Megha Madhukar Kapoor, MD
Department of Breast Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Breast Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Breast Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2009 | University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, US, MD |
| 2005 | Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, US, Psychology, BA |
Postgraduate Training
| 2015-2016 | Clinical Fellowship, Breast Imaging Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas |
| 2011-2015 | Clinical Residency, Diagnostic Radiology, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, Pennsylvania |
| 2009-2010 | Clinical Internship, Internal Medicine Preliminary Internship, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas |
Board Certifications
| 2019 | American Board of Medical Quality |
| 2016 | American Board of Radiology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Breast Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2019 - 2022
Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2016 - 2019
Institutional Committee Activities
Breast Imaging Representative, Department of Radiology Professionalism Workgroup, 2019 - 2019
Breast Imaging Representative, Diagnostic Imaging Clinical Research Committee, 2019 - 2022
Honors & Awards
| 2023 | Certificate of Merit, Management of Bleeding Complications After Image Guided Breast Biopsy: A Case-Based Review, American Roentgen Ray Society |
| 2023 | Cum Laude Award, The Many Faces of Invasive Lobular Carcinoma, Radiological Society of North America |
| 2023 | Cum Laude Award, Swipe Left or Right? The Multimodality Imaging Detection and Assessment of the Single Dilated Duct, Radiological Society of North America |
| 2022 | Certificate of Merit, All Roads Lead to Rome: Multi-Modality Imaging of Benign and Malignant Pathologies of the Nipple Areolar Complex, Radiological Society of North America |
| 2022 | Certificate of Merit, Multimodality Imaging of Breast Cancer Recurrence, Radiological Society of North America |
| 2022 | Cum Laude Award, The Many Faces of Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Radiological Society of North America |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Nia, ES, Patel, MM, Kapoor, MM, Guirguis, MS, Perez, F, Bassett Jr, R, Candelaria, RP. Comparing the performance of full-field digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis in the post-treatment surveillance of patients with a history of breast cancer. Radiography 29(6):975-979, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37572571.
- Adrada BE, Moseley TW, Kapoor MM, Scoggins ME, Patel MM, Perez F, Nia ES, Khazai L, Arribas E, Rauch GM, Guirguis MS. Triple-negative breast cancer: Histopathologic features, genomics, and treatment. Radiographics 43(10):e230034, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37792593.
- Nia E, Patel M, Kapoor M, Guirguis M, Perez F, Bassett R, Candelaria R. Comparing the performance of full-field digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis in the post-treatment surveillance of patients with a history of breast cancer: A retrospective study. Radiography, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Kapoor, MM, Yoon, EC, Yang, WT, Patel, MM. Breast Angiosarcoma. Journal of Breast Imaging 5(3):329-338, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 38416884.
- Kapoor MM, Yoon E, Yang WT, Patel MM. Breast angiosarcoma: Imaging features with histopathologic correlation. J Breast Imaging, 2023. e-Pub 2023.
- Omofoye TS, Leong LCH, Kalambo M, Teo SY, Lim WEH, Chew DCY, Lee SYS, Lane D, Kapoor MM, Martaindale S, Teichgraeber D, Moseley T, Phalak K, Srinivasan A, Sun J, Whitman G, Leung JWT, Tan BS, Yang WT. Responsive web-based breast imaging core curriculum for international radiology residents with self-assessment: a pilot study. Acad Radiol 29(6):919-927, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 34389260.
- Patel MM, Kapoor MM, Whitman GJ. Transitioning to practice: getting up to speed in efficiency and accuracy. J Breast Imaging 3(5):607-611, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34545352.
- 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.
- Patel MM, Moseley TW, Nia ES, Perez F, Kapoor MM, Whitman GJ. Team science: A practical approach to starting collaborative projects. J Breast Imaging 3(6):721-726, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34805982.
Invited Articles
- Kapoor MM, Whitman GJ. JAOCR at the viewbox: breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma. J Am Osteopath Coll Radiol, 2021. e-Pub 2021.
Other Articles
- Patel, MM, Le-Petross, H, Kapoor, MM, Farag, JA, Whitman, GJ, Guirguis, MS Current Imaging Approaches in Inflammatory Breast Cancer. Current Breast Cancer Reports 16(2):142-149, 2024.
- Guirguis MS, Arribas EM, Kapoor MM, Patel MM, Perez F, Nia ES, Ding Q, Moseley TW, Adrada BE Multimodality Imaging of Benign and Malignant Diseases of the Nipple-Areolar Complex. Radiographics 44(4):e230113, 2024. PMID: 38483829.
