Benjamin H. Taragin, MD, FACR

Adjunct Professor of Radiology
Teleradiologist, Department of Radiology, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Department: Radiology
Contact information
Medical School for International Health at Ben Gurion University - MSIH
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Be'er Sheva
Caroline House, Faculty of Health Sciences
Beersheba, 84105
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Be'er Sheva
Caroline House, Faculty of Health Sciences
Beersheba, 84105
Email:
taraginb@chop.edu
taraginb@chop.edu
Education:
BA (Biology)
Yeshiva University, New York, NY, 1994.
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 1999.
Permanent linkBA (Biology)
Yeshiva University, New York, NY, 1994.
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 1999.
Selected Publications
Martinez-Correa, S; Freeman, CW; Lerebo, WT; Taragin, B; Moats, A; Haddad, S; Tierradentro-Garcia, L; Hwang, H: Added Value of Microvascular Imaging for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Strokes in Newborns and Infants. European Society of Paediatric Radiology (ESPR) Annual Meeting and Postgraduate Course, Seville, Spain June 2024 Notes: Poster presentation.Scheier, E., & Taragin, B.: Resolution of Sonographic Appendicitis in Pediatrics: a Point of Care Ultrasound Case-Series. POCUS journal 91(1): 44-50, Apr 2024 Notes: eCollection.
Jedwab, R., Boas, S., Potashner, D., Ostrovsky, D., Wacht, O., Taragin, B. H., Gat, T., Dayan, R. R., & Fuchs, L: A Comparison of Online Self-Training and Standard Bedside Training in Lung Ultrasonography for Medical Students. Academic medicine: journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges 99(3): 304-309, Mar 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.1097/ACM.0000000000005462.
Francis, S., Kim, E., Jotkowitz, A., Huneke, M., & Taragin, B. H.: COVID-Necessitated Online Radiology Elective Improves Student Imaging Appropriateness in Clinical Case Vignettes. Academic radiology 30(10): 2401-2405, Oct 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2023.06.015.
Sanders, M., Kapuller, V., Taragin, B., Fridman, E., Cohen, T., & Globus, O: Multiple fetus in fetu in the abdominal mass of a newborn. Pediatrics and neonatology 64(5): 615-616, Sep 2023.
Sammer, M. B. K., Akbari, Y. S., Barth, R. A., Blumer, S. L., Dillman, J. R., Farmakis, S. G., Frush, D. P., Gokli, A., Halabi, S. S., Iyer, R., Joshi, A., Kwon, J. K., Otero, H. J., Sher, A. C., Sotardi, S. T., Taragin, B. H., Towbin, A. J., & Wald, C: Use of Artificial Intelligence in Radiology: Impact on Pediatric Patients, a White Paper From the ACR Pediatric AI Workgroup. Journal of the American College of Radiology: JACR 20(8): 730-737, Aug 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2023.06.003.
Sammer, M. B. K., Akbari, Y. S., Barth, R. A., Blumer, S. L., Dillman, J. R., Farmakis, S. G., Frush, D. P., Gokli, A., Halabi, S. S., Iyer, R., Joshi, A., Kwon, J. K., Otero, H. J., Sher, A. C., Sotardi, S. T., Taragin, B. H., Towbin, A. J., & Wald, C: A Comparison of Online Self-Training and Standard Bedside Training in Lung Ultrasonography for Medical Students. Journal of the American College of Radiology: JACR 20(8): 730-737, Aug 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2023.06.003.
Scheier, E., Fuchs, L., Taragin, B. H., Balla, U., & Shavit, I: Children With Elbow Injuries and Sonographic Elevated Posterior Fat Pad but No Identifiable Posterior Fat Pad on Lateral Radiographs: A Case Series. Journal of ultrasound in medicine: official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine 42(7): 1617-1624, Jul 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1002/jum.16173.
*Rapp, J; Taragin, B : Structuring International Paediatric Radiology coverage at a major United States Academic Children’s Hospital. European Society Of Paediatric Radiology (ESPR) Annual Meeting & Post Graduate Course, Belgrade, Serbia Jul 2023 Notes: *Presented by Mentee; Oral presentation.
Sammer, M. B. K., Farmakis, S. G., Sher, A. C., Taragin, B. H., & Towbin, A. J: Re: Assessment of an artificial intelligence aid for the detection of appendicular skeletal fractures in children and young adults by senior and junior radiologists. Pediatric radiology 53(2): 339-340, Feb 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s00247-022-05553-x.