Sanjit O. Tewari, M.D.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
About Dr. Sanjit O. Tewari
Dr. Sanjit O. Tewari is a born and raised New Yorker and triple-boarded physician with board certification in Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, and Vascular and Interventional Radiology. Dr. Tewari has spent his entire career in Academic Medicine and has particular interests in providing high level patient care, multidisciplinary teaching, and practice management.
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Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2009 | St. George's University, Grenada, Medicine, MD |
| 2005 | Columbia University, New York, New York, US, Computer Engineering, BS |
Postgraduate Training
| 2016-2017 | Clinical Fellowship, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, Jackson Memorial Hospital / University of Miami, Miami, Florida |
| 2013-2016 | Clinical Residency, Diagnostic Radiology, Richmond University Medical Center, Staten Island, New York |
| 2011-2013 | Clinical Residency, Nuclear Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York |
| 2010-2011 | Clinical Internship, General Surgery, The Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, New York |
| 2009-2010 | Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine / Psychiatry, University of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2022 | American Board of Artificial Intelligence in Medicine |
| 2020 | Texas Medical Board |
| 2019 | American Board of Radiology - Interventional Radiology / Diagnostic Radiology |
| 2017 | American Board of Radiology - Diagnostic Radiology |
| 2016 | American Board of Nuclear Medicine |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Nuclear Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2021 - 2024
Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY, 2019 - 2021
Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia, MO, 2017 - 2019
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Faculty Senator, Department of Nuclear Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2024 - Present
Wellness Advocate, Department of Nuclear Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2024 - Present
Acting Head of Quality (DR), Department of Diagnostic Radiology, SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY, 2020 - 2021
Head of Quality (IR), Department of Interventional Radiology, SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY, 2020 - 2021
Chair of Clinical Competency Committee, Department of Interventional Radiology, SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse, NY, 2019 - 2021
Assistant Residency Program Director, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, 2017 - 2019
Other Professional Positions
Advisor, Texas Health Catalyst - CoLab at Dell Med, Austin, TX, 2022 - Present
Extramural Institutional Committee Activities
Member, PET/CT Leadership Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present
Program Chair, Nuclear Medicine Faculty Grand Rounds, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - Present
Member, DI Faculty Awards, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2022 - Present
Member, IOP: Interventional Oncology Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - Present
Member, PACS RFP: PACS committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2021 - Present
Editorial Activities
Review Editor, Frontiers in Radiology - Artificial Intelligence, 2023 - Present
Review Editor, Frontiers in Radiology - Interventional Radiology, 2023 - Present
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2022. PSMA and PET Imaging. Conference. Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI). Houston, TX, US.
Regional Presentations
- 2023. Pursuing a Career in Medicine. Conference. Night at the Museum: Museum of Natural Science at Sugar Land, US.
- 2018. Keynote Speaker. Conference. University of Missouri - Leadership Academy, US.
National Presentations
- 2019. Cholecystokinin-Assisted Microwave Ablation of Hepatic Tumors Near the Gallbladder. Conference. Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), US.
- 2017. Prostate artery embolization may improve erectile function with no deleterious effect on ejaculation: a retrospective review of 53 patients. Conference. Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), US.
- 2017. Nocturia and quality of life after prostate artery embolization. Conference. Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), US.
- 2017. Safety and technical success of percutaneous radiologic gastrostomy/gastrojejunostomy placement without gastropexy. Conference. Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), US.
- 2014. Safety and efficacy of percutaneous cecostomy for treatment of large bowel obstruction in adult cancer patients. Conference. Society of Interventional Radiology (SIR), US.
International Presentations
- 2024. Theranostics: Distant Past, Past, Present. Invited, US.
- 2023. Interventional Radiology and Liver Tumors. Invited. International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA), US.
- 2023. 90-Y Radioembolization of Liver Tumors. Invited. International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA), US.
- 2021. 90-Y Radioembolization of Liver Tumors. Invited. International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA), US.
