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
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.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 neonates, infants, children, and adolescents. Pediatric Radiology March 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s00247-024-05898-5; Online ahead of print as of April 2024.
Foran, A. T., Tierradentro-Garcia, L. O., Haddad, S., Martinez-Correa, S., Hwang, M.: Microvascular imaging findings in infants with bacterial meningitis: A case series. Journal of Ultrasound March 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s40477-023-00867-4; Online ahead of print as of April 2024.
Hwang M: Cerebral microvascular imaging in infants: Scan technique and potential clinical applications. Ultrasound Quarterly 39(4): 235-241, December 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1097/RUQ.0000000000000667.
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.
Horst KK, Leschied JR, Janitz EM, Kim JS, Narayanan S, Setty BN, Birkemeier K, Sintim-Damoa A, Lampl BS, Pomeranz CB, Hwang M: Neonatal neurosonography practices: a survey of active Society for Pediatric Radiology members. Pediatric Radiology 53(1): 112-120, January 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s00247-022-05442-3.
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 42(1): 17-26, January 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1002/jum.15995.
Hwang M, Barton K, Kim JS, Machnitz AJ, Holm T, Maianski I, Setty BN, Birkemeier KL, Radhakrishnan R, Sreedher G, Victoria T, Nikam R, Sintim-Damoa A, Ho ML: Utilization of neonatal sedation and anesthesia: An SPR survey. Pediatric Radiology 52(13): 2630-2635, December 2022 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s00247-022-05423-6.