Radiology Faculty

Georges Y. El-Khoury, MD, FACR

Professor Director, Musculoskeletal Radiology Division: Musculoskeletal Office Address: 01043 JPP Phone: (319) 356-3654 Fax: (319) 356-2220 george-el-khoury@uiowa.edu Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

Undergraduate: Medical School: Internship: Residency:

BSc (with distinction), American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, 1965 MD, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, 1968-69 Rotating Internship, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, 1965 Diagnostic Radiology, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, 1969-71 Diagnostic Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 1971-73

BOARD CERTIFICATION

Educational Council for Foreign Medical Graduates Certificate, 1968
American Board of Radiology, 1973
FLEX, 1976

CLINICAL AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

1. Bone and joint diseases
2. MRI evaluation of sports injuries Imaging of low back pain
3. Emergency Radiology
4. Muscle Diseases
5. Tendon Diseases
6. MDCT
7. Imaging of spinal trauma

Current Projects
1. Imaging of calcific tendinitis of the glutens maximus tendon
2. Imaging of insufficiency fractures of the acetabulum
3. Assessing age related changes in the sacro-iliac joint
4. Studying the natural history of rotator cuff degeneration
5. Studying suppression of metal artifacts with CT

Links
Diagnosis of Disk Disease
Imaging of Muscle Injuries

PROCEDURES PERFORMED

Bone and soft tissue biopsies
Arthrograms
Epidural steroid injections
Facet injections

AREA AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION

Musculoskeletal radiology