Mary Guirguis, M.D.
Department of Breast Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
About Dr. Mary Guirguis
Dr. Guirguis is a faculty member in the department of breast imaging. She is passionate about clinical service and trainee education. Her clinical and research interests include breast conservation therapy, triple negative breast cancer, preoperative localization, digital breast tomosynthesis, and breast MRI.
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
Research Interests
Breast Conservation Therapy
Preoperative Localization
Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Breast MRI
Clinical Interests
Resident and fellow education
Digital Breast Tomosynthesis
Preoperative localization
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2013 | The University of Texas Medical School at Houston (McGovern Medical School), Houston, TX, USA, MD, Medicine |
| 2009 | University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA, BA, German |
| 2009 | University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA, BS, Biology |
Postgraduate Training
| 2018-2019 | Clinical Fellowship, Breast and Body Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX |
| 2014-2018 | Clinical Residency, Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston (McGovern Medical School), Houston, TX |
| 2013-2014 | Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine, Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Dallas, TX |
Board Certifications
| 2019 | American Board of Radiology |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Guirguis MS, Yang WT. Overview of incidental breast lesions. Br J Radiol 96(1142):20211326, 2023. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35451861.
- Panthi B, Adrada BE, Candelaria RP, Guirguis MS, Yam C, Boge M, Chen H, Hunt KK, Huo L, Hwang KP, Korkut A, Lane DL, Le-Petross HC, Leung JWT, Litton JK, Mohamed RM, Musall BC, Pashapoor S, Patel MM, Perez F, Son JB, Thompson A, Valero V, Wei P, White J, Xu Z, Pinsky L, Tripathy D, Yang W, Ma J, Rauch GM. Assessment of response to neoadjuvant systemic treatment in triple-negative breast cancer using functional tumor volumes from longitudinal dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI. Cancers (Basel) 15(4):1025, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36831368.
- Zhou Z, Adrada BE, Candelaria RP, Elshafeey NA, Boge M, Mohamed RM, Pashapoor S, Sun J, Xu Z, Panthi B, Son JB, Guirguis MS, Patel MM, Whitman GJ, Moseley TW, Scoggins ME, White JB, Litton JK, Valero V, Hunt KK, Tripathy D, Yang W, Wei P, Yam C, Pagel MD, Rauch GM, Ma J. Prediction of pathologic complete response to neoadjuvant systemic therapy in triple negative breast cancer using deep learning on multiparametric MRI. Sci Rep 13(1):1171, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 36670144.
- 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.
- Candelaria RP, Spak DA, Rauch GM, Huo L, Bassett RL, Santiago L, Scoggins ME, Guirguis MS, Patel MM, Whitman GJ, Moulder SL, Thompson AM, Ravenberg EE, White JB, Abuhadra NK, Valero V, Litton J, Adrada BE, Yang WT. BI-RADS ultrasound lexicon descriptors and stromal tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in triple-negative breast cancer. Acad Radiol 29 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):S35-S41, 2022. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34272161.
- Adrada BE, Guirguis MS, Hoang T, Spak DA, Rauch GM, Moseley TW. MRI-guided breast biopsy case-based review: Essential techniques and approaches to challenging cases. Radiographics 42(2):210126, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35119965.
- Noreña-Rengifo BD, Sanín-Ramírez MP, Adrada BE, Luengas AB, Martínez de Vega V, Guirguis MS, Saldarriaga-Uribe C. MRI for evaluation of complications of breast augmentation. Radiographics 42(4):210096, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35559662.
- Teichgraeber DC, Guirguis MS, Whitman GJ. Breast cancer staging: Updates in the AJCC Cancer Staging Manual 8th Edition and Current Challenges for Radiologists, From the AJR Special Series on Cancer Staging. AJR Am J Roentgenol 217(2):278-290, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33594908.
- Guirguis MS, Adrada B, Santiago L, Candelaria R, Arribas E. Mimickers of breast malignancy: Imaging findings, pathologic concordance and clinical management. Insights Imaging 12(1):53, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33877461.
