CURRICULUM VITAE PAL SURANYI, M.D., Ph.D.
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CURRICULUM VITAE PAL SURANYI, M.D., Ph.D.
CV, PAL SURANYI, MD, PHD CURRICULUM VITAE PAL SURANYI, M.D., Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Radiology Cardiovascular , Thoracic and Abdominal Imaging Department of Radiology and Radiological Science Medical University of South Carolina 25 Courteney Drive, MSC 226 Charleston, SC, 29425 843-876-7146 843-876-3157 (fax) [email protected] EDUCATION 1989-1994 English-Hungarian Bilingual High-School in Balatonalmádi, Hungary 1994-2000 UNIVERSITY OF PECS, MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER, Pécs, Hungary Doctoral Thesis: „Quality Management in Cardiac Surgery” Advisor: Lajos Papp MD, DSc 2000 September State Exam taken (grade: excellent). Receiving Doctorate for Medical Sciences (M.D.) with Honors. 2005 – 2007 UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM Graduate Student, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, , Ph.D. Thesis: “Relaxation Rate-Based Magnetic Resonance Imaging Quantification of Myocardial Infarction.” Advisor: Gabriel A. Elgavish PhD 2007 May Doctor of Philosophy degree awarded (PhD). -1- 2/28/2013 CV, PAL SURANYI, MD, PHD LICENSURE and CERTIFICATION 2005 Aug 15 USMLE STEP 1 - Passed 2006 July 25 USMLE STEP 2 Clinical Knowledge - Passed 2006 May 30 USMLE STEP 2 Clinical Skills - Passed 2007 Jan 23 USMLE STEP 3 - Passed 2006 Aug 21 Educational Commission of Foreign Medical Graduates Certification 2007 July 1 – 2010 Sep South Carolina Limited Medical License (No: LL30069) Since 2007 ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certified) by AHA 2008 September ABR – Pysics Exam Passed (score above 90th percentile nationally) 2009 September 2010 Aug 09 ABR – Clinical Radiology Board Exam Passed Federation Credentials Verification Service (FCVS) completed primary verification of credentials and created Physician Information Profile 2010 Sept 22 Unrestricted Temporary Medical License obtained (TL 30069) from South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners 2010 Nov 22 Permanent Medical License (30069) from South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners 2011 May 23 Board Certified by the American Board of Radiology – Final Oral Exam Passed (ABR certificate valid through 2021) -2- 2/28/2013 CV, PAL SURANYI, MD, PHD WORK EXPERIENCE 2000 Oct. - 2001 Aug. Transitional Internship at the University of Pécs. Faculty of Medicine 2001 Aug - 2003 Oct. Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. Field of Research: Myocardial Perfusion by Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) & Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) spectroscopy of myocardial metabolism. Advisor: Gabriel A. Elgavish PhD 2001 Aug. – 2001 Dec. Investigator, Elgavish Paramagnetics Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Field of Research: Assessment of myocardial perfusion, viability and recovery of function using cine MRI, contrast-enhanced MRI and NMR spectroscopy of myocardial metabolism 2002 Jan. – 2007 Jan. Director of Research, Elgavish Paramagnetics Inc., Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Field of Research: Developing novel methods for assessment of myocardial perfusion, viability and recovery of function using cine MRI, contrast-enhanced MRI 2003 Nov. – 2007 Jan. Research Associate at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. Field of Research: Developing novel methods for relaxation-rate based studies of disease using contrast-enhanced and unenhanced MRI 2007 Feb. – 2007 June Clinical Research Fellow at the Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina. Field of Research: Cardiac multidetector computed tomography. Contrast media injection protocols. Coronary CT angiography and Cardiac MRI. Advisor: U. Joseph Schoepf, MD 2007 July – 2011 June Resident Physician, Diagnostic Radiology - Department of Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina. Program Directors: Leonie Gordon MD, James Ravenel MD, Jeanne Hill MD 2011 July 1 - Assistant Professor of Radiology - Department of Radiology, Sections of Cardiovascular, Thoracic and Abdominal Radiology, Medical University of South Carolina (faculty mentor: James Ravenel MD) -3- 2/28/2013 CV, PAL SURANYI, MD, PHD EXTRACURRICULAR TRAINING and SPECIAL COURSES 1998-2001 Weekly Regional Conferences on Cardiology, Cardiac Surgery and Interventional Cardiology, University of Pécs, Hungary 1998 Oct. -2000 May Scientific special course with Prof. Papp L. M.D. D.Sc. in the theme of Quality Management in Cardiac Surgery. (University of Pécs, Faculty of Medicine) 1999 Sept. – Oct. Elective in diagnostic and interventional cardiology - Heart Institute, University of Pécs. Echocardiography, Stress-Echo, and Treadmillexercise test (hands on), PTCA and Coronary Stenting (theory only) 2001 Feb. National Institute for Transfusiology - course on Transfusiology, and a successful exam in clinical Transfusiology. 