Digital Mammography
- What Is It?


Curriculum Vitae


RACHEL FRYDMAN BREM, M.D.

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OFFICE ADDRESS: 2150 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC 20037
OFFICE TELEPHONE: 202-741-3031
FAX NUMBER: 202-741-3029
EMAIL ADDRESS: rbrem@mfa.gwu.edu
DATE OF BIRTH: September 17, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH: Israel
CITIZENSHIP: USA

EDUCATION

1975 - 1979 Brandeis University, BA, Biology, Magna cum Laude with highest honors in biology

1979 - 1980 Johns Hopkins University, Research Fellowship, Division of Neuroscience

1980 - 1984 College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, M.D.

CLINICAL ACTIVITIES

1980 - 1984 College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University

1984 - 1985 Internship: Internal Medicine, Sinai Hospital of Baltimore

1985 - 1989 Radiology Residency, Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Radiology and Radiological Science

1989 - 1990 Fellowship in Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Radiology and Radiological Science

1990 Fellowship, Breast Imaging, Johns Hopkins Hospital Department of Radiology and Radiological Science

1990 - 1992 Medical Staff, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science

1992 - 1994 Medical Staff, St. Joseph's Hospital, Towson, MD

1992 - 1994 Director, Breast Imaging, St. Joseph's Hospital, Towson, MD

1992 - 1994 Director, MRI, St. Joseph's Hospital, Towson, MD

1994 - 2000 Medical Staff, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

2000- present Medical Staff, The George Washington University Medical Center

2000- present Director, Breast Imaging and Intervention, The George Washington University

2001- present Vice Chair for Research and Faculty Development, Department of Radiology, The George Washington University

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

1976 Research Assistant, Department of Anatomy, Harvard Medical School.

1977 - 1979 Predoctoral Fellow, Department of Biology, Brandeis University

1979 - 1980 Predoctoral Fellow, Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

1980 - 1984 Predoctoral Fellow, Department of Medicine (Cardiology), Columbia University College of
Physicians and Surgeons

1985 - 1989 Fellow, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

1989 - 1991 Instructor in Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

1991 Visiting Scientist, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology

1991 - 1992 Director, Breast Imaging, Johns Hopkins Hospital

1991 - 1992 Assistant Professor, full-time, Department of Radiology Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

1992 - 1994 Assistant Professor, part-time, Department of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

1994 - 1999 Acting Director, Division of Breast Imaging, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions.

1994 - 2000 Assistant Professor, Full Time, Division of Breast Imaging, Russell H. Morgan Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

1996 - 2000 Assistant Professor, Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

2000 -2002 Associate Professor, Department of Radiology, The George Washington University Medical Center

2000 -present Director, Breast Imaging and Intervention, The George Washington University Medical Center

2003- present Professor of Radiology, The George Washington University Medical Center

HONORS

1979 Highest Honors in Biology, Brandeis University

1979 Biology Honors Thesis: "Regulation of Contractile Proteins in Brain"

1979 - 1980 Henry R. Viets Fellow, Myasthenia Gravis Foundation

1979 - 1980 Muscular Dystrophy Association Fellowship

1984 NIH Research Fellowship

1984 Stevelman Award for Excellence in Clinical Cardiology, College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University

1985 Department of Medicine Award, Sinai Hospital, Best Housestaff Paper

1996 RSNA Certificate of Merit, "Difficult Preoperative Needle Localization: Lessons to Be Learned"

1997 Medal of Honor, Jagelunski University, Krakow, Poland

1997 RSNA Certificate of Merit & Excellence in Design, "Special Mammographic Views for Special Circumstances"

1997 RSNA Excellence in Design, "Radiolucency of Breast Implants: Spectrum of Silicone, Saline and Triglyceride Implants"

1997 RSNA Excellence in Design, "Spectrum of Unusual Manifestation of Non-Pathologic Breast Parenchyma"

1997 RSNA Excellence in Design, "Advanced Breast Biopsy Instrument: Integration and Applications in Breast Imaging"

1997 RSNA Selection for Publication in Radiographics, "Comparison of Techniques in Stereotactic Guided
Vacuum Assisted Directed Breast Biopsy"

1998 RSNA Selection for Publication in Radiographics, "Advanced Breast Biopsy Instrument: Integration
and Applications in Breast Imaging"

1998 Fellow, Society of Breast Imaging

1998 Selection of Scientific Exhibit 'Advanced Breast Biopsy Instrument: Integration and Applications in Radiology' for radiology.com

1998 RSNA Certificate of Merit: Evaluation with Scintimammography: A Scintimammographic Atlas
and Proposed Classification System for Image Interpretation. Radiology 1999;213(P):508.

1999 Editors Recognition Award, The Journal of Woman's Imaging.

2001 Center of Excellence Award, Bristol Myers Squibb

2001 - 2002 Who's Who of American Women, Marquis Publishers, New Providence, NJ

2002 - 2003 Who's Who of American Women, Marquis Publishers, New Providence, NJ

2001 Improvement in sensitivity of screening Mammography with computer -aided detection (CAD): A multi-institutional trial: Nominated, Best Scientific Paper, European Congress of Radiology 2002, Vienna, Austria

2001 -present Who's Who in American Women

2002 Chosen one of "Ten Women to Watch in 2003", by Jewish Women International

2003 American Registry of Outstanding Professionals

2003 International Biographical Centre: Woman of the Year

2003 Editor's Recognition Award, Journal of Women's Imaging

2004 International Biographical Center: Woman of the Year


CONSULTING

Board of Directors, National Breast Database

Collagen Corporation, Neufchatel, Switzerland

R2 Technology, Inc., Los Altos, CA

Williams & Wilkens, Baltimore, MD

United States Surgical Corp., Danbury, CT

Dilon Technologies, Inc., Williamsburg, VA

Intelligent Systems, Tampa, FL

Nuclear Imaging of Breast Advisory Panel, Dupont Pharmaceuticals Company Medical Imaging, Wilmington, Delaware

Shared Medical Systems (SMS), Malvern, PA

Dupont Pharmaceuticals, Billerica, MA

SenoRx, Inc. Aliso Viejo, CA

Medical Advisory Board, Haddasah of Greater Baltimore

Medical Advisory Board, TransScan Medical


JOURNAL REVIEWER:

1998 The Female Patient

1998 -present Clinical Cancer Research

1998 -present Journal of National Cancer Institute

1998 -present American Journal of Roentgenology

1998 -present Journal of General Internal Medicine

1999 - 2000 Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, Kluwer Academic Publishers

2000 -present Cancer

2001 -present The Breast Journal

2002 -present Journal of Nuclear Medicine

2002 -present International Journal of Cancer

2004- present Mayo Clinic Proceedings


EDITORIAL BOARDS:

2000-2005 The Breast Journal

2000- Journal of Women's Imaging

2001- Cancer


SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARDS:

Dilon Technologies, Inc.

Dupont Pharmaceuticals, Breast Imaging

Trans-Scan Corporation

CADx Inc.

Cadimas


INVITED REVIEWER:

1992 - 1994 The Maryland Cancer Registry Advisory Committee, Maryland State Council on Cancer Control

1996 U.S. Army Medical Research and Materials Command, Breast Cancer Program

1998 American College of Radiology, Mammography Accreditation Program

1998 Consultant, Medical Devices Advisory Committee, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration

1999 Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, Maryland Chapter, Grant Review

2001 Diagnostic Imaging Study Section, NIH, Grant Reviewer (6/4/01) - ZRG1 RNM (33)

2002 Development of Novel Technologies for in Vivo Imaging (ZCA 1 SRRB-9 J2 R), NCI Grant Reviewer

2003 Novel Technologies for in Vivo Imaging PAR 03-125, NCI Grant Reviewer, Gaithesburg, MD

2004 Image Guided Cancer Interventions SBIB-J (11), NIH Grant Review, ZRG1 SBIB-J11B RFA 04-063, Washington, DC

2005 Special Study Section "Development of Methods for in vivo Imaging and Bioengineering Research", SBIB-J 01 S, Washington, DC.


ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS

LOCAL & NATIONAL:

1995-2000 Mentor, American Medical Women's Association Mentor Program

1995-2000 Steering Committee, Johns Hopkins Breast Center, Baltimore, Maryland

1996-2000 Organizing Committee, Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Women's Program

1997-2000 Chair, Clinical Programs Committee, Comprehensive Women's Program, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

1998-2000 National Comprehensive Cancer Network Panel Member, Breast Screening Committee

1999 Strategy Board, Johns Hopkins University Engineering Research Center

1999 Consultant, Medical Devices Advisory Committee, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration

2000 -present Cancer Committee, The George Washington University Hospital

2001 -present Faculty Senate, The George Washington University School of Medicine

2001 Selection Committee, Director of Nuclear Medicine, The George Washington University Medical Center.

2001 - 2002 Selection Committee, Director of Radiation Oncology, The George Washington University Medical Center.

1998 National Institutes of Health, Member Ad-Hoc Study Section, Diagnostic Imaging (DMG)

1998 Resident Selection Committee, Department of Radiology, The George Washington University Medical Center

2001 Executive Committee, Department of Radiology, The George Washington University Medical Center

1999 Editorial Board, The Breast Journal, Blackwell Science

2001 Editorial Board, The Journal of Women's Imaging, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins

2002 Selection Committee, Director Breast Surgery, The George Washington University 2002 Interviewer, Admissions Committee, The George Washington University School of Medicine

2003 Admissions Committee, The George Washington University School of Medicine

2003 Executive Committee, The George Washington University Hospital

2003 Appointment, Salary and Promotion Policies (ASAP) Committee

2003 Editorial Advisory Board, Cancer: Interdisciplinary International Journal of the American Cancer Society

2004 Co-Chair, Women's Health Congress, The George Washington University Medical Center

2004 Director, Mobile Mammography Program, The George Washington University Medical Center

2005 Faculty Support Committee, The George Washington University Medical Center, member

2005 Medical Executive Committee Hearing Committee, The George Washington Hospital


LICENSURES AND CERTIFICATIONS

1985 Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners

1986 Maryland License

1990 Diplomat, American Board of Radiology

2000 Washington DC License


MEMBERSHIPS

Maryland Radiologic Society
American College of Radiology
Radiological Society of North America
Society of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
American Association for Women Radiologists
Maryland Medical Breast Society
Maryland Cancer Registry Advisory Committee
Society of Breast Imaging
American Medical Women's Association, Inc.
American Society of Breast Disease
Society of Breast Imaging


STUDENTS/FELLOWS

STUDENTS:
Lieba Sanow
Julie Kaplan
Rachel Roistman
Alexis Bakos Brown
Aviva Richman
Jennifer Massengale (4th year Medical Student,
GW))
Jessica Hsiu, (4th year Medical Student, GW))
Naveh Levy (4th year Medical Student, GW)
Kimmie Bui (4th year Medical Student, GW)
Arcel DeGuzman (4th year Medical Student, GW)
Lakshmi Basavaraju(4th year Medical Student, GW)
Jun Yang PhD Candidate, Department of
Engineering, George Washington
University (Ultrasound Tissue Characterization and
Parametric Imaging for
Breast Cancer Detection)
Yongning (Roy) Zou PhD Candidate, Department of
Engineering, George Washington University (Electrical Impedance
Imaging for Breast Cancer Detection)

Gaurav Jindal
Holly Yeatman
Ivan Petrovich

FELLOWS:
Christine Chaconis, M.D.
Valerie Behrndt, M.D.
Deborah Barbakoff, M.D.
Julie Shaffry, M.D.
Joelle Schoonjans, M.D. (Brussels,Belgium)
Audrey Nolten, MD
Elyse Berman, MD
Jocelyn Simon, M.D.
Deborah Ash, M.D.
Michele McCorvey, M.D.
Kevin Mohtashemi, M.D.
Jason Appell, M.D.


TEACHING ACTIVITIES

1989 - 1990 Lecturer, Musculoskeletal Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Practicum in Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

1990 Resident Education in Breast Imaging, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

1990 - 1992 Medical Student Education in Breast Imaging

1991 - 1992 Course Director, Practicum in Breast Imaging, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution (New Course Developed for CME, attended by national and international radiologists)

1991 - 1992 Educational Coordinator, Radiology Colloquia, Dept of Radiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital

1991 - 1995 Chairman, Educational Committee, Maryland Radiological Society

1995 - 1996 Chairman, Educational Committee, American Association for Women in Radiology

1997-2000 Course Director, Practicum in Breast Imaging, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution

1997-1999 Coordinator, Resident Education in Breast Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

1997-2000 Lecturer, Pathophysiology Course Second Year Medical Students, Johns Hopkins University
School of Medicine

1997- 2000 Conference Director, Radiological-Pathologic Correlation Conference-Breast Disease, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

1998 Program Committee, The Association of University Radiologists, Oak Brook, IL

1998 - 2000 Course Director, Practicum in Stereotactic Breast Biopsy and Tissue Acquisition, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions (Attended by national and international radiologists and surgeons)

1999- 2000 Resident Education, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Johns Hopkins
Medical Institutions

1999-2000 Thesis Review Committee, Determinants of Diagnostic Follow-up After Inconclusive Screening Mammogram, Alexis Bakos Brown, PhD candidate, Johns Hopkins University

2000 Course Director, Practicum in Stereotactic Breast Biopsy and Tissue Acquisition, The George Washington University Medical Center

2000- present Coordinator Resident Education in Breast Imaging, Department of Radiology The George Washington University Medical Center

2000- present Director, Fellowship, Breast Imaging and Intervention, The George Washington University
Medical Center

2001 -present Coordinator, Breast Imaging, in 'Women's Health' elective, Primary Care Residency, The George Washington University

2001 -present Coordinator, Breast Imaging, in 'Women's Health' elective, Internal Medicine Residency, The George Washington University

2001 -present Ph.D Dissertation Committee, Jun Yang, Department of Engineering, The George Washington University, Breast Cancer Detection Using Ultrasound Tissue Characterization and Parametric Imaging

2001 -present Ph.D Dissertation Committee, Yongning (Roy) Zou, Department of Engineering, The George Washington University, Electrical Impedance Imaging for Breast Cancer Detection

2002 -present Resident Curriculum in Radiology Re-Development Committee

2001-2000 Lecturer, Women's Health: Issues and Controversies in the School of Public Health and Health Services, Course Director: Jehan El-Bayoumi, M.D.

2002-present Resident Education in Breast Imaging, Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Surgery and Ob/Gyn

2005 Course Co-Director, Biennial Breast Imaging Conference, DC/Maryland Chapters, American College of Radiology


NEW COURSE DEVELOPED :

1997 - 2000 Conference Director, Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation Conference-Breast Disease, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

1998 - 2000 Course Director, Practicum in Stereotactic Breast Biopsy and Tissue Acquisition, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions (Attended by national and international radiologists and surgeons)

2000 Course Director, Practicum in Stereotactic Breast Biopsy and Tissue Acquisition, The George Washington University

2000 -present Director, Fellowship, Breast Imaging and Intervention, The George Washington University Medical Center


SERVICE TO THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER

2000 Course Director, Practicum in Stereotactic Breast Biopsy and Tissue Acquisition, The George Washington University

2000 -present Director, Fellowship, Breast Imaging and Intervention, The George Washington University Medical Center

2000 -present Medical Staff, The George Washington University Hospital

2000 -present Director, Breast Imaging and Intervention , The George Washington University

2000 Course Director, Practicum in Stereotactic Breast Biopsy and Tissue Acquisition, The George Washington University Medical Center

2000 -present Coordinator Resident Education in Breast Imaging, Department of Radiology The George Washington University Medical Center

2001 -present Coordinator, Breast Imaging, in 'Women's Health' elective, Primary Care Residency, The George Washington University

