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Voluntary rank detailsAmi Rubinowitz, MD
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Teleradiologist - Cardiothoracic
Biography
Ami N. Rubinowitz, M.D. is a Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at Yale School of Medicine and a member of the Thoracic Imaging Section at Yale New Haven Hospital, where she previously served as section chief for many years. Dr. Rubinowitz received her medical degree with academic honors (Alpha Omega Alpha) from New York Medical College. She completed her internship in internal medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, her residency in diagnostic radiology and fellowship in thoracic imaging both at NYU Medical Center where she was also chief resident and chief fellow. After completing her training, she served on the faculty of the diagnostic radiology department at NYU School of Medicine and NYU Medical Center, and then subsequently Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven Hospital, where she has been since 2005.
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Dr. Rubinowitz enjoys teaching medical students and residents, and has been honored with many teaching awards. She works closely with the clinical faculty at Yale from many different specialties, particularly the pulmonologists, thoracic oncologists and thoracic surgeons, and has been the site radiologist for multiple clinical trials pertaining to lung disease (specifically pulmonary fibrosis, COPD and lung cancer). She is also the radiologist for the Yale Interstitial Lung Disease program, the Yale Scleroderma program, and the Yale Thoracic Oncology program. Her scholarship includes original research publications in peer-reviewed journals, review articles, invited editorials and commentaries, as well as book chapters in some of the most commonly referenced books. She serves on a variety of committees for both national and international organizations. Dr. Rubinowitz has given invited lectures at multiple academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, board review courses, as well as numerous national and international conferences.
Appointments
Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
Clinical ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Cardiothoracic Imaging
- Center for Thoracic Cancers
- Clinical Radiology
- Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Program
- Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
- Yale Cancer Center
- Yale Medicine
- Yale New Haven Health System
Education & Training
- Fellow
- New York University Medical Center, New York, NY (2000)
- Resident
- New York University Medical Center, New York, NY (1999)
- MD
- New York Medical College (1994)
Research
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Medical Research Interests
ORCID
0000-0003-3010-1438
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Publications Timeline
Research Interests
Robert Homer, MD, PhD
Frank Detterbeck, MD, FACS, FCCP
Danielle Antin-Ozerkis, MD
Anna Shlionsky Bader, MD, MS
Babina Gosangi, MD
Christopher Gange, MD
Radiology
Publications
2025
Lung Cancer with Cystic Airspace: An Overview
Detterbeck F, Ely S, Marom E, Rubinowitz A, Traube L, Tanoue L, Rivera M. Lung Cancer with Cystic Airspace: An Overview. Seminars In Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2025, 46: 419-427. PMID: 40633815, DOI: 10.1055/a-2649-9134.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricDecoding Erdheim–Chester Disease: a Pictorial Essay of the Radiologic and Pathologic Findings, and its Main Differential Diagnoses
de Oliveira Santo I, Lerner G, Rubinowitz A, Fadel S, Chen M, Mojibian H, Mathur M. Decoding Erdheim–Chester Disease: a Pictorial Essay of the Radiologic and Pathologic Findings, and its Main Differential Diagnoses. Clinical Radiology 2025, 85: 106873. PMID: 40215805, DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2025.106873.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsErdheim-Chester diseaseManagement of Erdheim–Chester diseaseEvaluate disease extentMolecular mutation analysisClonal myeloid neoplasmsMonitoring Treatment ResponsePotential diagnostic pitfallsModern treatment strategiesPictorial essayDecades of lifeAffected organ systemsCentral nervous systemUnder-recognised conditionNonspecific presentationMyeloid neoplasmsDiagnostic suspicionDisease extentRadiological findingsTargeted therapyFoamy histiocytesClinical featuresPI3K-Akt pathwayDiagnostic pitfallsHistiocytic neoplasmsImaging findings
2024
Li-Fraumeni Syndrome: Imaging Features and Guidelines.
