Luiz Alexandre Frigini, M.D.
Department of Abdominal Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Professor, Department of Abdominal Imaging Department, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1994 | School of Medicine at the Federal University of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, Espirito Santo, BR, Medical Doctor Degree |
| 1988 | Federal University of Espirito Santo School of Biological Sciences, Vitoria, Espirito Santo, BR, Dentistry, Bachelor's |
Postgraduate Training
| 2001-2002 | Postgraduate Fellow, Abdominal Imaging and Intervention, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 1997-2001 | Resident, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Case Western Reserve University-Metro-Health Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio |
| 1996-1997 | Intern, Transitional year internship, Weill Cornell University School of Medicine, New York, NY |
| 1993-1994 | Clinical Intern, Clinical Clerkship, William J Harrington Program, The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Sumner, C, Kietzman, A, Kadom, N, Frigini, LA, Makary, MS, Martin, A, McKnight, CD, Retrouvey, M, Spieler, B, Griffith, B. Medical malpractice and diagnostic radiology. Academic radiology 31(1):233-241, 2024. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 37741730.
- Martin, JG, Fimbres, DP, Wang, SS, Wang, J, Krupinski, E, Frigini, LA. Prevalence of novel pedagogical methods in the radiology education of medical students. Southern Medical Journal 115(12):874-879, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36455894.
- Belfi, LM, Jordan, SG, Chetlen, A, Deitte, LA, Frigini, LA, Methratta, ST, Robbins, JB, Woods, RW, Benefield, T, Jay, A. Self-care and storytelling for radiologists. Current Problems in Diagnostic Radiology 51(4):445-449, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34334224.
- Chetlen AL, Petscavage-Thomas J, Cherian RA, Ulano A, Nandwana SB, Curci NE, Swanson RT, Artrip R, Bathala TK, Gettle LM, Frigini LA. Collaborative learning in radiology: From peer review to peer learning and peer coaching. Acad Radiol 27(9):1261-1267, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31636005.
- Chaudhry H, Del Gaizo AJ, Frigini LA, Goldberg-Stein S, Long SD, Metwalli ZA, Morgan JA, Nguyen XV, Parker MS, Abujudeh H. Forty-one million RADPEER reviews later: What we have learned and are still learning. J Am Coll Radiol 17(6):779-785, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 31991118.
- Chetlen AL, Chan TL, Ballard DH, Frigini LA, Hildebrand A, Kim S, Brian JM, Krupinski EA, Ganeshan D. Addressing burnout in radiologists. Acad Radiol 26(4):526-533, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 30711406.
- Frigini LA, Hoxhaj S, Wintermark M, Gibby C, De Rosen VL, Willis MH. R-SCAN: CT angiographic imaging for pulmonary embolism. J Am Coll Radiol 14(5):637-640, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28284675.
Other Articles
- Averill, SL, Woods, RW, Desoky, S, Frigini, LA, Chetlen, A, Oliveira, AM, Desperito, E, Belfi, LM NAM national plan for health workforce well-being. Academic radiology 31(5):2097-2108, 2024. PMID: 38042622.
- Zygmont, ME, Ikuta, I, Nguyen, XV, Frigini, LA, Segovis, CS, Naeger, DM Clinical decision support. Academic radiology 30(7):1433-1440, 2023. PMID: 36336523.
- Belfi, LM, Chetlen, A, Frigini, LA, Jay, A, Methratta, ST, Robbins, JB, Woods, RW, Deitte, LA Recovering joy in the workplace requires P.R.A.C.T.I.C.E. Academic radiology 30(3):536-540, 2023. PMID: 35654656.
- Dashevsky BZ, Bercu ZL, Bhosale PR, Burton KR, Chatterjee AR, Frigini LAR, Heacock L, Herskovits EH, Lee JT, Subhas N, Wasnik AP, Gyftopoulos S Multicenter research studies in radiology. Acad Radiol 25(1):18-25, 2018. PMID: 28927579.
- Goldberg-Stein S, Frigini LA, Long S, Metwalli Z, Nguyen XV, Parker M, Abujudeh H ACR RADPEER committee white paper with 2016 updates: Revised scoring system, new classifications, self-review, and subspecialized reports. J Am Coll Radiol 14(8):1080-1086, 2017. PMID: 28551339.
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