Girish Shroff, M.D.
Department of Thoracic Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
About Dr. Shroff
Completed radiology residency at the University of South Alabama followed by a cardiothoracic radiology fellowship at Wake Forest University.
Research Interests
Atypical infections in oncologic imaging
Clinical Interests
Pitfalls in oncologic imaging, interstitial lung diseases
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2004 | University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 2000 | University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, USA, BS, Biomedical Sciences |
Postgraduate Training
| 2010-2011 | Clinical Fellowship, Cardiothoracic Radiology, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Winston-Salem, NC |
| 2006-2010 | Clinical Residency, Diagnostic Radiology, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL |
| 2004-2005 | Clinical Internship, Preliminary Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham - Montgomery Internal Medicine Program, Montgomery, AL |
Board Certifications
| 2010 | American Board of 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, 2017 - 2019
Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2014 - 2017
Assistant Professor, The University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX, 2011 - 2014
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Chair of Annual Program Evaluation Committee for Thoracic Imaging Fellowship Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2016 - Present
Co-Chair of Thoracic Peer Review Continuing Medical Education Program, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2016 - 2018
Co-Director of Medical Student Education for the Thoracic Imaging Section, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2015 - Present
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Diagnostic Imaging Faculty Functional Committee, 2016 - 2019
Advisory Subcommittee, Diagnostic Imaging Value Analysis Team, 2016 - 2018
Member, Infection Control Committee, 2015 - Present
Member, Quantitative Imaging Analysis Core/Imaging Response Assessment Team, 2015 - Present
Member, Cardiac Imaging Peer Review CME Committee, 2014 - Present
Member, Thoracic Imaging Fellowship Selection Committee, 2014 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2015 | Educational Exhibit Award/Certificate of Merit/"Challenges in Interpretation of Staging PET/CT in Thoracic Malignancies", Radiological Society of North America |
| 2015 | Educational Exhibit Award/Certificate of Merit/"Imaging of Intrathoracic Paragangliomas", Radiological Society of North America |
| 2014 | Educational Exhibit Award/Certificate of Merit/“Thoracic Multidisciplinary Tumor Board”, Radiological Society of North America |
| 2014 | Educational Exhibit Award/Cum Laude/“Pathology of the trachea and central bronchi with radiologic-pathologic correlation”, Radiological Society of North America |
| 2012 | Educational Exhibit Award/Certificate of Merit/“CT Imaging of Complications Associated with Pulmonary Vein Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation”, Radiological Society of North America |
| 2008 | Brant and Helms Club Award Winner, University of South Alabama |
| 2003 | Association of Pathology Chairs Pathology Honor Society |
| 2000 | Cum Laude, University of South Alabama |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Altan M, Soto F, Zhong LL, Akhmedzhanov FO, Wilson NR, Zarifa A, Albittar AA, Yang V, Lewis J, Rinsurongkawong W, Jack Lee J, Rinsurongkawong V, Zhang J, Gibbons DL, Vaporciyan AA, Jennings K, Khawaja F, Faiz SA, Shannon VR, Shroff GS, Godoy MCB, Daver NG, Gandhi S, Mendoza TR, Naing A, Daniel-MacDougall C, Heymach JV, Sheshadri A. Incidence and Risk Factors for Pneumonitis Associated With Checkpoint Inhibitors in Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Single Center Experience. Oncologist. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37156009.
- Jo N, Shroff GS, Wu CC, Ahuja J, Strange CD, Marom EM, Truong MT. Imaging of the mediastinum: mimics of malignancy. Semin Diagn Pathol 4(21):740, 2021. PMID: 34167848.
- Shroff GS, Benveniste MF, de Groot PM, Carter BW, Wu CC, Viswanathan C, Truong MT. Imaging on lung cancer and treatment with targeted therapy. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 39(3):308-313, 2018. PMID: 29807641.
- Shroff GS, Sabloff BS, Truong MT, Carter BW, Viswanathan C. PET/CT Interpretative Pitfalls in thoracic malignancies. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 39(3):282-288, 2018. PMID: 29807638.
- Tsai EB, Chiles C, Carter BW, Godoy MCB, Shroff GS, Munden RF, Truong MT, Wu CC. Incidental findings on lung cancer screening: significance and management. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 39(3):273-281, 2018. PMID: 29807637.
- Benveniste MF, Betancourt Cuellar SL, Gomez D, Shroff GS, Carter BW, Benveniste APA, Marom EM. Imaging of radiation treatment of lung cancer. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 39(3):297-307, 2018. PMID: 29807640.