2003 May Cardiac MR Imaging Workshop at the 11th Scientific Meeting of ISMRM, Toronto, Ontario, Canada 2003 Sept. Coronary MR & CT Angiography Workshop at the 2003 Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the NASCI in Dallas, Texas 2007 Feb 20-22 Dual-Source & 64-Slice Cardiovascular CT, The Charleston Hands On Course (ACR/ACC – LEVEL I Training), Department of Radiology and Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, MUSC, Charleston, SC 2007 March 19-20 Cardiovascular CT Course, Imaging Essentials 2007 and CT Case Review at Kiawah Island, SC, Department of Radiology, MUSC, Charleston, SC 2007 June 11-15 Diagnostic Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Visiting Fellowship, University of California at Los Angeles, CA 2010 Jan 11 – Feb 5 Elective Rotation – Echocardiography and Invasive Cardiology Lab, Department of Cardiology, MUSC, Charleston, SC 2010 Feb 8-Mar 5 Radiology-Pathology Correlation Course at the Armed Forces Institute for Patholgy, Washington DC, USA 2011 Feb 7 – Mar 4 Elective Rotation – Pediatric Echocardiography, Department of Pediatric Cardiology, MUSC, Charleston, SC -4- 2/28/2013 CV, PAL SURANYI, MD, PHD 2011 March Masterclass in Cardiac Anatomy and Development – Charleston SC 2011 March Multimodality Cardiac Imaging Imaging Conference – Charleston SC 2011 Apr Duke Radiology Review Course 2011 May American Roentgen Ray Society Case Review Course 2012 Feb 3 - 4 RSNA Advanced Grant Writing Workshop – Oak Brook, IL, RSNA Headquarters AWARDS 2003 Educational Stipend – awarded by the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), USA for the work presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting of ISMRM, Toronto, Canada 2003 Second Prize for presentation on the Postdoctoral Research Day at University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA 2003 Young Investigator Award (joint first place) awarded by American Heart Association (AHA), Council for Cardiovascular Radiology for the work presented at the 2003 Annual Meeting of the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI) in Dallas, Texas 2004 Young Investigator Travel Award awarded by AHA, Council for Cardiovascular Radiology for the work presented at the 2004 Annual Meeting of NASCI in Amelia Island, Florida 2006 Educational Stipend – awarded by the International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), USA for the work presented at the 2006 Annual Meeting of ISMRM, Seattle, Washington 2006 Young Investigator Award (first place) awarded by AHA, Council for Cardiovascular Radiology for the work to presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of NASCI in Las Vegas, Nevada 2007 Best Scientific paper Award from the European Society of Radiology, for the work presented at the 2007 ECR, Vienna, Austria -5- 2/28/2013 CV, PAL SURANYI, MD, PHD 2007 Honorable Mention in the Berlex Poster Award for the work presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of NASCI, Washington, DC 2007 Honorable Mention in the Young Investigator Award competition by AHA, Council for Cardiovascular Radiology for the work presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of NASCI, Washington, DC 2008 Cum Laude Award from the Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance for the work presented at the 2008 Annual meeting in Charleston, SC 2008 Introduction to Academic Radiology Seminar with Travel Award – from the Radiological Societies of North America, Chicago, IL 2009 February 2009 – named Teacher of the Month, by the Students of the College of Medicine 2009 Medical Physics Award – for outstanding performance on the American Board of Radiology Medical Physics Board Examination 2009 Award for Outstanding Teaching for 3rd year Medical Students in the 2008-2009 Academic year 2009 RSNA Roentgen Resident/Fellow Research Award – for outstanding research in the 2008-2009 academic year 2010 Award for Outstanding Teaching of Medical Students in the 2009-2010 Academic year. 2011 Award for Outstanding Teaching of Medical Students in the 2010-2011 Academic year. MEMBERSHIP IN SCIENTIFIC /PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES Society of Thoracic Radiology – Senior Member since 2011 Society of Computed Body Tomography & Magnetic Resonance - SCBTMR American College of Radiology – Class Representative of the Resident Fellow Section Radiological Society of North America – RSNA – Presiding Officer at Cardiac Session on Valves and Appendages, 2008 European Society of Radiology – Corresponding Member – Session Moderator at ECR 2009 – Valvular heart disease: Choosing the best modality – CT, MRI or ECHO Question Writer for the Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography -6- 2/28/2013 CV, PAL SURANYI, MD, PHD (CBCCT) 2007, 2008 DSCT.com - Expert website for Dual Source Computed Tomography North American Society for Cardiac Imaging – NASCI – past member International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine – ISMRM – past member -7- 2/28/2013 CV, PAL SURANYI, MD, PHD REVIEWING FOR SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS European Radiology Journal of the American Heart Association Magnetic Resonance in Medicine Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Cardiologia Hungarica *European Heart Journal *Journal of Thoracic Imaging *EURORAD – online radiological teaching files by the European Society of Radiology *Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography *Radiology *American Journal of Roentgenology (*with U.J. Schoepf, MD) LANGUAGE SKILLS Native Language HUNGARIAN 1992 GERMAN Language Intermediate Level State Exam 1994 ENGLISH Language Professional Level State Exam 1995 MEDICAL-ENGLISH State Exam -8- 2/28/2013 CV, PAL SURANYI, MD, PHD PUBLICATIONS I. SCIENTIFIC PRESENTATIONS / ABSTRACTS 1. P. Kiss, T. Simor, L. Lenard, L. Hejjel, P. SURANYI, N.H. Saab-Ismail, G.A. Elgavish: Relaxivity of Gd(ABE-DTTA) Increases with Magnetic Field Strength Up to 5T. A Contrast Agent for High Field Imaging. Poster Presentation at the 10th Scientific Meeting of International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), 2002, Honolulu, Hawai. Abstract in Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 2002;10:2591. 2. