Max Wintermark MD MAS

Neuroradiology

Chair of Neuroradiology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Center

Summary

I am a neuroradiologist with a specific interest and expertise in brain tumor, spine tumor, head and neck tumor, stroke, traumatic brain injury, epilepsy, movement disorders and psychiatric disorders. I received my training in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Lausanne in Switzerland followed by a fellowship in Diagnostic Neuroradiology at the University of California, San Francisco. I have a degree in biomedical engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of technology, a master in clinical research from the University of San Francisco and an MBA from the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst. I worked as a faculty at the University of California, San Francisco, at the University of Virginia, at Stanford, and I am currently a Professor and the Chair of Neuroradiology at the University of Texas MD Anderson Center.

Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014-2022
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Inpatient - Core EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012

PubMed

Journal Articles

Diffusion MRI Tractography for Improved Transcranial MRI-Guided Focused Ultrasound Thalamotomy Targeting for Essential Tremor
Jaimie M Henderson, Casey H Halpern, Raag Airan, Pejman Ghanouni, Michael Zeineh, Max Wintermark, ScienceDirect

Management of Incidental Pituitary Findings on CT, MRI, and 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose PET: A White Paper of the ACR Incidental Findings CommitteeMay 2018

Do CT Scans Cause Cancer? Study Finds Imaging May Fuel 1 in 20 U.S. Cases Each YearApril 18th, 2025
Some CT Scans Deliver Too Much Radiation, Researchers Say. Regulators Want to Know MoreMarch 13th, 2025
New Medicare Rules Aim to Cut Radiation Exposure from CT ScansMarch 8th, 2025
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