- Shin J, Kapoor M, Patel M, Krishnamurthy S, Whitman GJ Comparing breast hemangiomas to breast angiosarcomas: An imaging based review. Curr Probl Diagn Radiol 52(3):212-219, 2023. PMID: 36804401.
- Nia ES, Patel MM, Chang EI, Legha RS, Kapoor MM The Post-Operative Mammographic Appearance of Lymphovenous Bypass and Vascularized Lymph Node Transfer. Radiol Case Rep 17(10):3760-3762, 2022. PMID: 35965918.
- Kapoor MM, Moseley TW Fluid-filled breast: a unique clinical presentation of invasive micropapillary carcinoma. Radiol Case Rep 16(9):2731-2735, 2021. PMID: 34336079.
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2018. Board review: imaging findings. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
- 2018. Upright tomosynthesis-guided biopsy workshop. Conference. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
Regional Presentations
- 2020. Breast localization techniques. Conference. Texas Radiological Society 107th Annual meeting. San Antonio, TX, US.
- 2013. Multimodality imaging of benign and malignant adult male breast disease. Conference. Pennsylvania Radiological Society. Philadelphia, PA, US.
- 2013. Evaluation and implementation of the AAPM position statement on the use of bismuth shielding for the purpose of dose reduction in CT scanning. Conference. Pennsylvania Radilogical Society. Philadelphia, PA, US.
- 2013. Evaluation and implementation of the AAPM position statement on the use of bismuth shielding for the purpose of dose reduction in CT scanning. Conference. Pennsylvania State University. Hershey, PA, US.
National Presentations
- 2024. Sanguis (cruor) pollicetur gloriam: Hematologic Diseases of the Breast. Conference. American Roengten Ray Society. Boston, MA, US.
- 2023. The Many Faces of Invasive Lobular Carcinoma. Conference. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2023. Pectoralis Muscle Invasion by Breast Cancer: Can a Combination of Contrast-enhanced mammography and Digital Breast Tomosynthesis Improve our Confidence?. Conference. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2023. Gadgets and Gizmos a-Plenty: Foreign Bodies Encountered in Breast Imaging. Conference. Society of Breast Imaging. National Harbor, MD, US.
- 2023. More Than Just Gynecomastia: The Spectrum of Male Breast Pathologies. Conference. Society of Breast Imaging. National Harbor, MD, US.
- 2023. Management of Bleeding Complications After Image Guided Breast Biopsy: A Case-Based Review. Conference. American Roentgen Ray Society. Honolulu, HI, US.
- 2022. A comprehensive look at disparities in breast cancer in the Non-Hispanic Black, Hispanic, and Transgender community in the United States and what policy changes should be considered. Conference. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2022. The many faces of triple negative breast cancer. Conference. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2022. Multimodality imaging of breast cancer recurrence. Conference. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2022. Comparing the performance of full-field digital mammography and digital breast tomosynthesis in the post-treatment surveillance of patients with a history of breast cancer: a retrospective study. Conference. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2022. All roads lead to Rome: multi-modality imaging of benign and malignant pathologies of the nipple areolar complex. Conference. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2022. Moving beyond alphabet soup using root cause analysis and failure mode and effects analysis to learn from errors in the breast imaging clinic. Conference. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2022. A case of mistaken identity: differentiating benign and malignant lymph nodes in breast cancer patients in the setting of COVID-19. Conference. 31st Annual Interdisciplinary Breast Center Conference. Las Vegas, NV, US.
- 2020. Imaging findings of three-dimensional bioabsorbable breast implant device. Conference. American Roentgen Ray Society. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2019. Reduction of false positive markings on mammograms: a retrospective comparison study using an artificial intelligence-based CAD. Conference. Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine. Denver, CO, US.
- 2019. Managing the male breast: from horses to zebras. Conference. American Roentgen Ray Society. Honolulu, HI, US.
- 2019. Head to head comparison of artificial intelligence and conventional computer aided detection for evaluation of screening mammograms. Conference. American Roentgen Ray Society. Honolulu, HI, US.
- 2018. The wire and beyond: a review of recent advances in breast imaging pre-operative needle localization technology. Conference. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2013. Multimodality imaging of benign and malignant adult male breast disease. Conference. Radiological Society of North America. Chicago, IL, US.
Formal Peers
- 2022. Breast Localization Basics. Visiting. University of Wisconsin/University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, US.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified April 16, 2025