- 2020. Safety and Efficacy of non-cuffed tunneled small bore central venous catheter (SB-CVC) placement. Conference. The Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE), DE.
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2023 |
| Title: | Detecting Pulmonary Embolism from Non-Contrast CT |
| Funding Source: | Shark Tank at MD Anderson |
| Role: | Co-I |
| Date: | 2020 |
| Title: | VROOM: Optimized Physician Consultation and Tumor Board |
| Funding Source: | Central New York (CNY) Biotech Accelerator Medical Device Innovation Challenge (MDIC) |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2018 |
| Title: | Uterine Fibroid Embolization: Translating a Minimally Invasive Treatment Option to the Women of Central Missouri |
| Funding Source: | Washington University St. Louis, Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (WUSTL-ICTS) |
| Role: | PI |
| Date: | 2017 |
| Title: | Development of a Minimally Invasive Treatment for Biliary Colic |
| Funding Source: | Washington University St. Louis, Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (WUSTL-ICTS) |
| Role: | PI |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Ranes, JC, Ormaza, AJ, Desai, C, Tewari, SO, Flynt, L. 18F-FDG PET/CT Incidental Finding of Rare Extrapulmonary Presentation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Clinical nuclear medicine 50(1):58-60, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39626291.
- Bommekal S, Flynt L, Tewari SO, Surasi DSS. PSMA-Avid Desmoid Tumor of the Abdominal Wall on 18F-Piflufolastat PET/CT. Clin Nucl Med 49(7):672-673, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38739529.
- DeSai C, Flynt L, Tewari SO, Lu Y. Enchondroma on Bone Scan and PSMA PET/CT in a Patient With Prostate cancer. Clin Nucl Med 49(7):683-684, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38537209.
- Tewari SO, Tamirisa N, Xu G, Lu Y. Vapocoolant Analgesia for Breast Lymphoscintigraphy: A Prospective Clinical Trial. J Nucl Med Technol 52(2):104-106, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37963780.
- Tewari SOM, Metwalli ZA, Xu G. Pitfall of 18F-PSMA PyL PET/CT Imaging of a Displaced Urinary Bladder as Recurrent Prostate Malignancy. Clin Nucl Med. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37883147.
- Strati P, Pasvolsky O, Feng L, Xu G, Tewari S, Varghese J, Ow K, Santiago MS, Al Zaki A, Jallouk A, Neelapu SS, Kebriaei P, Shpall EJ, Ahmed S. ASCT vs CART for Patients with Relapsed LBCL in PR: Role of TMTV. Blood Adv 7(11):2586-2589, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36745104.
- Westin J, Davis RE, Feng L, Hagemeister F, Steiner R, Lee HJ, Fayad L, Nastoupil L, Ahmed S, Rodriguez A, Fanale M, Samaniego F, Iyer SP, Nair R, Oki Y, Fowler N, Wang M, Ma MCJ, Vega F, McDonnell T, Pinnix C, Griffith D, Lu Y, Tewari S, Sun R, Scott DW, Flowers CR, Neelapu S, Green MR. Smart Start: Rituximab, Lenalidomide, and Ibrutinib in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Large B-cell Lymphoma. J Clin Oncol 41(4):745-755, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 35952327.
- Wilson ZJ, Xu G, Tewari SO, Lu Y. Comparison of PSMA-based 18F-DCFPyL PET/CT and Tc-99m MDP bone scan in detection of bone metastasis in prostate cancer. Am J Nuclear Med Mol Imaging, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Basin M, Dimmer A, Abramyan S, Tewari SO, Lucia A. Percutaneous extraction of metallic foreign body from pyogenic liver abscess. J Surg Case Rep 2022(8), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35967835.
- Waguespack SG, Tewari SO, Busaidy NL, Zafereo ME. Larotrectinib Before Initial Radioactive Iodine Therapy in Pediatric TRK Fusion-Positive Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Time to Reconsider the Treatment Paradigm for Distantly Metastatic Disease?. JCO Precis Oncol 6, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35420905.
