer-aided detection system on the practice of breast imagers: a subjective assessment.
Amy H. Klym, Jill L. King, Lara A. Hardesty> ;Academic Radiology. 2004 Jun 1
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Press Mentions

Study Combats “Anxiety” as Barrier to Breast Cancer ScreeningOctober 22nd, 2015

Hospital Affiliations

University of Colorado HospitalAurora, Colorado
UCHealth Memorial HospitalColorado Springs, Colorado
UCHealth Poudre Valley HospitalFort Collins, Colorado