- Shroff GS, de Groot PM, Papadimitrakopoulou VA, Truong MT, Carter BW. Targeted therapy and immunotherapy in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer. Radiol Clin North Am 56(3):485-495, 2018. PMID: 29622080.
- Benveniste MF, Welsh J, Viswanathan C, Shroff GS, Betancourt Cuellar SL, Carter BW, Marom EM. Lung cancer: posttreatment imaging: radiation therapy and imaging findings. Radiol Clin North Am 56(3):471-483, 2018. PMID: 29622079.
- Shroff GS, Viswanathan C, Carter BW, Benveniste MF, Truong MT, Sabloff BS. Staging lung cancer: metastasis. Radiol Clin North Am 56(3):411-418, 2018. PMID: 29622076.
- Godoy MCB, Odisio EGLC, Truong MT, de Groot PM, Shroff GS, Erasmus JJ. Pulmonary nodule management in lung cancer screening: a pictorial review of Lung-RADS version 1.0. Radiol Clin North Am 56(3):353-363, 2018. PMID: 29622071.
- Yam C, Murthy RK, Valero V, Szklaruk J, Shroff GS, Stalzer CJ, Buzdar AU, Murray JL, Yang W, Hortobagyi GN, Moulder SL, Arun B. A phase II study of tipifarnib and gemcitabine in metastatic breast cancer. Invest New Drugs 36(2):299-306, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29374384.
- Carter BW, Betancourt SL, Shroff GS, Lichtenberger JP 3rd. MR imaging of pleural neoplasms. Top Magn Reson Imaging 27(2):73-82, 2018. PMID: 29613962.
- Odisio EG, Marom EM, Shroff GS, Wu CC, Benveniste APA, Truong MT, Benveniste MF. Malignant pleural mesothelioma: diagnosis, staging, pitfalls and follow-up. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 38(6):559-570, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29179896.
- Ocazionez D, Shroff GS, Vargas D, Dicks D, Chaturvedi A, Nachiappan AC, Murillo H, Baxi A, Restrepo CS. Imaging of intrathoracic paragangliomas. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 38(6):584-593, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29179898.
- Shroff GS, Benveniste MF, Carter BW, de Groot PM, Wu CC, Viswanathan C, Sabloff BS, Truong MT. Imaging of metastases in the chest: mechanisms of spread and potential pitfalls. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 38(6):594-603, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29179899.
- Shroff GS, Ocazionez D, Akkanti B, Vargas D, Garza A, Gupta P, Patel JA, Patel MK, Gregoric ID. CT imaging of complications associated with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (LVADs). Semin Ultrasound CT MR 38(6):616-628, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29179901.
- de Groot P, Shroff G , Ahrar J, Sabloff B, Gladish GM, Moran C, Gupta S, Gladish GW, Chang JY, Erasmus JJ. Implications for high-precision dose radiotherapy planning or limited surgical resection after percutaneous CT-guided lung nodule biopsy using a tract sealant. Advances in Radiation Oncology 3(2):139-145, 2017. PMID: 29904738.
- Shroff GS, Benveniste MF, de Groot PM, Wu CC, Viswanathan C, Papadimitrakopoulou VA, Truong MT. Targeted therapy and imaging findings. J Thorac Imaging 32(5):313-322, 2017. PMID: 28832416.
- Benveniste MF, Gomez D, Viswanathan C, Shroff GS, Betancourt Cuellar SL, Carter BW, Marom EM. Lung cancer: Posttreatment imaging: Radiation therapy and imaging findings. J Thorac Imaging 32(5):288-299, 2017. PMID: 28832415.
- de Groot PM, Shroff GS, Carter BW, Godoy MCB, Plodkowski AJ, P Ko J, Munden RF. Lung cancer: postoperative imaging and complications. J Thorac Imaging 32(5):276-287, 2017. PMID: 28832414.
- Shroff GS, Carter BW, Viswanathan C, Benveniste MF, Wu CC, Marom EM, Mawlawi OR, Truong MT. Challenges in interpretation of staging PET/CT in thoracic malignancies. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 46(4):330-341, 2017. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 28159371.
- Carter BW, Lichtenberger JP, Shroff GS, Wu CC. Lung computed tomography screening reporting and data system version 1.0. Semin Roentgenol 52(3):137-142, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28734395.