Gosangi B, Dixe de Oliveira Santo I, Keraliya A, Wang Y, Irugu D, Thomas R, Khandelwal A, Rubinowitz A, Bader A. Li-Fraumeni Syndrome: Imaging Features and Guidelines. RadioGraphics 2024, 44: e230202. PMID: 39024172, DOI: 10.1148/rg.230202.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLi-Fraumeni syndromeLifetime risk of cancerRare autosomal dominant familial cancer syndromeIncreased riskRisk of cancerTreated with total mastectomyAutosomal dominant familial cancer syndromeImaging features of tumorsFamilial cancer syndromeWhole-body MRIAnnual screeningFeatures of tumorsCancer syndromesLifetime riskP53 transcription factorLi-FraumeniAdrenocortical cancerTotal mastectomyPrimary cancerBreast malignancyImaging guidelinesBreast cancerGermline mutationsColon cancerManagement guidelinesDisorders with Ophthalmic and Thoracic Involvement.
Gosangi B, Lang P, Johnson M, Zukerman R, Tu L, Traube L, Bader A, Rubinowitz A. Disorders with Ophthalmic and Thoracic Involvement. RadioGraphics 2024, 44: e230132. PMID: 38870047, DOI: 10.1148/rg.230132.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsClinical manifestationsExamination of family membersEhlers-Danlos syndromeAffecting patient outcomesAcute sarcoidosisOphthalmologic examinationThoracic symptomsDry eyeThoracic involvementOphthalmological symptomsOphthalmologic manifestationsEye symptomsMarfan syndromeSjogren's syndromeImaging findingsRadiological studiesLung diseasePatient outcomesEhlers-DanlosFamily membersMultimodal imagingSystem conditionsSyndromeThoracicSarcoidosis
2020
Attenuated Novel SARS Coronavirus 2 Infection in an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patient on Ruxolitinib
Foss FM, Rubinowitz A, Landry ML, Isufi I, Gowda L, Seropian S, Perreault S, Shenoi SV. Attenuated Novel SARS Coronavirus 2 Infection in an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patient on Ruxolitinib. Clinical Lymphoma Myeloma & Leukemia 2020, 20: 720-723. PMID: 32727701, PMCID: PMC7316063, DOI: 10.1016/j.clml.2020.06.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsBetacoronavirusCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19COVID-19 Drug TreatmentGraft vs Host DiseaseHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansImmunocompromised HostLymphoma, T-CellMaleMiddle AgedNitrilesPandemicsPneumonia, ViralPyrazolesPyrimidinesSARS-CoV-2Severity of Illness IndexTransplantation, HomologousTreatment OutcomeConceptsAllogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant patientsHematopoietic stem cell transplant patientsSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infectionSARS-CoV-2 pneumoniaAcute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Stem cell transplant patientsSARS-CoV-2 infectionRespiratory syndrome coronavirus 2Coronavirus 2 infectionCell transplant patientsCoV-2 infectionStem cell transplantationSyndrome coronavirus 2High death rateImmunocompromised stateJAK/STAT inhibitor ruxolitinibTransplant patientsCell transplantationCoronavirus 2Novel therapiesInhibitor ruxolitinibPatientsDeath rateRuxolitinibImaging in the Evaluation of Chest Pain in the Primary Care Setting, Part 1: Cardiovascular Etiologies
Bader AS, Rubinowitz AN, Gange CP, Bader EM, Cortopassi IO. Imaging in the Evaluation of Chest Pain in the Primary Care Setting, Part 1: Cardiovascular Etiologies. The American Journal Of Medicine 2020, 133: 1033-1038. PMID: 32442507, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.04.024.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsChest painPrimary care settingCardiovascular etiologyCare settingsCommon presenting complaintPrimary care physiciansMultiple organ systemsPresenting complaintCare physiciansPainNumerous imaging modalitiesOrgan systemsImaging modalitiesEtiologyAppropriate testsCliniciansFindingsPhysiciansSettingComplaintsImaging in the Evaluation of Chest Pain in the Primary Care Setting, Part 2: Sources of Noncardiac Chest Pain
