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
- 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. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 38042622.
- 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.
- Zygmont, ME, Ikuta, I, Nguyen, XV, Frigini, LA, Segovis, CS, Naeger, DM. Clinical decision support. Academic radiology 30(7):1433-1440, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36336523.
- 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.
- 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. e-Pub 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. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 28551339.
- 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
- 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.
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CV information above last modified May 08, 2025