PaulWSpirnMD

Radiology • Boston, MA

Thoracic Imaging

Assistant Professor of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

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Office
330 Brookline Ave # Shapiro4
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Boston, MA 02215
Phone+1 617-667-2204
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Education & Training

Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Radiology-Diagnostic, 1978 - 1980
Massachusetts General HospitalInternship, Transitional Year, 1977 - 1978
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of PennsylvaniaClass of 1976

Certifications & Licensure

AZ State Medical License 2004 - Present
MA State Medical License 1979 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2018 - 2020
PA State Medical License 1986 - 2002
American Board of Radiology Diagnostic Radiology

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

801 citations
The national lung screening trial: Overview and study design
Constantine A. Gatsonis, Denise R. Aberle, Christine D. Berg, William C. Black, Timothy R. Church, Richard M. Fagerstrom, Barbara Galen, Ilana F. Gareen, Jonathan Gold...> ;Radiology. 2011 Jan 1
22 citations
Electronic Messaging System for Communicating Important, but Nonemergent, Abnormal Imaging Results
Ronald L. Eisenberg, Kei Yamada, Chun S. Yam, Paul W. Spirn, Jonathan B. Kruskal> ;Radiology. 2010 Dec 1
24 citations
HRCT findings of proximal interruption of the right pulmonary artery.
Dae Shick Ryu, Paul W. Spirn, Beatrice Trotman-Dickenson, Andetta R. Hunsaker, Seung Mun Jung, Man Soo Park, Bock Hyun Jung, Philip Costello> ;Journal of Thoracic Imaging. 2004 Jul 1
13 citations
Spectrum of CT findings in nosocomial Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia.
Rosita M. Shah, Richard J. Wechsler, Ana M. Salazar, Paul W. Spirn> ;Journal of Thoracic Imaging. 2002 Jan 1
13 citations
CT of In Situ Vascular Stump Thrombosis After Pulmonary Resection for Cancer
Richard J. Wechsler, Ana M. Salazar, Angela J. Gessner, Paul W. Spirn, Rosita M. Shah, Robert M. Steiner> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 2001 Jun 1
10 citations
Image-guided localization for video-assisted thoracic surgery
Paul W. Spirn, Rosita M. Shah, Robert M. Steiner, Antje L. Greenfield, Ana M. Salazar, Ji-Bin Liu> ;Journal of Thoracic Imaging. 1997 Oct 1
64 citations
Incidental pulmonary emboli detected at helical CT : Effect on patient care
C B Winston, Richard J. Wechsler, Ana M. Salazar, A B Kurtz, Paul W. Spirn> ;Radiology. 1996 Oct 1
28 citations
The relationship of thoracic lymphadenopathy to pulmonary interstitial disease in diffuse and limited systemic sclerosis: CT findings.
Richard J. Wechsler, Robert M. Steiner, Paul W. Spirn, Seth Rubin, Ana M. Salazar, Rosita M. Shah, K. M. Russell, Sergio A. Jimenez, John Varga> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 1996 Jul 1
39 citations
Lung involvement in systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) : relation to classification based on extent of skin involvement or autoantibody status
Gregory C. Kane, John Varga, Emily F. Conant, Paul W. Spirn, Sergio A. Jimenez, James E. Fish> ;Respiratory Medicine. 1996 Apr 1
7 citations
Role of thoracoscopy and preoperative localization procedures in the diagnosis and management of pulmonary pathology.
Rosita M. Shah, Paul W. Spirn, Ana M. Salazar, Robert M. Steiner, Herbert E Cohn, Richard J. Wechsler> ;Seminars in Ultrasound, CT, and MR. 1995 Oct 1
30 citations
US-assisted bronchoscopy with use of miniature transducer-containing catheters.
Barry B. Goldberg, Robert M. Steiner, Ji-Bin Liu, Daniel A. Merton, G. Articolo, J. R. Cohn, J.E. Gottlieb, Barbara L. McComb, Paul W. Spirn> ;Radiology. 1994 Jan 1
75 citations
Localization of peripheral pulmonary nodules for thoracoscopic excision: value of CT-guided wire placement
Rosita M. Shah, Paul W. Spirn, Ana M. Salazar, Robert M. Steiner, H E Cohn, R W Solit, Richard J. Wechsler, S Erdman> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 1993 Aug 1
37 citations
Thrombosis and infection caused by thoracic venous catheters: pathogenesis and imaging findings.
Richard J. Wechsler, Paul W. Spirn, Emily F. Conant, Robert M. Steiner, Laurence Needleman> ;AJR. American Journal of Roentgenology. 1993 Mar 1
13 citations
Radiology of the chest after thoracic surgery
Paul W. Spirn, George W. Gross, Richard J. Wechsler, Robert M. Steiner> ;Seminars in Roentgenology. 1988 Jan 1
58 citations
Intrapulmonary Lymph Nodes: Clinical, Radiologic, and Pathologic Features
Richard L. Kradin, Paul W. Spirn, Eugene J. Mark> ;Chest. 1985 May 1
13 citations
Radiology of the pleura.
Robert D. Pugatch, Paul W. Spirn> ;Clinics in Chest Medicine. 1985 Mar 1
55 citations
Inadvertent transbronchial insertion of narrow-bore feeding tubes into the pleural space.
Robert W. Hand, Michael Kempster, Jerrold H. Levy, Peter R. Rogol, Paul W. Spirn> ;JAMA. 1984 May 11
3 citations
Young woman with Cushing's syndrome.
Paul W. Spirn, John J. Godleski, Robert G. Dluhy, Steven E. Seltzer, Peter G. Herman> ;Investigative Radiology. 1982 Jul 1
Thoracic radiology.
Greene, R., Anderson, D. J., Gefter, W. B., Levitt, R. G., McLoud, T., Oestmann, J., Schaefer, C., Spirn, P. W., Stark, P.> ;Radiology. 1991 Mar
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Hospital Affiliations

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical CenterBoston, Massachusetts