2001 -present Coordinator, Breast Imaging, in 'Women's Health' elective, Internal Medicine Residency, The George Washington University

2001 -present Vice Chair for Research and Faculty Development, Department of Radiology, The George Washington University

2000 -present Cancer Committee, The George Washington University Hospital

2001 -present Faculty Senate, The George Washington University School of Medicine

2001 Selection Committee, Director of Nuclear Medicine, The George Washington University Medical Center

2001 - 2002 Selection Committee, Director of Radiation Oncology, The George Washington University Medical Center

2001 -present Resident Selection Committee, Director of Radiology, The George Washington University Medical Center

2000 Executive Committee, Department of Radiology, The George Washington, University Medical Center

2000 Course Director, Practicum in Stereotactic Breast Biopsy and Tissue Acquisition, The George Washington University Medical Center

2000 -present Director, Fellowship, Breast Imaging and Intervention, The George Washington University Medical Center

2001 -present Ph.D Dissertation Committee, Jun Yang, Department of Engineering, The George Washington University, Breast Cancer Detection Using Ultrasound Tissue Characterization and Parametric Imaging

2001 -present Ph.D Dissertation Committee, Yongning (Roy) Zou, Department of Engineering, The George Washington University, Electrical Impedance Imaging for Breast Cancer Detection

2001 Selection Committee, Director Breast Surgery, The George Washington University

2002 Lecturer, Women's Health: Issues and Controversies in the School of Public Health and Health Services, Course Director: Jehan El-Bayoumi, M.D.

2002 Interviewer, Admissions Committee, The George Washington University School of Medicine

2003 Admissions Committee, The George Washington University School of Medicine.

2003 Executive Committee, The George Washington University Hospital

2004 Appointment, Salary and Promotion Policy Committee, The George Washington University

2005-2008 Committee on Admissions and Advanced Standing

2005-2006 Chair, Committee on Admissions and Advanced Standing


GRANTS:

Funded:

1993-1997 NCI, Radiologic Diagnostic Oncology Group V: Stereotactic Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy
and Core Needle Biopsy in the Workups of Lesions Detected by Mammography. Principle Investigator: Laurie Fajardo, Role: Site Principle Investigator

1994-1996 USAMR&MC, Innovative developmental and exploratory award, In-vivo microscopic MR Imaging of Breast Lesions. Principle Investigator: Elias A. Zerhouni, Role: Co-investigator, $149,948

1996 R2 Technologies, Inter-observer Variability in Incremented Improvement in Mammographic
Interpretation Using Computer Aided Diagnosis. Role: Principle Investigator

1997 Johns Hopkins Women's Board. High Resolution Real Time Breast Ultrasound. $150,000

1997-1998 Dilon Technologies, Inc., Evaluation of High Resolution Small Field of View Scintillation Camera for Breast Lesions. Role: Co-investigator, $111,925

1998-1999 Breast Cancer Research Foundation, Molecular Assessment of Nipple Aspirate Fluid for Evaluation of Breast Cancer. Principle Investigator: Nancy Davidson. Role: Co-investigator, $80,740

1997-2000 NIH, Evaluation of MRI in Breast Cancer: A Multi-institutional trial. Site PI: David Bluemke, MD Role: Co-investigator, $71,063

1998 - 2000 USAMR&MC, A Role for Lymph Nodes in Node-Negative Breast Cancer. Principle Investigator: Julie R. Lange. Role: Co-investigator

1999 - 2000 Dupont Pharmaceuticals, High Resolution Breast Specific Gamma Camera. Role: Principle Role: PI, $28.000

1999 - 2000 Dilon Technologies, Pilot Evaluation of High Resolution Breast Specific Gamma Camera. Role: Co-I investigator, $180,000

1999 - 2001 CADx Medical, Quebec, Canada. Evaluation of Sensitivity of Mammographic Detection of Breast Cancer with Computer Aided Detection, A Multi-Institutional Trial (18 Institutions). Role: Principle Investigator, The Multi-Institutional Trial and Site PI.

2001 - 2004 DupontPharma, Evaluation of Women with Dense Breast and High-Risk of Breast Cancer with Screening High Resolution Scintimammography Role: PI, $114,585

2001 - 2002 Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose Ranging Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Atorvastatin on Bone Mineral Density and Markers for Bone Turnover in Postmenopausal Women with Dyslipidemia and at Risk for Osteoporosis. Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Group, Protocol number: A2581049
Role: Investigator

2004-2006 The Sensitivity of the T-SCAN 200 ED in the Detection of Breast Cancer in Women Age 30-45, site PI $25,000

2005-2006 Patient Navigator for Mobile Mammography, Susan G. Komen Foundation Grant 3 04DC0191
Role: PI $75,000


BIBLIOGRAPHY

Peer Reviewed Journals

1. Brem RF, Giardina EGV, Bigger JT, Jr: Time course of alpha-1-acid-glycoprotein and its relationship to imipramine plasma protein binding. Clin Pharmacol Ther, 31(2):203, 1982.

2. Giardina EGV, Louie M, Bigger JT, Jr, Brem R, Alchevsky D: Antiarrhythmic plasma concentration range of imipramine against ventricular premature depolarizations. Clin Pharmacol Ther, 34(3):284-289, 1983.

3. Giardina EGV, Raby K, Freilich D, Vita J, Brem RF, Louie M: Time course of alpha-1-acid glycoprotein and its relation to myocardial enzymes after acute myocardial infarction. Amer J Cardiol, 56(4):262-265, 1985.

4. Giardina EGV, Johnson LL, Vita JA, Bigger JT, Jr, Brem RF: Effect of imipramine and nortriptyline on left ventricular function and blood pressure: treatment of arrhythmias in patients with heart disease. Amer Heart J, 109(5):992-998, 1985.

5. Scatarige JC, Fishman EK, Zinreich ES, Brem RF, Almaraz R: Internal mammary lymphadenopathy in breast carcinoma: CT appraisal of anatomic distribution. Radiology, 167:89-91, 1988.

6. Carter HB, Brem RF, Tempany CM, Yang A, Epstein JI, Walsh, Zerhouni EA. Evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging in detection of unsuspected prostate cancer. Radiology, 178:523-525, 1991.

7. Brem RF, Tempany CMC, Zerhouni EA. Breast implant rupture: Detection via magnetic resonance imaging. J CAT, 16(1):157-159, 1992.

8. Brem RF, Gatewood OMB. Template guided breast ultrasound. Radiology, 184:872-874, 1992. [Abstracted in Yearbook of Diagnostic Radiology, Mosby-Year Book, Inc., pg. 15, 1994.]

9. Berg WA, Hruban RH, Kumar D, Singh HR, Brem RF, Gatewood OMB. Lessons from mammographic-histopathologic correlation of large core needle biopsy of nonpalpable breast lesions. RadioGraphics 1996:16:111.

10. Brem RF, Lebovic G, Young VL, Schuster RH. Trilucent Breast Implants: Indications and Limitations. Perspectives in Plastic Surgery, 1997;10:105-135.

11. Englander SA, Ulug AM, Brem RF, Glickson JD, van Zijl PCM. Diffusion Imaging of Human Breast. NMR in Biomed,1997; 10:348-352.

12. Brem RF, Gatewood OMB. Enhancement of Ductal Filling During Ductography. American Journal of Roentgenology, 1999; 172:163-164.

13. Solomon SB, Brem RF. HIV Infection: Analysis of Mammographic Findings. The Breast Journal, 1999; 5:112-115.

14. Brem RF, Sanow L, Behrndt VS, Gatewood OMB. Reliability of Histologic Diagnosis of Atypical Ductal Hyperplasia with 11 Gauge Stereotactic Directed Vacuum Assisted Biopsy. AJR American Journal of Roentgenology,1999; 172: 1405-1407. (Quoted in Current Awareness in Biomedicine)

15. Brem, RF. Breast Imaging. Journal of the National Cancer Institute,1999;91:10.

16. Brem RF, Gatewood OMB. Preoperative Needle Localization of Non Palpable Breast Lesions: Determination of Appropriate Needle Length. The Breast Journal, 1999; 5: 235-237.

