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Chusilp Charnsangavej, M.D.

Present Title & Affiliation

Primary Appointment

Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX

Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment

Adjunct Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Adjunct Professor, Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX

Office Address

The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Department of Radiology
1515 Holcombe Blvd.
Unit Number: 368
Houston, TX 77030
Room Number: B3.4314
Phone: (713) 794-1813
Fax: (713) 745-1151

Education & Training

Degree-Granting Education

1972 Ramathibodi School of Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, MD, Medicine

Postgraduate Training

1980-1981 Clinical Fellowship, Vascular Radiology and Special Procedures, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, TX, Vincent P. Chuang, M.D. and Sidney Wallace, M.D.
1977-1983 Instructor, Vascular Radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, Milton Elkin, M.D.
1974-1977 Residency, Diagnostic Radiology, Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Bronx, NY, Milton Elkin, M.D.
1973-1974 Straight Medical Internship, Northern Division, Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, Irvin Woldow, M.D.
1972-1973 Rotating Internship, Ramathibodi Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand, Rachit Buri, M.D.

Board Certifications

1977 American Board of Radiology

Experience/Service

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Hospital and Tumor Institute, Houston, TX, 1983-1987
Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, 1979-1983
Attending Radiologist, Department of Radiology, Bronx Municipal Hospital Center, Bronx, NY, 1977-1983

Selected Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Wang W, Shao R, Wu Q, Ke S, McMurray J, Lang FF, Charnsangavej C, Gelovani JG, Li C. Targeting Gelatinases with a Near-Infrared Fluorescent Cyclic His-Try-Gly-Phe Peptide. Mol Imaging Biol. e-Pub 5/2009. PMID: 19424760.
2. Vikram R, Balachandran A, Bhosale PR, Tamm EP, Marcal LP, Charnsangavej C. Pancreas: peritoneal reflections, ligamentous connections, and pathways of disease spread. Radiographics 29(2). e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19168761.
3. Balachandran A, Darden DL, Tamm EP, Faria SC, Evans DB, Charnsangavej C. Arterial variants in pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Abdom Imaging 33(2):214-221, 2008. PMID: 17435979.
4. Takayama T, Makuuchi M, Kojiro M, Lauwers GY, Adams RB, Wilson SR, Jang HJ, Charnsangavej C, Taouli B. Early hepatocellular carcinoma: pathology, imaging, and therapy. Ann Surg Oncol 15(4):972-978, 2008. PMID: 18236118.
5. Kim KB, Eton O, Davis DW, Frazier ML, McConkey DJ, Diwan AH, Papadopoulos NE, Bedikian AY, Camacho LH, Ross MI, Cormier JN, Gershenwald JE, Lee JE, Mansfield PF, Billings LA, Ng CS, Charnsangavej C, Bar-Eli M, Johnson MM, Murgo AJ, Prieto VG. Phase II trial of imatinib mesylate in patients with metastatic melanoma. Br J Cancer 99(5):734-740, 2008. PMID: 18728664.
6. Evans DB, Varadhachary GR, Crane CH, Sun CC, Lee JE, Pisters PW, Vauthey JN, Wang H, Cleary KR, Staerkel GA, Charnsangavej C, Lano EA, Ho L, Lenzi R, Abbruzzese JL, Wolff RA. Preoperative gemcitabine-based chemoradiation for patients with resectable adenocarcinoma of the pancreatic head. J Clin Oncol 26(21):3496-3502, 2008. PMID: 18640930.
7. Yao JC, Phan A, Hoff PM, Chen HX, Charnsangavej C, Yeung SC, Hess K, Ng C, Abbruzzese JL, Ajani JA. Targeting vascular endothelial growth factor in advanced carcinoid tumor: a random assignment phase II study of depot octreotide with bevacizumab and pegylated interferon alpha-2b. J Clin Oncol 26(8):1316-1323, 2008. PMID: 18323556.
8. Evans DB, Crane CH, Charnsangavej C, Wolff RA. The added value of multidisciplinary care for patients with pancreatic cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 15(8):2078-2080, 2008. PMID: 18546044.
9. Kodama Y, Ng CS, Wu TT, Ayers GD, Curley SA, Abdalla EK, Vauthey JN, Charnsangavej C. Comparison of CT methods for determining the fat content of the liver. AJR Am J Roentgenol 188(5):1307-1312, 2007. PMID: 17449775.
10. Choi H, Charnsangavej C, Faria SC, Macapinlac HA, Burgess MA, Patel SR, Chen LL, Podoloff DA, Benjamin RS. Correlation of computed tomography and positron emission tomography in patients with metastatic gastrointestinal stromal tumor treated at a single institution with imatinib mesylate: proposal of new computed tomography response criteria. J Clin Oncol 25(13):1753-1759, 2007. PMID: 17470865.
11. Faria SC, Ng CS, Hess KR, Phongkitkarun S, Herron D, Szejnfeld J, Daliani D, Charnsangavej C. CT quantification of effects of thalidomide in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. AJR Am J Roentgenol 189(2):378-385, 2007. PMID: 17646464.
12. Aloia TA, Charnsangavej C, Faria S, Ribero D, Abdalla EK, Vauthey JN, Curley SA. High-resolution computed tomography accurately predicts resectability in hilar cholangiocarcinoma. Am J Surg 193(6):702-706, 2007. PMID: 17512280.
13. Jackson EF, Esparza-Coss E, Wen X, Ng CS, Daniel SL, Price RE, Rivera B, Charnsangavej C, Gelovani JG, Li C. Magnetic resonance imaging of therapy-induced necrosis using gadolinium-chelated polyglutamic acids. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 68(3):830-838, 2007. PMID: 17379450.
14. Tamm EP, Loyer EM, Faria SC, Evans DB, Wolff RA, Charnsangavej C. Retrospective analysis of dual-phase MDCT and follow-up EUS/EUS-FNA in the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Abdom Imaging 32(5):660-667, 2007. PMID: 17712589.
15. Benjamin RS, Choi H, Macapinlac HA, Burgess MA, Patel SR, Chen LL, Podoloff DA, Charnsangavej C. We should desist using RECIST, at least in GIST. J Clin Oncol 25(13):1760-1764, 2007. PMID: 17470866.
16. Donadon M, Vauthey JN, Loyer EM, Charnsangavej C, Abdalla EK. Portal thrombosis and steatosis after preoperative chemotherapy with FOLFIRI-bevacizumab for colorectal liver metastases. World J Gastroenterol 12(40):6556-6558, 2006. PMID: 17072991.
17. Charnsangavej C, Clary B, Fong Y, Grothey A, Pawlik TM, Choti MA. Selection of patients for resection of hepatic colorectal metastases: expert consensus statement. Ann Surg Oncol 13(10):1261-1268, 2006. PMID: 16947009.
18. Tamm EP, Loyer EM, Faria S, Raut CP, Evans DB, Wolff RA, Crane CH, Dubrow RA, Charnsangavej C. Staging of pancreatic cancer with multidetector CT in the setting of preoperative chemoradiation therapy. Abdom Imaging 31(5):568-574, 2006. PMID: 16465578.

Last updated: 9/10/2009