Bader AS, Rubinowitz AN, Gange CP, Bader EM, Cortopassi IO. Imaging in the Evaluation of Chest Pain in the Primary Care Setting, Part 2: Sources of Noncardiac Chest Pain. The American Journal Of Medicine 2020, 133: 1135-1142. PMID: 32442508, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2020.04.013.Peer-Reviewed Educational MaterialsCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsChest PainEsophageal Motility DisordersFractures, CompressionGastroesophageal RefluxHernia, HiatalHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMusculoskeletal DiseasesPleural EffusionPneumoniaPneumothoraxPrimary Health CareRadiography, ThoracicRespiratory Tract DiseasesRib FracturesSpinal FracturesThoracic WallTietze's SyndromeTomography, X-Ray ComputedConceptsChest painPrimary care settingCare settingsNoncardiac chest painCommon presenting complaintPrimary care physiciansMultiple organ systemsNoncardiac sourcesPresenting complaintCare physiciansMusculoskeletal etiologyRadiologic appearancePainNumerous imaging modalitiesOrgan systemsImaging modalitiesAppropriate testsEtiologyCliniciansFindingsPhysiciansSettingComplaints
2019
Distribution of Mediastinal Lesions Across Multi-Institutional, International, Radiology Databases
Roden AC, Fang W, Shen Y, Carter BW, White DB, Jenkins SM, Spears GM, Molina JR, Klang E, Segni M, Ackman JB, Sanchez EZ, Girard N, Shumeri E, Revel MP, Chassagnon G, Rubinowitz A, Dicks D, Detterbeck F, Ko JP, Falkson C, Sigurdson S, Segreto S, Del Vecchio S, Palmieri G, Ottaviano M, Marino M, Korst R, Marom EM. Distribution of Mediastinal Lesions Across Multi-Institutional, International, Radiology Databases. Journal Of Thoracic Oncology 2019, 15: 568-579. PMID: 31870881, DOI: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.12.108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsMediastinal lesionsDistribution of lesionsBenign cystsMediastinal compartmentPositron emission tomography-computed tomographyEmission tomography-computed tomographyCommon mediastinal lesionsMulti-institutional cohortTomography-computed tomographyBenign mediastinal cystsParavertebral lesionsThymic carcinomaThymic hyperplasiaMediastinal massNeurogenic tumorsSurgical databaseMediastinal cystsRadiology databaseSingle institutionCommon lesionsMediastinal abnormalitiesDifferential diagnosisMediastinal noduleComputed tomographyDemographic data
2015
The Wonderful World of the Windpipe: A Review of Central Airway Anatomy and Pathology
Lawrence DA, Branson B, Oliva I, Rubinowitz A. The Wonderful World of the Windpipe: A Review of Central Airway Anatomy and Pathology. Canadian Association Of Radiologists Journal 2015, 66: 30-43. PMID: 25623009, DOI: 10.1016/j.carj.2014.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsA Tour of the Thymus: A Review of Thymic Lesions with Radiologic and Pathologic Correlation
Goldstein AJ, Oliva I, Honarpisheh H, Rubinowitz A. A Tour of the Thymus: A Review of Thymic Lesions with Radiologic and Pathologic Correlation. Canadian Association Of Radiologists Journal 2015, 66: 5-15. PMID: 24736228, DOI: 10.1016/j.carj.2013.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsThymic lesionsCross-sectional imaging studiesAssociated medical conditionsDifferent pathologic lesionsAccurate radiographic diagnosisThymic hyperplasiaPathologic featuresPathologic correlationPathologic lesionsMedical conditionsUnnecessary followRadiographic diagnosisImaging studiesLesionsDifferent lesionsVariable appearanceThymusPeriods of stressRadiologicHyperplasiaFollowChestDiagnosis
Academic Achievements & Community Involvement
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Activities
activity Society of Thoracic Radiology
2019 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsCommittee MemberDetailsMember of the Health and Wellness Committee, Project Team Leaderactivity American Roentgen Ray Society
07/01/2012 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsScientific CommitteeDetailsThoracic Imaging Scientific Committee.activity International Thymic Malignancy Interest Group
07/01/2016 - PresentProfessional OrganizationsCommittee MemberDetailsInternational Thymic Malignancy Interest Group (ITMIG) Committee Member Mediastinal Workgroup memberactivity Yale Scleroderma Program
2018 - PresentCommitteesConsultantDetailsRadiologist for the Yale Scleroderma Programactivity Yale Interstitial Lung Disease Program
2006 - PresentCommitteesConsultantDetailsRadiologist for the Yale Interstitial Lung Disease Program
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