17. Behrndt VS, Barbakoff D, Askin FB, Brem RF. Infarcted Lactated Adenoma Presenting as a Rapidly Enlarging Breast Mass. American Journal of Roentgenology, 1999, 173:933-935.

18. Brem RF, Askin FB, Gatewood OMB. Selection of Core Biopsy Specimens for Pathologic Evaluation of Targeted Microcalcifications. American Journal of Roentgenology, 1999,173:901-902.

19. Barbakoff D, Gatewood OMB, Brem RF. Supplemental Views for Equivocal Mammographic Findings: A Pictorial Essay. The Breast Journal, 2000,6:34-43.

20. Revelon GI, Gatewood OMB, Sherman M, Brem RF. Focal Fibrosis of the Breast: Imaging Characteristics and Pathologic Correlation. Radiology, 2000, 216:255-259.

21. Schoonjans J, Brem RF. Sonographic Appearance of Ductal Carcinoma in-Situ. J Ultrasound in Med 2000, 19: 449-457.

22. Shaffrey J, Gatewood OMB, Barbakoff D, Brem RF. Diabetic Mastopathy: Case Reports and Radiologic-Pathologic Correlation. The Breast Journal,2000, 6: 414-417.

23. Jackman RJ, Burbank F, Parker SH, Evans WP, Lechner MC, Richardson TR, Smid AA, Barofsky HB, Lee CH, Goldstein HM, Schilling KJ, Wray AB, Brem RF, Helbich TH, Lehrer DE, Adler SJ. Stereotactic Breast Biopsy of Nonpalpable Lesions: Determinants of Ductal-carcinoma-in-situ Underestimation Rates. Radiology, 2001, 218:497-502.

24. Brem RF, Schoonjans,J. Radiologist Detection of Microcalcifications Without and With Computer Aided Detection: A Comparative Study. Clinical Radiology 2001, 56:150-154.

25. Brem RF, Schoonjans JM, Gatewood OMB. Local Anesthesia in Stereotactic Breast Biopsy. The Breast Journal, 2001, 7:72-73.

26. Brem RF, Schoonjans JM, Askin FC, Sanow L, Richman A, Gatewood OMB. Reliability of Histologic Diagnosis of Breast Cancer with Stereotactic Vacuum-Assisted Biopsy. Am Surgeon,. 2001;67: 388-392.

27. Schoonjans JM, Askin F, Brem RF. Ultrasound-Guided 14-Gauge Large Core Needle Biopsy of Breast Masses. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. 2001; 20:967-972.

28. Brem RF, Schoonjans JM, Askin FC, Gatewood OMB. Percutaneous Diagnosis of Breast Cancer with 11-Gauge and 8-Gauge Stereotactic, Vacuum-Assisted Biopsy Devices. Radiology 2001; 219:793-796.

29. Brem RF, Gatewood OMB, Impact of Weight Gain and Loss on the Mammogram, The Breast Journal 2001; 3:129-133.

30. Brem RF, Schoonjans JM, Kieper DA, Majewski S, Goodman SB, Civelek AC. Evaluation of a High-Resolution Breast-Specific Gamma Camera: A Pilot Study, J Nuclear Medicine 2002; 43:909-915.

31. Jaberi M, Willey S, Brem RF. Stereotactic Vacuum-Assisted Biopsy: An Unusual Cause of Mondoor's Disease, AJR American Journal of Roentgenology 2002, 179:185-186.

32. Irfan K, Brem RF. Surgical and mammographic follow-up of papillary lesions and atypical lobular hyperplasia diagnosed with stereotactic vacuum-assisted biopsy, The Breast Journal 2002; 8 (4): 230-3.

33. Brem RF, Revelon G, Willey SC, Gatewood OMB, Zeiger M. Bilateral Plasmacytoma of the Breast: A Case Report, The Breast Journal 2002; 8(6): 393-395.

34. Hoffmeister JW, Rogers SK, DeSimio MP, Brem RF. Determining Efficacy of Mammographic CAD Systems, Journal of Digital Imaging, 2002 Apr;15 Suppl 1:198-200.

35. Massengale J, Brem RF. The Use of Ultrasound in Breast Disease, Ultrasound Quarterly, 2002, 18: 149-159.

36. Brem RF, Baum JK, Kaplan S, Souders S, Naul LG, Hoffmeister J. Improvement in sensitivity of screening mammography with computer-aided detection (CAD): A multi-institutional trial. AJR American Journal of Roentgenology, 2003,181:687-693.

37. Fadul D, Rapelyea JA, Brem RF, Femscan: 53-year-old Female with Recurrent Palpable Left Breast Mass, Journal of Women's Imaging, 2003, 5:87-88.

38. Basavaraju L, Rapelyea J, Brem RF. Ductal Lavage: A Novel Approach for Breast Cancer Risk Assessment: Why, How and When. Journal of Women's Imaging, 2003; 5:121-127.

39. Bui KL, Lamb TJ, Rapelyea JA, Schoonjans JM, Brem RF. Accuracy of Mammographic and Sonographic Assessment of Preoperative Breast Cancer Size. Journal of Women's Imaging, 2003;5:128-133.

40. Zisman G, Brem RF. Osseous Metaplasia in the Breast: A Case Report. Journal of Women's Imaging, 2003; 5:134-137.

41. M K Rezaei, Berezowski K, Brem R, Sidawy MK. Ductal lavage in women at high risk for breast cancer: Advantages and limitations. Lab Med 34:842-846, 2003.

42. Fadul D, Rapelylea J, Schwartz AM, Brem RF. Development of Malignant Breast Microcalcifications after Neo-adjuvant Chemotherapy in Advanced Breast Cancer, The Breast Journal, 2004; 10:141-145.

43. DeGuzman AP, Bui KL, Lenert JJ, Rapelyea JA, Brem RF. Mammographic Appearance of Lymphedema in TRAM-Reconstructed Breast: A Case Report, in press, AJR, 2004;183:1810-1812.

43. Brem RF, Hoffmeister JW, Rapelyea JA, Zisman G, Mohtashemi K, Jindal G, DeSimio MP, Rogers SK. Impact of Breast Density on the Performance of a Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) System, AJR 2005;184:439-444..

44. Brem RF, Hoffmeister JW, Zisman G, DeSimio MP, Rogers SK. A computer- aided detection system for the evaluation of breast cancer by mammographic appearance and lesion size. AJR, Am J Roent, 2005;184:893-6.

45. Brem RF, Rapelyea JA, Zisman G, Mohtashemi K, Raub J. Detection of Occult Breast Cancer with a High-Resolution, Breast-Specific Gamma Camera in Women at High-Risk for Breast Cancer. In press, Radiology, 2005.

46. Brem RF, Hoffmeister JW, Zisman G, DeSimio MP, Rogers SK. Evaluation of Breast Cancer with a Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) System by Mammographic Appearance and Histopathology. Cancer, 2005, in press.

47. Stein LF, Zisman G, Rapelyea JA, Schwarz AM, Abell B, Brem RF, Lobular Carcinoma In Situ of the Breast Presenting as a Mass: A Case Report. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2005 Jun;184(6):1799-801.

48. Civelek AC, Patel P, Ozalp E, Brem RF. Tc-99m Miraluma Uptake in the Chest Mimicking a Malignant Lesion of the Breast, in press, The Breast, 2005.

49. Brem RF, Tran K, Rapelyea J, Zisman G, Berezwoski K. Percutaneous Biopsy of Papillary Lesions of the Breast: Accuracy of Pathologic Diagnosis. J Women's Imaging submitted, 2005.


Book Chapters and Invited Papers:

1. Olivi A, Brem RF, McPherson R, Brem H. Brain tumors in pregnancy, IN Neurological Complications of Pregnancy, Barney Stern, ed., Futura Publishing Co., Mt. Kisco, New York, pp. 85-105, 1992.

