Sireesha Yedururi, M.B.B.S., M.D.
Department of Abdominal Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging
About Dr. Yedururi
Dr. Sireesha Yedururi is an Associate Professor of Radiology at the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center. She obtained medical degree from Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India and radiology residency from Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India and the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. After completing her residency in Radiology in June 2012, she joined as an Assistant Professor in Diagnostic Radiology at the University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center in in August 2012. She currently practices Pediatric Radiology and Abdominal Imaging.
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Abdominal Imaging, Division of Diagnostic Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Imaging, McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, McGovern Medical School at UT Health, Houston, Texas
Associate Professor, Department of Abdominal Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Research Interests
Imaging of osteosarcoma
Imaging of sarcoma
Imaging of MEN syndrome
Liver imaging
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1999 | Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, IN, MD |
Postgraduate Training
| 2008-2012 | Clinical Residency, Diagnostic Radiology, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Texas |
| 2006-2007 | Clinical Fellowship, Neuroradiology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas |
| 2005-2006 | Clinical Fellowship, Pediatric Radiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas |
| 2001-2003 | Clinical Residency, General Radiology, Nizam's Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad |
| 1999-2000 | Clinical Assistant, Radiology, Medinova Diagnostic Services, Khammam |
| 1998-1999 | Clinical Internship, Osmania General Hospital, Hyderabad |
Board Certifications
| 2012 | American Board of Radiology |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, 2013 - 2019
Assistant Professor, Department of Diagnostic Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2012 - 2019
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Co-director of Pediatric Abdominal Imaging, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2017 - Present
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Faculty Senate Welfare Committee, 2023 - Present
Member, Faculty Senate, 2022 - 2025
Member, Clinical Effectiveness & Evidence Based Imaging Committee, 2021 - Present
Member, Mid-Career Faculty Committee, 2020 - 2024
Member, Faculty Senate, 2018 - 2021
Member, Radiology Education Committee, 2018 - 2023
Member, Abdominal Imaging Recruitment Committee, 2018 - 2019
Member, Abdominal Imaging Education Committee, 2018 - 2019
Member, Diagnostic Radiology CES Faculty Workgroup, 2018 - 2018
Member, Diagnostic Radiology Awards Committee, 2017 - 2020
Member, Abdominal Imaging Section Clinical Policy Committee, 2013 - 2014
Honors & Awards
| Certificate of Merit, Radiological Society of North America | |
| Musculoskeletal Poster - Basic patterns of spread of solid malignancies in children: a pictorial essay, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | |
| Poster prize: Machine learning and artificial intelligence in oncologic imaging: Potential barriers and solutions, abdominal imager's perspective, International Cancer Imaging Society | |
| Certificate of Appreciation for Excellence in Reviewing Manuscripts in Pediatric Radiology, The Society for Pediatric Radiology | |
| Editor's Recognition Award Editor, Radiological Society of North America Case Collection, Radiological Society of North America | |
| Certificate of Merit, Radiological Society of North America | |
| Certificate of Merit, European Society of Gastrointestinal Abdominal Radiology | |
| ACG Governors Award for Excellence in Clinical Research, American College of Gastroenterology |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Hamidi S, Yedururi S, Hu M, Busaidy N, Sherman S, Jimenez C, Grubbs E, Maniakas A, Zafereo M, Subbiah V, Waguespack S. Efficacy and safety of selective RET inhibitors in patients with advanced hereditary medullary thryroid carcinoma. None None(None):None. e-Pub 2024. PMID: 39630530.
- Gupta A, Cazoulat G, Taie M, Rigaud B, Yedururi S, Castelo A, Wood J, O'Connor C, Salem U, Jones A, McCulloch M, Odisio B, Koay E, Brock K. Fully automated deep learning based auto-contouring of liver segments and spleen on contrast-enhanced CT image. Sci Rep 14(1):4578, 2024. PMID: 38409252.
- Thomas AS, Abreo M, Ahmed AS, Rao Manikonda SP, Eyada M, Issac A, Abraham F, Jacob JS, Wang Y, Yedururi S, Chari ST. Immune checkpoint inhibitor-induced pancreatic injury. Gastro Hep Advances 3(3):361-367, 2024. PMID: 39131139.
- Jeun R, Iyer PC, Best C, Lavis V, Varghese JM, Yedururi S, Brady V, Glitza Oliva IC, Dadu R, Milton DR, Brock K, Thosani S. Clinical outcomes of immune checkpoint inhibitor diabetes mellitus at a comprehensive cancer center. Immunotherapy 15(6):417-428, 2023. e-Pub 2023. PMID: 37013834.
