Gregory C. Ravizzini
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Postgraduate Training
| 2008-2011 | Clinical Residency, Diagnostic Radiology, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY |
| 2007-2008 | Research Fellowship, Molecular Imaging, National Cancer Institute-National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD |
| 2004-2006 | Clinical Fellowship, Nuclear Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY |
| 2002-2004 | Clinical Residency, Nuclear Medicine, Emory University, Atlanta, GA |
| 2001-2002 | Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC |
| 1998-2001 | Research Associate, Nuclear Cardiology, Duke University, Durham, NC |
| 1991-1998 | Medical Training, Doctor of Medicine, Fluminense Federal University, Rio de Janeiro |
Board Certifications
| 2011 | American Board of Radiology |
| 2006 | American Board of Nuclear Medicine |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2011 - 2017
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Medical Staff, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 2007 - 2008
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, DI Clinical Research Committee, 2014 - Present
Member, PET/CT QA & Education Committee, 2013 - Present
Member, Nuclear Medicine Research Peer Review Committee, 2011 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2007 | Clinical Research Training Award (CRTA), National Cancer Institute |
| 2004 | J. Randolph Perry Scholarship Fund, Southeastern Chapter of the Society of Nuclear Medicine |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Subbiah V, Erwin W, Mawlawi O, McCoy A, Wages D, Wheeler C, Gonzalez-Lepera C, Liu H, Macapinlac H, Meric-Bernstam F, Hong DS, Pant S, Le D, Santos E, Gonzalez J, Roszik J, Suzuki T, Subach RA, Madden T, Johansen M, Nomura F, Satoh H, Matsuura T, Kajita M, Nakamura E, Funase Y, Matsushima S, Ravizzini G. Phase I Study of P-cadherin-targeted Radioimmunotherapy with 90Y-FF-21101 Monoclonal Antibody in Solid Tumors. Clin Cancer Res 26(22):5830-5842, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32816889.
- Lin M, Paolillo V, Ta RT, Damasco J, Rojo RD, Carl JC, Melancon MP, Ravizzini GC, Le DB, Santos EB. Fully automated preparation of 68Ga-PSMA-11?at?curie level quantity using cyclotron-produced 68Ga for clinical applications. Appl Radiat Isot 155:108936, 2020. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31655351.
- Subbiah V, Anderson PM, Kairemo K, Hess K, Huh WW, Ravi V, Daw NC, Somaiah N, Ludwig JA, Benjamin RS, Chawla S, Hong DS, Meric-Bernstam F, Ravizzini G, Kleinerman E, Macapinlac H, Rohren E. Alpha particle Radium 223 dichloride in high-risk osteosarcoma: a phase I dose escalation trial. Clin Cancer Res. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30733229.
- Kairemo K, Rohren EM, Anderson PM, Ravizzini G, Rao A, Macapinlac HA, Subbiah V. Development of sodium fluoride PET response criteria for solid tumours (NAFCIST) in a clinical trial of radium-223 in osteosarcoma: from RECIST to PERCIST to NAFCIST. ESMO Open 4(1):e000439, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30962954.
- Li R, Ravizzini GC, Gorin MA, Maurer T, Eiber M, Cooperberg MR, Alemozzaffar M, Tollefson MK, Delacroix SE, Chapin BF. The use of PET/CT in prostate cancer. Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 21(1):4-21, 2018. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29230009.
- Chism CB, Ravizzini GC, Macapinlac HA, Pan T. Quantitative comparison between regularized time-of-flight and OSEM PET reconstructions for small 18F-FDG-avid lesions. Nucl Med Commun 38(6):529-536, 2017. PMID: 28383318.
- Kairemo K, Ravizzini GC, Macapinlac HA, Subbiah V. An Assessment of Early Response to Targeted Therapy via Molecular Imaging: A Pilot Study of 3'-deoxy-3'[(18)F]-Fluorothymidine Positron Emission Tomography 18F-FLT PET/CT in Prostate Adenocarcinoma. Diagnostics (Basel) 7(2), 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28375169.
- Chism CB, Somcio R, Chasen BA, Ravizzini GC. Increased 18F-FDG Uptake Associated With Gastric Banding Surgical Mesh on PET/CT. Clin Nucl Med 41(5):410-1, 2016. PMID: 26825203.
- Turkbey B, Ravizzini G, Karcaaltincaba M. Imaging of Bladder Cancer: Update on Current Approaches for Diagnosis. Journal Belge de Radiologie-Belgisch Tijdschrift voor Radiologie (JBR-BTR) 94(4):178-84, 2011. PMID: 21980733.