- Carter BW, Lichtenberger JP, Shroff GS, Truong MT, Wu CC. Role of fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography-computed tomography in the evaluation of suspicious pulmonary nodules. Semin Roentgenol 52(3):166-172, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28734399.
- Nachiappan AC, Rahbar K, Shi X, Guy ES, Mortani Barbosa EJ, Shroff GS, Ocazionez D, Schlesinger AE, Katz SI, Hammer MM. Pulmonary tuberculosis: role of radiology in diagnosis and management. Radiographics 37(1):52-72, 2017. PMID: 28076011.
- Shroff GS, Marom EM, Wu CC, Godoy MC, Wei W, Ihegword A, Han XY, Truong MT. Pulmonary legionellosis in oncologic patients: findings on chest CT. J Comput Assist Tomogr 40(6):917-922, 2016. PMID: 27454787.
- Chai T, Shroff GS. Pelvic pain due to ischial tuberosity and acetabular melorheostosis-multimodal image presentation. PM R 8(9):917-8, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: 26968610.
- Shroff GS, Ocazionez D, Vargas D, Carter BW, Wu CC, Nachiappan AC, Gupta P, Restrepo CS. Pathology of the trachea and central bronchi. Semin Ultrasound CT MR 37(3):177-89, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 27261343.
- Chai T, Shroff GS. Cement pulmonary embolism after percutaneous vertebral augmentation in a patient with pathologic lumbar fracture from metastatic breast cancer. PM R 8(5):488-90, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26724427.
- Viswanathan C, Carter BW, Shroff GS, Godoy MC, Marom EM, Truong MT. Pitfalls in oncologic imaging: complications of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the chest. Semin Roentgenol 50(3):183-91, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26002238.
- Shroff GS, Okwandu E, Viswanathan C, Truong MT. Pulmonary cement embolism presenting with dyspnea. Semin Roentgenol 50(3):226-8, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26002243.
- Shroff GS, Viswanathan C, Godoy MC, Marom EM, Sabloff BS, Truong MT. Pitfalls in oncologic imaging: pericardial recesses mimicking adenopathy. Semin Roentgenol 50(3):235-40, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26002245.
- Guirguis MS, Shroff GS. Cement pulmonary embolism. Am J Med Sci 349(5):e5, 2015. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24534786.
- Shroff GS, Guirguis MS, Ocazionez D, Oldham SA, Restrepo CS, Chiles C. Beyond metastatic disease: a pictorial review of multinodular lung disease with computed tomographic-pathologic correlation. Can Assoc Radiol J 66(1):16-23, 2015. PMID: 25623007.
- Ocazionez D, Dicks DL, Favinger JL, Shroff GS, Damani S, Kicska GA, Reddy GP. Magnetic resonance imaging safety in cardiothoracic imaging. J Thorac Imaging 29(5):262-9, 2014. PMID: 25160594.
- Shroff GS, Guirguis MS, Ferguson EC, Oldham SA, Kantharia BK. Re: CT imaging of complications of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. A reply. Clin Radiol 69(8):e369, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24875115.
- Shroff S, Shroff GS, Yust-Katz S, Olar A, Tummala S, Tremont-Lukats IW. The CT halo sign in invasive aspergillosis. Clin Case Rep 2(3):113-4, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 25356263.
- Shroff GS, Guo S, Garza SA, Tung PP. Nodular pericardial metastases. Heart Lung Circ 23(3):e107-8, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24326215.
- Shroff GS, Boonsirikamchai P, Viswanathan C, Godoy MC, Marom EM, Truong MT. Differentiating pericardial recesses from mediastinal adenopathy: potential pitfalls in oncological imaging. Clin Radiol 69(3):307-14, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24290055.
- Shroff GS, Guirguis MS, Ferguson EC, Oldham SA, Kantharia BK. CT imaging of complications of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. Clin Radiol 69(1):96-102, 2014. e-Pub 2013. PMID: 24268510.
- Shivaprasad S, Shroff GS, Campbell GA. Thoracic epidural cavernous hemangioma imaging and pathology. JAMA Neurol 70(9):1196-7, 2013. PMID: 23897028.
- Shroff GS, Konopka K, Chiles C. Perilymphatic pulmonary nodules: definition, differential diagnosis, and demonstration of the "pipe-cleaner” sign. Contemporary Diagnostic Radiology 36(6):1-5, 2013.
