Nir Stanietzky, M.D.
Department of Abdominal Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
About Dr. Nir Stanietzky
Dr. Stanietzky is an Associate Professor of Radiology in Abdominal imaging. He obtained his medical degree from the University of Ottawa in Canada. He completed his residency training at the University of Toronto and is certified by both the American Board of Radiology and well as the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Stanietzky completed his Fellowship in Abdominal Radiology at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School in 2003. Prior to arriving at M.D. Anderson, Dr. Stanietzky was the Chief of Radiology at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center from 2017- 2020 and the Vice Chairman of Radiology at the Baylor College of Medicine. He previously served as the St. Luke's residency and fellowship director and has a strong interest in education. At MD Anderson, he mentors technologists, medical students, residents and fellows from the Baylor College of Medicine and the University of Texas. Dr. Stanietzky has lectured nationally and internationally. His areas of interest include colorectal imaging with a particular interest in rectal MRI. He is an active participant in the multidisciplinary rectal conference as has been involved in multiple collaborative research projects related to this topic. He has a particular interest in quality assurance.
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Research Interests
Colorectal Imaging
CT US MRI
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1997 | University of Ottawa, Ottawa, CAN, MD, Doctor of Medicine |
Postgraduate Training
| 2002-2003 | Clinical Fellowship, Abdominal Imaging, Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA |
| 1997-2002 | Clinical Residency, Diagnostic Radiology, University of Toronto, Toronto |
Board Certifications
| 2002 | American Board of Radiology |
| 2002 | Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada |
Experience & Service
Institutional Committee Activities
Lead Radiologist, Rectal Cancer MRI Quality Assurance, 2021 - Present
Speaker, MD Anderson DI Endemic Operations Team, 2020 - 2023
Member, Rectal Imaging Group, 2020 - Present
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Shehata MA, Saad AM, Kamel S, Stanietzky N, Roman-Colon AM, Morani AC, Elsayes KM, Jensen CT. Deep-learning CT reconstruction in clinical scans of the abdomen: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Abdom Radiol (NY) 48(8):2724-2756, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37280374.
- Peacock O, Manisundaram N, Kim Y, Konishi T, Stanietzky N, Vikram R, Bednarski BK, Nancy You Y, Chang GJ. Therapeutic lateral pelvic lymph node dissection in rectal cancer: when to dissect? Size is not everything. Br J Surg 110(8):985-986, 2023. PMID: 37150892.
- Awiwi MO, Kaur H, Ernst R, Rauch GM, Morani AC, Stanietzky N, Palmquist SM, Salem UI. Restaging MRI of Rectal Adenocarcinoma after Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy: Imaging Findings and Potential Pitfalls. Radiographics 43(4):e220135, 2023. PMID: 36927125.
- Vikram R, Sarna A, Stanietzky N. Imaging features of rare hepatic tumors. Journal of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology, 2023.
- Daoud T, Sardana S, Stanietzky N, Klekers AR, Bhosale P, Morani AC. Recent Imaging updates and advances in gynecologic malignancies. Cancers (Basel) 14(22), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36428624.
- Peacock O, Manisundaram N, Dibrito SR, Kim Y, Hu CY, Bednarski BK, Konishi T, Stanietzky N, Vikram R, Kaur H, Taggart MW, Dasari A, Holliday EB, You YN, Chang GJ. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Directed Surgical Decision Making for Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Rectal Cancer After Total Neoadjuvant Therapy (TNT). Ann Surg 276(4):654-664, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35837891.
- Dragoo DD, Taher A, Wong VK, Elsaiey A, Consul N, Mahmoud HS, Mujtaba B, Stanietzky N, Elsayes KM. PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome/Cowden Syndrome: Genomics, Oncogenesis, and Imaging Review for Associated Lesions and Malignancy. Cancers (Basel) 13(13), 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 34206559.
- Musher B, Smaglo B, Abidi W, Othman M, Patel K, Jing J, Stanietzky N, Lu J, Brisco A, Wenthe J, Brenner B, Eriksson E, Leen A, Hilsenbeck S, Ullenhag G, Rowinsky E, Grilley B, Loskog A. A phase I/II study combining a TMZ-CD40L/4-1BBL-armed oncolytic adenovirus and nab-paclitaxel/gemcitabine chemotherapy in advanced pancreatic cancer: An interim report. Journal of Clinical Oncology 38(4):716, 2020. e-Pub 2020.
- Rendon RA, Stanietzky N, Panzarella T, Robinette M, Klotz LH, Thurston W, Jewett MA. The natural history of small renal masses. J Urol 164(4):1143-7, 2000. PMID: 10992354.
- Perampalam S, Wang L, Myers-Mason N, Yeow JN, Stanietzky N, Phillips J, Weitz JI, Ackerley C, Levy GA, Cole EH. Identification of a unique glomerular factor X activator in murine lupus nephritis. J Am Soc Nephrol 10(11):2332-41, 1999. PMID: 10541292.
Abstracts
- Stanietzky N||, Sarna A, Ibarra J, Devine C, Ganeshan D. Testicular Neoplasms: What the radiologists need to know and oncologists want to know. 123rd ARRS Annual Meeting, 2023.
- Agnes A, Peacock O, Manisundaram N, Konishi T, Bednarski B, Taggart M, Vikram R, Stanietzky N, You Y, Chang G. Evaluation of the learning-curve for robotic lateral pelvic lymph node dissection (LPLND) for the treatment of rectal cancer in a western institution. European Society of Coloproctologyl 17th Scientific Conference, 2022.
- Palmquist S, Salem U, Stanietzky N. 3D T2-Weighted rectal cancer imaging using a 3D fast spin echo sequence with deep learning reconstruction. ISMRM 2022 Annual Conference, 2022.
- Peacock O, Manisundaram N, Dibrito SR, Kim Y, Hu CY, Bednarski BK, Konishi T, Stanietzky N, Vikram R, Kaur H, Taggart MW, Dasari A, Holliday EB, You YN, Chang GJ. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Directed Surgical Decision Making for Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection (LPLND) in Rectal Cancer After Total Neoadjuvant Therapy (TNT). American Surgical Association Annual Meeting, 2022.
- Awiwi M, Kaur H, Ernst R, Rauch M, Morani A, Stanietzky N, Palmquist S, Salem U. Restaging MRI of rectal adenocarcinoma after chemotherapy, when we are wrong: pearls, pitfalls and tricky cases. Radiological Society of North America, 2021.
- Guccione J, Soliman M, Khatchikian A, Stanietzky N , Bhosale P, Shalaby A, Faria S, Elsayes K. Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Imaging and Interventions in Cancer Patients. Proceedings of the Radiological Society of North America, 2020.
- Sosna J, Kruskal JB, Blachar A, Stanietzky N. Diagnostic Performance of Radiologists with Differing Levels of Expertise in the Evaluation of CT Colonography, 2003.
- Sosna J, Kruskal JB, Blachar A, Stanietzky N. Radiologists' Performance in Evaluation of the Adequacy of the Insufflated Colon at CT Colonography, 2003.
- Stanietzky N, Cheema-Dhadli S, Bun-Chen C, Halperin ML. An Acute Sprint During Chronic Fasting: What is the Fate of Lactic Acid?, 1993.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified August 14, 2024