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, T. Simor, A. Elgavish, G.A. Elgavish: CINE MRI Methods to Determine Cardiac Output: Multi-slice Short Axis FIESTA, Biplane Long Axis FIESTA, and Phase Contrast Velocity Mapping in a Canine Acute IschemiaReperfusion Model. Oral Presentation at the Postdoctoral Research Day at University of Alabama at Birmingham. April, 2003. Winner of Second Prize. 3. P. Kiss, P. SURANYI, T. Simor, N.H. Saab-Ismail, A. Elgavish, L. Hejjel, and G.A. Elgavish. In Vivo T1 Mapping of Canine Hearts Using Gd(ABE-DTTA) in an IschemiaReperfusion Model. Oral presentation at the 11th Scientific Meeting of ISMRM, 2003, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Abstract in Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 2003;11:649 4. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, T. Simor, A. Elgavish, G. A. Elgavish: Combination of Multislice Short-Axis Cine MRI and Colored Microspheres in Determination of Myocardial Perfusion in Experimental Animals. Poster Presentation at the 11th Scientific Meeting of ISMRM, 2003, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Abstract in Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 2003;11:1662 5. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, T. Simor, A. Elgavish, G. A. Elgavish: Comparison of Stroke Volume Values Obtained by Three Different Cine MRI Methods in a Canine IschemiaReperfusion Model. Oral presentation at the 31st Annual Meeting & Scientific Session of the North American Society for Cardiovascular Imaging (NASCI), 2003, Dallas, Texas, USA. Abstract in The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging 2003;19. 6. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, T. Simor, A. Elgavish, G. A. Elgavish: A Novel Method for Myocardial Perfusion Assessment Using Colored Microspheres Combined with Multislice Short-Axis Cine MRI. Oral presentation at the 31st Annual Meeting & Scientific Session of the NASCI, 2003, Dallas, Texas, USA. Winner of Young Investigator Award. Abstract in The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging 2003;19. 7. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, A. Elgavish, and G. A. Elgavish: Determining Tissue Kinetics of Gd(ABE-DTTA), an Infarct-Avid, Persistent Contrast-Agent in Canine Myocardial Infarction. Poster Presentation at the 12th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of ISMRM, 2004, Kyoto, Japan. Abstract in Proc Intl Soc Magn Reson Med 2004;12:1836. 8. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, A. Elgavish, and G. A. Elgavish: Repeated, Pixel-by-pixel T1-mapping in Canine Myocardial Infarction, Using an Infarct-Avid, Persistent Contrast Agent, Gd(ABE-DTTA). Oral presentation at the 12th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of ISMRM, 2004, Kyoto, Japan. Abstract in Proc Intl Soc Magn Reson Med 2004;12:172. 9. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, B. Ruzsics, A. Elgavish, K. Lyle, and G. A. -9- 2/28/2013 CV, PAL SURANYI, MD, PHD Elgavish: Repeated In-Vivo T1 mapping for the Detection of Myocardial Viability Using a Persistent Contrast Agent, Gd(ABE-DTTA). Comparison with Delayed Hyperenhancement using Gd(DTPA). Oral presentation at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the NASCI 2004, Amelia Island, Florida, USA. Abstract in The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging 2004;20(5):424-425 10. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, B. Ruzsics, A. Elgavish, R.A. Baker, and G. A. Elgavish: Determining Tissue Kinetics and Infarct Specificity of Gd(ABE-DTTA), a Persistent Contrast-Agent, in Canine Reperfused Myocardial Infarction. Oral presentation at the 32nd Annual Meeting of the NASCI, 2004, Amelia Island, Florida, USA. Abstract in The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging 2004;20(5):415-416 11. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. Ruzsics, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, A. Elgavish, and G. A. Elgavish: Percent Infarct Mapping, a Novel In Vivo Tool for Determining Myocardial Viability, is More Accurate than Delayed Enhancement. Poster Presentation at the 13th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of ISMRM, 2005, Miami Beach, Florida, USA. Abstract in Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 2005;13:1676 12. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. Ruzsics, B.C. Brott, T. Simor, A. Elgavish, G. A. Elgavish: In Vivo R1-Based MRI Determination of Myocardial Viability Distribution: Percent Infarct Mapping. Oral presentation at the 33rd Annual Meeting of the NASCI 2005, Amelia Island, Florida, USA. Abstract in The International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging 2005;21(6):678-679 13. P. SURANYI, B. Ruzsics, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, N. H. Saab-Ismail, R. A. Baker, and G. A. Elgavish: Tissue Characterization By Combining Delayed Hyperenhancement And Percent Edema Mapping – A R2-map Based MRI Method In Canine Myocardial Infarction. Oral presentation at the 14th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of ISMRM, 2006, Seattle, Washington, USA. Abstract in Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 2006;14:14 14. P. Kiss, A. Elgavish, I-E. A. Eltoum, P. SURANYI, H. Zeng, T. Simor, B. Ruzsics, G. A. Elgavish: Early Detection of Prostate Neoplasm Using Pixel-by-pixel R1 Mapping Following Gd(ABE-DTTA) Administration in TRAMP Mice. Poster Presentation at the 14th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of ISMRM, 2006, Seattle, Washington, USA. Abstract in Proc. Intl. Soc. Mag. Reson. Med. 2006;14:1747 15. P. SURANYI, B. Ruzsics, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, N. H. Saab-Ismail, R. A. Baker, and G. A. Elgavish: In Vivo and Ex Vivo Tissue Characterization Based On Delayed Contrast Enhancement And R2-Mapping In Canine Myocardial Infarction. Oral presentation. 