Lisa J. States, MD
Professor of Clinical Radiology
Attending Radiologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Radiology, Philadelphia, PA
Active Medical Staff, Pennsylvania Hospital, Department of Radiology, Philadelphia, PA
Director, Section of Oncologic Imaging, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Radiology, Philadelphia, PA
Endowed Chair for Molecular Imaging, 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 Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Department of Radiology
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 267-425-7146
Fax: 267-425-7068
Fax: 267-425-7068
Email:
states@chop.edu
states@chop.edu
Education
BA (Human Biology)
Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1985.
MD (Medicine)
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, NY, 1989.
Permanent linkBA (Human Biology)
Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 1985.
MD (Medicine)
Weill Cornell Medical College, New York City, NY, 1989.
Description of Research Expertise
Interpretation of 18 FDOPA PET/CT used for the localization of a focal lesion of congenital hyperinsulinism.Sponsor and Principle Investigator. PROTOCOL: Expanded Access 18F-DOPA PET/CT.
Metaiodobenzylguanidine (131 I-MIBG) Therapy for Refractory Neuroblastoma and Paraganglioma/ Pheochromocytoma Expanded access protocol
Thyroid Gland Screening Surveillance in Childhood Cancer Survivors after Radiotherapy
PET/MRI Protocol Optimization. PI.
NEPENTHE Trial. Co-Investigator.
Description of Clinical Expertise
pediatric oncologypediatric nuclear medicine and Molecular Imaging
Pediatric PET/CT scan
Pediatric PET/MRI
Congenital hyperinsulinism imaging with 18FDOPA
musculoskeletal MRI
Description of Other Expertise
Lu-177 therapy protocolsSelected Publications
Lopez-Rippe, Julian, Ramanjana Reddy, Manasa, Hamel, Eva Reid, Janet, States, Lisa: Prospective Evaluation of a Pediatric PET-MR Online Learning Platform: Addressing a Critical Educational Gap in Radiology Training. International Pediatric Radiology (IPR) Congress, Boston, MA Jun 2026 Notes: Poster presentation.Alberto D Guerra, Nicholas F Evageliou, Vandana Batra, Kristen L Dalton, Stephanie Ortel, Usman Ashraf, Tricia R Bhatti, Lisa J States, Lea F Surrey, Theodore W Laetsch: A High-Sensitivity Circulating Nucleic Acid Sequencing Assay for Assessing Treatment Response to Alectinib in a Pediatric Patient With ALK-Rearranged Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Pediatric Blood Cancer 11: e70322, April 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1002/1545-5017.70322 Online ahead of print.
Aboian MS, ReisTeixeira S, Zhuang H, States LJ.: Management of Pediatric Brain Tumors with the Aid of PET/MR Imaging. PET Clinics 21(2): 229-243, April 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.cpet.2025.12.003.
States LJ, Francis P, Hamel ER, Becker SA, De Leon DD.: Evaluation of Congenital Hyperinsulinism Using 18F-FDOPA PE. PET Clinics 21(2): 321-330, April 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.cpet.2025.11.001. Epub Jan 14,2026.
States LJ, Attaseth P, Servaes S.: PET/MR Imaging in the Evaluation of Lymphomas and Post-Transplant Lymphoproliferative Disorder in Pediatric Patients. PET Clinics. PET Clinics, 21(2): 203-214, April 2026 Notes: Epub Dec 29 2025 doi: 10.1016/j.cpet.2025.10.004.
Chauhan A, White AM, Vatsky SE, Otero HJ, Hamilton TE, Lerebo W, Velazquez Guzman AJ, Akbari E, Rapp JB: How we do it: artery of Adamkiewicz evaluation by CTA in children. Pediatric Radiology 56(3): 629-637, Mar 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s00247-026-06533-1. Epub 2026 Feb 7.
Attaseth P, Alkhulaifat D, States LJ: Predictive Value of Pretreatment SUVmax on 18 F-FDG PET Imaging for Survival Outcomes of Synovial Sarcoma in Pediatric Patients. Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology 48(2): 75-81, Mar 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1097/MPH.0000000000003169. Epub 2026 Feb 11.
Zheng M, Davis LM, States LJ, Zhuang H: Extensive Isolated Intracranial Recurrence of Primary Mediastinal B-Cell Lymphoma on FDG PET Imaging. Clinical Nuclear Medicine Mar 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1097/RLU.0000000000006446. Epub ahead of print.
Chauhan A, El Omeiri S, Prodigios J, Pogoriler J, Corcoran A, White AM, Biko DM, Otero HJ, Piccione J, Rapp JB: Endobronchial Lesions in Children: Radiologic, Bronchoscopic, and Pathologic Correlation. Radiographics 46(3): e250115, Mar 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1148/rg.250115.
Treves ST, Fahey FH, Valencia VF, Burchell N, Burton C, Czachowski M, Grant FD, Lai H, Lim R, Nadel H, Pampaloni MH, Pandit-Taskar N, Parisi M, Seghers V, Shah S, Shulkin B, States L, Vali R, Yoo D, Zukotynski K.: Summary of the 2024 Update of the North American Guidelines for Pediatric Administered Radiopharmaceutical Activities. Journal of Nuclear Medicine 67(3): 341-342, Mar 2026 Notes: doi: 10.2967/jnumed.125.270478.