2. Gayler B, Brem RF. Mammography, IN Current Therapy in Oncology, 1st Edition, Niederhuber, B.C., ed., Decker, Inc, pp. 86-98, 1993.

3. Brem RF. Computer Aided Detection of Breast Cancer.
Diagnostik und Therapie des Mammakarzinoms: State of the Art, Bestellschein, Munich,pp 17-18, 1998.

4. Solomon SB, Brem RF. Mammographic Findings Identified in Study of HIV Patients. Advance in Radiology & Radiation Oncology, 1998;8:68-70.

5. Brem RF., Rapelyea JA, Kieper DA, Majewski S. Evaluation of a High-Resolution, Small Field-of-View Gamma Camera for the Detection of Breast Cancer, Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A497, 2003, 39-45.

6. Basavaraju L, Rapelyea J, Brem RF. The Role of Ductal Lavage in Breast Cancer Risk Assessment, Contemporary Diagnostic Radiology, 2003:26, 1-6.

7. Brem RF. Breast Imaging: A Correlative Atlas (Book Review), J of Women's Imaging, 2004; 6:94, .

8. Brem RF. The Never-Ending Controversies of Screening Mammography: What is the Appropriate Callback Rate for Women Undergoing Screening Mammographic Examination? Cancer. 2004; 100:1549-1551.

9. Brem RF. Reply to Improved Sensitivity of mammogarphy with computer-aided-detection. AJR 2004;182:1598-1599.

10. Brem RF. Reply to How not to assess computer-aided detection for mammography. AJR 2004;182:1599-1600.

11. Brem RF. Digital Mammography, a Book Review, The Journal of Women's Imaging, 2004;6:184..

12. Brem RF. The future of breast cancer diagnosis: Molecular Imaging of the Breast: Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2005;80:17-18


Abstracts:

1A. Brem RF, Tempany CM, Yang A, Carter HB, Epstein JI, Walsh PC, Zerhouni EA: Magnetic resonance imaging in the detection of occult prostate cancer. American Urological Association, New Orleans, p. 56A, 1990.

2A. Brem RF, Tempany CM, Yang A, Carter HB, Epstein JI, Walsh PC, Zerhouni EA: Magnetic resonance imaging in the detection of prostate cancer. Society of Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Washington, DC, p. 35, 1990.

3A. Brem RF, Brem H. Biodegradable polymer for intracranial drug delivery: A radiological study in monkeys and humans. International Symposium on Advances in Neuro-Oncology, Sanremo, Italy, September 1990.

4A. Brem RF, Tempany CM, Yang A, Carter HB, Epstein JI, Walsh PC, Zerhouni EA. MRI detection of clinically unsuspected prostate cancer with respect to lesion size and location. Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, Illinois, November 1990.

5A. Christens-Barry WA, Bankman IN, Weinberg I, Kim DW, Brem RF. Automated recognition of microcalcifications in mammograms. Symposium for Computer Assisted Radiology (S/CAR), Baltimore, Maryland, June 1991.

6A. Berg WA, Brem RF, Anderson ND, Kuhlman JE. MR imaging of breast implant rupture. Radiology, 1992;185:377.

7A. Berg WA, Caskey CI, Hamper UM, Anderson ND, Brem RF, Kuhlman JE. Diagnosing breast implant rupture with ultrasound, MRI, and mammography. Radiology, 1992;185:377.

8A. Bankman IN, Christens-Barry WA, Kim DW, Brem RF, Brody WR, Weinberg IN. Evaluation of algorithm performance in the automated detection of mammographic microcalcification. Radiology, 1992;185:297.

9A. Berg WA, Anderson WJ, Singh HR, Brem RF, Hruban RH, Gatewood OMB. Comparative diagnostic efficacy of the center pass in stereotactic-guided large core biopsy of nonpalpable breast lesions. Radiology, 1994; 193:296.

10A. Berg WA, Hruban RH, Gatewood OMB, Singh HR, Brem RF. Lessons from mammographic pathologic correlation of large core needle breast biopsies. Radiology,1995; 197(P):459.

11A. Brem RF, Ackerman S, Steinberg E, O'Shaughnessy K. Comparative study of radiologist diagnosis of micro-calcifications without and with computer aided diagnosis. Society of Breast Imaging, San Diego, California, 1997.

12A. Solomon SB, Brem RF. HIV infection: mammographic findings. Society of Breast Imaging, San Diego, California, 1997.

13A. Brem RF, Gatewood OMB, Barbakoff D. Radiolucency of breast implants: spectrum of silicone, saline and triglyceride implants. Radiology 1997;205:652. Award Excellence In Design, Radiological Society of North America, Chicago,
Illinois, 1997.

14A. Brem RF, Barbakoff D, Gatewood OMB. Special mammographic views for special circumstances. Radiology 1997;205:658. Awarded Certificate of Merit and Excellence in Design Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, Illinois,1997.

15A. Brem RF, Gatewood OMB, Barbakoff D. Spectrum of Unusual Manifestation of Non-Pathologic Breast Parenchyma. Radiology 1997; 205:658. Awarded Excellence in Design,
Radiologic Society of North America, 1997.

16A. Zerhouni EA, Atalar E, Artemov D, Hoang T, Brem R, Bhujwalla Z, Bluemke D. In Vivo Microscopic MR Imaging of Breast Lesions. Era of Hope, The Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Meeting, Washington, DC, 1997.

17A. Revelon G, Artemov D, Bhujwalla Z, Atalar E, Brem RF, Zerhouni E, Bluemke DA. In Vivo Microscopic MR Imaging of Breast Lesions. Sixth Scientific Meeting and Exhibition of the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, Sydney, Australia, 1997.

18A. Brem RF, Gatewood OMB, Revelon GI, O'Shaughnessy KF. Sensitivity of Computer Aided Detection of Benign and Malignant Masses and Microcalcifications. The Radiological Society of North America, Chicago, Illinois, 1998. Accepted as alternate.

19A. Brem RF, Gatewood OMB. Advanced Breast Biopsy Instrument: Integration and Applications in Breast Imaging. Radiology, 1998; 209(P)519.

20A. Brem RF, Gatewood OMB. Comparison of Techniques in Stereotactic Guided Vacuum Assisted Directed Breast Biopsy. Radiology,1998; 209(P)519.

21A. Revelon GI, Sherman M, Behrndt V, Gatewood OMB, Brem RF. Focal Fibrosis of the Breast: Imaging Characteristics and Pathologic Correlation. Radiology, 1998;209(P):197.

22A. Brem RF, Majewski S, Links JM, Schoonjans JM, Civelek AC. Tc-99m MIBI Imaging of the Breast with a High Resolution, Small Field of View Gamma Camera. Radiology 1999; 213(P):505.

23A. Lechner M, Jackman R, Brem RF et al. Lobular Carcinoma In Situ and Atypical Lobular Hyperplasia at Percutaneous Biopsy with Surgical Correlation: A Multi-Institutional Study. Radiology 1999; 213(P):106.

24A. Yanez MH, Brem RF Civelek AC. Evaluation with Scintimammography: A Scintigraphic Atlas and Proposed Classification System for Image Interpretation. Radiology 1999; 213(P):508. Awarded Certificate of Merit, RSNA, 1999.

25A. Lange JR, Sukumar S, Dooley WC, Zeiger MA, Brem RF, Civelek AC, Umbricht C. An evaluation of Telomerase in Sentinel Nodes From Patients With Early Breast Cancer. Era of Hope, The Department of Defense Breast Cancer Research Program Meeting, Washington, DC 2000.

26A. Brem RF, Schoonjans JM, Civelek AC. Sensitivity of Tc99m-Sestamibi Scintimammography for the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer. Radiological Society of North America, 2000.

27A. Brem RF, Schoonjans JM, Raza S, Hoffmeister F, Baum JK. Evaluation of Breast Cancer with a Computer-Aided Detection System by Mammographic Appearance, Histology and Lesion Size. Radiological Society of North America, 2000.