34th Annual Meeting of NASCI 2006, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Winner of AHA Young Investigator Award. 16. P. Kiss, P. SURANYI, B. Ruzsics, B. C. Brott, T. Simor and G. A. Elgavish: Ex Vivo Percent Infarct Mapping Using Gd(DTPA): R1-Based MRI Quantification of Myocardial Viability. Oral presentation. 34th Annual Meeting of NASCI 2006, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 17. P. SURANYI, B. Ruzsics, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, A. Elgavish and G. A. Elgavish: Gd(DTPA)-Bolus-Enhanced Percent-Infarct-Mapping Combined with EarlyPerfusion Imaging to Detect Microvascular Obstruction. Poster Presentation. 10th Annual Society for Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (SCMR) Scientific Sessions / Sixth Meeting of the Euro CMR Working Group, 2007, Rome Italy 18. B. Ruzsics, P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, S.H. Litovsky T. Simor, S.G. Lloyd, G.A. Elgavish and H. Gupta: Comparison of Cardiac Contrast Enhanced MRI and CT in Sub- - 10 - 2/28/2013 CV, PAL SURANYI, MD, PHD Acute Myocardial Infarction. Poster Presentation. 10th Annual SCMR Scientific Sessions/Sixth Meeting of the Euro CMR Working Group, 2007, Rome Italy 19. B. Ruzsics, P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, T. S. Denney, S.H. Litovsky, B.C. Brott, T. Simor, S.G. Lloyd, G.A. Elgavish and H. Gupta: Complex MRI Evaluation of Porcine Reperfused Myocardial Infarction Using a Multi-Modality Approach. Poster Presentation. 10th Annual SCMR Scientific Sessions/Sixth Meeting of the Euro CMR Working Group, 2007, Rome Italy 20. P. SURANYI, B. Ruzsics, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, A. Elgavish and G. A. Elgavish: Myocardial Infarct Size Quantification with MRI using Automatic Detection of Microvascular Obstruction and Percent-Infarct-Mapping during Gd(DTPA) Infusion. Oral Presentation. European Congress of Radiology (ECR) 2007, Vienna, Austria. Best Scientific paper Award from the European Society of Radiology 21. P. SURANYI, B. Ruzsics, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor and G. A. Elgavish: A Method for Fast Longitudinal Relaxation Rate Mapping and for Image Enhancement: Equilibrium Signal Intensity-Mapping. Poster Presentation at the15th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of ISMRM, 2007, Berlin, Germany - ISMRM#3312 22. P. SURANYI, B. Ruzsics, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, A. Elgavish and G. A. Elgavish: Myocardial Viability Assessment During Continuous Infusion of Gd(DTPA): Comparing R1-map-based and Signal-Intensity-Based Percent-Infarct-Mapping. Poster Presentation at the15th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of ISMRM, 2007, Berlin, Germany - ISMRM#5337 23. P. SURANYI, B. Ruzsics, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, A. Elgavish and G. A. Elgavish: Comparison of In Vivo and Ex Vivo R1-map-based Percent-Infarct-Mapping Using Gd(DTPA). Poster Presentation at the15th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of ISMRM, 2007, Berlin, Germany - ISMRM#5693 24. S. Singh, H. Gupta, B. Ruzsics, P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, S.G. Lloyd, S. Litovsky, B.C. Brott, C. Aban, G.A. Elgavish: MDCT Evaluation of Subacute Myocardial Infarction. Oral presentation. Annual Meeting of the Society of Thoracic Radiology, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2007 25. M. Fernandez, C. Thilo, S.A. Nguyen, P. SURANYI, P. Costello, U.J. Schoepf: Coronary CTA with Dual-Source CT vs. 64-Slice CT: Impact on Diagnostic Quality, Radiation Dose and Use of Beta-Blockers. Oral presentation. Annual Meeting of the Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance (SCBT-MR), 2007, Orlando, Florida 26. B. Ruzsics, P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, S. Singh, B. C. Brott, S.H. Litovsky, H. Gupta, G.A. Elgavish: Quantification of No-reflow Zone using Semi-Automated Approach Accepted for E-Poster Presentation at the15th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of ISMRM, 2007, Berlin, Germany - ISMRM#5969 27. P. SURANYI, H Lee, S A Nguyen, R Brothers, P Costello, U Schoepf: Radiation Savings At Cardiac Dual-Source CT By Confining Pulsing Width To The Best Phase Determined Pre-Contrast. Oral Presentation at the 35th Annual Meeting of NASCI, 2007, Washington, DC, Honorable Mention in the AHA Young Investigator Award - 11 - 2/28/2013 CV, PAL SURANYI, MD, PHD 28. B Enrico, P. SURANYI, C Thilo, L Bonomo, P Costello, U Schoepf, et al.: Spatial Distribution and Composition of Coronary Artery Plaques Using 64-Slice Cardiac CT. Oral Presentation at the 35th Annual Meeting of NASCI, 2007, Washington, DC, Honorable Mention in the AHA Young Investigator Award 29. P. SURANYI, M J Kerl, J F Kalafut, H Lee, P Costello, U Schoepf, et al:. A Computerized Prediction Model for Individualized, Patient-Based Contrast Dosing at Dual-Source Coronary CT Angiography. Poster Presentation at the 35th Annual Meeting of NASCI, 2007, Washington, DC. Honorable Mention in the Berlex Poster Awards. 30. M. Aho, P. SURANYI, H. Lee, M. Kerl, P. Costello, U.J. Schoepf: Impact of Right Ventricular Attenuation on Right Ventricular Function Assessment using MultiDetector Row CT. Poster Presentation at the 35th Annual Meeting of NASCI, Washington, DC. 2008 31. B. Ruzsics, P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B.C. Brott, I.E. Eltoum, H. Gupta, G.A. Elgavish: Tissue Characterization Using Contrast Enhanced MRI in Infarcted Myocardium Following Iron Labeled Cell Injection. Oral presentation at the 35th Annual Meeting of NASCI, Washington, DC. 2008. Winner of AHA Young Investigator Award. 