Faculty & Staff
Drew A Torigian, MD, MA
Associate Professor of Radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Radiology
Contact information
Department of Radiology
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-615-3805
Fax: 215-614-0033
Fax: 215-614-0033
Email:
Drew.Torigian@uphs.upenn.edu
Drew.Torigian@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
BA (Chemistry)
Johns Hopkins University, 1991.
MA (Mathematics)
Johns Hopkins University, 1991.
BA (Mathematics)
Johns Hopkins University, 1991.
MD (Medicine)
New York University School of Medicine, 1996.
BA (Chemistry)
Johns Hopkins University, 1991.
MA (Mathematics)
Johns Hopkins University, 1991.
BA (Mathematics)
Johns Hopkins University, 1991.
MD (Medicine)
New York University School of Medicine, 1996.
Post-Graduate Training
Internship in Internal Medicine, New York University Medical Center, 1996-1997.
Residency in Diagnostic Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1997-2001.
Fellowship, Body and Musculoskeletal MRI, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2001-2003.
Business Essentials Certificate Program, Wharton Programs for Working Professionals (WPWP), The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania , 2004-2007.
Internship in Internal Medicine, New York University Medical Center, 1996-1997.
Residency in Diagnostic Radiology, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1997-2001.
Fellowship, Body and Musculoskeletal MRI, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 2001-2003.
Business Essentials Certificate Program, Wharton Programs for Working Professionals (WPWP), The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania , 2004-2007.
Certifications
Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification, 1995.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification, 1996.
American Board of Radiology Certification (lifetime), 2001.
Permanent linkBasic Cardiac Life Support Certification, 1995.
Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification, 1996.
American Board of Radiology Certification (lifetime), 2001.
Description of Research Expertise
oncologic imaging (lung cancer, melanoma, lymphoma, GI, GU, and gyn cancers)inflammation imaging
aging imaging
translational research imaging
thoracoabdominopelvic imaging
CT imaging
MR imaging
PET and PET/CT imaging
functional and molecular imaging
quantitative imaging/image analysis
all types of imaging response assessment on CT, MRI, and PET
Description of Clinical Expertise
thoracic imaging (plain film radiography, CT, MRI, PET, and PET/CT)body CT imaging
body MR imaging
PET and PET/CT imaging
oncologic imaging
vascular imaging (CT and MR)
Selected Publications
Nakhoda Z, Torigian DA, Saboury B, Hofheinz F, Alavi A.: Assessment of the diagnostic performance of 18F-FDG-PET/CT for detection and characterization of solid renal malignancies. Hell J Nucl Med 16(1): 19-24, 2013 Notes: The first two authors listed have contributed equally to the manuscript.Chen W, Zhuang H, Cheng G, Torigian DA, Alavi A. : Comparison of FDG-PET, MRI and CT for post radiofrequency ablation evaluation of hepatic tumors. Ann Nucl Med 27(1): 58-64, 2013.
Torigian DA, Dam V, Chen X, Saboury B, Udupa JK, Rashid A, Moghadam-Kia S, Alavi A.: In vivo quantification of pulmonary inflammation in relation to emphysema severity via partial volume corrected 18F-FDG-PET using computer-assisted analysis of diagnostic chest CT. Hell J Nucl Med 16(1): 12-18, 2013 Notes: The first two authors listed have contributed equally to the manuscript.
Kandalaft LE, Powell JR, DJ, Chiang CL, Tanyi J, Kim S, Bosch M, Montone K, Mick R, Levine BL, Torigian DA, June CH, Coukos G.: Autologous Lysate-pulsed Dendritic Cell Vaccination Followed by Adoptive Transfer of Vaccine-primed Ex Vivo Costimulated T-cells in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer. Oncoimmunology 2(1): e22664-1-e22664-10, 2013.
Chen X, Udupa JK, Alavi A, Torigian DA.: GC-ASM: Synergistic Integration of Graph-Cut and Active Shape Model Strategies for Medical Image Segmentation. Comput Vis Image Underst 117(5): 513-524, 2013.
Lantos JE, Levine MS, Rubesin SE, Lau CT, Torigian DA.: Comparison of esophagography and chest CT for evaluation of leaks after esophagogastrectomy. J Thorac Imaging 28(2): 11-128, 2013.
Song G, Barbosa Jr EM, Tustison N, Gefter WB, Kreider K, Gee JC, Torigian DA.: Comparative Study of HRCT Image Metrics and PFT Values for Characterization of ILD and COPD. Acad Radiol 19(7): 857-864, 2012.
Musiek ES, Saboury B, Mishra S, Chen Y, Reddin JS, Newberg AB, Udupa JK, Detre JA, Hofheinz F, Torigian D, Alavi A.: Feasibility of estimation of brain volume and 2-deoxy-2-(18)F-fluoro-D-glucose metabolism using a novel automated image analysis method: Application in Alzheimer’s disease. Hell J Nucl Med 15(3): 190-196, 2012.
Mehta NN, Torigian DA, Gelfand JM, Saboury B, Alavi A.: Quantification of Atherosclerotic Plaque Activity and Vascular Inflammation using [18-F] Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (FDG-PET/CT). J Vis Exp(63), 3777, 2012 Notes: Available online at http://www.jove.com/video/3777/quantification-of-atherosclerotic-plaque-activity-and-vascular-inflammation-using-18-f-fluorodeoxyglucose-positron-emission-tomographycomputed-tomography-fdg-petct.
Fishbein L, Bonner L, Torigian DA, Nathanson KL, Cohen DL, Pryma D, Cengel K.: External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) for Patients with Malignant Pheochromocytoma and Non-Head and Neck Paraganglioma: Combination with 131I-MIBG. Horm Metab Res 44(5): 405-410, 2012.
