Mark J. Dryden, M.D.
Department of Breast Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
About Dr. Dryden
Dr. Mark J Dryden, has specialized in diagnostic radiology for over 16 years as a faculty member at MD Anderson Cancer Center. Having graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine as a Breast Imaging student, he has over 20 years of experience in the field of medicine. Dr. Dryden currently serves as the Director of the Fellowship Program. He has presented at national meetings and recently co-chaired a national conference on how to initiate a radioactive seed program for localization of breast lesions prior to surgery. He has co-authored several publications in the last few years. His main focus has been in the education of fellows and residents in developing skills in the art of Breast Imaging.
Research Interests
Imaging of the reconstructed breast Effect of unopposed estrogen on the untreated breast in women with a history of breast cancer Specimen radiography may be useful following MR-guided needle localization and surgical excision of breast lesions Sentinel lymph node mapping with mammographic guidance: technical feasibility Breast imaging: current concepts and future directions
Clinical Interests
External Qigong Therapy for Women With Breast Cancer Prior To Surgery Multimodality imaging of triple receptor-negative tumors with mammography, ultrasound, and MRI Comparison of full-field digital mammography and screen-film mammography for detection and characterization of simulated small masses
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1995 | Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 1987 | DePaul University, Chicago, IL, USA, BS, International Economics |
Board Certifications
| 1999 | American Board of Radiology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Associate Professor, Department of Breast Imaging Section, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2006 - 2018
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Program Director, Breast Imaging Fellowship, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2008 - 2018
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2008 - Present
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, AD HOC HIPPA QA/QC, 2016 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2003 | Certificate of Merit, Imaging findings following removal of silicone breast implants, American Roentgen Ray Society |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Guirguis MS, Adrada BE, Scoggins ME, Moseley TW, Dryden MJ, Le-Petross HC, Rauch GM, Whitman GJ. The challenging image-guided preoperative breast localization: A modality-based approach. AJR Am J Roentgenol 218(3):1-12, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34612680.
- Guirguis MS, Checka C, Adrada BE, Whitman GJ, Dryden MJ, Sun J, Ding QQ, Le-Petross H, Rauch GM, Clemens M, Moseley TW. Bracketing with multiple radioactive seeds to achieve negative margins in breast conservation surgery: Multiple seeds in breast surgery. Clin Breast Cancer 22(2):e158-e166, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34187752.
- Guirguis MS, Adrada BE, Surasi DS, Dryden MJ. 68Ga-DOTATATE Uptake in primary breast cancer. Clin Nucl Med 46(3):248-249, 2021. PMID: 33234932.
- Hanson SE, Kapur SK, Hwang RF, Dryden MS. Autologous fat grafting in breast reconstruction: implications for follow-up and surveillance. Gland Surg 10(1):487-493, 2021. PMID: 33634006.
- Scoggins ME, Arun BK, Candelaria RP, Dryden MJ, Wei W, Son JB, Ma J, Dogan BE. Should abbreviated breast MRI be compliant with American College of Radiology requirements for MRI accreditation?. Magn Reson Imaging 72:87-94, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32622851.
- Hanson SE, Kapur SK, Garvey PB, Hernandez M, Clemens MW, Hwang RF, Dryden MJ, Butler CE. Oncologic safety and surveillance of autologous fat grafting following breast conservation therapy. Plast Reconstr Surg 146(2):215-225, 2020. PMID: 32740564.
- Yalniz C, Rosenblat J, Spak D, Wei W, Scoggins M, Le-Petross C, Dryden MJ, Adrada B, Dogan BE. Association of retrospective peer review and positive predictive value of magnetic resonance imaging-guided vacuum-assisted needle biopsies of breast. Eur J Breast Health 15(4):229-234, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31620681.
- Baydoun S, Gonzalez P, Whitman GJ, Dryden M, Xi Y, Dogan B. Is ductography still warranted in the 21st century?. Breast J 25(4):654-662, 2019. e-Pub 2019. PMID: 31087408.
- Adrada BE, Whitman GJ, Crosby MA, Carkaci S, Dryden MJ, Dogan BE. Multimodality imaging of the reconstructed breast. Current Problems of Diagnostic Radiology 44(6):487-495, 2015. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26118619.