32. H Lee, P. SURANYI, B Enrico, R Brothers, P Costello, U Schoepf: Dual-Source Coronary CT Angiography: How We Do It. Educational Exhibit at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2007, Chicago, IL – Abstract ID: 5003166 33. R. Elgavish, P. SURANYI, R. C. Knowlton, L. A. Paige, G. A. Elgavish: Noninvasive Detection and Quantification of Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Pathology in Patients who are Presently MRI Negative. Oral presentation at the Meeting of the American Epilepsy Society, 2007, Abstract 2.109 34. P. SURANYI,, M J Kerl, J F Kalafut, H Lee, P Costello, U Schoepf, et al:. A Computerized Prediction Model for Individualized, Patient-Based Contrast Dosing at Dual-Source Coronary CT Angiography. Oral presentation at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) 2007, Chicago, IL 35. H. Lee, P. SURANYI, J.F. Kalafut, C.A. Kemper, J.A. Abro, P.G. Kogos, P. Costello, U.J. Schoepf. Computerized patient-based dosing of contrast media delivery at dual-source CT coronary angiography. Oral presentation at the 2008 European Congress of Radiology (ECR), Vienna, Austria, 36. B. Enrico, P. SURANYI, C. Thilo, L. Bonomo, P. Costello, U.J. Schoepf. Vessel wall hemodynamics and coronary artery plaque formation: Morphological analysis with coronary CT angiography. Oral presentation at the 2008 ECR, Vienna, Austria 37. P. SURANYI, J.M. Kerl, H. Lee, J.F. Kalafut, C.A. Kemper, J.A. Abro, G.E. Gilbert, R.E. Carter, P. Costello, U.J. Schoepf. Cardiac-output based individualized contrast media injection protocol to minimize contrast volume at coronary dual-source CT angiography. Oral presentation at the 2008 ECR, Vienna, Austria 38. H. Lee, M.R. Aho, P. SURANYI, J.M. Kerl, P. Costello, U.J. Schoepf. Impact of right ventricular contrast enhancement on the accuracy of right heart function analysis at coronary CT angiography. Oral presentation at the 2008 ECR, Vienna, Austria 39. B. Ruzsics, P. SURANYI, H. Lee, S. Nguyen, P. Zwerner, T.G. Flohr, P. Costello, U.J. Schoepf. Dual-energy CT of the heart for coronary CTA and myocardial blood pool analysis: Initial experience. Oral presentation at the 2008 ECR, Vienna, Austria - 12 - 2/28/2013 CV, PAL SURANYI, MD, PHD 40. P. SURANYI, B.J. Williams, S.A. Bagg, A.R. Smith, P. Huang, J.B. Selby, P. Costello, U.J. Schoepf. Clinical validity of ECG-gated CT angiography for prediction of patient outcome after coronary artery bypass graft surgery. Oral presentation at the 2008 European Congress of Radiology (ECR), Vienna, Austria 41. P. SURANYI, H. Lee, B. Ruzsics, R. Brothers, P. Costello, U. J. Schoepf. Marked Radiation-Dose Reduction at Cardiac Dual-Source CT by Prospectively Triggered Acquisition Oral presentation. Annual Meeting of the Society of Computed Body Tomography and Magnetic Resonance (SCBT-MR), 2008, Charleston, SC. Winner of Cum Laude Award. 42. B. Ruzsics, P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, H. Gupta, G.A. Elgavish: Tissue Characterization Using Contrast Enhanced MRI in Infarcted Myocardium Following Iron Labeled Cell Injections. Oral presentation at the SCBTMR, 2008, Charleston, SC, USA 43. B.Ruzsics, P. SURANYI, H. Lee, S. Nguyen, P. Zwerner, T. Flohr, P. Costello, U.J. Schoepf: Dual-Energy CT of the heart – initial experience Accepted for Oral presentation at the SCBTMR, 2008, Charleston, SC, USA Winner of Houndsfield Award. 44. B. Enrico, P. SURANYI, C. Thilo, L. Bonomo, P. Costello, U Schoepf: Vessel Wall Hemodynamics and Coronary Artery Plaque Formation: Morphological Analysis with Coronary CT Angiography. Oral presentation at the 2008 RSNA, Chicago, IL, USA 45. B. J. Williams, P. SURANYI, J. Kratz, J. Selby, P. Costello, U. Schoepf: Predictive Value of Findings at ECG-Gated CT Angiography for Patient Outcome and Major Adverse Cardiac Events after Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery. Oral presentation at the 2008 RSNA, Chicago, IL, USA 46. P. SURANYI, H. Lee, R. Brothers, W. Huda, P. Costello, U. Schoepf : Use of a Calcium Scoring Scan to Guide ECG-Pulsing at Coronary CT Angiography: Potential for Radiation Dose Reduction. Oral presentation at the 2008 RSNA, Chicago, IL, USA 47. P. SURANYI, H. Lee, C. A. Kemper, J. F. Kalafut, P. G. Kogos, U. Schoepf : Computerized Patient-based Dosing of Contrast Media Delivery at Coronary CT Angiography. Oral presentation at the 2008 RSNA, Chicago, IL, USA 48. R. Kirschner, A. Varga-Szemes, L. Toth, T. Simor, P. SURANYI, B. Ruzsics, P. Kiss, A. Toth, R. Baker, B. C. Brott, S. Litovsky, A. Elgavish, G. A. Elgavish: Reinfarction –Specific Magnetic Resonance Imaging Contrast Agent. Poster presentation at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the American College of Cardiology, Atlanta, GA, USA, Abstract in JACC 2010 Vol 55, Issue 10A 49. M. A. Mark, P. SURANYI, K.M. Spicer, E. Latour, L. Gordon: Comparison of one vs two CTs for attenuation correction of both rest and stress SPECT data for myocardial perfusion imaging. Oral Presentation at the 2010 meeting of the Society of Nuclear Medicine. J. NUCL. Med. MEETING ABSTRACTS, May 2010; 51: 436. 50. M. A. Mark, P. SURANYI, K.M. Spicer, L. Gordon: Differences in Heart, Lung, and Thorax Size Between Rest and Stress μ-Maps in Patients Receiving SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging. Poster presentation at 2011 American Society of Nuclear Cardiology annual meeting in Denver, CO. 51. M. A. Mark, P. SURANYI, K.M. Spicer, L. Gordon: Comparison of One vs Two CTs for Attenuation Correction of Both Rest and Stress SPECT Data for Myocardial Perfusion Imaging with Tc-99m Tetrofosmin. Oral presentation at the 2011 meeting of the Society of - 13 - 2/28/2013 CV, PAL SURANYI, MD, PHD Nuclear Medicine. J. NUCL. Med. MEETING ABSTRACTS, May 2011; 52: 1129. 