- Mirchia, K, Thibodeau, R, Goel, A, Jafroodifar, A, Babin, I, Jawed, M, Hu, Z, Love, Z, Tewari, SO. A successful endovascular repositioning of migrated transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) stent. Radiology Case Reports 16(2):278-283, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33299509.
- Kobayashi K, Goel A, Coelho MP, Medina Perez M, Klumpp M, Tewari SO, Appleton-Figueira T, Pinter DJ, Shapiro O, Jawed M. Complications of Ileal Conduits after Radical Cystectomy: Interventional Radiologic Management. Radiographics 41(1):249-267, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33306453.
- Mirchia K, Thibodeau R, Goel A, Jafroodifar A, Babin I, Jawed M, Hu Z, Love Z, Tewari S. A successful endovascular repositioning of migrated transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) stent. Radiol Case Rep, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Yasin J, Thimmappa N, Kaifi JT, Avella DM, Davis R, Tewari SO, Saboo SS, Bhat A. CT-guided cryoablation for post-thoracotomy pain syndrome: a retrospective analysis. Diagn Interv Radiol 26(1):53-57, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31904571.
- Schuchardt PA, Yasin JT, Davis RM, Tewari SO, Bhat AP. The role of an IVC filter retrieval clinic-A single center retrospective analysis. Indian J Radiol Imaging 29(4):391-396, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31949341.
- Braet DJ, Khoukaz HB, Vogel TR, Tewari SO, Fay WP. The association of Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome and abdominal aortic aneurysms. J Vasc Surg Cases Innov Tech 5(3):343-344, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31334414.
- Bhat A, Layfield LJ, Tewari SO, Gaballah AH, Davis R, Wu Z. Solitary fibrous tumor of the ischioanal fossa-a multidisciplinary approach to management with radiologic-pathologic correlation. Radiol Case Rep 13(2):468-474, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29682137.
- Tewari SO, Wolfe AR, Seguritan R, Faroqui R, Meshreki M. Esophageal pneumatosis in the setting of small bowel ileus with acute resolution after nasogastric tube decompression. Radiol Case Rep 12(3):479-482, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28828106.
- Wolfe AR, Faroqui RM, Visvikis GA, Mantello MT, Perel AB, Tewari SO. Spinal subarachnoid and subdural hematoma presenting as a Brown-Séquard-like myelopathy following minor trauma in a patient on dabigatran etexilate. Radiol Case Rep 12(2):257-260, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28491164.
- Tewari SO, Faroqui RM, Fuca N, Khan M, Mantello MT. Spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema of the scalp following hair coloring/treatment. Radiol Case Rep 12(1):78-80, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28228884.
- Salsamendi JT, Gortes F, Ayala AR, Palacios JD, Tewari S, Narayanan G. Transarterial embolization of a hyperfunctioning aldosteronoma in a patient with bilateral adrenal nodules. Radiology Case Report 12(1):87-91, 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Tewari SO, Getrajdman GI, Petre EN, Sofocleous CT, Siegelbaum RH, Erinjeri JP, Weiser MR, Thornton RH. Safety and efficacy of percutaneous cecostomy/colostomy for treatment of large bowel obstruction in adults with cancer. J Vasc Interv Radiol 26(2):182-8, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 25529188.
- Tewari SO, Petre EN, Osborne J, Sofocleous CT. Cholecystokinin-assisted hydrodissection of the gallbladder fossa during FDG PET/CT-guided liver ablation. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 36(6):1704-1706, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23839009.
- Ulaner GA, Tewari S. Hill-Sachs lesion on FDG PET/CT. Clin Nucl Med 38(1):65-6, 2013. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 23242054.
Invited Articles
- Habibollahi P, Kuban JD, Tewari SO. That Which Makes Surgery More Tolerable. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol 47(6):810-811, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38782765.
