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Claudia Francoise-Eve Kirsch, FACR, MD

Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
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Radiology & Biomedical Imaging

330 Cedar Street

New Haven, CT 06520

United States

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Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging

Biography

Dr. Kirsch is Professor of Neuroradiology in the Yale Department of Radiology and Biomedical Ima and Fellow in the American College of Radiology, and American Society of Functional Radiology, specializing in skull base and head and neck imaging and currently doing a PhD with School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield using 7 Tesla MRI and artificial intelligence analyzing head, neck and skull base pathology from SARs-CoV-2, HPV and EBV viruses with thesis advisors Dr Ali Khurram PhD. FRC Pathologist, Senior Clinical Lecturer, Honorary Consultant Pathologist, and founder https://www.neopath.org.uk/our-team, utilizing artificial intelligence analyzing oral cavity pathology, and Professor Daniel Lambert Ph.D. School of Clinical Dentistry, Chair in Molecular Cell Biology, Harpreet Hyaare MD, PhD at UCL, and working under Dr. Priti Balchandani, PhD, utilizing 7T MRI, under Professor of Diagnostic, Molecular and Interventional Radiology, Neuroscience, Psychiatry and Director Advanced Neuroimaging Research Program (ANRP) and Associate Director BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute (BMEII) at Mount Sinai Medical Center. She received the American Society of Neuroimaging Oldendorf award, with awards for MRI techniques in spinal cord trauma, teaching and international accolades for educational interactive 3-D head and neck anatomy software, primal pictures anatomy.tv former Vice-Chair of the Expert Panel on Neuroimaging for American College of Radiology Appropriateness Use Criteria Committee, and American Society of Neuroradiology Collaborative Committee for Practice Parameters in Computed Tomography of the Head and Neck. She has served and continues to serve on committees including Current Chair of the American Society of Head and Neck Radiology Research Committee, Educational, Program and Research Committees of the American Society of Head and Neck Imaging, Radiological Society of North America, North American Skull Base Society, American Society of Functional Imaging, American Association of Woman Radiologists, Association of University Radiologists, and is Past President of the Eastern Neuroradiological Society and is an invited speaker nationally and internationally on skull base and head and neck imaging and pathology.

Her PhD research and publications are focused on skull base pathology including in Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension, Human Papilloma virus (HPV), Epstein Barr Virus (EBV) and more recently SARs-CoV-2 COVID19 pathology. She was co-investigator on a Foundation Government Clinical Trial assessing the imaging in Phase III trials, and a Primary Investigator Grant recipient, analyzing radiographic features of Pseudotumor Cerebri. Prior grants and research led to national and international presentations, including a TEDx talk on imaging how cancer “hitchhikes” via perineural invasion through the skull base. As a PhD researcher she believes in fostering collaborative and inspiring environments, especially in AI and head and neck pathology, that leads to innovative research, scientific advancement, and ideally improved patient outcomes.

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Education & Training

PhD
University of Sheffield, School of Clinical Dentistry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, BMEII (2024)
Fellowship
Beth Israel Medical Center (1998)
Fellowship
George Washington University (1997)
Residency
University of California, San Francisco (1996)
Medicine Internship
California Pacific Medical Center (1992)
MD
The University of New Mexico, School of Medicine, Doctor of Medicine, Alpha Omega Alpha (1991)
BA
Amherst College, Neuroscience and Fine Arts, Cum Laude (1986)

Board Certifications

  • Diagnostic Radiology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Radiology
    Original Certification Date
    1996

Research

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Claudia Francoise-Eve Kirsch's published research.

