Meet Emily Nia, M.D.
Emily S Nia, M.D.
Department of Breast Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Breast Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Department of Breast Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Research Interests
Radiology resident and breast imaging fellow education
Clinical Interests
Outcomes analyses in clinical breast imaging, especially in patients diagnosed with ductal carcinoma insitu
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2011 | The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas, US, MD |
| 2007 | The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, US, Nutritional Science, BA |
Postgraduate Training
| 2017-2018 | Clinical Fellowship, Breast Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2016-2017 | Clinical Fellowship, Nuclear Medicine, The University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona |
| 2013-2017 | Clinical Residency, Radiology, The University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, Arizona |
| 2011-2012 | Clinical Residency, Anesthesiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas |
| 2007-2009 | Healing in a Bilingual Learning Environment (HABLE), Practice of Medicine Course, Galveston, Texas |
Board Certifications
| 2019 | The American Board of Radiology, Nuclear Radiology |
| 2018 | The American Board of Radiology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2018 - 2019
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Patient Safety and Quality Officer, Department of Breast Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2022 - Present
Medical Student Diagnostic Radiology Clerkship Facilitator, The University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, 2015 - 2016
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Residency Class Representative, Department of Anesthesiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, 2012 - 2012
Co-Director, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Frontera de Salud, Galveston, TX, 2007 - 2011
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Reviewer-responsible for creating continuing medical education quizzes on various breast imaging topics for this online educational portal, DetectedX, Houston, TX, 2024 - Present
Abstract Review Subcommittee, American Roentgen Ray Society, Houston, 2018 - Present
Radiology Resident Selection Committee Member, The University of Arizona Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, 2015 - 2016
Member, Students Improving Global Health Together (SIGHT), The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 2007 - 2011
Member, Truman Blocker Osler Society, The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 2007 - 2011
Committee Member, Public Health Organization (PHO), The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, 2004 - 2011
Institutional Committee Activities
Committee member, Credentials Committee of the Medical Staff, 2023 - Present
Committee member, Structured Reporting Template Governance Committee, 2022 - Present
Committee member, DI-Safety, Quality, Value Functional Committee, 2022 - Present
Committee Member, Merit Workgroup Committee, 2021 - Present
Committee Member, The Happiness Committee, 2021 - Present
Committee Member, COVID Recovery Task Force, 2020 - Present
Committee Member, Diagnostic Radiology Junior Faculty Committee, 2019 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2024 | Magna Cum Laude award, education exhibit - "Breast imaging of patients with li-fraumeni syndrome with updated review of breast screening guidelines", 110th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America |
| 2024 | Certificate of Merit award, education exhibit -"Beyond metastatic lymphadenopathy in breast cancer: An approach to axillary masses", 110th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America |
| 2023 | Certificate of Merit, "Management of Bleeding Complications After Image Guided Breast Biopsy: A Case-Based Review", American Roentgen Ray Society |
| 2023 | Cum Laude Award, Electronic Exhibit- "Swipe Left or Right? The Multimodality Imaging Detection and Assessment of the Solitary Dilated Duct", Radiological Society of North America |
| 2023 | Cum Laude, Electronic Exhibit- "The Many Faces of Invasive Lobular Carcinoma", Radiological Society of North America |
| 2015 | Selected as 1 of 35 second-year radiology residents, Association of University of Radiologists, Radiology Resident Academic Leadership Development Program (ARRALD) |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Guirguis M, Arribas E, Kapoor M, Patel M, Perez F, Nia E, Ding Q, Moseley T, Adrada B. Multimodality imaging of benign and malignant pathologies of the nipple areolar complex. RadioGraphics 44(4), 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38483829.
- Patel, MM, Adrada, BE, Nia, ES, Kapoor, MM, Khazai, L, Guirguis, MS, Perez, F, Moseley, T, Arribas, E. Multimodality Imaging of Breast Cancer Recurrence Post Breast Conservation Therapy. Current Radiology Reports 12(2):9-18, 2024. e-Pub 2024.
- Everidge SA, Sun J, Teshome M, Tamirisa N, Sun S, Adesoye T, Nia E, Bevers T, Bedrosian I, Patel M, Singh P. Lobular Neoplasia Diagnosed by MRI-Guided Breast Biopsy: Identifying Upgrade Rate to Malignancy and Outcomes of Clinical and Surgical Management. Ann Surg Oncol 31(4):2224-2230, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38117388.
- Adrada BE, Moseley TW, Kapoor MM, Scoggins ME, Patel MM, Perez F, Nia ES, Khazai L, Arribas E, Rauch GM, Guirguis MS. Triple-negative breast cancer: Histopathologic features, genomics, and treatment. RadioGraphics 43(10), 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37792593.
- Nia E, Patel M, Kapoor M, Guirguis M, Perez F, Bassett R, Candelaria R. Comparing the performance of full-field digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis in the post-treatment surveillance of patients with a history of breast cancer: A retrospective study. Radiography 29(6):957-979, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37572571.
