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Reni Butler, MD

Associate Professor of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
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Associate Professor of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging

Biography

Dr. Butler received her training in Diagnostic Radiology with a fellowship in Breast Imaging at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Lynn Sage Breast Center in Chicago, Illinois. After 10 years in private practice in the Chicago area, she joined the medical faculty of Yale University School of Medicine in 2009. Her work includes patient care, clinical research, and medical education. As a diagnostic radiologist with expertise in breast Imaging, she is part of the multi-disciplinary team that provides state-of-the-art technology and care to our patients at Smilow Cancer Hospital.

Dr. Butler's areas of research interest include digital breast tomosynthesis and screening breast ultrasound. In addition, she served as national co-PI for an industry-sponsored clinical trial of opto-acoustic breast imaging, a new functional imaging modality that may improve the diagnosis of benign and malignant breast masses.

Dr. Butler is actively involved in teaching at Yale and within the radiology community at large. After completing a medical education fellowship at the Yale School of Medicine, she founded and directed the Yale Undergraduate Shadowing Program at the Smilow Breast Center, providing pre-medical students with early exposure to the multiple disciplines involved in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. She participated in revising the curriculum at the Yale School of Medicine, where she teaches first-year medical students, introducing radiology both as a profession and as a teaching tool in the early years of medical education. She has held visiting professorships at 2 community hospital-based Diagnostic Radiology Residency programs in Connecticut, and she lectures regularly at regional and national CME meetings.

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Education & Training

Fellow
Northwestern University, Lynn Sage Breast Center (1998)
Resident
Northwestern University (1997)
Internship
St. Francis Hospital (1993)
MD
University of Illinois College of Medicine (1991)

Research

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Reni Butler's published research.

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2020

Academic Achievements & Community Involvement

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    Yale School of Medicine

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    American Roentgen Ray Society

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    Radiological Society of North America

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    Triennial and Sabbatical Committee

  • honor

    Editor’s Outstanding Reviewer Recognition Award

Clinical Care

Overview

Reni S. Butler, MD, is a radiologist in the Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging who works with patients at the Breast Center. “The patients are my favorite part of my job,” she says. She specializes in breast imaging, reading 3D mammograms, breast ultrasounds and breast MRIs. Dr. Butler also performs core needle biopsies, a procedure that determines if a tumor is benign or cancerous.

“I am thankful to have the opportunity to meet and provide care for women from so many diverse backgrounds,” says Dr. Butler, who is also an associate professor in the Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging at Yale School of Medicine. Dr. Butler is a national co-Principal Investigator for a multi-institutional trial of a new technology, opto-acoustic breast imaging. This novel experimental modality aims to improve the accuracy of evaluating breast masses, potentially reducing unnecessary biopsies and detecting additional cancers.

Dr. Butler states, “I am grateful to have the opportunity to make a real difference in someone’s life by detecting an early breast cancer that can be successfully treated. It is so rewarding to know that the state-of-the-art technology and expertise of our doctors at the Smilow Breast Cancer Center can save lives.”

Clinical Specialties

Breast Imaging

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Board Certifications

  • Diagnostic Radiology

    Certification Organization
    AB of Radiology
    Original Certification Date
    1997

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Radiology & Biomedical Imaging

PO Box 208042

New Haven, CT 06520-8042

United States

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