- Dogan BE, Dryden MJ, Wei W, Fornage BD, Buchholz TA, Smith B, Hunt K, Krishnamurthy S, Yang WT. Sonography and sonographically guided needle biopsy of internal mammary nodes in staging of patients with breast cancer. The American Journal of Roentgenol 205(4):905-11, 2015. PMID: 26397343.
- Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Akcakanat A, Liu S, Green MC, Murray JL, Chen H, Palla SL, Koenig KB, Brewster AM, Valero V, Ibrahim NK, Moulder-Thompson S, Litton JK, Tarco E, Moore J, Flores P, Crawford D, Dryden MJ, Symmans WF, Sahin A, Giordano SH, Pusztai L, Do KA, Mills GB, Hortobagyi GN, Meric-Bernstam F. Open-label randomized clinical trial of standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy with paclitaxel followed by FEC versus the combination of paclitaxel and everolimus followed by FEC in women with triple receptor-negative breast cancer . Annals of Oncology 25(6):1122-7, 2014. e-Pub 2014. PMID: 24669015.
- Cohen L, Chen Z, Arun B, Shao Z, Dryden MJ, Xu L, Le-Petross C, Dogan B, McKenna BJ, Markman M, Babiera G. External qigong therapy for women with breast cancer prior to surgery. Integrative Cancer Therapies 9(4):348-353, 2010. PMID: 21106615.
- Dogan BE, Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Gilcrease M, Dryden MJ, Yang WT. Multimodality imaging of triple receptor-negative tumors with mammography, ultrasound, and MRI. The American Journal of Roentgenol 194(4):1160-6, 2010. PMID: 20308526.
- Yang WT, Dryden MJ, Broglio K, Gilcrease M, Dawood S, Dempsey PJ, Valero V, Hortobagyi G, Atchley D, Arun B.. Mammographic features of triple receptor-negative primary breast cancers in young premenopausal women. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 111(3):405-10, 2007.
- Yang WT, Hennessy BT, Dryden MJ, Valero V, Hunt KK, Krishnamurthy S.. Mammary angiosarcomas: imaging findings in 24 patients. Radiology 242:725-34, 2007.
- Yang WT, Lai CJ, Whitman GJ, Murphy WA, Dryden MJ, Kushwaha AC, Sahin AA, Johnston D, Dempsey PJ, Shaw CC. Comparison of full-field digital mammography and screen-film mammography for detection and characterization of simulated small masses. AJR Am J Roentgenol 187(6):576-81, 2006. PMID: 17114508.
- Oh JL, Dryden MJ, Woodward WA, Yu TK, Tereffe W, Strom EA, Perkins GH, Middleton L, Hunt KK, Giordano SH, Oswald MJ, Domain D, Buchholz TA. Locoregional control of clinically diagnosed multifocal or multicentric breast cancer after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and locoregional therapy. Journal of Clinical Oncology 24:4971-5, 2006. PMID: 17075114.
- Erguvan-Dogan B, Whitman GJ, Nguyen VA, Dryden MJ, Stafford RJ, Hazle J, McAlee KR, Phelps MJ, Ice MF, Kuerer HM, Middleton LP. Specimen radiography in confirmation of MRI-guided needle localization and surgical excision of breast lesions. AJR Am J Roentgenol 187(2):339-44, 2006. PMID: 16861535.
- Yang WT, Dryden MJ, Gwyn K, Whitman GJ, Theriault R. Imaging of breast cancer diagnosed and treated with chemotherapy during pregnancy. Radiology 239(1):52-60, 2006. PMID: 16484353.
- Tsimberidou AM, Estey E, Whitman GJ, Dryden MJ, Ratnam S, Pierce S, Faderl S, Giles F, Kantarjian HM, Garcia-Manero G. Extramedullary relapse in a patient with acute promyelocytic leukemia: successful treatment with arsenic trioxide, all-trans retinoic acid and gemtuzumab ozogamicin therapies. Leukemia Research 28(9):991-4, 2004. PMID: 15234578.
- Kushwaha AC, O'Toole M, Sneige N, Stelling CB, Dryden MJ. Mammographic-pathologic correlation of apocrine metaplasia diagnosed using vacuum-assisted stereotactic core-needle biopsy: our 4-year experience. The American Journal of Roentgenol 180(3):795-8, 2003. PMID: 12591698.