- Meirelles GS, Schöder H, Ravizzini GC, Gönen M, Fox JJ, Humm J, Morris MJ, Scher HI, Larson SM. Prognostic Value of Baseline [18F] Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography and 99mTc-MDP Bone Scan in Progressing Metastatic Prostate Cancer. Clin Cancer Res 16(24):6093-9, 2010. e-Pub 2010. PMID: 20975102.
- Turkbey B, Pinto PA, Mani H, Bernardo M, Pang Y, McKinney YL, Khurana K, Ravizzini G, Albert PS, Merino MJ, Choyke PL. Prostate Cancer: Value of Multiparametric MR Imaging at 3 T for Detection--Histopathologic Correlation. Radiology 255(1):89-99, 2010. PMID: 20308447.
- Ravizzini G, Turkbey B, Barrett T, Kobayashi H, Choyke PL. Nanoparticles in Sentinel Lymph Node Mapping. Wiley Interdiscip Rev Nanomed Nanobiotechnol 1(6):610-23, 2009. PMID: 20049820.
- Thakral C, Thomas L, Gajra A, Hutchison RE, Ravizzini GC, Vajpayee N. Plasmablastic Lymphoma in an Immunocompetent Patient. J Clin Oncol 27(25):e78-81, 2009. e-Pub 2009. PMID: 19581534.
- Kelloff GJ, Choyke P, Coffey DS, Scher HI, Wheeler TM, Anderson L, Tatum J, Scardino PT, Harisinghani M, Catalona WJ,Eisenberger MA, Hussain MH, Larson SM, Marberger M, Moul JW, Padhani A, Schnall MD, Sullivan DC, Wahl RL, Menard C, Clarke L, Cohen JK, Dahut WL, Dicker AP, Ellis RJ, Feleppa EJ, Farahani K, Frenkel V, Getzenberg RH, Gumbs-Petty B, Halpern EJ, Higley HR, Hruszkewycz AM, Jacobs P, Jessup JM, Kattan MW, Katz AE, Koch MO, Koutcher JA, Kurdziel KA, Kurhanewicz J, Lucia MS, Parnes HL, Petrick N, Pomper MG, Ravizzini G, Shankar LK, Sheinfeld A, Sigman CC, Smith MR, Speight JL, Steele V, Tang Y, Tempany C, Valicenti RK.. Challenges in Clinical Prostate Cancer: Role of Imaging. AJR Am J Roentgenol 192(6):1455-70, 2009. PMID: 19457806.
- Ravizzini G, Turkbey B, Kurdziel K, Choyke PL. New Horizons in Prostate Cancer Imaging. Eur J Radiol 70(2):212-26, 2009. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18993004.
- Barrett T, Ravizzini G, Choyke PL, Kobayashi H. Dendrimers in Medical Nanotechnology. IEEE Eng Med Biol Mag 28(1):12-22, 2009. PMID: 19150767.
- Ravizzini G, Meirelles GS, Horwitz SM, Grewal RK. 18F-FDG Uptake in Subcutaneous Panniculitis-like T-cell Lymphoma. Clin Nucl Med 33(12):903-5, 2008. PMID: 19033805.
- Kurdziel KA, Ravizzini G, Croft B, Tatum J, Choyke P, Kobayashi H. The Evolving Role of Nuclear Molecular Imaging in Cancer. Expert Opin Med Diagn 2(7):829-842, 2008. PMID: 19122861.
- Koyama Y, Barrett T, Hama Y, Ravizzini G, Choyke PL, Kobayashi H. In Vivo Molecular Imaging to Diagnose and Subtype Tumors Through Receptor-Targeted Optically Labeled Monoclonal Antibodies. Neoplasia 9(12):1021-9, 2007. PMID: 18084609.
- Barrett T, Koyama Y, Hama Y, Ravizzini G, Shin IS, Jang BS, Paik CH, Urano Y, Choyke PL, Kobayashi H. In Vivo Diagnosis of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Expression Using Molecular Imaging with a Cocktail of Optically Labeled Monoclonal Antibodies. Clin Cancer Res 13(22 Pt 1):6639-48, 2007. e-Pub 2007. PMID: 17982120.
- Ravizzini G, Pryma DA, Meirelles GS, Divgi CR. I-123 MIBG Scan of Metastatic Neuroblastoma Mimicking a Bone Scan. Clin Nucl Med 31(9):558-60, 2006. PMID: 16921285.
- Meirelles GS, Ravizzini G, Moreira AL, Akhurst T. Primary Pulmonary Meningioma Manifesting as a Solitary Pulmonary Nodule with a False-positive PET Scan. J Thorac Imaging 21(3):225-7, 2006. PMID: 16915069.
