Sara Reis Teixeira, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Radiology at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Active Medical Staff, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Active Medical Staff, Chester County Hospital
Active Medical Staff, Pennsylvania Hospital
Attending Radiologist, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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
Email:
teixeiras@chop.edu
teixeiras@chop.edu
Education:
MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, 2005.
PhD (Radiology)
Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, 2014.
Permanent linkMD (Doctor of Medicine)
Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, 2005.
PhD (Radiology)
Ribeirao Preto Medical School, University of Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, 2014.
Selected Publications
Simsek O, Manteghinejad A, Wannasarnmetha M, Kotha A, Teixeira SR, Zarnow D, Schwartz ES, Whitehead MT: Subarachnoid Space Measurements in the Second Trimester Using MR Imaging. AJNR, American journal of neuroradiology April 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A8773. Online ahead of print as of June 2025.Flanders, T. M., Punchak, M. A., Oliver, E. R., Land, S. D., Flohr, S. J., Reynolds, T. A., Schmidt, K. M., Ertz, D. D., Moldenhauer, J. S., Adzick, N. S., & Heuer, G. G: The clinical significance of lack of hindbrain herniation in fetal myelomeningocele/myeloschisis patients. Journal of neurosurgery. Pediatrics Page: 1-6, October 2024 Notes: DOI: 10.3171/2024.6.PEDS24170; Online ahead of print as of October 2024.
Alves, C. A. P. F., Sidpra, J., Manteghinejad, A., Sudhakar, S., Massey, F. V., Aldinger, K. A., Haldipur, P., Lucato, L. T., Ferraciolli, S. F., Teixeira, S. R., Öztekin, Ö., Bhattacharya, D., Taranath, A., Prabhu, S. P., Mirsky, D. M., Andronikou, S., Millen, K. J., Barkovich, A. J., Boltshauser, E., Dobyns, W. B., … Mankad, K.: Dandy-Walker Phenotype with Brainstem Involvement: 2 Distinct Subgroups with Different Prognosis. AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology 44(10): 1201-1207, October 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A7967.
Ghosh, A., Yekeler, E., Teixeira, S. R., Dalal, D., & States, L.: Role of MRI radiomics for the prediction of MYCN amplification in neuroblastomas. European radiology 33(10): 6726-6735, October 2023 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s00330-023-09628-7.
Miller E, Martinez-Rios C, Acosta-Izquierdo L, Teixeira SR: Imaging of Pediatric Head and Neck Emergencies. Atlas of Emergency Imaging from Head-to-Toe. Patlas M.N., Katz D.S., Scaglione M. (eds.). Springer, Cham,(1st ed), 721-738, Jul 2022 Notes: ISBN-10: 3030921123; Part VI, Chapter, 45, Pediatric Emergencies.
Martinez-Rios, C., Reis Teixeira, S., Ferretti, E., Miller, E.: Neonatal Brain Hemorrhage Evidence-Based Imaging in Pediatrics. Evidence-Based Imaging. Kaplan, S.L., Otero, H., Medina, L.S., Blackmore, C.C., Applegate, K.E. (eds.). Springer, Cham, May 2022 Notes: ISBN 978-3-030-38095-3; https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-38095-3_47-1.
Becker AE, Teixeira SR, Lunig NA, Mondal A, Fitzgerald JC, Topjian AA, Weiss SL, Griffis H, Schramm SE, Traynor DM, Vossough A, Kirschen MP.: Sepsis-Related Brain MRI Abnormalities Are Associated With Mortality and Poor Neurological Outcome in Pediatric Sepsis. Pediatric neurology 128: 1-8, Mar 2022 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2021.12.001.
Martin-Saavedra JS, Teixeira SR, Alves CAPF, Gonçalves FG, Tierradentro-Garcia LO, Kidd M, Muraresku C, Goldstein A, Vossough A.: Correction to: Genetic and Clinical Predictors of Ataxia in Pediatric Primary Mitochondrial Disorders. Cerebellum (London, England) 21(1): 132, Feb 2022.
Martin-Saavedra, J. S., Teixeira, S. R., Alves, C. A. P. F., Gonçalves, F. G., Tierradentro-García, L. O., Kidd, M., Muraresku, C., Goldstein, A., & Vossough, A: Genetic and Clinical Predictors of Ataxia in Pediatric Primary Mitochondrial Disorders. Cerebellum (London, England) 21(1): 116-131, Feb 2022 Notes: DOI: 10.1007/s12311-021-01276-1.
Key AP, Negrini SFBM, Caldas CACT, Teixeira SR, Anastasio ART, Cavalcante J, Mussi-Pinhata MM, Hood LJ.: A prospective study of neurodevelopmental trends between 3 and 24 months in normocephalic infants with prenatal Zika virus exposure: Evidence of emerging communication delays in the NATZIG cohort. Early human development 163: 105470, Dec 2021 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2021.105470.