Radiology Faculty

Brad H. Thompson, MD

Associate Professor Director, Diagnostic Imaging Chief, Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Radiology Director, Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Fellowship Program Division: Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Office Address: 3895 JPP Phone: (319) 356-3385 Fax: (319) 356-2220 brad-thompson@uiowa.edu Curriculum Vitae

EDUCATION

Undergraduate: Medical School: Residency:

BA, Luther College, Decorah, IA, 1981 MD, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, 1986 Radiology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, 1986-90

BOARD CERTIFICATION

American Board of Radiology, 1990

CLINICAL AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

1. Coronary Calcification
2. Detection of Pulmonary Embolus by Electron Beam / Helical CT
3. Spiral CT Coronary angiography

Current Projects
1. Coronary Artery Angiography by MDCT
2. Epidemiology of coronary vascular disease in Young (Muscatine Study)
3. Evaluation of CAD software for detection of pulmonary nodules by CT and conventional radiographs
4. Phase II study evaluating efficacy of RAD 001(Everolimus) chemotherapy for treatment of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
5. Phase II study evaluating efficacy of Bosentan in treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibosis
6. International prospective multicenter study on radiation dose estimates of coronary CT angiography in daily practice (Gerber PI)

Links
Introduction to Chest Radiology
Lung Anatomy

AREA AVAILABLE FOR CONSULTATION

Cardiovascular and pulmonary imaging