Suri, RajeevSchool of Medicine |
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Dr. Suri is Professor and Vice Chairman of Clinical Operations of the Department of Radiology at the University of Texas Health San Antonio. In addition, Dr. Suri serves as the Medical Director of Radiology at University Health System San Antonio and is the President Medical Dental Staff (Chief of Staff) at the University Hospital.
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| 1/2019 - Present | Chief of Staff, President Medical Dental Staff | University Hospital, San Antonio, TX |
| 3/2016 - Present | Medical Director, Radiology | University Health System, Radiology, San Antonio, TX |
| 3/2016 - Present | Vice Chair Clinical Operations, Radiology | University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, Radiology, San Antonio, TX |
| 9/2015 - Present | Professor with Tenure | University of Texas Health Sciences Center San Antonio, Radiology, San Antonio, TX |
| 7/2004 - Present | Vascular Interventional Radiology Faculty | UTHSCSA and University Hospital, Radiology, San Antonio, TX |
| Year | Degree | Discipline | Institution |
| 2020 | MBA | MBA | University of Texas San Antonio |
| 2004 | Clinical Fellowship | Vascular and Interventional Radiology | UCLA Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine Los Angeles , CA |
| 2003 | Residency | Diagnostic Radiology (Chief Resident 2002-2003) | Cedars Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles , CA |
| 2000 | Internship | Transitional Year | Hospital of St. Raphael, Yale University New Haven , CT |
| 1999 | Research Fellowship | Musculoskeletal Radiology Research Fellowship | Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School Boston , MA |
| 1996 | Residency | Diagnostic Radiology | Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research India |
| 1991 | MD | Medical Sciences | Christian Medical College India |
Endovascular arterial interventions- Fellowship trained experienced Interventional Radiologist with an active interest in peripheral endovascular interventions. Accomplishments include - 1. Site Co-Principal investigator in the NIH funded and industry funded trials. 2. Author of several presentations and publications in the field of peripheral arterial interventions with distal embolic protection 3. Invited speaker for endovascular interventions |
Image guided Interventional Oncologic management- Established the minimal invasive endovascular program for treatment of liver cancers at the University Hospital and Veterans Affairs Hospital San Antonio, where none existed before. Multiple invited presentations at national and international meetings are evidence expertise in this field. Areas of expertise include 1. Chemoembolization and radioembolization for liver malignancies 2. Percutaneous image guided minimal invasive ablations for liver, renal and lung lesions |
Quality and Safety- As Vice Chair of Quality and Safety at UTHSCSA Radiology (2012-15), current Vice Chair of Clinical Operations and member/past chair of the University Hospital Quality Risk Management committee, I have been actively involved in reviewing and improving quality standards in healthcare. I continue the impetus to quality through my roles as Medical Director of Radiology at UHS and Chief of Staff for UHS. |
| Date | Description | Institution | # Students |
| 2/2010 - Present | Radiology Resident Noon Lecture Series - Speaker: Iodinated Contrast Media | UTHSCSA, Radiology Residency Program | 40 students |
| Location: Department of Radiology 6th floor Conference Room; Preparation Hrs: 2, Student Contact Hrs: 1 (every year). Lecture entitled "Iodinated Contrast Media and Reactions: What a Radiologist needs to know` presented to UTHSCSA radiology residents and fellows as an essential requirement for their general competencies. Lectures given on - 02/09/10; 11/16/10; 03/24/11; 12/06/11; 05/20/2013; ; 01/13/15 | |||
| 1/2008 - Present | Gen Diagnostic Radiology Elective, Advanced Topic | The University of Texas Health Science Center | |
| Student contact hours are listed per week for their 4 week block. 10 fourth year medical students rotate through Radiology for 4 weeks as an elective in General Radiology. Their final day case presentations are evaluated by three-four course faculty including me. | |||
| 11/2006 - Present | IR Fellowship Morning Conference series - Mentor and Speaker | University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio | 15 students |