- Rong XJ, Shaw CC, Johnston DA, Lemacks MR, Liu X, Whitman GJ, Dryden MJ, Stephens TW, Thompson SK, Krugh KT, Lai CJ. Microcalcification detectability for four mammographic detectors: flat-panel, CCD, CR, and screen/film. Med Phys 29:2052-61, 2002. PMID: 12349926.
Abstracts
- Dogan, BE, Dryden MJ, Wei W, Fornage BD, Hunt KK, Yang WT. US and US-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy of internal mammary nodes in patients with breast cancer (electronic poster). European Congress of Radiology (ECR) (#6451), 2013.
- Adrada B, Whitman GJ, Crosby M, Carkaci S, Dryden MJ, Dogan BE. Imaging of the reconstructed breast. Radiological Society of North America 97th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting, 2011.
- Gonzalez-Angulo AM, Green MC, Murray JL, Palla SL, Koenig KB, Brewster A, Valero V, Ibrahim NK, Moulder S, Litton JK, Flores P, Crawford D, Dryden MJ, Symmans WF, Giordano SH, Pusztai L, Buzdar AU, Mills GB, Hortobagyi GN, Meric-Bernstam F. Open label randomized clinical trial of standard neoadjuvant chemotherapy with paclitaxel followed by FEC (T-FEC) vs. the combination of paclitaxel and RAD001 followed by FEC (TR-FEC) in women with triple receptor-negative breast cancer (TNBC). Proceedings of the Annual Meeting American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2011.
- Dogan B, Gonzalez-Angulo A, Gilcrease M, Dryden M, Carkaci S, Yang W.. Mammography, ultrasound and MRI findings in triple negative breast carcinomas. Scientific paper presentation. Proceedings of 94th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, 2008.
- Yang W, Dryden MJ, Brogolio KR, Merc-Bernstam F, Arun B, Valero V.. Mammographic and sonographic features of breast cancer in young women at high genetic risk. Familial breast cancer/ genetic testing. Proceedings of the 29th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, 2006.
- Dogan BE, Whitman GJ, Nguyen V, Dryden M, Middleton L. Specimen radiography may be useful following MR-guided needle localization and surgical excision of breast lesions. The American Journal of Roentgenol 184S(4):58, 2005.
- Lai C, Whitman GJ, Yang WT, Dryden MJ, Kushwaha AC, Arribas E, Phelps M, Shaw CC. Comparison of three mammographic detectors for detection of microcalcifications: an ROC study based on the images of specimens. Medical Physics 30:1406, 2003.
- Whitman GJ, Dryden MJ, Stephens TW, Arribas E, Selinko V, Yang WT, Kushwaha AC, Dempsey PJ. Sonographic findings after breast conservation therapy. Proceedings of 88th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America, 2002.
- Rong J, Shaw C, Johnston D, Lemacks M, Liu X, Whitman G, Thompson S, Dryden MJ, Krugh K. Microcalcification detectability for four mammographic detectors: flat-panel, CCD, CR and screen/film. Medical Physics 28:1821, 2002.
- Stephens TW, Whitman GJ, Dryden MJ, Kushwaha AC, Dempsey PJ, Middleton LP, et al. Benign breast calcifications that do not require biopsy. Radiology 221(P):696, 2001.
- Whitman GJ, Hopkins K, Dryden MJ, Phelps MJ, Macapinlac H, Sevick-Muraca EM, Vangala C, Shaw CC. Breast imaging: current concepts and future directions. The Oncologist, 2000.
- Dryden MJ, Whitman GJ, Sellin AK, Kushwaha AC, Samuels BI, Stelling CB. Effect of unopposed estrogen on the untreated breast in women with a history of breast cancer. Radiology 217(P):447, 2000.
- Whitman GJ, Stelling CB, Delpassand ES, Kushwaha AC, Sahin AA Krishnamurthy R, Dryden MJ, Feig BW, Ross MI, Hunt KK. Sentinel lymph node mapping with mammographic guidance: technical feasibility. The American Journal of Roentgenol 174(S):26, 2000.
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