- Shivaprasad S, Shroff GS, Kumar V. Neurological picture. vein of labbe thrombosis by CT and MRI. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 83(12):1168-9, 2012. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 22842712.
- Entrikin DW, Shroff GS, Kon ND, Carr JJ. Pseudoaneurysm of the mitral-aortic intervalvular fibrosa: a delayed complication of aortic root replacement. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr 5(5):333-5, 2011. e-Pub 2011. PMID: 21470940.
- Shroff GS, Lata AL, Parks GE, Entrikin DW. Giant pericardial lymphangioma--imaging, surgical, and pathologic correlations. J Comput Assist Tomogr 35(5):642-4, 2011. PMID: 21926863.
Other Articles
- T Chai, GS Shroff, S Shroff, S Thakur, CJ Roldan Neurofibromatosis: Type 1. PM&R Knowledge NOW®, 2017.
- Shroff GS, Carr JJ, Gandhi S, Entrikin DW Superior sinus venosus type defect demonstrated by cardiac computed tomographic angiography. J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr.
Abstracts
- Benveniste MK, Betancourt Cuellar SL, Shroff GS, de Groot PM, Sun J, Erasmus JJ, Godoy MC. Dual-energy chest radiograph: Can bone-selective images increase radiologists’ detection of bone metastasis?. Radiological Society of North America 2016 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, 2016.
- Benveniste MK, Carter B, Shroff GS, Truong MT, Sun J, Marom E. Diffusion-weighted MR imaging for assessment of mediastinal masses. Radiological Society of North America 2016 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, 2016.
- de Groot PM, Shroff GS, Ahrar J, Sabloff B, Moran C, Erasmus J, Gupta S, Gladish G, Gladish G, Chang J. Experience with a tract sealant system for percutaneous CT-guided lung nodule biopsies in an oncology population. Radiological Society of North America 2016 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, 2016.
- de Groot PM, Shroff GS, Ahrar J, Sabloff B, Moran C, Erasmus JJ, Gupta S, Gladish Ga, Gladish Gr, Chang J. Experience with the bioSentryTM tract sealant system for percutaneous CT-guided lung nodule biopsies in an oncology population. International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 17th World Conference, 2016.
- Shroff GS, Wu CC, Marom E, Ihegword A, Han XY, Truong MT. Pulmonary Legionellosis: Characteristic findings on chest CT. Joint Meeting of European Society of Thoracic Imaging and Fleischner Society, 2015.
Book Chapters
- Ong PG, Strange CD, Ahuja J, Shroff GS, Sabloff BS, de Groot PM, Truong MT, Moran CA. Neuroendocrine Neoplasms of the Lung. In: The Thorax Medical, Radiological, and Pathological Assessment. Springer, Cham, pp 373–409, 2023.
- Lazarus DR, Strange CD, Ahuja J, Shroff GS, Sabloff BS, de Groot PM et al.. Non-Small Cell Carcinoma. In: The Thorax Medical, Radiological, and Pathological Assessment. Springer Cham, Pages 311-372, 2023.
- Strange CD, Ahuja J, Shroff GS, Sabloff BS, de Groot PM, Marcoux M et al.. Biphasic Neoplasms of the Lung. In: The Thorax Medical, Radiological, and Pathological Assessment. Springer, Cham, Pages 451-459, 2023.
- Sagar AE, Salhab M, Shah A, Strange CD, Ahuja J, Shroff GS. Salivary Gland-Type Tumors of the Lung. In: The Thorax Medical, Radiological, and Pathological Assessment. Springer, Cham, Pages 411-449, 2023.
- Pina-Oviedo S, Shroff GS, Strange CD, Ahuja J, Sabloff BS, Gilles Debiane L et al.. Pulmonary Lymphoproliferative Disorders. In: The Thorax Medical, Radiological, and Pathological Assessment. Springer, Cham, pp 477–564, 2023.
- Shroff GS, Wu CC, Viswanathan C, Truong, MT. Leukemia. In: Muller’s Imaging of the Chest. 2nd. Elsevier, 1152, 2018.
- Shroff GS, Kalhor N, Mehran RJ, de Groot PM, Carter BW. Staging of small cell lung cancer. In: Diagnostic Imaging for Thoracic Surgery - A Manual for Surgeons and Radiologists. Springer, 175-188, 2018.
- Chiles C, Shroff GS. Malignant pericardial disease. In: Malignant Effusions: Pleuritis, Ascites, Pericardites. Springer Verlag, 2012.