- Meirelles GS, Ravizzini G, Yeung HW, Akhurst T. Esophageal Leiomyoma: A Rare Cause of False-Positive FDG Scans. Clin Nucl Med 31(6):342-4, 2006. PMID: 16714896.
Abstracts
- Kairemo K, Ravizzini GC, Macapinlac HA, Subbiah V. An Assessment of Early Response to Targeted Therapy via Molecular Imaging: A Pilot Study of 3′-deoxy-3′[(18)F]-Fluorothymidine Positron Emission Tomography 18F-FLT PET/CT in Prostate Adenocarcinoma. Diagnostics, 2017.
- Meirelles GS, Ravizzini G, Schoder H, Gonen M, Morris M, Scher H, Larson S. Prognostic Value of FDG PET in Patients with Bone Metastases from Castrate-resistant Prostate Cancer. J Nucl Med, 2006.
- Ravizzini G, Pryma DA, Strauss HW. Coronary Calcification Adds Prognostic Information to Myocardial Perfusion Imaging in Oncological Patients Undergoing Major Surgical Procedures. J Nucl Med, 2005.
- Nanni C, Ravizzini G, Fanti S, Nguyen M, Bannister C, Castellucci P, Farsad M, Halkar R. 18F-FDG PET-CT Imaging in Pediatric Extracranial Neoplastic Diseases: Issues and Pitfalls. J Nucl Med, 2004.
- Srivatsa S, Ravizzini GC, Galt JR, Halkar RK. Preliminary Results of a Prospective Comparison Between Thyrogen Stimulated TcO4 and Nal-131 Whole Body Scan for the Follow-up of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma. J Nucl Med, 2004.
- Nguyen M, Ravizzini GC, Schuster D, Halkar RK. Does SPECT/CT Imaging Provide Additional Benefits over Traditional Planar and SPECT Imaging of Hyperfunctioning Parathyroids?. Radiology, 2003.
- Ravizzini GC, Pagnanelli RA, Coleman RE, Borges-Neto S. Cost Analysis Comparison Between 99mTc-Tetrofosmin and 99mTc-Sestamibi Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Protocols. Radiology, 2001.
- Borges-Neto S, Hanson MW, Ravizzini GC, Wong TZ, Hagge RJ, Shaw LK, Coleman RE. Efficiency Comparison Between Tc-99m Tetrofosmin and Tc99m Sestamibi Myocardial Perfusion Studies. J Nucl Med, 2000.
- Borges-Neto S, Hardenbergh P, Ravizzini GC, Mast S, Coleman RE. Combined Assessment of Myocardial Perfusion and Left Ventricular Function for the Evaluation of Patients with Breast Cancer Undergoing Radiation Therapy. J Am Coll Cardiol, 2000.
- Borges-Neto S, Ravizzini GC, Mast S, Coleman RE. Prediction of Outcomes in Patients with Suspected or Known Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) by Tc-99m Tetrofosmin Stress Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Studies. J Am Coll Cardiol, 2000.
- Borges-Neto S, Shaw LK, Ravizzini G, Coleman RE. Prediction of Death and MI by Myocardial Perfusion and Function Assessment after Revascularization: Does Perfusion Imaging adds Prognostic Information to Ejection Fraction?. Circulation, 1999.
- Borges-Neto S, Shaw L, Ravizzini G, ColemanRE. Prediction of Cardiovascular Death by Combined Radionuclide Perfusion and Function: Does Gender Differences are Present?. J Nucl Med, 1999.
- Chism CB, Somcio R, Chasen BA, Ravizzini GC. Increased 18F-FDG Uptake Associated with Gastric Banding Surgical Mesh on PET/CT. Clin Nuc Med. PMID: 26825203.
Book Chapters
- Brandon DC, Thomas AJ, Ravizzini GC. Chapter 2: Introduction to Nuclear Medicine. In: Introduction to Diagnostic Radiology. First Edition. McGraw-Hill Professional, 2014.
- Ravizzini GC, Iver R, Macapinlac H. Imaging of Colon Cancer. In: Nuclear Oncology. Wolter Kluwer Health, 2014.
- Turkbey B, Ravizzini G, Choyke PL. Chapter 13: In Vivo Imaging of Tumor Angiogenesis. In: Tumor Angiogenesis. From Molecular Mechanisms to Targeted Therapy. Wiley-VCH, 2010.
- Turkbey B, Ravizzini G, Choyke PL, Kobayashi H. Chapter 7: Lymphangiogenesis and Imaging of the Lymphatics in Cancer. In: Volume 13 of Cancer Metastasis-Biology and Treatment. Springer, 2009.
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CV information above last modified October 25, 2023