- Nia, ES, Patel, MM, Chang, EI, Legha, RS, Kapoor, MM. The Post-Operative Mammographic Appearance of Lymphovenous Bypass and Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer. Radiology Case Reports 17(10):3760-3762, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35965918.
- Nia ES, Huang ML, Sun SX, Mitchell MP, Myatt JP, Candelaria RP. The mammographic appearance of the BioMonitor implantable loop recorder. Clin Imaging 73:28-30, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33296770.
- Nia ES, Adrada BE, Whitman GJ, Candelaria RP, Krishnamurthy S, Bassett RL, M Arribas E. MRI features of pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia with histopathological correlation. Breast J 27(3):242-247, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33393706.
- Patel MM, Moseley TW, Nia ES, Perez F, Kapoor MM, Whitman GJ. Team science: A practical approach to starting collaborative projects. J Breast Imaging 3(6):1-6, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34805982.
- Nia ES, Leung JWT. Solitary palpable breast mass as the initial presentation of clinically silent extramedullary acute myeloid leukemia. Breast J 26(2):267-268, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31486164.
- Srinivasan A, Nia E, Gupta M, Sun J, Leung JW. Retrospective statistical analysis on the diagnostic value of ductography based on lesion pathology in patients presenting with nipple discharge. Breast J 25(4):585-589, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31087380.
- Eshghi N, Garland LL, Nia E, Betancourt R, Krupinski E, Kuo PH. 18F-FDG PET/CT can predict development of thyroiditis due to immunotherapy for lung cancer. J Nucl Med Technol 46(3):260-264, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29599403.
- Nia ES, Garland LL, Eshghi N, Nia BB, Avery RJ, Kuo PH. Incidence of brain metastases on follow-up 18F-FDG PET/CT scans of non-small cell lung cancer patients: Should we include the brain?. J Nucl Med Technol 45(3):193-197, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28705927.
- Nia BB, Nia ES, Avery RJ, Kuo PH, Hennemeyer CT. Punctate radiation dermatitis of the foot and ankle caused by distal embolization of 90Y microspheres during liver directed therapy. Clin Nucl Med 42(9):e422-e423, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28682846.
- Kaur M, Walker C, Nia ES, Lisse JR. Staphylococcus aureus sternal osteomyelitis: A rare cause of chest pain. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care 11(4):167-70, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Kaur M, Nia E, Millus R, Sudano D, Lisse J. Successful treatment of neuro-Behçet's disease with infliximab: Four years follow-up. Rheumatology Reports 7(1):14-16, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
- Nia BB, Nia ES, Osondu N, Galgiani JN, Kuo PH. Tip of the iceberg: F-FDG PET/CT diagnoses extensively disseminated coccidioidomycosis with cutaneous lesions. Southwest J Pulm Crit Care 15(1):28-31, 2015. e-Pub 2015.
Manuals, Teaching Aids, Other Teaching Publications
- Nia ES. DetectedX, 2024.
Abstracts
- Everidge, S, Sun, J, Teshome, M, Tamirisa, N, Sun, SX, Adesoye, T, Nia, ES, Bevers, TB, Bedrosian, I, Patel, MM, Singh, P. ASO Visual Abstract:. Annals of surgical oncology 31(4):2276-2277, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38263369.
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2019. Breast cancer reduce your risks. Invited. Karsten Interior Services: Strategic Communications-Community Relations and Education at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2018. Breast cancer reduce your risks. Invited. Gympass: Strategic Communications-Community Relations and Education at Anderson. Houston, TX, US.
- 2018. Old but still gold-assessing the value of ductography in patients with pathological nipple discharge. Invited. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
National Presentations
- 2023. Gadgets and gizmos a-plenty: Foreign bodies encountered in breast imaging. Conference. Breast Imaging Symposium 2023. National Harbor, MD, US.
- 2022. Comparing the performance of full-field digital mammography (FFDM) and digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) in the post-treatment surveillance of patients with a history of breast cancer: A retrospective study. Conference. Radiological Society of North America Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting Program. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2020. MRI appearance of pseudoangiomatous stromal hyperplasia (PASH) with pathological correlation. Conference. Radiological Society of North America Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting Program 2020. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2020. High risk breast cancer screening. Conference. Radiological Society of North America Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting Program 2020. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2018. Old but still gold: Assessing the value of ductography in patients with pathological nipple discharge. Conference. American Roentgen Ray Society 2018 Annual Meeting. Washington, DC, US.
- 2017. Clinical and imaging outcomes of ultrasound guided cryoablation of fibroadenomas. Conference. Association of University Radiologists 65th Annual Meeting. Hollywood, FL, US.
- 2015. Contrast reaction basic life support kits in outpatient diagnostic centers. Conference. American Society of Emergency Radiology Annual Meeting. Key Biscayne, FL, US.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified March 25, 2025