- Thomas AS, Abreo M, Ahmed AS, Wang Y, Yedururi S, Chari ST. Autoimmune pancreatitis secondary to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy, type 3 AIP: Insights into a new disease from serial pancreatic imaging. Gastroenterology None(None):None, 2022. PMID: 36220459.
- McKell W, John W, Brian A, Suprateek K, Ethan L, Eugene K, Bruno O, Caroline C, Kang HC, Aradhana V, Yedururi S, Brian D, Yuan-Mao L, Ankit P, Kristy B. Evaluating the performance of styleGAN2-ADA on medical images. Lecture Notes in Computer Science 13570, 2022. PMID: None.
- Nies M, Vassilopoulou-Sellin R, Bassett R, Yedururi S, Zafereo M, Cabanillas M, Sherman S, Links T, Waguespack S. Distant metastases from childhood differentiated thyroid carcinoma: clinical course and mutational landscape. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 106(4):e1683-e1697, 2021. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33382403.
- Morani AC, Bathala TK, Surabhi VR, Yedururi S, Jensen CT, Huh WW, Prasad S, Hayes-Jordan A. Desmoplastic small round cell tumor: imaging pattern of disease at presentation. AJR Am J Roentgenol 212(3):W45-W54, 2019. PMID: 30673334.
- Yedururi S, Chawla S, Amini B, Wei W, Salem U, Morani A, Wang W, Gorlick R, Lewis V, Daw N. Tumor thrombus in the large veins draining primary pelvic osteosarcoma on cross sectional imaging. Eur J Radiol 105(49-55), 2018. PMID: 30017298.
- Yedururi S, Terpenning S, Gupta S, Fox P, Martin S, Conrad C, Loyer EM. Radio-frequency ablation of hepatic tumor: subjective assessment of the perilesional vascular network on contrast enhanced computed tomography before and after ablation can reliably predict the risk of local recurrence. J Comput Assist Tomogr 41(4):607-613, 2017. PMID: 28722702.
- Yedururi S, Kang HS, Wei W, Wagner-Bartak N, Marcal LP, Stafford RJ, Willis BJ, Szklaruk J. Free-breathing radial volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination vs breath-hold cartesian volumetric interpolated breath-hold examination magnetic resonance imaging of the liver at 1.5T. World J Radiol 8(7):707, 2016. PMID: 27551341.
- Yedururi S, Morani AC, Gladish GW, Vallabhaneni S, Anderson PM, Hughes D, Wang WL, Daw NC. Cardiovascular involvement by osteosarcoma: an analysis of 20 patients. Pediatr Radiol 46(1):21-33, 2016. e-Pub 2015. PMID: 26411434.
Other Articles
- Jeph S, Gupta S, Yedururi S, Daoud T, Stanietzky N, Morani A Liver imaging in gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms. J Comput Assist Tomogr 48(4):577-587, 2024. PMID: 38438332.
- Cuglievan B, Connors J, He J, Khazal S, Yedururi S, Dai J, Garces S, Quesada AE, Roth M, Garcia M, McCall D, Gibson A, Ragoonanan D, Petropoulos D, Tewari P, Nunez C, Mahadeo KM, Tasian SK, Lamble AJ, Pawlowska A, Hammond D, Maiti A, Haddad FG, Senapati J, Daver N, Gangat N, Konopleva M, Meshinchi S, Pemmaraju N Blastic plasmacytoid dendritic cell neoplasm: a comprehensive review in pediatrics, adolescents, and young adults and an update of novel therapies. Leukemia 37(9):1767-1778, 2023. PMID: 37452102.
- Gouda M, Janku F, Somaiah N, Hunt K, Yedururi S, Subbiah V Multi-disciplinary management of recurrent gastrointestinal stromal tumor harboring KIT exon 11 mutation with the switch-control kinase inhibitor ripretinib and surgery. Oncoscience None(None):None, 2023. PMID: 37736254.
- Yedururi S, Bhamidipati D, Huse J, Chinapuvvula SV, Wu J, Subbiah V Exceptional responses to selpercatinib in RET fusion-driven metastatic pancreatic cancer. JCO Precis Oncol None(None):None, 2023. PMID: 38039431.