52. U. Ebersberger, P. SURANYI, U.J. Schoepf: Aortic Valve Mass. Case of the day presentation for RSNA 2011 – 2nd Author – Wednesday Cardiac Case 53. U. Ebersberger, P. SURANYI, U.J. Schoepf: Eosinophilic Endocarditis. Case of the day presentation for RSNA 2011 – 2nd Author – Monday Cardiac Case 54. N. Seabrook, P. SURANYI. Pitfalls of Automated Analysis of Cardiac Function with CT. Nelson Seabrook Poster presentation at the 2011 MUSC Student Research Day, 55. N. Seabrook, P. SURANYI: The Danger of Over-Reliance on Fully Automated Cardiac Function Analysis with MDCT. Senior Author on Oral presentation at STR meeting in Huntington Beach California 2012 March 14 II. ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLES –PUBLISHED OR IN PRESS 1. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, A. Elgavish, B. Ruzsics, N.H. Saab-Ismail, and G.A. Elgavish: Percent Infarct Mapping – A R1-map Based ceMRI Method for Determining Myocardial Viability Distribution. Original research article. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine; 2006, 56:535-545. PMID: 16892184 2. P. Kiss, P. SURANYI, T. Simor, N.H. Saab-Ismail, A. Elgavish, L. Hejjel, and G.A. Elgavish: In Vivo R1-Enhancement Mapping of Canine Myocardium Using ceMRI with Gd(ABE-DTTA) in an Acute Ischemia-Reperfusion Model. Original research article. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging; 2006; 24:571-579.; PMID: 16892191 3. B. Ruzsics, P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, A. Elgavish, N.H Saab-Ismail, G.A. Elgavish: Gd(ABE-DTTA), a Novel Contrast Agent, at the MRI-Effective Dose Shows Absence of Severe, Deleterious Physiological Effects in Dogs. Original research article. Pharmacology. 2006; 77(4):188-194 PMID: 16877874 4. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, T. Simor, A. Elgavish and G.A. Elgavish: A Combined Method for the Determination of Myocardial Perfusion in Experimental Animals Using Microspheres and MRI. Original research article. Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 2007; 9(3): 549-556 . PMID: 17365234 5. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. Ruzsics, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, G.A. Elgavish: Equilibrium Signal Intensity-Mapping, an MRI Method for Fast Mapping of Longitudinal Relaxation Rates and for Image Enhancement. Original research article. Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2007 Jun;25(5):641-51. Epub 2006 Nov 21. PMID: 17540275 6. P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B. Ruzsics, B. C. Brott, T. Simor, A. Elgavish, R.A. Baker, N.H. Saab-Ismail, and G.A. Elgavish: In Vivo Myocardial Tissue Kinetics of Gd(ABE-DTTA), a Tissue-Persistent Contrast Agent. Original research article. Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. 2007 Jul;58(1):55-64. PMID: 17659616 7. J. M. Kerl, J. G. Ravenel, S. A. Nguyen, P. SURANYI, C. Thilo, P. Costello, W. Bautz, and U. J. Schoepf: Right Heart: Split-Bolus Injection of Diluted Contrast Medium for Visualization at Coronary CT Angiography. Original research article. Radiology . 2008 May;247(2):356-64. Epub 2008 Mar 27. PMID: 18372454 - 14 - 2/28/2013 CV, PAL SURANYI, MD, PHD 8. S. Nguyen, P. SURANYI, J. G. Ravenel, P. K. Randall, P. B. Romano, K. A. Strom, P. Costello, U. J. Schoepf: Iso-Osmolar Versus Low-Osmolar Iodinated Contrast Medium at Intravenously Contrast Enhanced CT: Effect on Kidney Function. Original research article. Radiology. 2008 May 15. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 18483232 9. B. Ruzsics*, P. SURANYI*, P. Kiss, B.C. Brott, S. Singh, S.H. Litovsky, I. Aban, S.G. Lloyd, T. Simor, G.A. Elgavish and H. Gupta: Automated multidetector computed tomography evaluation of subacutely infarcted myocardium. Original research article. Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2008; 2(1): 26-32 10. P. Kiss, I. A. Eltoum, P. SURANYI, H. Zeng, T. Simor, A. Elgavish, G. A. Elgavish. Virtual in vivo Biopsy Map of Early Prostate Neoplasm in TRAMP Mice by MRI. Original Research Article. Prostate. 2008 Dec 23;69(5):449-458 11. B. Enrico, P. SURANYI, C. Thilo, L. Bonomo, P. Costello, U.J. Schoepf: Coronary artery plaque formation at coronary CT angiography: Morphological Analysis and Relationship to Hemodynamics. Original Research Article. Eur Radiol. 2009 Apr;19(4):837-44. Epub 2008 Nov 12. B. Ruzsics *, P SURANYI *, P. Kiss, B.C. Brott, S.H. Litovsky, T. S. Denney, I. Aban, S.G. Lloyd, T. Simor, G.A. Elgavish and H. Gupta: Myocardial Strian in Sub-Acute PeriInfarct Myocardium. Original research article. International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. 2009 (2): 151-159 13. B. Ruzsics, P. SURANYI, P. Kiss, B.C. Brott, A. Elgavish, T. Simor,G.A. Elgavish. Headto-head comparison between delayed enhancement and percent infarct mapping for assessment of myocardial infarct size in a canine model. Original research article. J Magn Reson Imaging, Dec 2008; 28(6): 1386-92 14. M.R. Aho, M. Gebrezieghaber, U.J. Schoepf, P. SURANYI, H. Lee, D. Gregg, P. Costello and P.L. Zwerner: Impact of Right Ventricular Contrast Medium Attenuation on the Accuracy of Right Ventricular Function Analysis at Cardiac Multi-Detector Row CT. Original research article. Eur J Radiol. 2009, Epub Ahead of Print. Eur J Radiol. 2010 Mar;73(3):560-5. 15. Simor T, SURANYI P, Ruzsics B, Tóth A, Tóth L, Kiss P, Brott BC, Varga-Szemes A, Elgavish A, Elgavish GA. Percent infarct mapping for delayed contrastenhancement magnetic resonance imaging to quantify myocardial viability byGd(DTPA). Original research article. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2010 Oct;32(4):859-68. 16. Kirschner R, Toth L, Varga-Szemes A, Simor T, SURANYI P, Kiss P, Ruzsics B,Toth A, Baker R, Brott BC, Litovsky S, Elgavish A, Elgavish GA. Differentiation of acute and four-week old myocardial infarct with Gd(ABE-DTTA)-enhanced CMR. Original research article. Journalof Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance. 2010 Apr 7;12:22 17. Kirschner R, Varga-Szemes A, Simor T, SURANYI P, Kiss P, Ruzsics B, Brott BC, Elgavish A, Elgavish GA: Acute Infarct Selective MRI Contrast Agent. Original research article. International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging. 2012 Feb;28(2):285-93. PubMed PMID: 21336553 - 15 - 2/28/2013 CV, PAL SURANYI, MD, PHD III. ORIGINAL ARTICLES SUBMITTED / IN PREPARATION 18. Lee, J.F. Kalafut, U.J. Schoepf, C.A. Kemper, J.M. Kerl, G.E. Gilbert, P. SURANYI: A Computerized Prediction Model for Individualized, Patient-Based Contrast Medium Application at Coronary CT Angiography. Original research article. Submitted to Radiology. 19. P. SURANYI, B. Ruzsics, P. Kiss, B. C. Brott, A. Elgavish and G. A. Elgavish:Tissue Characterization By Combining Delayed Hyperenhancement And Percent Edema Mapping – A R2-map Based MRI Method In Canine Myocardial Infarction. Original research article. Submitted to Magnetic Resonance in Medicine. MRM-06-8891 20. B. RUZSICS *, P. Suranyi , P. Kiss, B.C. Brott, G.A. Elgavish: Tissue Characterization Using Contrast Enhanced MRI in Infarcted Myocardium Following Iron Labeled Cell Injections. Original research article To be submitted to Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging 21. P. Kiss, T. Simor, P. SURANYI, N.H. Saab-Ismail, and G. A. Elgavish. Gd(ABE-DTTA) Possesses a Unique Relaxivity Field Dependence of R1. A Contrast Agent for High Field Imaging. Original research article. Submitted to Contrast Media and Molecular Imaging. * shared first authorship IV. INVITED ARTICLES 1. H. Lee, P. SURANYI, U. J. Schoepf: Assessment of Cardiac Function Using Coronary CT Angiography - Should functional analysis be performed with every CT of the heart? Commentary in Diagnostic Imaging 2007. October. 2. U.J. Schoepf, P. SURANYI, C. Thilo, P.L. Zwerner, P. Costello: Replacing Diagnostic Catheterization with Coronary CT Angiography - The Final Frontier. Invited Editorial for The European Heart Journal 2007 Oct;28(19):2305-6. PMID: 17768171 3. P. SURANYI, J. Ravenel: Book review of “Integrated Cardiothoracic Imaging with MDCT” by Remy and Remy-Jardin. Journal of Thoracic Imaging. February 2010 - Volume 25 - Issue 1 V. INVITED PRESENTATIONS / CME PRESENTATIONS 1. Dual Source Computed Tomography Following Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. Dual Source Computed Tomography Expert Panel Meeting, 2007, New York City, NY 2. Coronary Arterial and Venous Anatomy with MDCT. The Charleston Hands-On Course – 2007, Charleston, SC 3. Pulmonary Vein Imaging with Multi Detector CT. The Charleston Hands-On Course – 2007, Charleston, SC 4. Assessment of Left and Right Ventricular Function using Multi Detector CT. The Charleston Hands-On Course, 2007, Charleston, SC 5. Magnetic Resonance Angiography of the Thoracic Aorta. Cardiovascular Imaging in Costa Rica, 2008, Playa Herradura, Costa Rica 6. Magnetic Resonance Angiography of the Lower Extremity Run-Off. Cardiovascular - 16 - 2/28/2013 CV, PAL SURANYI, MD, PHD Imaging in Costa Rica, 2008, Playa Herradura, Costa Rica 7. Cardiac MR: Principles and Protocols. Cardiovascular Imaging in Costa Rica, 2008, Playa Herradura, Costa Rica 8. Cardiac Function: Echo, Nuclear, MRI and CT. Cardiovascular Imaging – The Charleston Course at the Sanctuary, 2008, Kiawah Island, SC 9. Image Post-Processing in Oncology, PET-CT, Pulmonary Nodules, Cardiac CT, Thoracic Aorta. Workstation Face-Off demonstrator for Siemens at the Stanford MultiDetector-Row Computed Tomography Meeting – 2008 Las Vegas, NV 10. Introduction to Cardiac Imaging. Monthly medical student lecture to 3rd year students since fall 2008. 11. 4-Dimensional Lab. Monthly medical student lecture to 4th year students since fall 2009. 12. Cardiac MRI – Review Session for Board Exam Preparation. Annually to the senior resident class since 2009. 13. Clinicopathological Conference – Chest Pain and Shortness of Breath. Medical student lecture to 1st and 2nd year students, fall 2009. 14. Multimodality Cardiac Imaging. Radiology Interest Group - 1st -4th year medical students, fall 2009 and 2010. 15. Four-Dimensional Cardiac CT and MRI imaging and Postprocessing. Radiology Interest Group - 1st -4th year medical students, 9/13/11 16. Developed new RADIOLOGY RESIDENT core curriculum lecture series for cardiac imaging based on ABR guidelines 17. Introductory lectures for the cardiac rotation - 7 videos - Recorded and published online (Tegrity) 2011 18. CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY Cardiothoracic Surgery Seminar on Thoracic CTA and 3D postprocessing (7/26/11) 19. Cardiac MRI Sequences – Intro. Radiology resident core lecture (9/8/11) 20. Cardiac MRI – From Basics to Fine Tuning. CME Course Director (Dr Wince was codirector): ASRT registered course for MRI technologists at MUSC for 3.0 CME credits, 2011 21. Overview of Basic and Advanced Cardiac MRI Sequences and Dedicated Imaging Planes. 11/19/11 22. Overview of Physical Principles Pertaining to Advanced cardiac MRI Sequences and Their Optimization. 11/19/11 23. Optimization of Flow Measurement in Valvular and Congenital Heart Disease. 