- Metwalli ZA, Davis RM, Tewari SO. Drug-Eluting Microspheres and Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Improving Outcomes Related to Drug or Better Practice?. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Tewari S. Randomized Trial Suggests Potential Benefits of Polymer Over Suture-Based Vascular Closure. Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
Other Articles
- Metwalli, ZA, Davis, R, Tewari, SO Drug-Eluting Microspheres and Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology 46(4):447-448, 2023. PMID: 36930286.
- Tewari S Cost Analysis of Adrenal Adenoma Ablation Versus Surgery: Different Organ, Similar Story. Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology 46(1):98-99, 2023. PMID: 36525052.
- Tewari, SO Randomized Trial Suggests Potential Benefits of Polymer Over Suture-Based Vascular Closure. Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiology 44(12):1893-1894, 2021. PMID: 34647151.
Abstracts
- Love Z, Goel A, Pinter DJ, Kobayashi K, Hu Z, Jawed M, Tewari SO. Safety and efficacy of non-cuffed tunneled small bore central venous catheter (SB-CVC) placement. CIRSE 2020 Summit:p140, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Schuchardt P, Bhat A, Davis RM, Tewari SO. Implementing an Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter Removal Clinic and Strategies to Improve Removal Rates. International Symposium on Endovascular Therapy (ISET), 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Tewari SO, Mirchia K, Gandy M, Mirchia K, Pinter D, Kobayashi K, Jawed M. Safety and Efficacy of Transthoracic Computed Tomography Guided Fine Needle Aspiration of Lung Nodules. Symposium on Clinical Interventional Oncology, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Tewari S, Schuchardt P, Atkins N, Bhat A, Davis R, Sofocleous C. Cholecystokinin-Assisted Microwave Ablation of Hepatic Tumors Near the Gallbladder. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 30(3):S85-86, 2019. e-Pub 2019.
- Schuchardt P, Atkins N, Koch D, Tewari S, Bhat A. Computed Tomography Guided Gastrostomy: a safe and effective option for percutaneous gastrostomy tube placement. University of Missouri Health Sciences Research Day, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Irish J, Bhat A, Tewari S, Davis R. Difficult Osteoid Osteoma Ablations - Technical Considerations. Society of Interventional Radiology, 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Bhat A, Tewari S, Davis R. Pelvic Trauma - What to Know. Radiologic Society of North America (RSNA), 2018. e-Pub 2018.
- Bhatia S, Tewari S, Gomez C, et al. Prostate artery embolization may improve erectile function with no deleterious effect on ejaculation: a retrospective review of 53 patients. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 28(2), 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Bhatia S, Tewari S, al C. Nocturia and quality of life after prostate artery embolization. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 28(2), 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Mohan P, Dupaix R, Tewari S, et al. Safety and technical success of percutaneous radiologic gastrostomy/gastrojejunostomy placement without gastropexy. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 28(2), 2017. e-Pub 2017.
- Tewari SO, Faroqui RM, Fuca N, et al. Spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema of the scalp following hair coloring/treatment. The Mount Sinai Hospital Research Day, 2016. e-Pub 2016.
- Sag A, Tewari S, Li D, Solomon SB, et al. CT-Guided Biopsy Radiation Dose Estimate Can Be Reduced Using the Prospective Native Fiducial (PNF) Method. World Conference on Interventional Oncology, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
- Tewari SO, Getrajdman G, Covey AM, et al. Safety and efficacy of percutaneous cecostomy for treatment of large bowel obstruction in adult cancer patients. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 25(3):S39, 2014. e-Pub 2014.
Book Chapters
- Tewari SO, Pandit-Taskar N. In: Carcinoma of the Gallbladder. The Current Scenario. In: Imaging in Gallbladder Cancer. Elsevier Clinical Advisory Board, 185-202, 2013.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified March 26, 2026