- Rees Michael, Morin Cara, Behr Gerald, Davis Christopher, Lai Hollie, Morani Ajaykumar, Parisi Marguerite, Siagal Gaurav, Singh Sudha, Yedururi S, Towbin Alexander, Shulkin Barry Imaging of pediatric adrenal tumors: a COG diagnostic imaging committee/SPR oncology committee white paper. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 70(S4), 2022. PMID: 36193741.
- Morani AC, Ramani NS, Yedururi S, Prasad SR Malignant gastrointestinal neuroectodermal tumor: a new kid on the block?. J Comput Assist Tomogr 46(5):676-681, 2022. PMID: 35759779.
- Coleman N, Subbiah V, Pant S, Patel K, Roy-Chowdhuri S, Yedururi S, Johnson A, Yap TA, Rodon J, Shaw K, Meric-Bernstam F Emergence of mTOR mutation as an acquired resistance mechanism to AKT inhibition, and subsequent response to mTORC1/2 inhibition. NPJ Precis Oncol 1(99):None, 2021. PMID: 34853384.
- Taher A, Jensen CT, Yedururi S, Surasi DS, Faria SC, Bathala TK, Mujtaba B, Bhosale PR, Wagner-Bartak N, Morani A Imaging of neuroendocrine prostatic carcinoma. Cancers 13(22), 2021. PMID: 34830919.
- Yedururi S, Morani A, Katabathina V, Jo N, Rachamallu M, Prasad S, Marcal M Machine learning and deep learning in oncologic imaging: potential hurdles, opportunities for improvement, and solutions- abdominal imagers’ perspective. J Comput Assist Tomogr 45(6):805-811, 2021. PMID: 34270486.
- Yedururi S, Marcal L, Morani A, Katabathina V, Jo N, Rachamallu M, Prasad S Temporal evolution of metastatic disease- Part II: A novel proposal for subcategorization of metastatic disease from non-neural solid tumors with diverse histologies and locations. Japanese Journal of Radiology 39(9):844-856, 2021. PMID: 33948787.
- Jo N, Marcal L, Katabathina V, Morani A, Rachamallu M, Prasad S, Yedururi S Temporal evolution of metastatic disease – Part I: An in-depth review of the evolution of metastatic disease across diverse spectrum of non-neural solid tumors on serial oncologic imaging studies and relevant practical applications. Japanese Journal of Radiology 39(9):825-843, 2021. PMID: 33963465.
- Khanna L, Prasad SR, Yedururi S, Parameswaran AM, Marcal LP, Sandrasegaran K, Tirumani SH, Menias CO, Katabathina VS Second malignancies after radiation therapy: update on pathogenesis and cross-sectional imaging findings. Radiographics 41(3):876-894, 2021. PMID: 33891523.
- Cabrera TB, Wang W, Yedururi S, Slopis JM, Steiner RE, Rytting ME, Cuglievan B Coincidental expression of classic Hodgkin Lymphoma and Neurofibromatosis type I and literature review. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 43(1):e535-e538, 2021. PMID: 32366782.
- Gagnon MH, Wallace AB Yedururi S, Khanna G Atypical pulmonary metastases in children: pictorial review of imaging patterns. Pediatric Radiology 51(1):131-139, 2021. PMID: 32965564.
- Venkata K, Aaneen M, Lokesh K, Nisha R, Yedururi S, Anil D, Christine M, Srinivasa P Decoding genes: current update on radiogenomics of select abdominal malignancies. Radiographics 40(6):1600-1626, 2020. PMID: 33001791.
- Morani A, Abdelrahman K, Ramani NS, Katabathina VS, Yedururi S, Dasyam AK, Prasad S Hereditary and sporadic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: current update on genetics and imaging. Radiology: Imaging Cancer 2(2):None, 2020. PMID: 33778702.
- Hanafy AK, Mujtaba B, Yedururi S, Jensen CT, Sanchez R, Austin MT, Morani AC Imaging in pediatric ovarian tumors. Abdominal Radiology None(None):None, 2019. PMID: 31745573.
- Cao HT, Marcal L, Mason M, Yedururi S, Joechle K, Wei S, Vauthey J Benign hepatic Incidentalomas. Curr Probl Surg 56(9):None, 2019. PMID: 31585553.
- Thomas AJ, Menias CO, Pickhardt PJ, Shaaban AM, Gaballah AH, Yedururi S, Elsayes KM Bleeding liver masses: Imaging features with pathologic correlation and impact on management. Am J Roentgenol 11(None):2-9, 2019. PMID: 30973778.
