Nandita Guha-Thakurta, M.D.
Department of Neuroradiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
About Dr. Guha-Thakurta
Dr. Nandita Guha-Thakurta is an American Board Certified Radiologist with a certificate of added qualification in Neuroradiology and accomplished her postdoctoral training at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She is currently an associate professor at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston specializing in evaluating and investigating brain, spine and head/neck tumors utilizing various imaging modalities. Additionally she has published peer reviewed articles both, in the basic sciences and clinical medicine.
Research Interests
Evaluation and investigation of brain, spine, and neck pathology.
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1987 | Lokmanya Tilak Municipal Medical College, University of Bombay, Bombay, IND, MBBS, Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery |
Postgraduate Training
| 2005-2006 | Clinical Fellowship, Neuroradiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA |
| 2001-2005 | Clinical Residency, Diagnostic Radiology, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, IL |
| 2000-2001 | Clinical Internship, General Surgery, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ |
Board Certifications
| 2010 | American Board of Radiology Certificate of Additional Qualification in Neuroradiology |
| 2005 | American Board of Radiology, Diagnostic Radiology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2013 - 2019
Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2007 - 2013
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Clinical Effectiveness Subcommittee, 2010 - 2016
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Sedrak P, Lee PS, Guha-Thakurta N, Chang EI, Ginsberg LE, Esmaeli B, Debnam JM. MRI findings of myocutaneous and fasciocutaneous flaps used for reconstruction of orbital exenteration defects. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 30(4):328-36, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24777262.
- Lee PS, Sedrak P, Guha-Thakurta N, Chang EI, Ginsberg LE, Esmaeli B, Debnam JM. Imaging findings of recurrent tumors after orbital exenteration and free flap reconstruction. Ophthal Plast Reconstr Surg 30(4):315-21, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24867414.
- Piha-Paul SA, Shin SJ, Vats T, Guha-Thakurta N, Aaron J, Rytting M, Kleinerman E, Kurzrock R. Pediatric patients with refractory central nervous system tumors: experiences of a clinical trial combining bevacizumab and temsirolimus. Anticancer Res 34(4):1939-45, 2014. PMID: 24692729.
- Millare GG, Guha-Thakurta N, Sturgis EM, El-Naggar AK, Debnam JM. Imaging findings of head and neck dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 35(2):373-8, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23907249.
- Debnam JM, Mayer RR, Esmaeli B, Weinberg JS, Demonte F, Guha-Thakurta N. Three-dimensional multidetector CT for anatomic evaluation of orbital tumors. J Ophthalmol 2013:674230, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24288594.
Abstracts
- Guha-Thakurta N, Debnam JM. Diffuse metastases to thyroid gland. Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology, 2014.
- Guha-Thakurta N, Debnam JM, Langford L. Metastases to the pituitary gland from parotid gland carcinoma. Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology, 2014.
- Debnam JM, Guha-Thakurta N, Wei W, Schellingerhout D. Distinguishing recurrent thyroid cancer from normal thyroid tissue using multiphasic multidetector computed tomography-enhancing characteristics. Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology, 2014.
- Debnam JM, Guha-Thakurta N, Wei W, Schellingerhout D. Effects of ROI measurement technique on the quantitative assessment of recurrent thyroid cancer during multiphasic multidetector CT. Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology, 2014.
- Papasozomenos H, Rohren E, Guha-Thakurta N, Mayer RR, Weinberg JS, Debnam JM. PET-CT appearance of spinal leptomeningeal disease. Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology, 2014.
- Bosca RJ, Debnam JM, Liu HH, Guha-Thakurta N, Wang J. Using cerebrospinal fluid as an internal quality control marker in quantitative diffusion MR. Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology, 2014.
- Debnam JM, Guha-Thakurta N, Buisson NM, Strickland B, Jeffrey Weinberg JS, Rory R. Mayer RR, Wang J. Ventricular apparent diffusion coefficient values in patients with glioblastoma. Proceedings of the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology, 2014.
- Sedrak P, Lee PS, Guha-Thakurta N, Chang EI, Ginsberg LE, Esmaeli B, Debnam JM. MR Imaging of fasciocutaneous and myocutaneous flap reconstruction following orbital exenteration. Proceedings of the 44th Annual Fall Scientific Symposium of the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, 2013.
- Guha-Thakurta N, Debnam JM. Atypical thyroid gland metastases. Proceedings of the 47th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology, 2013.
- Sedrak P, Lee PS, Guha-Thakurta N, Chang EL, Ginsberg LE, Esmaeli B, Debnam JM. MR imaging of fasciocutaneous and myocutaneous flap reconstruction following orbital exenteration. Proceedings of the 51st Annual Meeting of the American Society of Neuroradiology, 2013.
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