Jeffrey Weinreb, MD, FACR, FISMRM, FSABI
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Professor of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging
Biography
Dr. Jeffrey C. Weinreb is Director of the MRI Service at Yale-New Haven Hospital and Professor in the Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at the Yale School of Medicine. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from the MIT, he received his MD from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He has held faculty positions at UT Southwestern Medical School, Columbia College for Physicians and Surgeons, and NYU School of Medicine, where he was Director of MRI for 15 years and led a group that pioneered the development of Body MRI.
For more than three decades, Dr. Weinreb has been an innovator in MRI. He is a leading authority on MRI contrast agents and MRI safety, and he has made seminal contributions to clinical applications of MRI in the abdomen, spine, breast, prostate, breast, vascular system, obstetrics, and gynecology. He has authored/co-authored three textbooks and more than 230 peer reviewed manuscripts, served on the editorial boards of numerous medical journals, and presented more than 1000 invited lectures throughout the world.
Dr. Weinreb was the Principal Investigator for the NCI sponsored cooperative Multicenter Study of In Vivo MR Spectroscopy for the Evaluation of Prostate Cancer, and led an international effort to develop PI-RADS (Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System) to standardize the acquisition, interpretation, and reporting of prostate MRI. In 2018 he was one of the organizers for the NIH/NIBIB workshop on clinical manifestations of gadolinium deposition. He recently helped to develop joint ACR-National Kidney Foundation consensus recommendations for the use of intravenous contrast media in patients with renal disease.
Dr. Weinreb has had numerous leadership position in professional organizations, including Vice President of the American College of Radiology, Chairman of the ACR Forum, member of the ACR Board of Chancellors, President of the New York Roentgen Society, and President of the SCBT-MR. As Chairman of the ACR Commission on Quality and Safety and Chairman of the ACR MRI Accreditation Program, Dr. Weinreb spearheaded efforts to improve the quality of medical imaging in the United States.
He has received numerous awards, including the Gold Medal Awards in 2017 from the ACR and the in 2019 from the SCBT-MR (now called the SABI).
Appointments
Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
Professor Phased RetirementPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Abdominal Imaging
- Body Imaging
- Clinical Radiology
- Computed Tomography
- Gold College Affiliates
- Liver Cancer Program
- Pancreatic Diseases Program
- Prostate & Urologic Cancers Program
- Radiology & Biomedical Imaging
- Specialty Programs
- Uroradiology
- Yale Cancer Center
- Yale Medicine
- Yale Ventures
Education & Training
- Fellow
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (1983)
- Chief Resident
- Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY (1982)
- Resident
- Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY (1981)
- Intern
- Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY (1979)
- MD
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine (1978)
Research
Overview
For almost four decades, I have helped advance clinical applications of MRI in the abdomen, spine, breast, prostate, vascular system, obstetrics, and gynecology.I have authored/co-authored three textbooks and more than 270 peer reviewed manuscripts, served on the editorial boards of numerous medical journals, and presented more than 1000 invited lectures throughout the world.
I was the Principal Investigator for the NCI sponsored cooperative Multicenter Study of In Vivo MR Spectroscopy for the Evaluation of Prostate Cancer, and led an international effort to develop PI-RADS to standardize the acquisition, interpretation, and reporting of prostate MRI. In 2018 I was one of the organizers for the NIH/NIBIB workshop on clinical manifestations of gadolinium deposition
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Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
Clinical Care
Overview
Jeffrey Weinreb, MD, is a radiologist and biomedical imaging specialist who diagnoses a variety of conditions related to the abdomen, liver, pancreas, and prostate through computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tests. He specializes in diagnosing prostate and liver cancer.
“One of the best parts of my job is telling patients that a condition that was previously diagnosed as cancerous is actually benign,” Dr. Weinreb says.
With more than three decades of experience, Dr. Weinreb works closely with radiology team members to make sure that patients’ scans are tailored to answer questions about the type, location, size, spread, and complications of their cancer.
“I always reassure patients that they are in good hands,” he says.
Dr. Weinreb is involved in prostate and liver cancer research to ensure that his team provides the best care possible with the latest available treatments.
He is chief of the MRI service at Yale New Haven Hospital.
Clinical Specialties
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Small Intestine Adenocarcinoma
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Board Certifications
Diagnostic Radiology
- Certification Organization
- AB of Radiology
- Original Certification Date
- 1983
Yale Medicine News
Links & Media
News
- May 01, 2023
Connecticut Magazine’s 2023 “Top Doctors” issue recognizes 81 Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center physicians
- September 06, 2022
Prostate Cancer Awareness Q&A with Jeffrey Weinreb, MD, FACR, FISMRM, FSABI
- May 03, 2022
Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital physicians recognized as Connecticut Magazine 'Best Doctors'
- November 01, 2021Source: Science Direct
Low-Cost Low-Field MRI Has Arrived: What Does It Mean for Radiology?