28A. Brem RF, Schoonjans JM, Levit B, Ozalp E, Civelek AC, Scintimammographic Findings with a High Resolution Small Field of View Breast Specific Gamma Camera, Radiological Society of North America, 2000.

29A. Brem RF, Schoonjans JM, Askin F, Gatewood OMB. Percutaneous Diagnosis of Breast Cancer with 11-gauge and 8-gauge Steretoactic, Vacuum-Assisted Breast Biopsy Devices, Radiological Society of North America, 2000.

30A. Brem RF, Baum JK. Enhancement of Mammographic Interpretation with Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) : A Multi-Institutional Trial. Radiology 2001; 221 (P): 472. Radiological Society of North America, 2001.

31A. Brem RF, Lamb T, Simon J. Integration of Ductal Lavage in a Breast Imaging Practice. Radiology 2001; 221 (P): 699. Radiological Society of North America, 2001.

32A. Baum JD, Raza S Brem RF. Prospective Evaluation of Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) in Screening Mammography-CAD Impact on Mammographic Interpretation Time and Work-up Rate. Radiology 2001; 221 (P): 521. Radiological Society of North America, 2001.

33A. Brem RF, Lechner M, Kaplan S, Souders, Naul L, Hoffmeister J, Baum J. Improvement in sensitivity of screening mammography with computer-aided detection (CAD): A multi-institutional trial. European Congress of Radiology, 2002.

34A. Baum J, Rosenberg R, Fajardo L, Berg W, Khouri N, Hoffmeister J, Brem R. Prospective evaluation of Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) in screening mammography - Impact of CAD on mammographic interprtation time and work-up rate. European Congress of Radiology, 2002.

35A. Rezaei, Berezowski K, Hegode P, Willey S, Brem R, Sidway M. Ductal Lavage Cytology: Initial 18 Month Experience. American Society of Cytopathology, 2002.

36A. Brem RF, Hoffmeister J, Baum JK, Lechner M, Kaplan S, Souders S. Impact of Breast Density on Performace of a Computer Aided Detection (CAD) System. Radiological Society of North America, 2002.

37A. Lamb T, Rapelyea J, Brem RF. Mammographic Appearance of Missed Breast Cancers. Radiological Society of North America, 2002.

38A. Willey SC, Rezaei K, Hegde P, Berezowski K, Brem R, Sidway M. Ductal Lavage: Initial 18 Month Experience at a Single Institution. 25th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, 2002.

39A. Brem RF, Hoffmeister JW, DeSimio MP. Evaluation of Breast Cancer with an Improved Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) System by Mammographic Appearance and Histopathology, American Journal of Roengenology AJR, 180:76, 2003 (presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society)

40A. Brem RF, Rapelyea JA. Histopathology of Benign Papillary Lesions of the Breast Diagnosed with Percutaneous Biopsy, Radiological Society of North America, 2003.

41A. Brem RF, Kieper D, Majewski S, Raub J. High-Resolution Scintimammography as an Adjunct for the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer in High-Risk Women with Normal Mammograms and Physical Examination, Radiological Society of North America, 2003.

42A. Brem RF, Hoffmeister JW, Jindal G, DeSimio DP, Rogers SK.Impact of Breast Density on the Performance of a Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) system. San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, 2003.

43A. Welch BL, Majewski S, Brem RF. Quality Assurance Protocol for a Gamma Guided Stereotactic Breast Biopsy System. IEEE, Rome Italy, 2004.

44A. Brem RF, Rapelyea JA, Raub J, Zisman G, Keiper D, Welch B, Majewski S. High Resolution Scintimammography: Breast Cancer Detection. San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, 2004.

45A. Brem RF, Rapelyea JA, Raub J, Zisman G, Keiper D, Welch B, Majewski S. Detection of Occult Breast Cancer using Scintimammography with a High-Resolution, Breast-Specific Gamma Camera in Women at High-Risk for Breast Cancer. San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, 2004.

46A. Evaluation of Prototype Computer-aided Diagnosis System to Assist Radiologists in Distinguishing Benign from Malignant Breast Lesions on MR: Preliminary Results of Multicenter Study

47A. Penn AI, Thompson SF, Pisano E, Lehman CD, Weatherall P, Newstead G, Ascher SM, Brem RF, Schnall, MD, Conant EF, Morris EA, Zeng D. Evaluation of prototype computer-aided-diagnosis system to assist radiologists in distinguishing benign from malignant breast lesions on MR - preliminary results of multi-center study, RSNA 2004.

48A. Brem RF, Hoffmeister JW , DeSimio MP, Rogers SK. Evaluation of Breast Cancer with a Multiple Operating Point Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) S ystem by Mammographic Appearance, Histopathology and Lesion Size. American Roentgen Ray Society, 2005.

49A. Brem RF, Hoffmeister JW , DeSimio MP, Rogers SK. Comparison of Mammographic CAD Performance at Community vs Academic Centers, alternate, American Roentgen Ray Society, 2005.

50A. Penn AI, Thmpson SF, Brem RF, Newstead GM, Pisano ED, Weatheral P, Asher SM, Conant EF, Schnall MD, Lehman C. Impact of CAD on Radiologist's Discrimination of Benign from Malignant Brast Lesions on MR, International Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), 2005.


MEDIA PRESENTATIONS:

Oct 1995 Mammography for the Detection of Breast Cancer, Johns Hopkins News Health Feed. Distributed to over 100 radio stations

Jan 1997 CNN interview, NIH consensus panel on screening mammograms in women under 50

Jan 1997 Live interview. Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer WOR radio, New York, New York

Oct 1997 New Technologies in Imaging Dense Breasts. Interview with Sally Squires Washington Post

Spring 1998 Mammotome Means Accurate, Painless Biopsies. Featured in Johns Hopkins International Physicians Update, Vol. VII, p. 9, 1998

Sept 1998 New Techniques for Diagnosing Breast Cancer, Medstar Productions, Allentown, PA. Syndicated television program broadcast to 70 television stations nationwide

Sept. 1998 Diagnosis: Early detection is the key to reducing breast cancer mortality rate. Baltimore Sun, September 20, 1998

Oct 1998 Scintimammography: A Novel Method of Looking at the Breast. Health News Feed: A syndicated radio broadcast transmitted to over 200 radio stations across the United States

Jan 1999 Interview, Diagnostic Imaging, Comprehensive Breast Center

Jun 1999 Interview, Health Magazine: Diagnosing Breast Cancer

July 1999 Interview Redbook Magazine: What to do if you find a breast lump

Oct 1999 Interview ABC News, Minimally Invasive Breast Biopsy, for Documentary on The Academic Medical Center

Nov 1999 Interview, IntelliHealth web based medical information service, Minimally Invasive Breast Biopsy

Oct 1999 Interview, accenthealth.com, New Technologies for the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

Nov 1999 Interview, Oncology News International, Minimally Invasive Breast Biopsy

Dec 1999 Oncology News International Vo.8 Pg8. New Breast Biopsy Technique Allow One-Stop Procedures. Article about Dr. Rachel F. Brem

Jan 2000 Interview, In Touch Magazine, The Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer

Jul 2000 Interview, Real Simple Magazine

Sept 2001 Interview, Diagnostic Imaging, Computer Aided Detection

Oct 2001 Health Magazine, Interview

Jan 2002 Breast Cancer in Young Woman, Channel 5 (ABC News), Washington, DC

Feb 2002 Interview, Wall Street Journal, Computer Aided Detection (Ellen Byron)

Apr 2002 News Hours with Jim Lehrer, Interview: Screening Mammograhpy

Apr 2002 Interview, Health Magazine (Michael Casselman)

May 2002 CBS Interview for the evening news, Computer Aided Detection

Sept 2002 Interview, Medical Imaging (Cheryl Harris) Re: Novel Technologies in Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Sept 2002 Interview, Roger Sergel, NBC News. High-Resolution Scintimammography

Oct 2002 Interview, The Virginia Pilot, Scintimammography

Feb 2003 Consultant, Roger Sergel, NBC News: SonoCine, a New Ultrasound Screening for Breast Cancer

March 2003 Montgomery County Public Television, 2 one-half hour segments. New Developments in Breast Imaging

September 2004 Interview and Quoted in the Washington Post, Health Section. Article highlighting George Washington Breast Center (Sept 14, 2004).