| As the Course Director (2006-2007), Co-Course Director (2007-2014) and teaching faculty (2006-present), I have presented and supervised conferences at the Morning Interventional Radiology Didactic and Case Based conferences, and have maintained teaching for the Interventional Radiology Fellowship program. This conference series is attended by Interventional Radiology fellows, and rotating radiology residents/medical students. These half hour conferences occur Wednesday through Friday from August to June of the academic year, including case conferences (Wednesdays), Lectures (Thursdays) and Journal clubs/Mortality and Morbidity conferences (Fridays). | |||
| 5/2005 - Present | Resident Board Reviews: Interventional Radiology | UTHSCSA | 10 students |
| Location: Department of Radiology Conference Room UHS; Preparation Hrs: 5, Student Contact Hrs: 3. I am responsible for collecting, organizing and presenting Radiology Board appropriate cases, as ?unknowns? to senior Radiology residents preparing for the American Board of Radiology Oral Examination. This formal review of cases occurs during 1-2 two hour sessions during the last 4 months of their senior year (4 hour sessions annually for the last 7 years). The teaching program in Interventional Radiology coupled with Board reviews has had a successful > 90% pass rate for first time examinees in the Interventional Radiology section of the American Board of Radiology Oral Exam. Dates: 05/12/14; 04/23/14; 09/10/2013; 06/11/2013; 05/24/2013; 03/20/2013; 03/04/2013; 04/09/2012; 02/27/2012; 05/19/11; 02/16/11; 03/04/10; 05/19/09; 03/16/09; 05/19/08; 05/05/08; 04/24/07; 04/10/07; 05/23/06; 05/15/06; 05/11/05 | |||
| 4/2005 - Present | Interventional Radiology Lecture (UTHSCSA/SAUSHEC) series | University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio | 30 students |
| Preparation Hrs: 3, Student Contact Hrs: 1; The preparation hours and student contact hours listed are per conference. Interventional Radiology Didactic series is an integral component of the multi-institutional Video Teleconferencing Lecture consortium for Radiology residents and fellows at UTHSCSA, Wilford Hall Medical Center and Brooks Army Medical Center. I have been the Interventional Radiology course director from 2006 and have been teaching faculty in this course since 2004. | |||
| 7/2004 - Present | Rotation Student Supervision | UTHSCSA | |
| 7/2004 - Present | Rotation Student Supervision | UTHSCSA | |
Abstract |
| Wampler MR, Scherer E, Muir M, Liao L, Stewart R, Jenkins D, Aggarwal A, Walker J, Kroma G, SURI R, Lopera J, DeMoor S, Brian J Eastridge BJ. Impact of a Dedicated Trauma Hybrid Operating Room on Splenic Injury Management and Salvage Rates; 2019 Mar. (Abstracts 2019 Southwestern Surgical Congress). |
| Scherer EP, Thompson J, DeMoor S, Crane CE, Lopera JE, Walker JA, SURI R, Eastridge BJ, Nicholson S, Jenkins D, Wampler MR, Liao LF. Traumatic renal injuries: Angiography & angiointerventions at a Level 1 Verified Adult & Pediatric Trauma Center; 2019 Mar. (Abstracts 2019 Southwestern Surgical Congress Meeting). |
| Lopera JE, Garza-Berlanga A, Kroma G, Suri R, Walker J. Microwave ablation for HCC: single center 4-year experience with long term follow-up; 2018 Apr. (Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (Supplement); vol. 29, no. 4supp). |
| Ghumman SS, Weinerman J, Khan A, Cheema M, Garcia M, Levin D, Suri R, Prasad A. Contrast Induced-Acute Kidney Injury Following Peripheral Angiography with Carbon Dioxide versus Iodinated Contrast Media: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Current Literature; 2017 Nov. (Journal of American College of Cardiology; vol. 69, no. 11). |
| Lopera JE, Garza-Berlanga A, Kroma G, SURI R. BRTO for bleeding gastric varices: Review of complications and how to avoid them; 2016 Feb. (Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (Supplement); vol. 3Supp). |
| Lopera JE, Kroma G, Garza-Berlanga A, SURI R, Wholey M. Use of cone beam CT for complex biliary interventions; 2015 Feb. (Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (Supplement); vol. 26, no. 2). |
| Haq A, Heeter Z, Lopera JE, SURI R, Garza-Berlanga A, Kroma G. Mesocaval Shunt creation by Interventional Radiology: Percutaneous and endovascular approaches in an illustrated case-based review; 2015 Feb. (Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (Supplement); vol. 26, no. 2). |
| Chamarthy M, SURI R, Kroma G, Garza-Berlanga A, Lopera JE. Correlation of treatment response pathological response in explanted livers DEB-TACE and interstitial ablation treatments for HCC; 2015 Feb. (Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology (Supplement); vol. 26, no. 2). |
| Gear C, Khazim K, SURI R, Fanti P, Bansal S. Oncogenic Osteomalacia: Fibroblast Growth Factor-7 (FGF7), not Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 (FGF23), Being the Player This Time; 2012 Jan. (J Invest Medicine; vol. 60, no. 1). |
Book Chapter |