- Yedururi S, Kang HC, Cox VL, Chawla S, Marcal L, Le O, Loyer EM Tumor thrombus in venous drainage pathways of primary, recurrent and metastatic disease on routine oncologic imaging studies: beyond hepatocellular carcinoma and renal cell carcinoma. BJR 92(1098):None, 2019. PMID: 30844299.
- Marcal L, Patnana M, Yedururi S, Devine C, Cox VL, Dasari A, Chuang H, Loyer E Abdominal manifestation of neuroendocrine tumors. DDI 3(1):014-029, 2019. PMID: None.
- Elsherif S, Odisio EG, Faria S, Javadi S, Yedururi S, Frumovitz M, Bhosale P Imaging and staging of neuroendocrine cervical cancer. Abdom Radiol 43(12):None, 2018. PMID: 29974177.
- Cox V, Bamashmos A, Foo W, Gupta S, Yedururi S, Garg N, Kang H Lynch Syndrome: cancer genomics and imaging update. Radiographics 38(2):438-499, 2018. PMID: 29528821.
- Tejada FH, Yedururi S, Kumar R, Stewart J, Tarek N Ganglioneuroma with disseminated bone lesions. Pediatric Blood Cancer 64(4):e26298, 2017. PMID: 28221728.
- Ahmed M, Yedururi S Growing teratoma syndrome: Illustrative case review. Austin J Pediatr 3(1):1025, 2016. PMID: None.
- Maher OM, Christensen AM, Yedururi S, Bell D, Tarek N Histone deacetylase inhibitor for NUT midline carcinoma. Pediatr Blood & Cancer 62(4):715-7, 2015. PMID: 25557064.
- Yoo JH, Rivera A, Naeini RM, Yedururi S, Bayindir P, Megahead H, Fuller GN, Suh JS, Adesina AM, Hunter JV Melanotic paraganglioma arising in the temporal horn following Langerhans cell histiocytosis. Pediatr Radiol 38(5):571-4, 2008. PMID: 18196230.
- Yedururi S, Guillerman RP, Chung T, Braverman RM, Dishop MK, Giannoni CM, Krishnamurthy R Multimodality imaging of tracheobronchial disorders in children. Radiographics 28(3):e29, 2008. PMID: 18299559.
Abstracts
- Yedururi S, Salem US, Kang HC, Marcal LP, Cox VL, Morani AC, Chun YS, Loyer EM. Revisiting response assessment of colorectal liver metastases: Lessons learned and opportunities for improvement. Proceedings of the Radiological Society of North America None(None):None, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: None.
- Cox, VL, Kang HC, Yedururi S, Marcal LP, Bassett R, Panettieri E, Kawaguchi Y, Vauthey JN. Prospective survey of hepatobiliary conference cases at an oncology center: role of imaging and impact of imaging errors on management. Proceedings of the Radiological Society of North America None(None):None, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: None.
- Thomas AJ, Menias CO, Pickhardt PJ, Gaballad AH, Yedururi S, Shaaban A, Elsayes K. Bleeding liver masses: Imaging features with pathological correlation and impact on management. Radiological Society of North America Proceedings, 2017. PMID: None.
- Yedururi S, Kang HS, Chawla S, Cox V, Loyer EM. Tumor thrombus in vascular drainage pathways: beyond hepatocellular and renal cell carcinoma. Society of Abdominal Imaging Annual Scientific Meeting Proceedings, 2017. PMID: None.
- Bamashmos A, Muthalgiri CM, Cox VL, Gupta S, Yedururi S, Garg N, Kang H. Beyond colorectal carcinoma: imaging spectrum of Lynch syndrome. Radiological Society of North America Proceedings, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: None.
- Yedururi S, Chawla S, Kang HC, Cox VL, Lee, JE, Waguespack S. Multi-modality imaging of multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes: emerging concepts in the diagnosis and treatment. What radiologists need to know?. Radiological Society of North America Proceedings, 2016. e-Pub 2016. PMID: None.
- Phuoc V, Chun Y, Vauthey J, Newhook T, Conrad C, Aloia TA, Kang H, Yedururi S, Loyer EM. Radiographic predictors of intrahepatic recurrence after resection of colorectal liver metastases. Ann Surg Oncol, 2016. PMID: None.