- Guirguis MS, Adrada BE, Surasi DS, Dryden MJ. 68Ga-DOTATATE uptake in primary breast cancer. Clin Nucl Med 46(3):248-249, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33234932.
- Teichgraeber DC, Perez F, Guirguis MS, Kapoor MM, Whitman GJ. Ultrasound evaluation of the axilla in the breast imaging setting. Ultrasound Q 37(1):43-51, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33464028.
- Riascos R, Bonfante E, Cotes C, Guirguis M, Hakimelahi R, West C. Imaging of atlanto-occipital and atlantoaxial traumatic injuries: What the radiologist needs to know. Radiographics 35(7):2121-34, 2015. PMID: 26562241.
- Guirguis MS, Shroff GS. Cement pulmonary embolism. Am J Med Sci 349(5):e5, 2015. 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.
- 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.
- Lindsey JW, Khan U, Ansari W, Powell T, Wang YH, Guirguis MS. The antibody response to Epstein-Barr virions is altered in multiple sclerosis. J Neuroimmunol 15(254):146-53, 2013. e-Pub 2012. PMID: 23026221.
Abstracts
- Guirguis MS, Adrada BE, Dryden M, Le-Petross HC, Sun J, Rauch G, Checka C, Whitman G, Moseley T. The feasibility of breast conservation therapy in multifocal/multicentric breast cancer using multiple radioactive seeds: A paradigm shift. Radiological Society of North America 105th Annual Meeting, 2019.
- Guirguis MS, Adrada B, Santiago L, Candelaria R, Arribas E. Benign mimickers of breast malignancy. American Roentgen Ray Society 119th Annual Meeting, 2019.
- Guirguis MS, Santiago L, Adrada B, Rauch G, Arribas E. Beyond invasive ductal carcinoma: A review of unusual breast malignancies. American Roentgen Ray Society 119th Annual Meeting, 2019.
- Guirguis MS, He H, Zhang S, Whitman G, Moseley T. Invasive lobular carcinoma of the male breast. American Roentgen Ray Society 119th Annual Meeting, 2019.
- Guirguis MS, Beckmann N. Traumatic scapula fractures: A review of classifications and management. American Society of Emergency Radiology 29th Annual Meeting, 2017.
- Hermann S, Ortiz-Romero S, Bih E, Guirguis MS, Ditzler M, Divito D, Eldaya R, Matta E, Kirschner K. Finding the fetus: A multi-modality overview of the ectopic pregnancy spectrum, mimickers, and clinical management. Radiological Society of North America 102nd Annual Meeting, 2016.
- Supsupin E, Guirguis MS, Bingham B, Choi J, Mallery M, Bonfante E. Vascular complications of head and neck infections. American Society of Neuroradiology Annual Meeting, 2016.
- Guirguis MS, Ko A, Chinapuvvula NR. Imaging of acute pelvic pain in the premenopausal female: How to ensure timely surgical management. American Society of Emergency Radiology 2015 Annual Scientific Meeting, 2015.
- Shroff G, Guirguis MS, Konopka K, Oldham S, Chiles C. Multinodular lung disease: Pattern recognition and differential diagnosis with CT and pathologic correlation. American Roentgen Ray Society 113th Annual Meeting, 2013.
- Oldham S, Ferguson E, Shroff G, Guirguis MS, Hariharan R, Kntharia BK. CT imaging of complications associated with pulmonary vein ablation for atrial fibrillation. Radiological Society of North America 98th Annual Meeting, 2012.
Letters to the Editor
- Guirguis MS, Adrada BE, Scoggins ME, Moseley TW, Whitman GJ. Reply to "Additional references relevant to preoperative breast lesion localization techniques". AJR Am J Roentgenol 218: 1, 2022.
- Shroff G, Guirguis MS, Ferguson E, Oldham S, Kantharia B. Re: CT imaging of complications of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation. A reply. Clin Radiol 69: 369, 2014.