Sara Reis Teixeira, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Radiology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Active Medical Staff, Pennsylvania Hospital
Attending Radiologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Radiology, Philadelphia, PA
Teleradiologist, Chester County Hospital, Department of Radiology, Chester County, PA
Teleradiologist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Radiology, Philadelphia, PA
Program Director, Pediatric Fellowship, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Radiology, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Radiology
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department of Radiology
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Radiology
3401 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email:
teixeiras@chop.edu
teixeiras@chop.edu
Education:
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, 2005.
PhD (Radiology)
Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, 2014.
Permanent linkMD (Doctor of Medicine)
Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, 2005.
PhD (Radiology)
Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, 2014.
Selected Publications
Meneses, M., Guarilha, T., Cerron-Vela, C. R., Manteghinejad, A., Whitehead, M. T., Lucato, L. T., & Reis Teixeira, S: Coronal Clival Cleft: Estimated Prevalence and Clinical Associations in a Pediatric Cohort. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology Feb 2026 Notes: DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A9201 online ahead of print.Pelzl, C. E., Doria, A. S., Drake, A., Christensen, E. W., Gee, M. S., Hayatghaibi, S. E., Ho, M. L., Teixeira, S. R., Trout, A. T., Widjaja, E., Rula, E. Y., & Chan, S. S.: Imaging Utilization Among Pediatric Beneficiaries at Children's Hospital Versus Non-Children's Hospital Outpatient Facilities Using Medicaid Claims. Journal of the American College of Radiology(JACR) Jan 2026 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2025.11.029.
Han, N. A., Halverson, M. R., Chang, A. E., Tolley, P. D., Teixeira, S. R., Shekdar, K. V., Swanson, J. W., Bartlett, S. P., Schwartz, E. S., & Taylor, J. A.: Incidental cranial suture closure in pediatric patients: a rigorous evaluation of suture closure timing in the era of high-resolution CT. Child's nervous system: ChNS: official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery 19(41): 362, Nov 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s00381-025-07009-7.
Simsek O, Manteghinejad A, Wannasarnmetha M, Kotha A, Teixeira SR, Zarnow D, Schwartz ES, Whitehead MT: Subarachnoid Space Measurements in the Second Trimester Using MR Imaging. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 46(10): 2168-2175, Oct 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A8773.
Martinez-Correa S,Pollock AN,Teixeira SR: Leptomeningeal Spread of Metastatic Wilms Tumor. Applied Radiology Oct 2025 Notes: https://appliedradiology.com/articles/leptomeningeal-spread-of-metastatic-wilms-tumor.
Laptook, A., Garvey, A. A., Adams, C., Grant, P. E., Molloy, E. J., Groenendaal, F., Weeke, L. C., Benders, M., Hwang, M., El-Dib, M., Badawi, N., Robertson, N. J., Pang, R., Thayyil, S., Inder, T., Andelius, T. C. K., Kyng, K. J.,: Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy in neonatal encephalopathy: current consensus position and future opportunities. Pediatric research Oct 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1038/s41390-025-04448-5.
Feygin, T., Reis Teixeira, Shekdar, K, Pollock, A.N.: Dynamic MRI in Fetal and Pediatric Assessment of the Velopharyngeal Apparatus: Clinical Experience at CHOP. American Society of Head & Neck Radiology (ASHNR) Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV Sep 2025 Notes: Oral Presentation.
Martinez-Correa, S., Rafful, P., Ramirez-Suarez, K., Viaene, A. N., Beslow, L. A., Agarwal, S., Whitehead, M. T., Vossough, A., & Teixeira, S. R.: Imaging Patterns of Neonatal Subpial Hemorrhage: Provisional Statements on Neurologic Outcomes. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 46(8): 1702-1708, Aug 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A8702.
Teixeira SR, Cerron-Vela C, Khalek N, Wright R, Whitehead MT.: Coronal Clival Cleft in CHARGE Syndrome: Fetal MRI Series. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 46(5): 1022-1028, May 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A8609.
Guarilha T, Meneses MOSC, Martinez-Correa SM, Rafful PP, Omeiri SE, Murakoshi R, Alves Jr SF, Vidal LLM, Shekdar K, Teixeira SR: Jaw-dropping lesions: all you need to know about pediatric mandible lesions Philadelphia, PA May 2025 Notes: Poster presentation.