November 2004 WTTG-TV Fox 5

April 2005 WUSA-TV 9 Dilon breast imaging camera: Improvement in Breast Cancer Diagnosis.

May 2005 GW Mammovan gets a Jumpstart, Channel 9 News, Washington, DC
May 2005 Interview: Radiology Today, Molecular Breast Imaging


CONGRESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS:

Jun 1997 Senate Subcommittee Testimony, Washington, D.C. Mammography Quality Assurance Act

Oct 1997 Breast Cancer Medical Technology for Women: Moving Towards the 21st Century. Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, Washington, DC

May 1998 Frontiers in Breast Imaging. Epidemiology of Medical Devices in Women Conference. Center for Devices and Radiological Health & the Food and Drug Administration. Office of Women's Health, Rockville, MD

Jan 2002 The Wall Street Journal, Interview, Efficacy of Screening Mammography

Feb 2002 The News Hour With Jim Lehrer. Screening Mammography, Is It Effective. Aired 2/28/2002


SELECTED PRESENTATIONS:

Oct 1997 Postgraduate Education in Oncology: Breast Cancer. Challenges of Contemporary Oncology. Breast Cancer Awareness Program for Poland, Krakow, Poland

Aug 1998 Invited Consultant for Mammography Accreditation King Edward VII Memorial Hospital, Hamilton, Bermuda

Sept 1998 Course Director, Percutaneous Breast Biopsy, Elancourt, France. Attended by radiologists and surgeons from France, Italy, Spain and Belgium

Oct 1998 Emerging Technologies in Breast Imaging, Percutaneous Breast Biopsy, and Imaging of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ. Fourth Annual Puerto Rico Breast Cancer Conference, Dorado, Puerto Rico

April 1999 Visiting Professor Department of Radiology, Hadassah Hospital Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

Nov 2001 The Royal College of Radiology Breast Group, Eastbourne, Wales UK. Vacuum Assisted Breast Biopsy

Nov 2001 The Royal College of Radiology Breast Group, Eastbourne, Wales UK. Imaging of Breast Implants


National:

May 1995 Stereotactic Core Biopsy, Society of Breast Imaging, Orlando, Florida

Nov 1995 Presentation: The History of Women in Radiology, American Association for Women Radiologists, RSNA,Chicago, IL

June 1997 Percutaneous Breast Tissue Removal. Symposium on Minimally Invasive Breast Biopsy. US Surgical Corporation, Danbury, CT

April 1997 Current Concepts in Breast Cancer Management. Stereotactic Breast Biopsy: Will it Replace Surgical Biopsy Medium? Grand Rounds. Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, VA

June 1998 Minimally Invasive Breast Biopsy & Intro-operative Lymphatic Mapping Symposium. United States Surgical Corporation, Norwalk, CT

Oct 1998 Mammography Issues for the 90's-Specialized Mammography/Breast Imaging Symposium for Mammographers. GrandXray, Grand Rapids, Michigan

Sept 1998 Dupont Pharmaceuticals Company Medical Imaging Miralumna Advisory Panel, Boston, MA

Oct 1998 Diagnosing Breast Cancer Visiting Faculty Program. Dupont Pharmaceuticals Company, Boston, MA

Feb 1999 Radionuclide Imaging of the Breast, Visiting Scientist, Dupont Pharmaceuticals, Sawmill, Florida

March 1999 BTI Group Meeting, Dupont Pharmaceuticals, Update on Nuclear Medicine Imaging of the Breast, San Diego, CA

March 1999 BTI Group Meeting, Dupont Pharmaceuticals, High Risk Breast Cancer Patients and Their Management.

April 1999 Detroit Nuclear Radiology Club, Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital, Breast Tumor Imaging, Detroit, Michigan

May 1999 Optimizing the Clinical Utility of Mammoscintigraphy. High Mountain Radiology and Woman's Imaging Center, Hackensack, NJ

Feb 2000 Mammoscintigraphy; Imaging of Ductal Carcinoma-In-Situ; Minimally Invasive Breast Tissue Acquisition and Case Conference.Smowmass 2000: Clinical Mammography, Educational Symposia, Snowmass, CO

March 2000 New Developments in the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer, Horizon of Hope, Cincinnati, OH

April 2000 Emerging Technologies in Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Case Managers Symposium, Cleveland, OH

May 2000 Ductal Carcinoma-in-Situ, Minimally Invasive Breast Biopsy and Scintimammography, Fourth Annual Breast Imaging Update, University of South Florida Breast Cancer Conference, Key West, FL.

May 2000 New Technologies for the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer, Sutter Cancer Center, Sacramento, CA

Sept 1999 Percutaneous Breast Tissue Acquisition, Philadelphia Mammography Association, Philadelphia, PA

May 2001 Fifth Annual Breast Imaging Update, University of South Florida Breast Cancer Conference, Key West, FL.

Sept 2001 Breast Diagnosis Update: Imaging and Clinical Issues. Keynote Speaker, Park Nicollet Clinic, S. Louis Park, MN

Jan 2002 Computer Aided Detection in Breast Cancer Diagnosis. The Philadelphia Mammography Society, Philadelphia, PA.

Apr 2002 Computer-Aided Detection for the earlier Diagnosis of Breast Cancer. Northeast Radiology, Danbury CT.

Oct 2002 Invited Lecturer, Bristol-Meyers-Squibb, How can We Improve Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Billerica, MA

Nov 2002 The Use of Computer Aided Detection for Breast Cancer Diagnosis, New Britain General Hospital, New Britain, CT

April 2004 Nuclear Medicine Imaging of the Breast, New York Roentgen Ray Society, NY, NY

April, 2004 Computer Aided Detection for the Improved Diagnosis of Breast Cancer, New York Roentgen Ray Society, NY, NY

June, 2004 Computer Aided Detection: Past , Present and Future. Radiology Grand Rounds, New Britain General Hospital, New Britain, CT


Regional:

May 1996 Current Concepts in Breast Cancer Management. Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, VA. Topic: Stereotactic Breast Biopsy: Will it Replace Surgical Biopsy?

May 1996 Core Biopsy vs Surgical Biopsy, InternationalWoman's Fair, Timonium, MD

May 1996 The Diagnosis of Breast Cancer, International Woman's Fair, Timonium, MD

June 1996 Breast Cancer New Developments - Panel Discussion. Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD

June 1996 Computer Aided Diagnosis of Breast Cancer: Preliminary Results of Clinical Trial. Radiology Grand Rounds. Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Aug 1996 Current Issues in Breast Imaging. 38th AnnualEmil Novak Memorial Course - Gynecological Pathology, Gynecology, Endocrinology and High Risk Obstetrics - Lecture, Baltimore, MD

Sept 1996 Risk Factors, Genetics and Early Detection of Breast Cancer. Educational Program and Discussion. Department of Oncology Educational Program, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD

Nov 1996 Topics in Oncology. New Approaches to Breast Imaging. Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD

Feb 1997 Percutaneous Breast Biopsy. Radiation Oncology Teacher Conference. John Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD

Mar 1997 New Techniques in the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer. Young Presidents of Corporations, Johns Hopkins Hospital

Mar 1997 Breast Implants and mammographic visualization of mass and microcalcifications: Comparison of Silicone filled and Triglyceride filled breast Implants. Radiology Grand Rounds. Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD

April 1997 Meet the Professor Luncheon Seminar. Diagnosis and Treatment of Neoplastic Disease. Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD

May 1997 Beyond The Screening Mammogram. Mammography Association of Maryland, Baltimore, MD

