Julia A. Birnbaum, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Clinical Radiology
Active Physician, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Department of Radiology
Attending Physician , Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Radiology
Active Physician, Pennsylvania Hospital, Department of Radiology
Department: Radiology
Contact information
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Department of Radiology
3400 Spruce Street, 1 Silverstein
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 Spruce Street, 1 Silverstein
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 215-614-0124
Fax: 215-662-7436
Fax: 215-662-7436
Education:
BA
Brown University, 1985.
M.D.
UCLA School of Medicine, 1992.
Permanent linkBA
Brown University, 1985.
M.D.
UCLA School of Medicine, 1992.
Description of Clinical Expertise
Diagnostic RadiologyWomen's Imaging
Breast Radiology
Breast Ultrasound
Breast Interventional Procedures
Selected Publications
Birnbaum JA, Conant EF: Breast Imaging. Breast Cancer-A Guide to Detection and Multidisciplinary Therapy. Torosian MH (eds.). Human Press Inc, Totowa, NJ, Page: 16-69, 2002 Notes: Chapter 2.Arger PH, Sehgal CM, Conant EF, Zuckerman: Interreader variability and predictive value of US descriptions of solid breast masses: pilot study. Academic Radiology 8(4): 335-342, Apr 2001 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/S1076-6332(03)80503-2
Nodine CF, Mello-Thomas C, Weinstein SP, Kundel HL, Conant EF, Heller-Savoy RE, Rowling SE, Birnbaum JA: Blinded review of retrospectively visible unreported breast cancers: an eye-position analysis. Radiology 221(1): 122-129, Oct 2001 Notes: DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2211001507.
Steinberg BD, Carlson DL, Birnbaum JA: Sonographic discrimination between benign and malignant breast lesions with the use of disparity processing. Academic Radiology 8(8): 705-712, Aug 2001 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/S1076-6332(03)80577-9
Woo IJ, Conant EF, Sehgal CM, Birnbaum JA, Weinstein SP: Can breast ultrasound detect changes in vascularity and glandularity due to hormonal changes of the menstrual cycle? Radiological Society of North America 87th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting 221: 607, Nov 2001 Notes: Oral presentation.
Weinstein SP, Conant EF, Orel SG, Zuckerman JA, Czerniecki B, Lawton TJ: Retrospective review of palpable breast lesions biopsied after negative mammography and sonography. Journal of Women's Imaging 18(2): 15-18, Mar-Apr 2000.
Weinstein SP, Conant EF, Orel SG, Zuckerman JA, Bellah RD: Spectrum of US findings in pediatric and adolescent patients with palpable breast masses. RadioGraphics 20(6): 1613-1621, Nov-Dec 2000 Notes: DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.20.6.g00nv091613.
Zuckerman JA, Steinberg BD, Carlson DL, Gardner JS: Disparity mappiing as an aid to sonographic differentiation between benign and malignant breast masses. Official Proceedings 44th Annual Convention. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine 19(4): 69, 2000 Notes: Oral presentation.
Arger PH, Seghal CM, Conant EF, Zuckerman JA, Rowling SE, Patton J: Inter-reader variability of ultrsound breast mass characteristics to predict benign versus malignant histology. Radiological Society of North America 86th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting 217: 493, Dec 2000 Notes: Oral presentation.
Zuckerman JA, Orel SG, et al: MR imaging of patients with a palpable breast abnormality. American Roentgen Ray Society 99th Annual Meeting. American Journal of Radiology 172S(3): 11, Aug 1999 Notes: Oral presentation.