Body MRI Faculty

Laura M. Fayad, MD

Faculty, MRI

Assistant Professor, Radiology 
   

 

Research Experience

 

Honors & Awards

 

Publications

 

Oral Presentations

 

Poster Presentations

 

 

 

 

 

 

Contact Information:

Laura M. Fayad, MD

Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Science

Assistant Professor of Radiology
Faculty, Department of Radiology

JHOC 3171C
601 N. Caroline Street
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore MD, 21205
tel: (410) 955-6500, fax: (410) 955-0589
lfayad1@jhmi.edu

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Research Experience

1999-2001        Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center/

Department of Biomedical Engineering, New York, NY

Investigated the use of wavelet transforms in enhancement and interpretation of imaging studies.

           

1993-1995        Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, QC

Assessed clinical significance of radiograph misinterpretations at the emergency room.

 

Summer 1988    Man Vehicle Laboratory, MIT, Cambridge, MA

Studied eye motions and space motion sickness.

 

Summer 1987    Clinical Research Center, MIT, Cambridge, MA

                        Investigated amino acid metabolism and obesity.

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Honors & Awards

 

2001                 Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award, RSNA Research

and Education Foundation

 

2001                Winner 2nd place, Association of University Radiologists’ Trainee

Exhibit Award

 

2000                 Columbia University Resident Research Grant

           

1997                 Winner 2nd place, American College of Physicians Presentation Award.

 

1986-1989        Elected Pi Tau Sigma (Mechanical Engineering Honor Society);

Binnie Foster Scholar; Donald I. Dumont Scholar.

 

1985-1986        Outstanding Freshman of the Year; New Jersey Scholar; Rochester National Scholar; Bausch & Lomb Science Award; Ciba-Geigy Science Award; Lions Club Award; Seaside Italian-American Scholar.

 

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Publications

 

                        Fayad LM, Hazirolan T, Shah A, Mitchell S, Frassica FJ, Bluemke D

Venous malformations: Value of MR imaging in determining extent of tissue involvement. Pending.

 

Fayad LM, Kawamoto S, Kamel IR, Eng J, Bluemke DA, Frassica FJ, Fishman EK.  Stress Fracture or Pathologic Fracture? Distinction With Cross-sectional Imaging. Pending.

 

Shindle MK, Andres BM, Fayad LM, McCarthy EF, Frassica FJ. Stress Fractures Mimicking Metastatic Breast Cancer: A Report of Two Cases. Pending.

 

Pateder DB, Park H, Chronopoulos E, Fayad LM, McFarland EG. Humeral head osteonecrosis after anterior stabilization in an adolescent. Pending.

 

Fayad LM, Parellada JA, Parker L, Schweitzer ME. MR Imaging of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears. Is there a gender gap? Pending.

 

Fayad LM, Cohade C, Wahl RL, Fishman EK. Sacral Fractures: A Potential Pitfall of FDG Positron Emission Tomography. To appear in AJR.

 

Loren DE, Horatagis AE, Fayad LM, Holland GA, Mitchell DG, Kowalski TE. Positive Predictive Value of MRI for the Diagnosis of Mucinous Cystic Lesions of the Pancreas.  Gastroenterology 124:A187, 2003.

 

Fayad LM, Holland GA, Bergin D, Iqbal N, Parker L, Kowalski T, Curcillo PG, Park P, Mitchell DG. Functional and Anatomic Evaluation of the Gallbladder and Biliary tree with Mangafodipir Trisodium (Teslascan)-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Cholangiography. To appear in Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

 

Fayad LM, Mitchell DG. Magnetic Resonance Cholangio-pancreatography (MRCP): Evaluation of Common Pancreatic Diseases. Radiol Clin North Am 41(1):97-114, 2003.

 

Fayad LM, Mitchell DG. MR Imaging of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Int J Gastrointest Cancer 30(1-2):19-25, 2001.

 

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Oral Presentations

Fayad LM, Holland GA, Bergin D, Iqbal N, Parker L, Kowalski T, Curcillo PG, Park P, Mitchell DG. Functional and Anatomic Evaluation of the Biliary tree with Mangafodipir Trisodium (Teslascan)-enhanced Magnetic Resonance Cholangiography.  Presented at 2002 RSNA Assembly.

 

Fayad LM, Jin Y, Laine AF, Berkmen YM, Pearson GD, Freedman B, Van Heertum R. Power Windows for CT:  A Potential Wavelet of the Future? Presented at the 2001 RSNA Assembly.

 

                        Fayad LM, Boxt L. Plain Film Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease.  Presented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of University Radiologists, March 1999.

 

                        Fayad LM, Stein LA. Does Training in Radiology Alter the Radiograph Misinterpretation Rate of Emergency Physicians? Presented at the 1996 RSNA Assembly.

                       

                        Fayad LM, DuBois D. An Alternative Therapy for Cancer with a Potentially Fatal Consequence.  Presented at the American College of Physicians, Baltimore chapter, 1997.

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Poster Presentations

                        Fayad LM, Parellada JA, Parker L, Schweitzer ME. Are There Gender Differences in MR Appearances of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tears? Presented at 2002 RSNA Assembly.

 

Fayad LM, Perera GM, Saouaf R. K-Space:  The Final Frontier.  Presented at the 48th Annual Meeting of the Association of University Radiologists, May 2001.

 

Fayad LM, Jin Y, Shetti NJ, Laine AF. The Sharper Image: Novel CT Image Processing for the Radiologist.  Presented at the European Congress of Radiology 2001, March 2001.

 

Fayad LM, Koenigsberg T, Budorick N. Ultrasound Imaging of Complications Related to Liver Transplantation.  Presented at the 47th Annual Meeting of the Association of University Radiologists, April 2000.

 

                        Koenigsberg T, Fayad LM, Tuvia J. MR Imaging of Congenital Uterine Anomalies.  Presented at the 46th Annual Meeting of the Association of University Radiologists, March 1998.

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