Misun Hwang, MD, MS
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Attending Radiologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Radiology, Philadelphia, PA
Director, Section of Neonatal Imaging, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Department of Radiology, Philadelphia, PA
Staff Radiologist, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 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
Office: 267-426-2018
Fax: 267-425-7068
Fax: 267-425-7068
Email:
hwangm@chop.edu
hwangm@chop.edu
Education:
BS/BA (Biology/Music)
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 2006.
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, 2010.
MSTR (Master of Science in Translational Research)
Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA , 2021.
MBA (Master of Business Administration (Enrolled, Planned Graduation in Spring 2025))
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign County, IL, 2025.
Permanent linkBS/BA (Biology/Music)
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 2006.
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, 2010.
MSTR (Master of Science in Translational Research)
Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA , 2021.
MBA (Master of Business Administration (Enrolled, Planned Graduation in Spring 2025))
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign County, IL, 2025.
Description of Clinical Expertise
neonatal imaging, pediatric ultrasoundDescription of Research Expertise
contrast-enhanced ultrasound, therapeutic ultrasound, advanced ultrasound techniques, drug deliverySelected Publications
Flanders TM, Hwang M, Julian NW, Sarris CE, Flibotte JJ, DeMauro SB, Munson DA, Heimall LM, Collins YC, Bamberski JM, Sturak MA, Storm PB, Lang SS, Heuer GG: Neuroendoscopic lavage for posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus of prematurity: preliminary results at a single institution in the United States. Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics Page: 1-8, January 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.3171/2024.10.PEDS24119; Online ahead of print as of February 2025.Martinez-Correa S, Freeman CW, Lerebo WT, Taragin BH, Moats A, Haddad S, Tierradentro-Garcia LO, Hwang M.: Added Value of Microvascular Imaging for the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Strokes in Newborns and Infants. Pediatric Neurology Page: 1-8, January 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2025.01.010; Online ahead of print as of February 2025.
Baker WB, Forti RM, Heye P, Heye K, Lynch JM, Yodh AG, Licht DJ, White BR, Hwang M, Ko TS, Kilbaugh TJ.: Modified Beer-Lambert algorithm to measure pulsatile blood flow, critical closing pressure, and intracranial hypertension. Biomedical optics express 9(15): 5511-5532, August 2024 Notes: eCollection; DOI: 10.1364/BOE.529150.
Chaudhary S, Akter N, Pathour T, Kian Pour B, Rastegar G, Menon A, Brown KG, Fei B, Hwang M, Sirsi SR: Development and Characterization of Hemoglobin Microbubbles for Acoustic Blood Oxygen Level Dependent Imaging. ACS sensors 6(9): 2826-2835, June 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.3c02349.
Riggs, B. J., Martinez-Correa, S., Stern, J., Tierradentro-Garcia, L. O., Haddad, S., Anupindi, S., Back, S. J., Darge, K., & Hwang, M: Intravenous administration of ultrasound contrast to critically ill pediatric patients. Pediatric Radiology 54(5): 820-830, May 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s00247-024-05898-5.
Zhang Z, Hwang M, Kilbaugh TJ, Katz J: Improving sub-pixel accuracy in ultrasound localization microscopy using supervised and self-supervised deep learning. Measurement Science & Technology 35(4): 045701, April 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.1088/1361-6501/ad1671.
Shin SS, Chattaraj R, Viaene AN, Karmacharya MB, Haddad S, Degani R, Sridharan A, Sehgal C, Lee D, Kilbaugh TF, Hwang M: Brain Targeted Xenon Protects Cerebral Vasculature After Traumatic Brain Injury. Journal of Neurotrauma 40(13-14): 1470-1480, July 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1089/neu.2022.0468.
Tierradentro-García LO, Saade-Lemus S, Freeman C, Kirschen M, Huang H, Vossough A, Hwang M: Cerebral Blood Flow of the Neonatal Brain after Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury. American Journal of Perinatology 40(5): 475-488, April 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1731278.
Tierradentro-García LO, Sridharan A, Hwang M: Transtemporal brain contrast-enhanced ultrasound in children: Preliminary experience in patients without neurological disorders. Journal of ultrasound 26(1): 201-210, March 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s40477-022-00713-z.
Hwang M, Back SJ, Van Batavia J, Tierradentro-Garcia LO, Darge K, Zderic SA: Ultrasound-Estimated Bladder Weight Correlates With Videourodynamic Studies in Neurogenic Bladder Dysfunction. Journal of ultrasound in medicine: official journal of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine 42(1): 17-26, January 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1002/jum.15995.