May 1997 New Technologies in the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer. Radiology Grand Rounds, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD

June 1997 New Advances in Diagnosis of Breast Cancer. Johns Hopkins Radiology Biennial. Johns Hopkins Hospital

Sept 1997 The Imaging and Diagnosis of Breast Cancer. Breast Cancer Symposium Second Year Medical Student Pathophysiology Course. Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD

Sept 1997 New Developments in the Diagnosis and Imaging of Breast Cancer. Frontiers in Breast Cancer Research, Diagnosis, and Therapy. GeneQuest Infosystems, Washington, DC

Oct 1997 New Developments in the Diagnosis of Breast Cancer. 39th Annual Emil Novak Memorial Course - Gynecological Pathology, Gynecology, Endocrinology and High Risk Obstetrics, Baltimore, MD

Oct 1997 Educational Seminars in Mammography. Wellnet Employee Program. Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD

Nov 1997 Mammography and it's Implications for Radiation Oncology. Radiation Oncology Teaching Conference. Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD

April 1998 Issues in Breast Imaging and Their Significance in Scintimammography. Mid-Eastern Chapter, SNM 28th Annual Meeting, Ocean City, MD

May 1998 Breast Cancer: New Diagnostic Techniques. 4th Annual Women's Fair, Timonium, MD

June 1998 New Diagnostic Techniques: New Radiological and Minimally Invasive Techniques. Early Detection Remains Your Best Chance of Surviving Breast Cancer. Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD

July 1998 Nuclear Medicine Imaging of the Breast. Medical/Surgical Grand Rounds. Montgomery General Hospital, Montgomery, MD

Sept 1998 Breast Cancer: Second Year Pathophysiology Course. Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD

Oct 1998 Confronting Your Risk of Breast Cancer, Breast Center Seminars, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Oct 1998 New Developments in Breast Imaging. 40th Annual Emil Novak Memorial Course - Gynecological Pathology, Gynecology, Endocrinology and High Risk Obstetrics, Baltimore, MD

Feb 1999 Grand Rounds,Nuclear Medicine, Imaging of the Breast, Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, Maryland

March 1999 New Developments in Breast Imaging, OB/GYN Grand Rounds, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC.

April 1999 Imaging of the Augmented Breast, Plastic Surgery Grand Rounds, Johns Hopkins Medical Institution, Baltimore, MD

April 1999 Fundamentals of Breast Imaging, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Department of Radiology , Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Sept 1999 Emerging Technologies in Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Onclogy Tumor Board, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC

Sept 1999 New Technology in Biopsying and Treating the Smallest Lesions, Seeking Excellence in Breast Cancer Care: Best Practices in Diagnosis and Treatment, Towson, MD

Oct 1999 New Developments in Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Day of Caring for Breast Cancer Awareness, Timonium, MD

Nov 1999 Read with the Experts: Mammoscintigraphy Workshop and Reading Sessions, Dupont Pharmaceuticals Baltimore, MD

Dec 1999 Nuclear Medicine Imaging of the Breast: Clinical Utility, Tumor Board, Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD

Sept 2000 Emerging Technologies for Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Grand Rounds, Department of Surgery, The George Washington University Hospital, Washington, DC.

Nov 2000 New Developments in Breast Cancer Diagnosis, The Karen Kimell Memorial Lecture, Department of Medicine, The George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC

Dec 2000 Nuclear Medicine Imaging of the Breast. Southeastern University Research Association, Washington, DC.

March 2001 New Developments in Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Pathology Grand Rounds, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC.

March 2001 Breast Cancer: What New Research Is On The Horizon. International Breast Cancer Conference, Breast Cancer: The Global Perspective, The World Bank, Washington, DC.

Nov 2001 Pathology Teaching Conference, The George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC. Vacuum-Assisted Breast Biopsy.

April 2002 New Developments in Scintigraphic Breast Imaging, Society of Nuclear Medicine, Mid-Eastern Chapter, Ocean City, MD.

May 2002 Computer Aided Detection for the Improved Detection of Breast Cancer, Northeast Radiology, White Plains, NY

Jun 2002 Novel Approaches to Breast Cancer Diagnosis, for Women's Health: Issues and Controversies, School of Public Health and Health Services

Sept 2002 Visiting Lecturer, National Cancer Institute, Epidemilogy Branch, New Technologies for Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Controversies and Potential Impact with Molecular Biology

Oct 2002 Research Colloquia, The George Washington University, Founders Weekend (University Wide Conference) New Technologies in Breast Cancer Diagnosis.

Oct 2002 Ductal Lavage, Joint DC/MD ACR Annual Meeting, Washington, DC

Oct 2002 Scintimammography, Joint DC/MD ACR Annual Meeting, Washington, DC

Nov 2002 Computer-Aided Detection for Improved Diagnosis of Breast Cancer, New Britain General Hospital, New Britain, CT

March 2003 Women's Health Congress, Washington, DC

March 2003 Montgomery County Public Television, 2 one-half hour segments. New Developments in Breast Imaging

March 2003 George Washington University Multi-Disciplinary Cancer Conference. New Approaches for the Improved Diagnosis of Breast Cancer, Washington, DC

March 2003 Women In Technology, From Discovery to Commercial Success: Bringing Biotechnology Solutions to Market, Tysons Corner, VA

April 2003 Computer Aided Detection, American Society of Breast Surgeons, Atlanta, GA, Invited Speaker

May 2003 Six Annual University of South Florida Breast Imaging Update, Key West, FL," Computer Aided Detection" and "Imaging Ductal Carcinoma- in-Situ"

May 2003 Scintimammography: The Comeback Kid, Mammography in the Next Millenium, Sante Fe, NM

June 2003 Tumor Board, The George Washington University, MRI of the Breast

October 2003 New Developments in Breast Cancer Diagnosis, The George Washington University Hospital,

November 2003 Imaging Studies for Breast Cancer, Y-Me National Breast cancer Organization, National Capital Area

February 2004 Clinical Mammography Symposium, ESI, Copper-Ridge Mountain, CO, invited faculty: Computer aided detection, Ductal carcinoma in situ, nuclear medicine imaging of the breast

March 2004 Being a Professional and a Woman: The Impact, Johns Hopkins University Hillel Women's Group, Baltimore, MD

March 2004 Keynote Speaker, The Women's Health Congress, Washington, DC. Breast Cancer Diagnosis: What you need to know.

May 2004 Radiology Board Review, Breast Imaging. Department of Radiology, The Johns Hopkins University Medical Institutions.

October 2004 TriCat Women's Centers, Invited Lecture: Computer Aided Detection for the Improved Diagnosis of Breast Cancer, Methuchen, NJ.

October 2004 Breast Specific Gamma Imaging: State of the Art, Dinner Conference at the Lynn Sage Breast Imaging Conference, Chicago, IL.

October 2004 Optimal Gamma Imaging of the Breast: Clinical Indications and Considerations. IEEE, Workshop on Nuclear Medicine Imaging of the Breast, Rome, Italy.

November 2004 Breast Imaging: MRI. Advances in Diagnostic and Therapeutic Imaging for Cancer. Inova Fairfax Hospital, Falls Church, VA.

December 2004 Visiting Professor, Hadassah Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel, "Molecular Imaging of the Breast"

January 2005 Physiologic Imaging of the Breast, Philadelphia Mammography Society, Methodist Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

January 2005 Featured Speaker, Deans Tea, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, The George Washington University.

February 2005 New Technologies for the Improved Diagnosis of Breast Cancer, Oncology Interest Group, The George Washington University School of Medicine

March 2005 Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Breast: District of Columbia Chapter, American College of Radiology, Washington, DC

March 2005 Women in Medicine, How we do it all. Undergraduate Forum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

April 2005 Seventh Annual University of South Florida Breast Imaging Update, Key West, FL," Computer Aided Detection" and "Imaging Ductal Carcinoma- in-Situ"

May 2005 Radiology Board Review, Breast Imaging, The Johns Hopkins Department of Radiology, Baltimore, MD.

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