| Abello AL, Palmer WE, SURI R . Magnetic Resonance Imaging differentiation of benign versus malignant vertebral collapse. In: Castillo M (Book Editor). Spinal Imaging Critical Topics for Clinical Practice (2nd Edition). Philadelphia: Jaypee Brothers, Inc; 2016. p. 57-71. |
Electronic/Web Publication |
| Suri R. Deep Dive into Ascites (Podcast with Backtable) https://www.backtable.com/app-podcast/87/deep-dive-into-ascites 2020 Oct. |
| SURI R, Calland JF, Conrad F, Angle F. Reducing Trauma Response times for IR: A multidisciplinary team approach 2016 Jan. Available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiusWxY0hto&feature=youtu.be SIR-RFS Webinar Improving IR Response Times and Management During Trauma Cases. |
Journal Article |
| Anand K, Garza L, Halff G, Klair T, Cigarroa F, SURI R, Lopera J. Direct Transmesenteric Venous Interventions in the Acute Post Liver Transplant Setting Journal of Interventional Medicine 2020 Oct;. |
| Lopera J, Arthur J, Nemeh F, Liu Q, Choi B, Walker J, Garza-Berlanga A, Kroma G, SURI R. Microwave ablation in hepatocellular carcinoma ? Single US Center Long-term Imaging and Clinical Follow-up results Current Research in Surgery 2019 Nov;2(1):8-15. |
| Mais DD, SURI R, Hubbard HH. Cirrhosis: Diagnostic Performance Characteristics of Non-invasive Tests Journal of Liver and Clinical Research 2018 Aug;5(2):1049-1056. |
| Rivero JR, De La Cerda J, Wang H, Farrell AM, Liss MA, SURI R, Rodriguez R, Kaushik D. Partial Nephrectomy versus Cryoablation or Radiofrequency Ablation for Clinical Stage 1 Renal Masses: Systematic Review and meta-analysis of more than 3900 patients Journal of Vascular Interventional Radiology 2018 Jan;29(1):18-29. |
| Ghumman SS, Weinerman J, Khan A, Cheema M, Garcia M, Levin D, SURI R, Prasad A. Contrast Induced-Acute Kidney Injury Following Peripheral Angiography with Carbon Dioxide versus Iodinated Contrast Media: A Meta-Analysis and Systematic Review of Current Literature Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions 2017 Sep;90(3):437-448. |
| Lopera J, Hegg R, Bready E, Kroma G, Garza-Berlanga A, SURI R. Complex biliary interventions: Percutaneous small bowel access confirmation with Cone beam CT and retrograde biliary obstruction recanalization Gastrointestinal Intervention 2017 Jul;6(2):140-144. |
| Zafar AM, SURI R, Nguyen TK, Petrash CC, Fazal Z. Understanding pre-procedure patient-flow in interventional radiology Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2016 Aug;27(8):1189-1194. |
| Bansal S, Khalid, Khazim, Suri R, Martin, DA, Werner SL, Fanti P. Tumor induced osteomalacia: associated with elevated circulating levels of fibroblast growth factor-7 in addition to fibroblast growth factor-23 Clinical Nephrology 2016 Jan;85(1):57-62. |
| Katabathina V, Zafar M, SURI R. Clinical presentations, imaging and management of acute cholecystitis Techniques in Vascular Interventional Radiology 2015 Dec;18(4):256-265. |
| Lopera JE, Katabathina V, Bosworth B, Garg D, Kroma G, GARZA-BERLANGA A, Suri R, Wholey M. Segmental Liver Ischemia/Infarction after Elective Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Creation: Clinical Outcomes in 10 Patients Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2015 Jun;26(6):835-841. |
| Lopera JE, Shapiro M, Sanchez D, Maya C, Kroma G, Garza-Berlanga A, SURI R. Superior vena cava (SVC) filters placed over central lines - analysis of line trapping and difficulties with line retrieval: an in-vitro experimental study Acta Radiol 2014 Jul;55(6):732-736. |
| Lopera J, SURI R, Kroma GM, Garza-Berlanga A, Thomas J. Role of interventional procedures in obstetrics/gynecology Radiologic Clinics of North America 2013 Nov;51(6):1049-1066. |
| Hardman RL, Rahal A, Walker J, Tavakoli S, Rodriguez P, Vargas D, SURI R, Garcia-Rojas X, Jung AJ, Fullerton GD, Clarke G, Dodd III GD. Combined Radiology Residency-PhD Program: 10 year review of program results (Voice of Experience) Journal of American College of Radiology 2013 Oct;10(10):738-741. |
| Statler JD, Miller DL, Dixon RG, Kuo MD, Duncan JR, Gross K, Saad WE, Silberzweig JE, Stecker MS, SURI R, Thornton RH, Bartal G et al. Society of Interventional Radiology position statement: Prevention of unintentionally retained foreign bodies during Interventional Radiology procedures Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2011 Nov;22(11):1561-1562. |
| Lopera JE, Suri R, KROMA G, Gadani S, Dolmatch B. Traumatic Occlusion and Dissection of the Main Renal Artery: Endovascular Treatment Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2011 Nov;22(11):1570-1574. |
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| Funding Agency | NIH/NIBIB RO3 gran |
| Title | Characterization of Acute Pediatric Anoxic Brain Injury in Non-fatal Drowning Using MRI |
| Status | Active |
| Period | 10/2019 - 10/2020 |
| Role | Co-Investigator |
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