Chad Strange, M.D.
Department of Thoracic Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Thoracic Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1998 | Texas A&M College of Medicine HSC, College Station, TX, USA, MD, Doctorate of Medicine |
| 1993 | Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, TX, USA, BS, Bible/Biology |
Board Certifications
| 2010 | American Board of Radiology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2019 - 2019
Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2017 - 2019
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
COPD Gene Study Clinical Center Radiology Director w/ Dr. David Lynch, MB, National Jewish Health, Department of Thoracic Imaging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2018 - 2019
Chief of Thoracic Imaging, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Baylor College of Medicine and Ben Taub Hospital, Houston, TX, 2017 - 2019
Education Director of Thoracic Imaging, Department of Thoracic Imaging, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2017 - 2019
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Diagnostic Radiology, Little River Healthcare / King's Daughters Clinic Private Practice Radiology, Temple, TX, 2012 - 2016
Chief of Radiology, Seton Medical Center, Harker Heights, TX, 2012 - 2016
Family Physician, Family Medicine Solo Private Practice, Sweetwater, TX, 2001 - 2006
Honors & Awards
| 2020 | Certificate of Merit 2020 Radiologic Society of North America. Current Concepts in Multidisciplinary Lung Cancer Care. Ahuja, Shroff, Strange, de Groot, Truong, Vlahos, Radiologic Society of North America |
| 2018 | Outstanding Faculty Teacher, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 2018 | "Best Teaching Conferences" Award 2017-2018, Baylor College of Medicine |
| 1998 | Gathright Scholar Award for top student, Texas A&M College of Medicine Association of Former Students |
| 1998 | Helen Salyer Anderson Medal for top graduate, Texas A&M College of Medicine |
| 1997 | Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Society Junior Induction, Texas A&M College of Medicine |
| 1997 | Gathright Scholar Award for top student, Texas A&M College of Medicine Association of Former Students |
| 1993 | George S. Anderson Medal for top male graduate, Hardin-Simmons University |
| 1992 | Clinard Award for top Theology Department student, Hardin-Simmons University |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Strange CD, Birkemeier KL, Sincleair ST, Shepherd JR. Atypical abdominal hernias in the emergency department: acute and non-acute. Emergency Radiology 16(2):121-8, 2009. e-Pub 2008. PMID: 18677520.
- Strange CD, Shroff GS, Truong MT, Rohren EM. Pitfalls in Interpretation of PET/CT in the Chest. Seminars of US, CT, MRI.
- Strange CD, Vlahos I, Truong MT, Shroff GS, Ahuja J, Wu CC, Ko JP. Pearls and Pitfalls in Postsurgical Imaging of the Chest. Seminars of US, CT, MRI.
- Ahuja J, Shroff GS, Strange CD, Vlahos I, Benveniste MF, Truong MT. Pearls and Pitfalls in the Imaging of Targeted Therapy and Immunotherapy in Lung Cancer. Seminars of US, CT, MRI.
- Strange CD, Shroff GS, Ahuja J, Vlahos I, Benveniste MF, Truong MT. Imaging of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma: Pearls and Pitfalls. Seminars in Ultrasound, CT, and MRI.
- Jo N, Shroff GS, Wu CC, Ahuja J, Strange CD, Marom EM, Truong MT. Imaging of the Mediastinum: Mimics of Malignancy. Annals of Diagnostic Pathology.
- Burt BM, Lee HS, Raghuram AC, Strange CD, Mason J, Strange T, Delgado J, Sugarbaker DJ. Preoperative Prediction of Unresectability in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. e-Pub 2019.
- Strange CD, Carter BW. Prevascular Mediastinal Mass - What Can It Be?. Journal of Thoracic Disease.
Invited Articles
- Benveniste MF, Benveniste Cuellar SL, Carter BW, Strange CD, Marom EM. Thymic Epithelial Neoplasms: TNM Staging. Rad Clin North America.
Abstracts
- Alisa N. Blumenthaler, MD1; Wayne L. Hofstetter, MD2 Reza J Mehran, MD2; Ravi Rajaram, MD2; David C. Rice, MD2; Jack A. Roth, MD2; Boris Sepesi, MD2; Stephen G. Swisher, MD2; Ara A. Vaporciyan, MD2; Garrett L. Walsh, MD2; Chad D. Strange, MD3; Mara B. Antonoff, MD2. Maximum Standardized Uptake Value (SUVmax) on Preoperative PET: Role in Guiding Postoperative Surveillance for Patients with Early-Stage Non-small Cell Lung Cancer. Annals of Thoracic Surgery.
Book Chapters
- Strange CD, Ahuja J, Truong MT. Malignant pleural diseases. In: The Thorax-Medical, Radiological, and Pathological Assessment. Springer: Switzerland.
- Ahuja J, Strange CD, Truong MT. Benign pleural diseases. In: The Thorax-Medical, Radiological, and Pathological Assessment. Springer: Switzerland.
- Shroff G, Ahuja J, Strange CD, Sabloff B. Thoracic Metastatic Disease. In: The Thorax - Medical, Radiological, and Pathological Assessment. 3rd Edition. Springer Nature Switzerland AG: Switzerland.
- Ahuja J, Strange CD, Chang JY, Mehran R, Truong MT. Pleural tumors. In: Oncologic Imaging: A Multidisciplinary Approach: Expert Consult. In: The Thorax - Medical, Radiological, and Pathological Assessment. 3rd Edition. Elsevier: Philadelphia, PA.