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Chitra Viswanathan, M.D.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Bio Statement

Dr. Chitra Viswanathan earned her undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from MIT in 1995 and went on to earn her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX in 2000. Dr. Viswanathan completed her Fellowship in Body Imaging at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in 2006 and subsequently was offered and accepted a position as Assistant Professor in the Division of Diagnostic Imaging. 

Dr. Viswanathan's main clinical interest is thoracic imaging working across imaging modalities.  She is active in numerous professional organizations and contributes significantly to the education, training, and mentoring of medical students, residents, and fellows that rotate through the Department of Diagnostic Radiology. 

In her career as an academic radiologist, Dr. Viswanathan has collaboratively authored one invited article, one case report, four peer-reviewed articles and one published book chapter.  Additionally, she has recently co-authored a book chapter on oncologic imaging which is to be published in 2011. 

Office Address

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
1515 Holcombe Blvd.
Unit Number: 1473
Houston, TX 77030
Room Number: FCT15.6085
Email: chitra.viswanathan@mdanderson.org

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

2000 Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, MD, Medicine
1995 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, BS, Chemical Engineering

Board Certifications

6/2005 American Board of Radiology

Experience/Service

Academic Appointments

Assistant Professor, Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, 9/2006-8/2012
Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 7/2006-8/2012

Institutional Committee Activities

Representative, Diagnostic Radiology, Faculty Senate, 9/2010-8/2013

Honors and Awards

2010 Certificate of Merit, Radiological Society of North America
2005 Naresh Prasad Award for Academic Excellence in Physics, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Radiology
2003 Honorary Medical Physicist, Baylor College of Medicine

Professional Memberships

American College of Radiology, Atlanta, GA
Member, 2007-present
American Medical Association, Carol Stream, IL
Member, 2007-present
American Medical Women's Association, Philadelphia, PA
Member, 2009-present
American Roentgen Ray Society, Leesburg, VA
Member, 2008-present
Association of Women Radiologists, Houston, TX
Member, 2007-present
Harris County Medical Society, Houston, TX
Member, 2006-present
Houston Radiological Society, Houston, TX
Member, 2007-present
Radiological Society of North America, Oak Brook, IL
Member, 2008-present
Texas Medical Association, Austin, TX
Member, 2007-present

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Tan CH, Bhosale PR, Das P, Crane CH, Viswanathan C, Raval B, Eng C, Iyer RB. Multidetector computed tomography follow-up of hypoattenuating small liver lesions in patients with rectal cancer. Am J Clin Oncol 34(4):411-416, 8/2011. e-Pub 8/2010. PMID: 20686401.
2. Tan CH, Kontoyiannis DP, Viswanathan C, Iyer RB. Tuberculosis: a benign impostor. AJR Am J Roentgenol 194(3):555-561, 3/2010. PMID: 20173128.
3. Cronin CG, Swords R, Truong MT, Viswanathan C, Rohren E, Giles FJ, O'Dwyer M, Bruzzi JF. Clinical utility of PET-CT in lymphoma. AJR Am J Roentgenol 194(1):W91-W103, Jan, 1/2010. PMID: 20028897.
4. Bhosale PR, Patnana M, Viswanathan C, Szklaruk J. The inguinal canal: anatomy and imaging features of common and uncommon masses. Radiographics 28(3):819-835; quiz 913, 5/2008. PMID: 18480486.

Invited Articles
1. Bhosale PR, Patnana M, Viswanathan C, Szklaruk J. The inguinal canal: anatomy and imaging features of common and uncommon masses. Radiographics 28(3):819-835, May-Jun, 5/2008. PMID: 18480486.

Abstracts
1. Viswanathan C, Iyer RB, Balachandran A, Macapinlac HA. Correlation of metabolic activity in histologic subtypes of cervical cancer on FDG-PET/CT. AJR Am J Roentgenol 186(4 Suppl):A20-A24 (#81), 4/2006.

Book Chapters
1. Marcal L, Viswanathan C, Szklaruk J. Computed tomography. In: Biliary Tract and Gallbladder Cancer: Diagnosis & Therapy. Ed(s) CR Thomas, CD Fuller. Demos Medical Publishing: New York, 141-168, 2008. ISBN: 1933864427.

Last updated: 3/7/2013