- Yedururi S, Kang HC, Chawla S, Shah KB, Loyer EM. Tumor thrombus in vascular drainage pathways: beyond hepatocellular and renal cell carcinomas. Radiological Society of North America Proceedings, 2015. PMID: None.
- Morani AC, Hayes-Jordan A, Surabhi VR, Bathala TK, Yedururi S, Huh W, Prasad S. Desmoplastic small round cell tumor: a comprehensive single-institution study of 94 cases. Proceedings of the Society of Pediatric Radiology Annual Meeting Program None(None):None, 2015. PMID: None.
- Yedururi S, Fitzgerald NE, Morani AC, Pilla P, Gladish GW, Anderson P. Cardiovascular metastases of osteosarcoma: spectrum of imaging findings and analysis of 19 patients. Radiological Society of North America Proceedings, 2013. PMID: None.
- Yedururi S, Hunter JV, Morsi H, Jones JY, Rauch RA, Mawad ME. Spectrum of intracranial arteriopathies in children. Radiological Society of North America Proceedings None(None):None, 2007. PMID: None.
- Yedururi S, Chung T, Guillerman RP, Braverman RM, Krishnamurthy R. Multimodality imaging of tracheobronchial pathology in children. Radiological Society of North America Proceedings, 2006. PMID: None.
- Kavitha Y, Yedururi S, Mrinalini N, Uma M, Uma K. Magnetic resonance imaging in the carcinoma cervix. Indian Radiology and Imaging Association National Conference, Hyderabad, India, 2004. PMID: None.
- Mrinalini N, Yedururi S, Sarath S, Uma K, Jyoytsna Y, Uma M, Reddy J. Role of diffusion weighted imaging in characterizing various intracranial lesions. Indian Radiology and Imaging Association National Conference, Hyderabad, India, 2004. PMID: None.
- Sarath S, Yedururi S, Mrinalini N, Jaganmohan J, Uma M. Combined computed tomography- venography and pulmonary angiography in suspected pulmonary thromboembolic disease. Indian Radiology and Imaging Association National Conference, Hyderabad, India, 2004. PMID: None.
- Jyotsna Y, Yedururi S, Prasad D. Computed tomography in evaluation of focal renal masses. Indian Radiology and Imaging Association National Conference, Hyderabad, India, 2004. PMID: None.
- Yedururi S, Anil D, Manas K, Uma M, Jaganmohan J. Hemihematometra in the rudimentary horn of unicornuate uterus. Indian Radiology and Imaging Association National Conference, Jaipur, India, 2003. PMID: None.
- Yedururi S, Uma M, Jaganmohan R. Contrast enhanced 3D TOF MRA in the evaluation of pulmonary arteries in tetrology of fallot. Indian Radiology and Imaging Association National Conference, Jaipur, India, 2003. PMID: None.
Book Chapters
- Yedururi S, Salem U, Avritscher R, Loyer. Imaging response evaluation. In: Colorectal Liver Metastasis. None. Springer, 417-439, 2022.
- Marcal L, Yedururi S, Le O, Chong W. Ultrasound of testicular and extratesticular scrotal lesions. In: Ultrasound: Core and Emerging Techniques and Concepts. None. ARRS, 168-176, 2021.
- Kang HC, Yedururi S, Cox VL, Marcal L. Computed Tomography. In: Biliary Tract and Gallbladder Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Approach. None. Springer.
Selected Presentations & Talks
Regional Presentations
- 2018. Oncologic Imaging; Case review. Invited. The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Houston, TX, US.
National Presentations
- 2023. RECIST. Invited. Children's Oncology Group Fall Meeting. Atlanta, GA, US.
- 2019. Workshop: Emerging concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of multiple endocrine neoplasia. Invited. Society of Abdominal Imaging Annual Meeting. Orlando, FL, US.
- 2018. Interactive cases: growing teratoma syndrome. None. Society of Pediatric Radiology. Memphis, Tennessee, US.
- 2018. Workshop: Emerging concepts in the diagnosis and treatment of multiple endocrine neoplasia. Invited. Society of Abdominal Radiology Annual Meeting. Scottsdale, AZ, US.
International Presentations
- 2024. Temporal evolution of metastatic disease. Invited. Indian Radiological and Imaging Association. Vijayawada, IN.
- 2021. Temporal evolution of metastatic disease. Invited. Indian College of Nuclear Medicine, IN.
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | Optimization and Evaluation of Anatomical Models of Liver Radiation Response |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Collaborator |
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