11/19/11 24. Morphologic and quantitative imaging of cardiac valves with MRI. Cardiology Fellow Conference 12/12/11 25. Advanced Cardiac Imaging. Cardiac Science Interest Group and Radiology Interest Group joint meeting 1/18/12 26. Transarterial Aortic Valve Replacement. Kickoff Meeting with Interventional Cardiology 1/23/12 - 17 - 2/28/2013 CV, PAL SURANYI, MD, PHD 27. Cardiac MRI. Senior Residents’ Board Review 1/26/12 28. Cardiovascular Radiology. Senior Residents’ Board Review 2/15/12 29. Intro to Echocardiography and Angiography. Radiology resident core lecture 2/20/12 30. Cardiothoracic Cases. Senior Residents’ Board Review 3/16/12 31. Cardiac CT – From Basics to Fine Tuning. CME Course Director: ASRT registered course for CT technologists at MUSC for 3.0 CME credits, 2012 32. CT Acquisition Techniques and Radiation Dose Reduction Strategies in Cardiothoracic CT Angiography. 4/28/12 33. Important things to look for on the scans – PE, intracardiac thrombus, tamponade, acute infarct and acute aortic pathology. 4/28/12 34. Appropriate indications and patient preparation for cardiac CT - the physician’s perspective. 4/28/12 35. Cardiac Masses. Radiology resident core lecture 5/23/12 36. Post Processing. Radiology resident core lecture 6/20/12 V. PATENT 1. G. A. Elgavish, P. SURANYI, T. Simor and P. Kiss: Methods and Systems of Analyzing Clinical Parameters and Methods of Producing Visual Images. U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, May 2008 No. 11/718,775 ( Provisional patent application initially filed in Nov. 2004, 60/628,037 VI. THESES 1. Quality Management in Cardiac Surgery. 2000, Doctor of Medicine Thesis. University of Pécs, Medical and Health Sciences Center, Heart Institute, Pecs, Hungary. Mentor: Prof. Papp Lajos M.D., D.Sc. 2. Relaxation Rate-Based Magnetic Resonance Imaging Quantification of Myocardial Infarction. 2007, Doctor of Philosophy Thesis. University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, Birmingham, Alabama, USA. Mentor: Prof. Gabriel A. Elgavish, PhD. , Committee members: Drs. Brott, Twieg, DenHollander, Townes) VII. BOOK CHAPTERS 1. P. SURANYI, C. Thilo, H. Lee, U.J. Schoepf: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Imaging. Chapter in: Dual Source CT Imaging. Seidensticker, Peter R.; Hofmann, Lars K. (Editors) 2008, X, 308 p., Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-77601-7 2. Y. Lee, P. SURANYI, U.J. Schoepf: Cardiac Imaging. Chapter in: Aunt Minnie’s Atlas – Imaging-Specific Diagnosis. Third Edition. Editor. T.L. Pope., 2008 - 18 - 2/28/2013 CV, PAL SURANYI, MD, PHD 3. P. SURANYI, C. Thilo, H. Lee, U.J. Schoepf: Cardiac Bypass Grafts. Chapter in: Quick Reference to Dual Source CT Imaging. Editor: P. Seidensticker, P. Aulbach. Softcover ISBN: 978-3-540-87482-9 4. Book Chapter – Aunt Minnie’s 4th Edition – in progress, Due Aug 1, 2012 PAST NIH-FUNDED PROJECTS 1 R41 HL084795-01, Pal Suranyi (Principal Investigator) Agency: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. “Persistent Contrast Agent for Percent Infarct Map in MRI” The major goal of this project is to develop novel MR image post-processing software for quantification of postinfarct myocardial viability using a persistent contrast agent, Gd(ABEDTTA) 1 R41 HL084844-01, Pal Suranyi (Principal Investigator) Agency: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. “Acute-infarct selective cardiac MRI contrast agent” The major goal of this project is the development of an MRI contrast agent that can selectively highlight acute myocardial infarcts thereby enabling the in vivo differentiation of chronic vs. acute infarcts. 2 R42 HL080886-02 Pal Suranyi (Principal Investigator) Agency: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. “MRI Quantification of Postinfarct Myocardial Viability – Phase II” The goal of this project is to continue the development and marketing of our novel MR image post-processing software for quantification of postinfarct myocardial viability using contrast agents. 1R41 HL080886-01 Pal Suranyi (Principal Investigator) 05/01/05-08/01/06 Agency: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. „MRI Quantification of Postinfarct Myocardial Viability – Phase I” 05/01/05-08/01/06 The major goal of this project is to develop novel MR image post-processing software for quantification of postinfarct myocardial viability with and without contrast agents. R44 HL58285-03 Pal Suranyi (Principal Investigator) 7/1/02-5/31/03 Agency: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. “’Elgavist’, An MRI Contrast Agent for Diagnosis of IHD.” The major goal of this project was the further development of Gd(ABE-DTTA) as a contrast agent for MRI. RO1 HL63340, Elgavish, Gabriel (Principal Investigator) 12/01/00 - 11/30/04 Agency: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. “Simultaneous MRI detection of cardiac perfusion and function” Role: Investigator The major goal of this project is to develop and optimize a method for simultaneous MRI testing of myocardial perfusion and function for early and noninvasive detection of ischemic heart disease. - 19 - 2/28/2013 CV, PAL SURANYI, MD, PHD VIII. INSTITUTIONAL ACTIVITY 1st Radiology Resident Research Day 2011 – Co-Director Summer research students – faculty mentor since 2011 Radiology Interest Group - faculty mentor since 2011 Radiology Research Committee since 2011 Lymphoma tumor board (July 28 2011) sub for Dr Bradshaw Thoracic Tumor board for Dr Ravenel (Oct 26 2011) IX. Official Student Advisor Matt Duffin medical student – 2012 Summer research mentoring – funded by SHP 5/21/12 – 7/20/12 Nelson Seabrook medical student – 2011 Summer research mentoring – funded by SHP 5/23/11 – 7/23/11 Borko Kereshi 1st year resident – junior faculty mentor - - 20 - 2/28/2013