Publications

2022

  • Radiologists staunchly support patient safety and autonomy, in opposition to the SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v Wade
    Karandikar A, Solberg A, Fung A, Lee AY, Farooq A, Taylor AC, Oliveira A, Narayan A, Senter A, Majid A, Tong A, McGrath AL, Malik A, Brown AL, Roberts A, Fleischer A, Vettiyil B, Zigmund B, Park B, Curran B, Henry C, Jaimes C, Connolly C, Robson C, Meltzer CC, Phillips CH, Dove C, Glastonbury C, Pomeranz C, Kirsch CFE, Burgan CM, Scher C, Tomblinson C, Fuss C, Santillan C, Daye D, Brown DB, Young DJ, Kopans D, Vargas D, Martin D, Thompson D, Jordan DW, Shatzkes D, Sun D, Mastrodicasa D, Smith E, Korngold E, Dibble EH, Arleo EK, Hecht EM, Morris E, Maltin EP, Cooke EA, Schwartz ES, Lehrman E, Sodagari F, Shah F, Doo FX, Rigiroli F, Vilanilam GK, Landinez G, Kim GG, Rahbar H, Choi H, Bandesha H, Ojeda-Fournier H, Ikuta I, Dragojevic I, Schroeder JLT, Ivanidze J, Katzen JT, Chiang J, Nguyen J, Robinson JD, Broder JC, Kemp J, Weaver JS, Conyers JM, Robbins JB, Leschied JR, Wen J, Park J, Mongan J, Perchik J, Barbero JPM, Jacob J, Ledbetter K, Macura KJ, Maturen KE, Frederick-Dyer K, Dodelzon K, Cort K, Kisling K, Babagbemi K, McGill KC, Chang KJ, Feigin K, Winsor KS, Seifert K, Patel K, Porter KK, Foley KM, Patel-Lippmann K, McIntosh LJ, Padilla L, Groner L, Harry LM, Ladd LM, Wang L, Spalluto LB, Mahesh M, Marx MV, Sugi MD, Sammer MBK, Sun M, Barkovich MJ, Miller MJ, Vella M, Davis MA, Englander MJ, Durst M, Oumano M, Wood MJ, McBee MP, Fischbein NJ, Kovalchuk N, Lall N, Eclov N, Madhuripan N, Ariaratnam NS, Vincoff NS, Kothary N, Yahyavi-Firouz-Abadi N, Brook OR, Glenn OA, Woodard PK, Mazaheri P, Rhyner P, Eby PR, Raghu P, Gerson RF, Patel R, Gutierrez RL, Gebhard R, Andreotti RF, Masum R, Woods R, Mandava S, Harrington SG, Parikh S, Chu S, Arora SS, Meyers SM, Prabhu S, Shams S, Pittman S, Patel SN, Payne S, Hetts SW, Hijaz TA, Chapman T, Loehfelm TW, Juang T, Clark TJ, Potigailo V, Shah V, Planz V, Kalia V, DeMartini W, Dillon WP, Gupta Y, Koethe Y, Hartley-Blossom Z, Wang ZJ, McGinty G, Haramati A, Allen LM, Germaine P. Radiologists staunchly support patient safety and autonomy, in opposition to the SCOTUS decision to overturn Roe v Wade. Clinical Imaging 2022, 93: 117-121. PMID: 36064645, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinimag.2022.07.011.
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research
  • Semi-automated Segmentation and Quantification of Perivascular Spaces at 7 Tesla in COVID-19.
    Langan MT, Smith DA, Verma G, Khegai O, Saju S, Rashid S, Ranti D, Markowitz M, Belani P, Jette N, Mathew B, Goldstein J, Kirsch CFE, Morris LS, Becker JH, Delman BN, Balchandani P. Semi-automated Segmentation and Quantification of Perivascular Spaces at 7 Tesla in COVID-19. Frontiers In Neurology 2022, 13: 846957. PMID: 35432151, PMCID: PMC9010775, DOI: 10.3389/fneur.2022.846957.
    Peer-Reviewed Original Research

2021

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

  • honor

    Core Curriculum Educational Fund Grant - https://ashnr.org/core-curriculum-research-seed-grant/

  • honor

    Fellowship

  • honor

    Fellowship

  • honor

    Radiology- Editor’s Recognition With Special Distinction 1/21/21 - https://doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2021204408

  • honor

    Recipient 2019 Editor’s Recognition Distinction Award - https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/full/10.1148/radiol.2019192134

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Radiology & Biomedical Imaging

330 Cedar Street

New Haven, CT 06520

United States